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Robert Boyd 1517 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 3 JAN 1590

Death Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Helen Somerville

Spouse(s): Margaret Colquhoun, Margaret Colquhoun, Katherine Creyke

Children(s): Thomas Boyd, Margaret Kilmarnock, Agnes Boyd, Helen Boyd, Robert Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd, Christian Boyd, Giles Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Margaret Kilmarnock, Agnes Boyd, Helen Boyd, Robert Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd, Christian Boyd, Giles Boyd

The story of Robert Boyd began in 1517 in Scotland, with parents Robert Boyd and Helen de Somerville. As an adult, Robert Boyd wed Margaret Colquhoun, Margaret Colquhoun and Katherine Creyke. Their household included Thomas Boyd, Margaret Boyd Of Kilmarnock, Agnes Boyd, Helen Boyd, Robert Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd, Christian Boyd, Giles Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Margaret Boyd Of Kilmarnock, Agnes Boyd, Helen Boyd, Robert Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd, Christian Boyd and Giles Boyd. Robert Boyd's life came to an end in 1590 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

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Parents

Robert Boyd
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Helen Somerville
1489 – 1536
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Colquhoun
1542 – 1601
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Colquhoun
1542 – 1601
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Katherine Creyke
1587 –
Birth Location: Morton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
KC

Children(s)

Thomas Boyd
1547 – 1611
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Kilmarnock
1542 – 1597
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Boyd
1543 – 1584
Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Helen Boyd
1544 – 1588
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Robert Boyd
1547 – 1550
Birth Location: –
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James Boyd
1550 – 1614
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JB
Robert Boyd
1551 – 1611
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Christian Boyd
1555 – 1644
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Giles Boyd
1556 – 1586
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Boyd
1562 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Kilmarnock
1542 – 1597
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
MK
Agnes Boyd
1543 – 1584
Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
AB
Helen Boyd
1544 – 1588
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
HB
Robert Boyd
1547 – 1550
Birth Location: –
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James Boyd
1550 – 1614
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JB
Robert Boyd
1551 – 1611
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Christian Boyd
1555 – 1644
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Giles Boyd
1556 – 1586
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1517
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: JAN 1590
    Event Place: Kilmarnock Low Churchyard, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 JAN 1590
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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