In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Boffin (anglicization of Bophîn, name of unknown meaning in Hobbitish Westron) family are a prominent hobbit 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. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth, the Westron or Common Speech is the closest thing to a universal language, at least at the time during which The Lord of the Rings is set. ... Hobbits are a race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth universe which first appears in the book The Hobbit. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Shire is subdivided into several regions. ... Hobbits are a fictional race in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth books. ... Bilbo Baggins is the central character of J. R. R. Tolkiens novel The Hobbit, and a minor character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, which is composed of the volumes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. ... Frodo Baggins is the main character of J. R. R. Tolkiens monumental and mythological novel, The Lord of the Rings. ... Bag End, as it is represented in a Lord of the Rings computer game. ...

They were a Stoor family, and their ancestors long dwelt in Dunland before migrating northwest. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Stoors are one of the three races of Hobbits. ... Dunland is a fictional land from J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth: the land of the Dunlendings. ...

Boffins of the Yale

 Buffo Boffin = Ivy Goodenough ___________|_______________________ | | | | Bosco Basso Briffo Berylla | = Balbo Baggins | : | : Otto the Fat Bilbo Baggins = Lavendar Grubb ________________|__________________________________________________ | | | | Hugo Uffo Rollo Primrose = Donnamira Took = Sapphira Brockhouse = Druda Burrows = Blanco Bracegirdle ____________| _________|________ | ______|______ | | | | | | | Jago Jessamine Gruffo Gerda Sago Bruno Lobelia = Fem = Herugar = Lila Grubb = Adalbert Bolger = Frinella Chubb = Tolula = Otho Sackville- Hornblower Bolger | | Goold Baggins | | | ____|____ | Vigo Griffo (various | | Lotho = Tansy Proudfoot = Daisy Baggins descendants) Hugo Hilda | | = Seredic Folco Tosto Brandybuck