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Lord Robert Boyd 1517–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 3 Jan 1590

Death Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Helen Somerville

Spouse(s): Margaret Colquhoun

Children(s): Agnes Boyd

Lord Robert Boyd was born in 1517 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Robert Boyd And Helen Somerville. Lord Robert Boyd married Margaret Colquhoun, and had children including Agnes Boyd. Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1590 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England.

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Biography

  • Lord Robert Boyd was born in 1517 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Robert Boyd And Helen Somerville.
  • Lord Robert Boyd married Margaret Colquhoun, and had children including Agnes Boyd.
  • Lord Robert Boyd passed away in 1590 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England.

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Children(s)

Lord Boyd's Ancestors

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Lord Boyd
1517–1590
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
Robert Boyd
1485–1558
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen Somerville
1489–1536
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth Carmichael
1473–1559
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Boyd's Descendants

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Lord (Robert) Boyd (1517–3 Jan 1590) m. Margaret Colquhoun (1525–Aug 1601)
  1. 1. Agnes Boyd 1543–1584 m. John Colquhoun 1523–1574
    1. 1. Alexander Colquhoun 1573–1617 m. Margaret (Helen) Buchanan 1576–1617
      1. 1. John Colquhoun 1596–1655 m. Lady (Lilias) Graham 1596–1650
        1. 1. John Colquhoun 1622–1676 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Penuel Cunningham 1627–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679

Lord Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Lord Robert Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1589
2 Jan 1589
Age 72
Death of Lord Robert Boyd in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
1590
3 Jan 1590
Age 73
Death of Lord Robert Boyd in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
Alnwick, Northumberland, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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