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Alexander Boyd 1452 – 1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1452

Birth Location: Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1508

Death Location: Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Mariota Maxwell

Spouse(s): Janet Colville

Children(s): Margaret Boyd

The story of Alexander Boyd began in 1452 in Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland. Alexander Boyd married Janet Colville, and had children including Margaret Boyd. Alexander Boyd passed away in 1508 in Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Boyd began in 1452 in Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland.
  • Alexander Boyd married Janet Colville, and had children including Margaret Boyd.
  • Alexander Boyd passed away in 1508 in Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland.

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Alexander Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Boyd
1452 – 1508
Birth Place: Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland
Parents
Robert Boyd
1425 – 1481
Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Mariota Maxwell
1430 – 1472
Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Boyd
1405 – 1439
Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Isabell Boyd
1395 – 1439
Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland
John Maxwell
1404 – 1484
Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Janet Crichton
1408 – 1437
Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Boyd's Descendants

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Alexander Boyd (1452 – 1508) m. Janet Colville (1467 – )
  1. 1. Margaret Boyd (1500 – 1525) m. George Colquhoun (1495 – 1501)
    1. 1. Margaret Colquhoun (1525 – 1601-08) m. Robert Boyd (1517 – 1589-01-02)
      1. 1. Thomas Boyd (1544 – 1611-06) m. Margaret Campbell (1550 – 1597-05-05)
        1. 1. Isabel Boyd (1577 – 1641-11) m. John Blair (1574 – 1604-01)

Alexander Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1452
1452
Birth of Alexander Boyd in Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland
Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland
1508
1508
Age 56
Death of Alexander Boyd in Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1452
    Event Place: Kilmarnock,,Ayrshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Kilmarnock,,Renfrewshire,Scotland

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