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Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell 1517–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1517

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Jan 1590

Death Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Kilmarnock

Mother: Lady Somerville**

Spouse(s): Countess Glens

Children(s): Margaret Caldwell, Robert Caldwell, William Boyd, James Muir, Thomas Boyd), Agnes Kilmarnock, Hew Boyd, William Muir, Egidia Muir, Helen Boyd, Robert Boyd, Andrew Muir, Lord Boyd, Christian Boyd, Robert Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, David Boyd, David Boyd

In 1517, Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Robert Lee Boyd 3Rd Earl Boyd 4Th Lord Of Kilmarnock And Lady Helen Kelly Somerville. Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell married Countess Margaret Mariot Colquhoun 1525 Countess Of Glens, and had children including Agnes Boyd Kilmarnock, Andrew Muir, Christian Boyd, David Boyd, Egidia Giles Boyd Muir, Elizabeth Boyd, Helen Boyd, Hew Archibald Muir Boyd, James Mure Muir, Lord Thomas Boyd, Margaret Boyd Of Caldwell, Robert Boyd 3Rd Lord Of Boyd, Robert Muir 8Th Of Caldwell, Robert Boyd, Thomas Muir Boyd Lord Boyd, William Boyd, William Boyd Muir. Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell passed away in 1590 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1517, Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Robert Lee Boyd 3Rd Earl Boyd 4Th Lord Of Kilmarnock And Lady Helen Kelly Somerville.
  • Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell married Countess Margaret Mariot Colquhoun 1525 Countess Of Glens, and had children including Agnes Boyd Kilmarnock, Andrew Muir, Christian Boyd, David Boyd, Egidia Giles Boyd Muir, Elizabeth Boyd, Helen Boyd, Hew Archibald Muir Boyd, James Mure Muir, Lord Thomas Boyd, Margaret Boyd Of Caldwell, Robert Boyd 3Rd Lord Of Boyd, Robert Muir 8Th Of Caldwell, Robert Boyd, Thomas Muir Boyd Lord Boyd, William Boyd, William Boyd Muir.
  • Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell passed away in 1590 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Robert Caldwell's Ancestors

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Robert Caldwell
1517–1590
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Robert Lee Boyd, 3rd Earl Boyd, 4th Lord of Kilmarnock
1485–1558
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Helen Kelly.) Somerville**
1489–1536
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Lord Boyd Van Kilmarnock 19th) GGF
1445–1508
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (of Hiltoun) Colville
1456–1517
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (John "Red Bag" Campbell, Lord of Ardkinglass, 2nd Baron Cambusnethan 15th) GGF
1489–1553
Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ochiltree
1430–1495
Lady ARNOT
1430–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Caldwell's Descendants

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Robert (G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of) Caldwell (3 Jan 1517–3 Jan 1590) m. Countess (Margaret Mariot Colquhoun, 1525, Countess of) Glens (1525–Aug 1601)
  1. 1. Margaret (Boyd of) Caldwell 1552–1597 m. Robert Muir 1540–1640
    1. 1. James (Muir of) Rowallan 1549–1612 m. Barbara (Grizel Lady) Stewart* 1560–1615
      1. 1. James Muir 1596–1646 m. Jean Grintone 1600–
        1. 1. Duncan ((Moor)) Muir 1630–1691 m. Euphan Hardie 1634–1698
    2. 2. William Muir 1590–
  2. 2. Robert (Muir 8th of) Caldwell 1545–1610
  3. 3. William Boyd 1550–1616
  4. 4. James (Mure \) Muir 1555–1610
  5. 5. Thomas (Muir Boyd (Lord) Boyd) 1544–1611
  6. 6. Agnes (Boyd) Kilmarnock 1543–1584
  7. 7. Hew (Archibald Muir) Boyd 1551–1612
  8. 8. William (Boyd) Muir 1546–1590
  9. 9. Egidia (Giles Boyd) Muir 1556–1586
  10. 10. Helen Boyd 1554–
  11. 11. Robert (Boyd 3rd Lord of) Boyd 1545–1550
  12. 12. Andrew Muir 1547–1627
  13. 13. Lord (Thomas) Boyd 1550–1589
  14. 14. Christian Boyd 1560–
  15. 15. Robert Boyd 1551–1611
  16. 16. Elizabeth Boyd 1562–
  17. 17. David Boyd 1582–
  18. 18. David Boyd 1566–

Robert Caldwell's Timeline

5 Records

1517
3 Jan 1517
Birth of Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Age 3
Birth of Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell in Kilmarnock Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Kilmarnock Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
1589
2/3 Jan 1589/90
Age 72
Death of Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1590
3 Jan 1590
Age 73
Death of Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell in Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1590
3 Jan 1590
Age 73
Death of Robert G Boyd, 5th Lord Kilmarnock, Extraordinary Lord of Session, 7th of Caldwell in Largs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Largs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Kilmarnock Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1517
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 158990
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Largs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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