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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

According to available records, John William Boyd was born in 1833 in Caerlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, the child of William Boyd and BARBARA JEAN HALIDAY. Following those early years, John William Boyd married Mary M Smith, and their family grew to include William Boyd. In the later years of life, John William Boyd died in 1883 in Dumfries, Scotland.

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

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