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William Boyd 1693 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1693

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Aug 1746

Death Location: Tower of London, London, England

Father: Capt. Boyd

Mother: Louisa Graham

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper

Children(s): Janet Boyd

William Boyd was born in 1693 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Capt. Hon. James Boyd and Louisa Johanna Graham. William Boyd married Elisabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper, and had children including Janet Boyd. William Boyd passed away in 1746 in Tower of London, London, England.

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Biography

  • William Boyd was born in 1693 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Capt. Hon. James Boyd and Louisa Johanna Graham.
  • William Boyd married Elisabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper, Elizabeth Harper, and had children including Janet Boyd.
  • William Boyd passed away in 1746 in Tower of London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Boyd
1669 – 1720
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Louisa Graham
1670 – 1705
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Harper
1697 – 1751
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Harper
1692 – 1751
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
EH
Elizabeth Harper
1692 – 1751
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
EH

Children(s)

Janet Boyd
1720 – 1812
Birth Location: –
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William Boyd's Ancestors

Self
William Boyd
1693 – 1746
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Capt. Hon. James Boyd
1669 – 1720
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Louisa (Johanna) Graham
1670 – 1705
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Boyd - 10th Lord of Kilmarnock - 1st Earl of) Kilmarnock
1646 – 1692
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Pilmour
1650 – 1708
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert, ggf
1635 – 1695
Janet Finlay
1648 – 1718
Cormac Muskerry
1626 – 1665
Lady deBurgh
1620 – 1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marioun Boigla
1626 – 1713
John Findlay
1629 –
Jonet Balloche
1625 –
Ulick Burke
1594 – 1657
Anne DeBurgh
1599 – 1675

William Boyd's Descendants

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William Boyd (Abt. 1693 – 18 Aug 1746) m. Elisabeth Harper (Abt. 1697 – Aug. 1751) m. Elizabeth Harper (Oct 1692 – Aug. 1751) m. Elizabeth Harper (Oct 1692 – Aug. 1751)
  1. 1. Janet Boyd (1720 – 1812) m. Samuel Scott (28 Oct 1720 – 26 Nov 1739)
    1. 1. John (Francis) Scott (10 Sept 1738 – 11 Jan 1808) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") WALKER (14 Jun 1721 – 10 Jan 1774)
      1. 1. William (Albert) Scott (21 Mar 1756 – Aug 1798) m. Elizabeth Legar (11 Sep 1751 – )
        1. 1. Eli Scott (9 Oct 1790 – 2 May 1845) m. Celia Goodyear (12 Jun 1791 – )

William Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1693
Abt. 1693
Birth of William Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1746
18 Aug 1746
Age 53
Death of William Boyd in Tower of London, London, England
Tower of London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1693
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1746
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England
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