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John Boyd 1863 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1863

Birth Location: Armadale, Linlithgowsh

Death Date: 17 Mar 1936

Death Location: Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh

Father: John Boyd

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Jane Cook

Children(s): Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, John Boyd, Adam Boyd, James Boyd, Jane Boyd, David Boyd, James Boyd

The story of John Boyd began in 1863 in Armadale, Linlithgowsh. John Boyd married Jane Cook, and had children including Margaret McCulloch Smith Boyd, Mary Boyd, John Boyd, Adam Cook Boyd, James Boyd, Jane Cook Boyd, David Finlay Boyd, James Smith Cook Boyd. John Boyd passed away in 1936 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh.

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Biography

  • The story of John Boyd began in 1863 in Armadale, Linlithgowsh.
  • John Boyd married Jane Cook, and had children including Margaret McCulloch Smith Boyd, Mary Boyd, John Boyd, Adam Cook Boyd, James Boyd, Jane Cook Boyd, David Finlay Boyd, James Smith Cook Boyd.
  • John Boyd passed away in 1936 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Boyd's Ancestors

Self
John Boyd
1863 – 1936
Birth Place: Armadale, Linlithgowsh
Parents
John Boyd
1831 – 1898
Ireland
Margaret Smith
1827 – 1910
Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Smith
1805 – 1860
Old, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Dempster
1798 – 1878
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dempster
1780 – 1867
Margaret Lees
1776 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lees
1735 – 1809
Jean Aird
1755 – 1811

John Boyd's Descendants

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John Boyd (1863 – 17 Mar 1936) m. Jane Cook (4 Dec 1867 – 23 Feb 1941)
  1. 1. Margaret (McCulloch Smith) Boyd (9 Nov 1890 – 27 Jan 1970) m. John Lees (Abt. 1889 – 17 Dec 1937)
    1. 1. Thomas Lees (2 Jul 1921 – 1986)
    2. 2. John (Boyd) Lees (1924 – 13 Sep 2009)
  2. 2. Mary Boyd (1892 – ) m. William (Turnbull) Fisher (1898 – )
  3. 3. John Boyd (17 May 1894 – 29 Jan 1915)
  4. 4. Adam (Cook) Boyd (18 Sep 1896 – 24 Jan 1944) m. Elizabeth (Gilchrist) Cameron (14 Mar 1897 – )
  5. 5. James Boyd (1899 – 1899)
  6. 6. Jane (Cook) Boyd (1900 – )
  7. 7. David (Finlay) Boyd (26 Jun 1903 – 22 Oct 1956) m. Jean (Aitchinson) Martin (17 Jul 1903 – 11 Oct 1976)
  8. 8. James (Smith Cook) Boyd (27 Dec 1905 – 14 Jan 1975) m. Janet (Waugh) Brooksby (1899 – 21 Jun 1948) m. June (Marie) Orton (17 Jun 1927 – 29 Nov 1990) m. Marion (Ruth) Leaney (27 Dec 1919 – 28 Nov 2005)
    1. 1. John (Andrew) Boyd (18 Jun 1929 – 23 Apr 1951)
    2. 2. Ted Rook

John Boyd's Timeline

7 Records

1863
14 Mar 1863
Birth of John Boyd in Bathgate, Linlithgow
Bathgate, Linlithgow
1863
1863
Birth of John Boyd in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire
1863
1863
Birth of John Boyd in Armadale, Linlithgowsh
Armadale, Linlithgowsh
1863
14 Mar 1863
John Boyd was christened in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 8
John Boyd resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 18
John Boyd resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1936
17 Mar 1936
Age 73
Death of John Boyd in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh
Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Bathgate, Linlithgow
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Armadale, Linlithgowsh
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 31; Line: 18; Roll: cssct1881_274

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 31; Line: 18; Roll: cssct1881_274

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1936
    Event Place: Fauldhouse, Linlithgowsh

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