Cambridge High and Latin School

Francis Robert Doyle “Frank Dody”

Francis Robert Doyle (“Frank Dody”) was one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from St. Paul’s School; headed for Harvard College; lived at 50 Boylston Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 50.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 82 more named Doyle

Full name: Francis Robert Doyle
Known as: Frank Dody
Lived at: 50 Boylston Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: St. Paul’s School
Headed for: Harvard College

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Household 2
Neighbours 2
Same surname 72
Classmates 420
Same schools 92

In context

Of the 421 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 read for this site, Francis's is 102nd alphabetically. The entry is on page 50 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 25 to page 132. Francis has 4 first-name namesakes in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929. Doyle is the surname of 22 people across 10 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1914 to 1930. Among first names, the class of 1929 favours Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15); the class of 1930 had Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14).

On the same scan page	Catherine Frances Doran, John Bernard Dore Jr., Elsie Mary Downing
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Francis: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 50 Boylston Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Doyle at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Patrick J Doyle (wife Catherine C), cond householderpage
Josephine Doyle, telephone operator lived herepage
Sallie A Doyle, stenographer lived herepage
Sarah Doyle, stenographer lived herepage

The Doyle household is listed here in 1925 and 1927 too.

What Francis did at school

Crew Squad, 1928
Room Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

This is one boy that never takes a nap He's always wearing his considering cap.

Also grew up on Boylston Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Doyle

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from St. Paul’s School

Also headed for Harvard College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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