This web site has grown out of a desire to find out about my grandfathers WW1 experiences in France with the Royal Horse Artillery. My search for this information has led to the development of this family tree. I hope it can help others with their search and I welcome the comments of anyone who can contribute in any way.
Hoyland Name Meaning
English (South Yorkshire): habitational name from various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + (cultivated) land’. English: variant of Holland. Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in southwestern Norway, named in Old Norse as Heyland, from hey ‘hay’ + land ‘(piece of) land’.