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Elizabeth Boyd 1458 – 1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1458

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1496

Death Location: North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Mariotta Maxwell

Spouse(s): Archibald Douglas, Alexander Fraser, Archibald Douglas

Children(s): William Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Gavin Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Janet Douglas

Elizabeth Boyd was born in 1458 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Boyd and Mariotta Maxwell. Elizabeth Boyd married Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas, Alexander Fraser, Archibald Douglas, and had children including William Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Gavin Douglas, Archibald "Graysteel" Douglas, Janet Douglas. Elizabeth Boyd passed away in 1496 in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Boyd was born in 1458 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Boyd and Mariotta Maxwell.
  • Elizabeth Boyd married Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas, Alexander Fraser, Archibald Douglas, and had children including William Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Gavin Douglas, Archibald "Graysteel" Douglas, Janet Douglas.
  • Elizabeth Boyd passed away in 1496 in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Boyd
1425 – 1482
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mariotta Maxwell
1425 – 1472
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Archibald Douglas
1454 – 1513
Birth Location: Angus,
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Alexander Fraser
1431 – 1486
Birth Location: Of, Philorth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Archibald Douglas
1449 – 1513
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Douglas
1470 – 1513
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1474 – 1509
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, Berwickshire, Midlothian, Scotland
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Gavin Douglas
1474 – 1522
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
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Archibald Douglas
1475 – 1535
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, Berwickshire, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
1476 – 1500
Birth Location: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Boyd
1458 – 1496
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Boyd
1425 – 1482
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariotta Maxwell
1425 – 1472
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Boyd
– 1339
Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland
Thomas Boyd
1406 –
Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland
John Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (de) Borthwick
1409 – 1466
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Joanna Montgomery
1389 –
William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Borthwick
1365 – 1414
Beatrix Sinclair
Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Florentia Magnusdottir
1348 –

Elizabeth Boyd's Descendants

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Elizabeth Boyd (1458 – 21 Feb 1496) m. Archibald ("Bell the Cat") Douglas (1454 – 29 Nov 1513) m. Alexander Fraser (1431 – Abt 1486) m. Archibald Douglas (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)
  1. 1. William Douglas (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Auchinleck (1475 – 18 Sep 1570) m. Anchelet Auchinleck
    1. 1. Archibald Douglas (7 Sep 1503 – 18 Sep 1570) m. Agnes (Anna) Keith (1507 – 1548) m. Margaret Carmichael (1533 – Abt 1555) m. Mary ((Elizabeth)) Irvine (1503 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Christian) Douglas (1525 – 1 Jun 1587) m. Alexander Falconer (1522 – 10 Nov 1587)
        1. 1. Hew Falconer (Abt 1543 – 1627)
        2. 2. Alexander Falconer (1545 – 1 Dec 1595) m. Isobel Gray (14 Aug 1560 – 20 Oct 1589) m. Grissel Blair
        3. 3. Agnes Falconer (1545 – 2 Nov 1591) m. Alexander Guthrie (Abt 1538 – 6 Dec 1583)
        4. 4. Margaret Falconar (1550 – ) m. John (Rose 3rd of) Bellivat (1545 – )
        5. 5. Samuel Falconer (Abt 1553 – )
        6. 6. Alexander Falconer (Abt 1554 – )
        7. 7. Hugh Faulkner (1555 – 6 Jul 1627) m. Elspet Hay
        8. 8. William Falconer (Abt 1555 – 16 Jun 1625) m. Beatrix Dunbar (Abt 1595 – )
        9. 9. Isabel Falconer (1560 – 1640)
        10. 10. Isobella Falconer (1561 – 1640) m. Mark (Dunbar of) Grangehill (1559 – 9 Aug 1642)
        11. 11. Archibald Falconer (1565 – 24 Oct 1632) m. Jean Dunbar (1598 – )
        12. 12. Samuel Kincorth (Abt 1565 – 15 Apr 1640)
        13. 13. Isobel Falconer (1578 – ) m. Ninian (Dunbar of) Grangehill (Abt 1574 – )
        14. 14. Marion Falconer ( – 1603) m. Alexander Wishart ( – 15 Jul 1603)
        15. 15. Magdalen Falconer m. Archebald Dunbar (Abt 1586 – ) m. James (Sutherland of) Kinstearie (1561 – 11 May 1618)
      2. 2. Christian Douglas (1525 – 1 Jun 1587) m. John (Forsyth) Forrest (1528 – 1573)
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas (Bet 11 Jan 1525 and 10 Jan 1526 – ) m. John Erskine (1528 – )
      4. 4. Isabel Douglas (1530 – 1 Jun 1587) m. James Melville (Abt 1533 – )
      5. 5. William Douglas (Mar 1532 – 1 Jul 1591) m. Egidia (Giles) Graham (Abt 1536 – Abt 1606)
      6. 6. Christian (Forrest) Douglas (1533 – 1540)
      7. 7. Marjory Douglas (1533 – ) m. Andrew Keith (Abt 1526 – )
      8. 8. Agnes (Alice) Douglas (1536 – ) m. Alexander Guthrie
      9. 9. Archibald Douglas (1537 – )
      10. 10. Christine Douglas (1539 – )
      11. 11. Katherine Douglas (1542 – )
      12. 12. Sarah Douglas (1544 – )
      13. 13. Joan ((Joanne)) Douglas (1545 – 18 Jan 1582) m. James Skene (10 Sep 1547 – 1605)
      14. 14. Marion Douglas (1546 – )
      15. 15. Elizabeth Douglas (1565 – 1591)
      16. 16. Gilies Douglas m. Robert Graham (1503 – 10 Sep 1547)
    2. 2. Gilette ("Giles") Douglas (1505 – 4 Jul 1546) m. Robert Graham (1503 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Robert Graham (15 Mar 1522 – 10 Sep 1547)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas (1474 – Jul 1509) m. Robert Lyle (1469 – Bet 1499 and 1502)
  3. 3. Gavin Douglas (1474 – Sep 1522)
  4. 4. Archibald ("Graysteel") Douglas (1475 – 1535)
  5. 5. Janet Douglas (1476 – Bef 25 Feb 1500) m. Andrew (Robert) Herries (1477 – 9 Sep 1513)
    1. 1. Andrew Herries (Abt 1495 – 9 Sep 1513)
    2. 2. William Herries (14 Jan 1501 – 26 Sep 1543) m. Katherine Kennedy (1510 – 1545)
      1. 1. Agnes (de) Herries (Bet 1531 and 1534 – 14 Mar 1593) m. John Maxwell (1512 – 20 Jan 1583)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell (1543 – 28 Oct 1592) m. John Gordon (1520 – 22 Oct 1562) m. Alexander Fraser (1537 – 12 Jul 1623)
        2. 2. Margaret Maxwell (1548 – 8 Jan 1617) m. Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1558 – 8 Apr 1609) m. Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1553 – 8 Apr 1609)
        3. 3. Grizell Maxwell (11 Nov 1550 – 13 Jul 1597) m. Thomas MacLelland (1526 – 13 Jul 1597)
        4. 4. Robert Maxwell (1553 – 31 Oct 1615) m. Elizabeth Gordon (Abt 1538 – Bef 22 Jan 1607) m. Sarah Johnstone (Abt 1565 – 6 Apr 1608)
        5. 5. Agnes Maxwell (1555 – 10 Jan 1593) m. John Charteris (1547 – Abt 1616)
        6. 6. William Maxwell (Abt 1555 – 10 Oct 1603) m. Catherine Kerr (1556 – 1606)
        7. 7. Edward Maxwell (1560 – 29 Sep 1598) m. Margaret Baillie (1557 – 25 Nov 1611)
        8. 8. Sarah Maxwell (1570 – 29 Mar 1636) m. James Johnstone (4 Jun 1567 – 6 Apr 1608)
        9. 9. Nichola Maxwell (1 Jan 1578 – 1605) m. William Grierson (1550 – 29 Jan 1629)
        10. 10. Mary Maxwell m. William Hay
      2. 2. Katherine Herries (1533 – 8 Feb 1593) m. Uchtred MacDowall (1546 – 11 Jun 1593)
      3. 3. Janet ((Jean) (Joneta)) Herries (1538 – Dec 1612) m. James Cockburn (Abt 1524 – 1588)

Elizabeth Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1458
1458
Birth of Elizabeth Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1496
21 Feb 1496
Age 38
Death of Elizabeth Boyd in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland
North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1496
    Event Place: North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland
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