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Richard Nickelson Boyd 1806–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1806

Birth Location: Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 19 August 1883

Death Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: James Boyd

Mother: Mary Nicholson

Spouse(s): Mary Graham

Children(s): Samuel Boyd, Samuel Boyd, Mary Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Matilday Boyd, Samuel Boyd, John Boyd, Mary Boyd, Richd Boyd, Martha Boyd, Jessie Boyd, William Boyd, Peter Boyd, James Boyd

Richard Nickelson Boyd was born in 1806 in Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of James Boyd And Mary Ann Nicholson. In 1851, Richard Nickelson Boyd resided in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Richard Nickelson Boyd married Mary Ann Graham, and had children including James Boyd, Jessie Boyd, John Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Martha Graham Boyd, Mary Ann Graham Boyd, Mary Boyd, Matilday Boyd, Peter Boyd, Richd Boyd, Samuel Boyd, Samuel Graham Boyd, William Armstrong Boyd. Richard Nickelson Boyd passed away in 1883 in Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Richard Nickelson Boyd was born in 1806 in Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of James Boyd And Mary Ann Nicholson.
  • In 1851, Richard Nickelson Boyd resided in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Richard Nickelson Boyd married Mary Ann Graham, and had children including James Boyd, Jessie Boyd, John Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Martha Graham Boyd, Mary Ann Graham Boyd, Mary Boyd, Matilday Boyd, Peter Boyd, Richd Boyd, Samuel Boyd, Samuel Graham Boyd, William Armstrong Boyd.
  • Richard Nickelson Boyd passed away in 1883 in Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Richard Boyd
1806–1883
Birth Place: Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
James Boyd
1770–
Dalton, Dumfries
Mary (Ann) Nicholson
1777–1849
Mousewald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Nickelson
1748–
of Danteth, Mousewald, Dumphries, Scotland
Mary Barton
1752–
Danteth, Mousewald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Boyd's Descendants

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Richard (Nickelson) Boyd (21 November 1806–19 August 1883) m. Mary (Ann) Graham (23 August 1808–29 March 1894)
  1. 1. Samuel (Graham) Boyd 1834–1837
  2. 2. Samuel Boyd 1838–1838
  3. 3. Mary Boyd 1845–1845
  4. 4. Margaret Boyd 1836–
  5. 5. Matilday Boyd 1829–
  6. 6. Samuel Boyd 1854–1931 m. Isabella (Janet Anderson) Dobie 1865–1969
    1. 1. Jessie (Sloan) Boyd 1891–1900
    2. 2. Muriel Boyd 1885–1925
    3. 3. Samuel (Graham) Boyd 1895–1895
    4. 4. Grace (Janet Par) Boyd 1900–1945
    5. 5. Alexander Boyd 1888–1894
  7. 7. John Boyd 1848–1920 m. Jane (A) Boyd 1855–
    1. 1. Isabella (S) Boyd 1879–
    2. 2. Stanley (E) Boyd 1892–
  8. 8. Mary (Ann Graham) Boyd 1850–1930 m. John (Alexander) Gold 1843–1906
    1. 1. William Gold 1867–
  9. 9. Richd Boyd 1852–
  10. 10. Martha (Graham) Boyd 1829–1914
  11. 11. Jessie Boyd 1831–
  12. 12. William (Armstrong) Boyd 1842–1917
  13. 13. Peter Boyd 1839– m. Barbara Phillips 1848–
    1. 1. James Boyd 1873–
    2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Boyd 1876–
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Boyd 1874–1843 m. William (Newby) Varty 1800–1859
      1. 1. Thomas (Boyd) Varty 1832–1910 m. Ann (Eliza) Kirby 1834–1905
        1. 1. Herbert (Augustus Boyd) Varty 1875–1962
      2. 2. Arthur (Clark) Varty 1829–1907 m. Maria Kirby 1842–1928
        1. 1. William (Newby) Varty 1859–1946
        2. 2. Harry Varty 1862–1945
        3. 3. John (Boyd) Varty 1860–1898 m. Anna (Adeline(Annie Ada)) Westbrook 1862–1949
        4. 4. Ernest (George) Varty 1879–1944
      3. 3. Eliza (Newby) Varty 1831–1892
      4. 4. Henry (French) Varty 1834–1890
      5. 5. Charles (Howell) Varty 1836–1911
      6. 6. William (Boyd) Varty 1827–1902
      7. 7. Alfred (French) Varty 1829–1830
      8. 8. Augustus (Frederick) Varty 1838–1844
  14. 14. James Boyd 1832–1922

Richard Boyd's Timeline

6 Records

1806
21 November 1806
Birth of Richard Nickelson Boyd in Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1806
01 Dec 1806
Richard Nickelson Boyd was baptized in , Mousewald, Dumfries, Scotland
, Mousewald, Dumfries, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 45
Richard Nickelson Boyd resided here in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 55
Richard Nickelson Boyd resided here in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 65
Richard Nickelson Boyd resided here in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1883
19 August 1883
Age 77
Death of Richard Nickelson Boyd in Tlosh Hawe, Ruthwell, Dumfries, Scotland
Tlosh Hawe, Ruthwell, Dumfries, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1806
    Event Place: Mouswald, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 5; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_210; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 3; Page: 3; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_145
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 3; Page: 12; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_185
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1806
    Event Place: , Mousewald, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 5; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_210; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 3; Page: 3; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_145

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Ruthwell; ED: 3; Page: 12; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_185

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1883
    Event Place: Tlosh Hawe, Ruthwell, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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