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Giles Boyd 1556 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 APR 1586

Death Location: Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Margaret Colquhoun

Spouse(s): Hugh Montgomerie

Children(s):

The story of Giles Boyd began in 1556 in Ayrshire, Scotland. Giles Boyd married Hugh Montgomerie. Giles Boyd passed away in 1586 in Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Giles Boyd began in 1556 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Giles Boyd married Hugh Montgomerie.
  • Giles Boyd passed away in 1586 in Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Giles Boyd's Ancestors

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Giles Boyd
1556 – 1586
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Boyd
1517 – 1590
Scotland
Margaret Colquhoun
1542 – 1601
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1485 – 1558
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen (de) Somerville
1489 – 1536
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
George Colquhoun
1503 – 1538
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaretha Boyd
1490 – 1525
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Giles Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Giles Boyd in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1586
APR 1586
Age 30
Burial of Giles Boyd in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1586
18 APR 1586
Age 30
Death of Giles Boyd in Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1586
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1586
    Event Place: Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

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