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Colonel David BOYD 1566–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Down County, Northern Ireland

Father: Robert VII

Mother: Margaret COLQUHOUN-BOYD

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In 1566, Colonel David BOYD entered the world in Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert G Boyd 5Th Lord Kilmarnock Extraordinary Lord Of Session Vii And Margaret Mariote Colquhoun Boyd. Colonel David BOYD passed away in 1623 in Down County, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1566, Colonel David BOYD entered the world in Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert G Boyd 5Th Lord Kilmarnock Extraordinary Lord Of Session Vii And Margaret Mariote Colquhoun Boyd.
  • Colonel David BOYD passed away in 1623 in Down County, Northern Ireland.

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Colonel BOYD's Ancestors

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Colonel BOYD
1566–1623
Birth Place: Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert G. Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session VII
1517–1590
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Mariote) COLQUHOUN-BOYD
1525–1601
Glens, Glasgow, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (4TH Lord of Kilmarnock) BOYD
1487–1589
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Helena) SOMERVILLE-BOYD
1495–1540
Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Colonel BOYD's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Colonel David BOYD in Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland
1623
1623
Age 57
Death of Colonel David BOYD in Down County, Northern Ireland
Down County, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Tourgill, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Down County, Northern Ireland

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