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Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock 1485–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1485

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 January 1589

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Kilmarnock

Mother: Lady Ochiltree

Spouse(s): Lady Somerville**

Children(s): Robert Boyd

Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock was born in 1485 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Alexander Boyd 2Nd Earl Boyd 3Rd Lord Of Kilmarnock And Lady Janet Johanna Colville Of Ochiltree. Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock married Lady Helen Kelly Somerville, and had children including Robert Boyd. Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock passed away in 1589 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock was born in 1485 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Alexander Boyd 2Nd Earl Boyd 3Rd Lord Of Kilmarnock And Lady Janet Johanna Colville Of Ochiltree.
  • Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock married Lady Helen Kelly Somerville, and had children including Robert Boyd.
  • Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock passed away in 1589 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Lord Kilmarnock's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kilmarnock
1485–1589
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander Boyd, 2nd Earl Boyd, 3rd Lord of Kilmarnock
1445–1508
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet Johanna Colville of) Ochiltree
1457–1517
Ochiltree Castle, Lugar Water, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Colville
1433–1513
Ochiltree, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison Bruce
1435–1560
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kilmarnock's Descendants

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Lord (Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of) Kilmarnock (1 Jan 1485–2 January 1589) m. Lady (Helen Kelly.) Somerville** (3 Jul 1489–13 Aug 1536)
  1. 1. Robert Boyd 1517–1589 m. Margaret Colquhoun 1525–
    1. 1. Christiana Boyd 1560–1644 m. Sir (James Hamilton 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord) Hamilton 1532–1609
      1. 1. Jean ((Jonet)) Hamilton 1577–1616 m. William (Niniane Reid of) Barra 1573–1644
        1. 1. James Reid 1598–1655
        2. 2. Alexander Reid 1600–1644
        3. 3. Jeane Reid 1611–
        4. 4. Jerome Reid 1607–
        5. 5. John Reid 1609–
        6. 6. Margaret Reid 1600–1683
        7. 7. Robert Reid 1604–
        8. 8. Thomas Reid 1613–1696

Lord Kilmarnock's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1 Jan 1485
Birth of Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1589
2 January 1589
Age 104
Death of Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1485
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1589
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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