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Lord Robert Boyd 1425–1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Oct 1482

Death Location: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

Father: Sir Boyd

Mother: Lady Lyle

Spouse(s): Lady Maxwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Boyd

Lord Robert Boyd was born in 1425 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Boyd And Lady Isabell Lyle. Lord Robert Boyd married Lady Mariota Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Boyd. Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1482 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

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Biography

  • Lord Robert Boyd was born in 1425 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Boyd And Lady Isabell Lyle.
  • Lord Robert Boyd married Lady Mariota Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Boyd.
  • Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1482 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Boyd
1395–1439
Birth Location: Kilmarnock Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Lady Lyle
1395–1439
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Maxwell
1430–1472
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Boyd
1453–1499
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
EB

Lord Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Lord Boyd
1425–1482
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Boyd
1395–1439
Kilmarnock Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabell) Lyle
1395–1439
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Boyd's Descendants

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Lord (Robert) Boyd (1425–14 Oct 1482) m. Lady (Mariota) Maxwell (1430–25 Jun 1472)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Boyd 1453–1499 m. Sir (Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of) Angus 1449–1513
    1. 1. Lady (Janet) Douglas 1485–1542 m. Robert Herries 1483–1513
      1. 1. Lord (William) Herries 1508–1543 m. Katharine Kennedy 1510–1545
        1. 1. Katharine Herries 1533–1593 m. Sir (Alexander) Stewart 1527–1571

Lord Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1425
1425
Birth of Lord Robert Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1482
14 Oct 1482
Age 57
Death of Lord Robert Boyd in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1482
    Event Place: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
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