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John William Boyd 1833 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1833

Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jan 1883

Death Location: Dumfries, Scotland

Father: William Boyd

Mother: BARBARA HALIDAY

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): William Boyd

John William Boyd was born in 1833 in Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, the child of William Boyd and BARBARA JEAN HALIDAY. John William Boyd married Mary M Smith, and had children including William Boyd. John William Boyd passed away in 1883 in Dumfries, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John William Boyd was born in 1833 in Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, the child of William Boyd and BARBARA JEAN HALIDAY.
  • John William Boyd married Mary M Smith, and had children including William Boyd.
  • John William Boyd passed away in 1883 in Dumfries, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boyd
1811 – 1863
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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BARBARA HALIDAY
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Mouswald, Dumfries
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1832 – 1915
Birth Location: Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Boyd
1860 – 1910
Birth Location: Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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John Boyd's Ancestors

Self
John Boyd
1833 – 1883
Birth Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Parents
William Boyd
1811 – 1863
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
BARBARA (JEAN) HALIDAY
1809 – 1880
Mouswald, Dumfries
Grandparents
Robert Haliday
1789 – 1870
Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Steel
1784 –
Graitney, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Boyd's Descendants

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John (William) Boyd (27 Dec 1833 – 14 Jan 1883) m. Mary (M) Smith (08 Sep 1832 – 26 nov 1915)
  1. 1. William Boyd (20 Apr 1860 – 1910) m. Henrietta Robb (abt 1866 – abt 1903)
    1. 1. Lillie (Anna) Boyd (abt 1888 – )
    2. 2. William (John) Boyd (1897 – 1942) m. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Birse (23 Apr 1892 – 1956)
      1. 1. Agnes (Nancy) Boyd (17 Mar 1920 – 21 Jan 1990) m. Arthur (James) Scott (21 Jun 1914 – 24 May 1991)
        1. 1. Wiliam (Birse) Scott (19 Mar 1945 – 9 Oct 2022) m. Ruth
        2. 2. Heather Scott (1948 – ) m. David Gaze m. Scott's (Dad) Unknown
        3. 3. Janet (Patricia) Scott (26 Sep 1951 – 30 Sep 2014)
      2. 2. James BOYD
    3. 3. Robert (J) Boyd (abt 1898 – )

John Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1833
27 Dec 1833
Birth of John William Boyd in Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
1883
14 Jan 1883
Age 50
Death of John William Boyd in Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Dumfries, Scotland
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