James Boyd

1810 - 1885  (74 years)

• Name	James Boyd
  Birth	15 Apr 1810	Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Parents: Robert Boyd and Helen Paterson Above date is for Baptism, recording Robert Boyd as father.
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Longnewton Lidgate, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2]
  	BOYD James, 30, Ag lab, Scotland BOYD Agness, 25, Roxburghshire BOYD Douglas, 4, Roxburghshire BOYD Robert, 2, Roxburghshire BOYD John, 1, Roxburghshire CAVERS Margaret, 15, Ag Lab, Roxburghshire
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Hawksnest, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  	BOYD James, Head, 41, Ag Lab, Earlston Berwickshire BOYD Agnes, Wife, 37, Lilliesleaf Roxburgh BOYD Douglas, Dau, 14, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh BOYD Robert, Son, 12, Scholar, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh BOYD John, Son, 11, Scholar, Bowden, Roxburgh BOYD George, Son, 8, Scholar, Ancrum, Roxburgh BOYD Agnes, Dau, 6, Scholar, Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh CURRIE Thomas, Servant, 21, Shepherd, Melrose HAIR Eliza, Servant, 25, House Keeper, Borthwick DAVIDSON Walter, Servant, 15, Byre Boy, Ettrick RONALD John, Servant, 55, Barn Man, Linlithgow
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Mellerstain Mill, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [4]
  	BOYD James, Head, Mar, 51, Ploughman, Earlston Berwickshire BOYD Agnes, Wife, Mar, 47, Lilslie Selkirkshire BOYD Douglas, Dau, Unm, 24, Agricultural Servant, Melrose Roxburghshire BOYD John, Son, Unm, 21, Ploughman, Melrose, Roxburghshire BOYD George, Son, 18, Stockkeeper (Byreman), Ancrum Roxburghshire BOYD Agnes, Dau, 16, Agricultural Servant,Lilslie Selkirkshire BOYD Helen, Dau, 3, Earlston Berwickshire
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Spots Mains, Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5]
  	BOYD James, Head, Mar, 61, Farm Servant, Earlston Berwickshire BOYD Agnes, Wife, Mar, 57, Lilliesleaf Roxburgh BOYD Douglas, Dau, Unm, 34, Farm Servant, Melrose Roxburgh BOYD Agnes, Dau, Unm, 26, Farm Servant, Lilliesleaf Roxburgh BOYD Helen, Dau, 13, Scholar, Earlston Berwick BOYD Jemima, Grand Dau, 4, Earlston Berwick
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Huntshaw Farm, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [6]
  	BOYD James, Head, Mar, 71, Ag Lab, Earlston Berwickshire BOYD Agnes, Wife, Mar, 67, Lilliesleaf Roxburgh BOYD Douglas, Dau, Unm, 43, Farm Servant, Lauder Berwickshire BOYD Agnes, Dau, Unm, 36, Farm Servant, Lilliesleaf Roxburgh BOYD Jemima, Grand Daugher, 14, Scholar, Earlston Berwickshire
  Death	15 Jan 1885	Puweshaugh, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [7, 8]
  	James Boyd Farm Servant Married to Agnes Wintrip at 7 PM aged 74yrs Parents: Robert Boyd, Farm Servant (dec) & Helen Boyd MS Paterson (dec) George Boyd, son was the informant.
  Person ID	I2227	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Agnes Wintrup,   b. 6 Aug 1813, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 27 Feb 1897, Whitehill, Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1836	Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [7, 9]
  	April 24 1836 Maxton Proc of John (sic) Boyd parish of Melrose and Agnes Wintrup. 6 May 1836 Melrose April 23, James Boyd in this Parish and Agnes Wintrup in the Parish of Maxton, & married 6 May 1836 (I suspect the Banns were called in Agnes's parish of Maxton but they were married in James's parish of Melrose - each place making a small error in each record )
  Number of Children	6 Known children
  Children	1. Douglas Boyd,   b. 1837, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1906, Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Robert Boyd,   b. 1839, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   3. John Boyd,   b. 1840, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   4. George Boyd,   b. 1843, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland  [Father: natural] + 5. Agnes Boyd,   b. 1845, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   6. Helen Boyd,   b. 1858, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Marriage - 6 May 1836 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Family Search, Subject: Birth Marriage and Burial Entries, (Name: From 2000;), "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XY4Q-WRS : accessed 12 February 2015), James Boyd, ; citing Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland, reference 2:15XD16B; FHL microfilm 1,067,895. [S67] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1841 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 6 June 1841;), 1841 Ancrum Roxburghshire, ED 2 page 8. [S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Melrose Roxburghshire,. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Earlston Berwickshire ED2 Page 20. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Smailholm Roxburghshire, ED 1 Page 2. [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Earlston Berwickshire, ED 2 Page 2. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1885 Earlston Berwickshire 736/00 0005. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1836 Maxton Roxburghshire, 798/00 0020 0066 1836 Melrose Roxburghshire, 799/00 0050 0331.