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Military
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
Battle of Trafalgar was the 1805 victory over France and Spain that thwarted Napoleon's plans to invade Britain.
The Boyds who fought for His Majesty in the Battle of Trafalgar:
Daniel Boyd
Age: -
Birthplace: -
Ship: HMS Ajax
Rank: Private, Marine
Source: Ship's pay book 1 Mar 1805
David Boyd
Age: -
Birthplace: -
Ship: HMS Ajax
Rank: Captain, Marine
Source: Ship's pay book 1 Mar 1805
George Boyd
Age: 26
Birthplace: London/Eng
Ship: HMS Bellerophon
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Source: Ship's pay book
Jesse Boyd
Age: 27
Birthplace: Rotherham, Yorkshire, Eng
Ship: HMS Euryalus
Rank: Able Seaman
Volunteer - 02 Aug 1805 to 24 Aug 1805
Source: Ship's pay book 25 Aug 1805
John Boyd
Age: 18
Birthplace: Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ship: HMS Colossus
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Source: Ship's pay book
John Boyd
Age: 21
Birthplace: County Down, Ireland
Mother: Mary
Ship: HMS Africa
Rank: Able Seaman
Source: Ship's pay book
Notes: 16 Sep 1805 to 01 Jan 1807 (Was at Trafalgar)- Rank: Able Seaman.
02 Jan 1807 to 30 Apr 1808 - 01 May 1808 to 16 Mar 1809 - Rank: Ordinary Seaman.
Run 16 Mar 1809 Chatham.
John Boyd
Age: 21
Birthplace: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Ship: HMS Spartiate
Rank: Landsman
Source: Ship's pay book 16 Aug 1805
Joseph Boyd
Age: 41
Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland
Ship: HMS Achille (From HMS Kite Sloop)
Rank: Quartergunner
Source: Ship's pay book
Notes: 14 May 1805 to 24 Jan 1806 (Was at Trafalgar)
Discharged 24 Jan 1806 Plymouth Hospital.
Thomas Boyd
Age: 20
Birthplace: Carrickfergus, Ireland
Ship: HMS Tonnant
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Source: Ship's pay book 01 Nov 1804
William Boyd
Age: 37
Birthplace: Plymouth Dock, Devon, England
Ship: HMS Belle isle
Rank: Able Seaman
Allot 20 Nov 1802
Source: Ship's pay book - 19 Feb 1802 to 08 Mar 1803 - Rank: Able Seaman.
Ship's pay book - 09 Mar 1803 to 31 Jan 1804 - Rank: Quartermaster's Mate.
Ship's pay book - 01 Feb 1804 to 22 Dec 1805 - Rank: Able Seaman - HMS St George.
Robert Boyde
Age: 35
Birthplace: Downing, Gloucester, England.
Ship: HMS Conqueror
Rank: Able Seaman
Source: Ship's pay book
For additional information see the National Archives of Britain
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/
County
Cornwall
2nd
Battalion DCLI (Late 46th Regiment of Foot) Muster Roll 1885
From a scroll in the D.C.L.I. Drill Hall in Falmouth, Cornwall.
J. BOYD - Bugler
NORTHUMBERLAND
CORBRIDGE
ST ANDREW, NORTHUMBERLAND - WAR MEMORIAL GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
J. T. Boyd
INDEX TO THE "CIVILIAN WAR DEAD ROLL OF HONOUR" FOR
NORTHUMBERLAND,
DURHAM, AND YORKSHIRE
John Arthur BOYD - 27 yrs -5 May 1941 - 9 High St. Idle, Yorkshire, West Riding
Joseph BOYD - 15 yrs - 27 Jun 1941 - Hart Warren Golf Course,
Foreshore,
Sarah BOYD - 27 yrs - 5 May 1941 - 9 High St,
Idle, Yorkshire, West Riding Hartlepool, Co. Durham
BRITISH, GERMAN, AND LOYALIST OFFICERS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Copyright 1990.
An index compiled by Jay Hall from A List of General and Staff Officers
on the Establishment in North America, 1755-1782
The original List includes the names of over 2,500 men who served the
British cause during the American Revolution as officers in British,
German, and provincial loyalist regiments.
BOYDS IN THE INDEX
NAME RANK UNIT PAGE #
John Boyd - Est. Mate General Hospital Page 08
David K. Boyd - Ensign 38th Regiment Page 19
James Boyd - Ensign 44th Regiment Page 23
Charles Boyd - Captain 82nd Regiment Page 35
G. F. Boyd - Surgeon 84th Regiment Page 36
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/britmil.txt
NOTE:
Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary
source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts
in original sources.
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