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The First Boulters

The surname is documented as early as the mid-thirteenth century when one Roger le Buleter is recorded in the Chartulary of Oseney Abbey, Oxfordshire, in the year 1246; the same gentleman is noted in subsequent references as Roger le Buletor (1248) and as Roger le Bolter (1253). Another Roger le Boletere was employed at Oriel College, Oxford and appears in records of the College in 1261. One Geoffrey le Bolter is noted in the Hundred Rolls of Berkshire in Huntingdonshire are recorded in the same sources. The surname is known to have arrived in America at an early data; one Thomas Boulter dwelt at Weymouth in 1661 while one Nathaniel Boulter resided at Hampton around 1685. The arms were first awarded in 1720 to Dr. Hugh Boulter, Bishop of Bristol, later Lord Primate of Ireland.

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Famous Boulters

Hugh Boulter (1672-1742)

(from the Encyclopeadia Brittainica)

"BOULTER, HUGH (b. Jan. 4, 1672, London--d. Sept. 27, 1742, London) English archbishop of Armagh and virtual ruler of Ireland at the height of the 18th-century Protestant Ascendancy, when Ireland was dominated by members of the established Anglican Church of Ireland.

Boulter was ordained priest in the Anglican Church and in 1719 became chaplain to King George I. In 1724 he reluctantly accepted appointment as archbishop of Armagh and primate of the Church of Ireland.

Appointed lord justice, he became the English government's chief adviser in Ireland.

Boulter based his policies on the conviction that England's interests in Ireland were threatened by the large Roman Catholic majority.

Hence, he made the penal laws against Catholics more stringent (1728); Catholics were deprived of the vote and excluded from the legal profession. He also opposed constitutional independence for Irish Protestants but encouraged the establishment of Protestant schools as vehicles to convert the Irish Catholics. At the same time, he sought wherever possible to replace Irishmen with Englishmen in ecclesiastical and political offices. Nevertheless, he made improvements in agriculture and gained some popularity through his generosity to the poor of Dublin."

Beau Boulter

Mr. Boulter received his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and an LL.B from Baylor University School of Law.

He is married to his wife, Rosemary.

Other Notable Boulters

Robert Spurgeon Boulter

Russell Boulter

You can read all about Russell's work in his entry at the Internet Movie Database.

Carmen Boulter

Carmen Boulter, also known by her spiritual name Carmella, is an educator, a therapist, and an adventurer. She has pursued her interest in the feminine, the secrets of the ancients, and in higher levels of consciousness throughout her career. Carmen has maintained a private practice for 17 years counseling women, couples, and families.

If you would like Carmen Boulter to give a lecture or teach a workshop on Angels and Archetypes in your area, contact her via email at: [email protected] Or via snail-mail at: Angels and Archetypes, #410 1201 SW 12th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97205 USA.

Boulter Tidbits

Finding more Boulters on the Web

• First, try The Boulter Directory and register yourself if you're not listed.
• Search Switchboard. Switchboard is a national database of names, addresses, and phone numbers. If a Boulter has ever received a piece of junk mail, they're probably listed here.
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• Search AltaVista. I must apologize for having my name in a lot of the hits. You see, I made this customized newspaper service called CRAYON It's a neat service. Check it out. Anyway, in its early days, people made their newspapers and took it with them. Some people put their papers on their web sites and my name started appearing all over the place. You can try this search which removes all the pages with "jeff" or "crayon" in them.

• Search Whois. Whois is database of internet domains and people who run them. There's several Boulters there.