KILMARNOCK BOYDS
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1990
RICHARD G. BOYD
richboyd "at" Charter.net
Main Descent of the Boyd Family
(Based
on)
1. Robert Woods
"Peerage of Scotland" edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon, King of Arms.
2. Genealogical charts of D. C. Anderson, Q. C. which were included in Florence
Robertson's book
"The Boyds of Penkill and Trochague", 1963.
SIR ROBERT de BOYD
witnessed a contract concerning
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1205.
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SIR ROBERT BOYD
distinguished himself at the Battle
of Largs, 1263 which broke the back of the Vikings
in Scotland. The Viking raiders
ceased to be a threat to Scotland after this battle.
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SIR ROBERT BOYD
( probably grandson of the SIR ROBERT BOYD who distinguished himself at the
battle of
Largs, 1263,
and related to the earlier SIR ROBERT de BOYD, who witnessed a contract
concerning Irvine, Ayrshire.)
He was with
King Robert Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314. He was granted lands at Kilmarnock,
Kilbride, Bondington,
Hertschaw, etc. He died 1333 after taken prisoner at Halidon Hill.
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SIR THOMAS BOYD
of Kilmarnock.
Alan Boyd
killed at the Siege of Perth, 1339
Taken prisoner
at the battle of Neville's Cross. when in command of the Scottish Archery.
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SIR THOMAS BOYD
of Kilmarnock
William Boyd
ancestor
Robert Boyd
ancestor
Pardoned in
1409 by Regent Albany of the
Boyds of of the
Boyds of
for slaying
Neilson of Dalrymple. He
Badenheath
Portincross
m.
Alice Gifford, 2nd dau. of
Hugh Gifford
of Yester,
owner of Gobin Ha' and
ancestor of
Marquis of Tweeddale.
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THOMAS BOYD
of Kilmarnock. Hostage for James I, when in 1424 he was imprisoned by
the English at
Fotheringay
and at Dover Castle. He m. Johanna de Montgomery.
He died 1432.
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Boyd
Abbot of Kilwinning
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claimed as ancestor of
the
Lennox-Boyds
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who include Alan
Tindal,
1st Viscount Boyd of
SIR THOMAS BOYD
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imprisoned and
fined by James I.
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Sir Alan
Stewart of Darnley at Polmaise
Simon Donald Lennox-Boyd
Thorn. Killed
in 1439 by Stewart's brother
2nd Viscount Boyd
of Merton
in revenge.
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ROBERT BOYD,
1st
Lord, created by
Sir Alexander Boyd
of
Elizabeth Boyd
married
1454, Regent
of Scotland 1466-69 after
Drumcol. Instructor to Archibald
Douglas, 5th
taking into
his control, King James III James III. "Mirror of
Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat"
when boy
king. Escaped to England after Chivalry" Beheaded at
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fall into
disfavor and died after 1481. Edinburgh,
1469
Gavin Douglas,
Poet
He m.
Mariota Calderwood, dau. of
Sir
1474-1522
John
Calderwood of Calderwood.
(see P. Hume Brown, Short History of Scotland)
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THOMAS BOYD
Master of Boyd*
ALEXANDER BOYD,
de jure 3rd
Archibald Boyd
created
Earl of Arran, 1467.
Escorted Lord Boyd
(did not assume ancestor of the
Princess
Margaret of Denmark to
title) Chamberlain of the Boyds of Bolinshaw
Scotland. He
m. Princess Mary, King Kilmarnock estates. He m.
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James sister.
Died in Antwerp after fall. Janet,
dau of Sir Robert
Margaret Boyd,
mistress
of the Boyds
ca. 1474.
Colville of Ochiltree, pre 1505 of
James IV, influenced
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restoration
of Boyds to favor,
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mother of Alexander Stuart
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Archbishop of St. Andrews.
JAMES BOYD,
2nd Lord Boyd |
killed at 16 by Lord Montgomery in a
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which lasted 77 years. James was
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to King James.
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ROBERT BOYD,
4th Lord Boyd
Thomas Boyd
Adam Boyd
3 other sons & 6 dau.
In the feud he slew
Patrick ancestor of the 1st Laird of Penkill
Montgomery in 1523 and Sir
Neil
Boyds of Pitcon which castle he first
Montgomery in 1547. Lands
of possessed in 1490.
Kilmarnock, and the Peerage restored
Penkill Boyds
to him by the Regent Arran for help
at the Battle of Glasgow, 1543. He
m.
Helen
Somerville, dau. of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan.
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ROBERT BOYD,
5th Lord Boyd.
Devoted Adherant, confidante, and
envoy of Mary Queen of Scots.
Fought for her at the Battle of
Langside. Bannished for his part in "Raid of Ruthven". Recalled. Was Provost
at Glasgow 1573-1577, PC. He was
extraordinary Lord of Session, Lord Warden of the Marches. He m. his
cousin
Margaret Colquhoun, daughter of George Colquhoun on Glins, and
granddaughter of Alexander of 3rd
Lord Boyd.
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THOMAS BOYD,
6th Lord Boyd
was at Langside and Ruthven with his
father the 5th Lord. In constant
ill-health, many permissions to grow
abroad for treatment. He died in 1611. He had at least 9 children:
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ROBERT BOYD,
Master of Boyd*
Sir Thomas Boyd
Adam Boyd
Andrew Boyd
2 other sons
m. Jean Kerr,
dau of Mark Kerr,
of Bedlay (illegitimate) and 3 dau.
2nd Earl of Lothian, died
1597
Bishop of Lismore
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oldest son of a Scottish Lord is called "Master of "
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ROBERT BOYD, 7th
Lord Boyd
1595-1628
JAMES BOYD,
9th Lord Boyd.
Cavalier in
Studied at Saumur in France under
his cousin service of Charles I. Fined by
Oliver Cromwell
Robert Boyd of
Trochrig. He m. 2nd, Lady
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Christian
Hamilton, daughter of Thomas, 1st WILLIAM BOYD,
10th Lord,
Created 1st
Earl of Haddington. She d. at
Elie, where buried, 1646.
Earl of Kilmarnock
in 1661 as a reward
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for his family's service. He
m.
Lady Jean
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Cunningham,
daughter of the 9th Earl of
ROBERT BOYD,
8th Lord Boyd
Jean Boyd
Glencairn. He died in 1692.
Signed
National Covenant. Died b.
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1640 aged
22.
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WILLIAM BOYD,
2nd Earl
Capt. Charles Boyd
Capt. James Boyd
Robert Boyd 2 dau
died in 1692
aged 29 years. Scot's
Dutch Brigade served
1690-1704
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m.
Laetitia Boyd, dau. of
Thomas Died at Namur in 1737
James Boyd*to
America
Boyd, merchant
of Dublin, his
More data 1756, m.
Susanna Coffin
cousin, and
Mary 4th dau.
of
lived in Maine.
Sir Adam
Loftus.
(*lineage disputed by Sir James
Balfour Paul
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in the
Scot's Peerage) and others
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WILLIAM BOYD,
3rd Earl of Kilmarnock. He
supported treaty of the Union. He raised 500 men for the
Stuart (Jacobite) Rising in 1715.
He died in 1717 at age 34.
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WILLIAM BOYD,
4th
Earl of Kilmarnock, born
1704. Jacobite.
He supported Bonnie Prince Charles Stuart in the 1745
Rising. He was in charge of FitzJames Horse. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. He
as executed
(beheaded) on the 18 of August 1746.
Earldom forfeit. Kilmarnock (Dean) Castle had been largely destroyed by
fire in 1735. William married Lady
Anne Livingstone, heiress presumptive to the Earldom of Errol and to the
hereditary office of Lord High
Constable of Scotland.
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WILLIAM BOYD
JAMES BOYD 14th Lord Boyd born
1726 Charles Boyd 1. and
William Boyd
2.
died aged 3. Succeeded in 1758 to
15th Earl of Errol
(twins)
Sold Kilmarnock to his cousin the Earl
of Glencairn. Assumed surname HAY
and lived at
Slains Castle. Ancestor of
the modern Hay Chiefs.
(See Boyd & Hay below)
1. Charles Boyd 1728 (twin) Captain in Jacobite Life Guards. Served with his father and Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonny Prince Charlie) and the Jacobites against the German King George. Escaped to Ireland where he remained for a year, then to France where he married and lived 20 years (until pardoned). Then lived with his brother James at Slains Castle.
2.
Captain William Boyd, (2nd William), twin, born 1728, gained the rank of
Midshipman in 1745 in Royal Navy, fought on the government side at Culloden
1746, gained the rank of Captain in 1760 in the 87th Foot, in 1761 transferred
to 114th Regiment of Infantry, died 1780, age 52 yrs. William may have served in America during the American
Revolution.
See also: The Lordship and Barony of Kilmarnock by David Ayre of Kilmarnock
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The Boyd and
Hay Families
JAMES BOYD,
14th Lord Boyd
changed his name to HAY
and became 15th Earl of Errol
in 1758. He married
1st
Rebecca
Lockhart,
1749. They had a daughter Mary. He m. 2nd
Isabella Carr in 1762 and had
2
daughters and
five sons. His sons:
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GEORGE HAY,
WILLIAM HAY
16th Earl
of Errol.
17th Earl of Errol
born 1772
(1767-1798)
M. 1st Jane Bell
and 2nd Alicia Eliot
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WILLIAM GEORGE HAY,
18th
Earl of Errol.
1801-1846.
Created 1st
Baron Kilmarnock* in 1831.
He married
Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence,
natural dau. of of the Duke of Clarence who became King William IV in 1830
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WILLIAM HENRY HAY,
19th
Earl of Errol,
1823-1891,
2nd Baron
Kilmarnock m.
Elizabeth Amelia Gore
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CHARLES GORE HAY,
20th
Earl of Errol, 1852-1920,
3rd Baron Kilmarnock
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VICTOR ALEXANDER SERALD HAY,
21st
Earl of Errol,
4th Baron Kilmarnock m.
Mary MacKenzie.
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JOSSLYN VICTOR HAY,
22nd
Earl of Errol,
GILBERT ALLAN ROWLAND HAY (BOYD)
5th Baron Kilmarnock,
1901-1941 m.
Idina 1903-1975
succeeded his brother Josslyn in 1941
Sackville.
Murdered in Africa, 1941. No male heir. as
6th Baron Kilmarnock and
in place of HAY took
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surname of BOYD which name he would have
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born under had not James, Lord Boyd assumed
DIANA DENISE HAY,
23rd Countess of Errol
the name of HAY in 1758. He married
Rosemary
(Could not
inherit Barony of Kilmarnock)
Sybil Guest.
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Hereditary Lord High Constable of
Scotland
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m. Sir Ian
Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Bart. 2
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sons and 1 daughter.
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ALISTAIR IVOR GILBERT BOYD
ROBIN JORDAN
BOYD
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7th Baron
Kilmarnock Lt. Irish
8th Baron born 1941,
brother
MERLIN SERALD VICTOR HAY
Guards, retired. Author. Born 1927
of Alastair,
Current Chief
24th Earl of Errol.
Born
1948.
Succeeded to title in 1974. Died
2009.
of the Boyd Family.
*Created in 1831, Baron Kilmarnock is an English peerage title and bears no connection to the Earldom created in 1661 which was a Scottish title and is attainded. The 7th Baron, Alistair Boyd, conveyed in a letter (1990) that the chances of getting the attainder removed from the Earldom, even at this late date, was very good. But he said it was a very expensive project - one that he wasn't inclined to undertake at present. (RG Boyd)
The chart above shows that the modern day Hay family
(chiefs) are descended from James Boyd, 14th Lord Boyd.
Kilmarnock (Dean) Castle (photos)
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