Boffin family

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The Boffin Family was a prominent family of the Shire, associated with the region of the Yale in the Eastfarthing. Important members include Berylla Boffin, who was an ancestor of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, and Folco Boffin, who helped Frodo in his move from Bag End.

Etymology

The name Boffin is a rendition into English of Westron Bophîn, of unknown meaning. An early idea by Tolkien was to translate it "Loffin", as Bophîn (at that time) had a connection to "Laugh".

Boffin Family Tree

                                            [[Buffo Boffin]] = [[Ivy Goodenough]]
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    [[Bosco Boffin|Bosco]]                             [[Basso Boffin|Basso]]                              [[Briffo Boffin|Briffo]]                              [[Berylla Baggins|Berylla]]  =  [[Balbo Baggins|Balbo]]
  1167-1258                          b. 1167                             b. 1170                             b. 1172  | [[Balbo Baggins|Baggins]]
      |                   <small>(reputedly 'went to sea' in 1195)</small>           <small>(removed to Bree in 1210)     </small>                        ___|___
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 [[Otto Boffin|Otto the Fat]] = [[Lavender Grubb]]                                                                                  [[Mungo Baggins|Mungo]]   [[Largo Baggins|Largo]]
  1212-1300   |                                                                                                [[Mungo Baggins|Baggins]] [[Largo Baggins|Baggins]]
      ________|_____________________________________________________________                                      :       :
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     |                         |                         |                  |                                     :       :
    [[Hugo Boffin|Hugo]]   = [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]]        [[Uffo Boffin|Uffo]]   =   Sapphira      [[Rollo Boffin|Rollo]]  =  Druda   [[Primrose Bracegirdle|Primrose]] = Blanco Bracegirdle            :       :
 1254-1345 |   [[Donnamira Took|Took]]          b. 1257 | Brockenhouse   b. 1266 : Burrows  b. 1265  |                               :       :
      _____|___                     _|________                :             ______|______                         :       :
     |         |                   |          |     ''(various descendents)''  |             |                        :       :
     |         |                   |          |                            |             |                        :       :
    [[Jago Boffin|Jago]]   [[Jessamine Boffin|Jessamine]] = Herugar   Gruffo     Gerda = Adalbert       [[Bruno Bracegirdle]]  [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]]  = [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho Sackville-]]  :       :
 1294-1386  b. 1297  : Bolger   1300-1399 1304-1404  Bolger            1313-1410     1318-1420 |     [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Baggins]]      :       :
     |               :             |                     __________________|_____              |                  :       :
     |               :             |                    |                        |             |                  :       :
    [[Vigo Boffin|Vigo]]             :           [[Griffo Boffin|Griffo]]  =  [[Daisy Baggins|Daisy]]      [[Hugo Bracegirdle|Hugo]]       [[Seredic Brandybuck|Seredic]]   =  [[Hilda Bracegirdle|Hilda]]    [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins|Lotho Sackville]]         [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]     :
 1337-1430           :           b. 1344 | [[Daisy Baggins|Baggins]]  [[Hugo Bracegirdle|Bracegirdle]]  [[Seredic Brandybuck|Brandybuck]] | b. 1354       [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins|Baggins]]            [[Bilbo Baggins|Baggins]]    :
     |               :                   |                          ________|_________                                    : 
     |               :                   |                         |        |         |                                   :  
   [[Folco Boffin|Folco]]       [[Fredegar Bolger]]         [[Tosto Boffin|Tosto]]                    [[Doderic Brandybuck|Doderic]]  [[Ilberic Brandybuck|Ilberic]]  [[Celandine Brandybuck|Celandine]]                             [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]
  b. 1378         b. 1380             b. 1388                   b. 1389  b. 1391   b. 1394                             [[Frodo Baggins|Baggins]]