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Lord Robert Boyd 1427–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1492

Death Location: Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Boyd

Mother: Lady Lyle

Spouse(s): Mariota Maxwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Angus

In 1427, Lord Robert Boyd entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Boyd And Lady Isabell Lyle. Lord Robert Boyd married Mariota Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus. Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1492 in Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1427, Lord Robert Boyd entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Boyd And Lady Isabell Lyle.
  • Lord Robert Boyd married Mariota Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus.
  • Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1492 in Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Boyd
1405–1439
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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Lady Lyle
1395–1439
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mariota Maxwell
1427–1472
Birth Location: Calderwood, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Angus
1450–1498
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland
EA

Lord Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Lord Boyd
1427–1492
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Boyd
1405–1439
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabell) Lyle
1395–1439
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Boyd's Descendants

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Lord (Robert) Boyd (1427–1492) m. Mariota Maxwell (1427–25 Jun 1472)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Boyd Countess) Angus 1450–1498 m. 5th (Earl of Angus Archibald) Douglas 1449–1513
    1. 1. Sir (George Douglas 5th Laird Of) Drumlanrig 1469–1513 m. Countess (Elizabeth Angus) Drummond 1473–1514
      1. 1. *Lady (Janet Drumlanrig Baroness) Glamis 1495–1551 m. Sir (Roger) Grierson 1474–1513
        1. 1. Sir (John) Grierson 1490–1559 m. Egidia Kennedy 1510–1550

Lord Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of Lord Robert Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1492
1492
Age 65
Death of Lord Robert Boyd in Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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