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James
Boyd / Elizabeth Allan
Irvine,
Ayrshire,
Scotland
Spent an exciting
afternoon at my local LDS center reading the 1861 census
for Dreghorn and Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland.
(The first part of this
message discusses my own Boyds but the latter part
gives names and ages for other Boyds found in these two villages in 1861
as well.)
I love the census data
because of the images you get of a real family. One
day, someone knocked on their door and there they were, James BOYD,
Master Tailor 28 years old, his wife Elizabeth, 29 and there is little
James, my great great grandfather just seven years old -- was he blond
with blue eyes?
who knows. Where is Marion, their firstborn? She must have died. There
is
little sister Elizabeth, 5, John 3 and David at 10 months. This
particular
census asks for the number of schoolage children and the number of rooms
in
the house that have more than 2 windows. An interesting question --
these
Boyds had two rooms with more than 2 windows.
It also lists the
birthplaces of each person in the house.
So, there it was, James, the elder, was born in Beith. That enabled me
to
look again at the Scottish Church Records and low and behold, I could
narrow
him down -- there are far too many Boyds named James. BUT only one born
in
Beith who would have named his eldest son James!
So, I now have the next
James BOYD on my tree. He is:
James BOYD b Irvine,
Ayrshire (1810-11) married Elizabeth ALLAN in Beith,
Ayrshire, Aug 31, 1833.
They had three children in Beith:
James BOYD b Oct.30, 1833
John BOYD b Aug 18, 1835
David BOYD b Aug 26, 1838
Then I believe they moved
to #55 High Street, Irvine, Aryshire, Scotland
where they had Barbara (Abt 1841), George (Abt 1843), Anne (Abt 1845),
Mary
(Abt 1848), William (Abt 1851), Joseph (Abt 1853), Elizabeth (Abt 1856)
and
Margaret (Abt 1858). These latter are conjecture but they appear in the
1861
census with a James and Elizabeth of exactly the right ages, occupations
and
birthplaces.
Sound familiar to anyone?
Other Boyds in Dreghorn
in 1861:
Hugh Boyd, 51 born
Kilmaurs
Agnes Boyd 53 b Kilmaurs
Alexander Boyd, 18 b Ayr
Janet Boyd, 24 b Paisley
John Boyd 70 b Craigie
Ellen 63 b Riccarton
Mary 20, b Symington
Thomas 17 b "
John Boyd 28, b Syminton
Mary 25 b Dreghorn
BOYDs in Village of
Irvine 1861:
Jane A.W. Boyd 55 b Sour,
Ayr
Joseph Boyd 51 b Irvine
George 7 b "
Robert Boyd 46 b Irvine
Janet 46 b "
Jessie 11 b "
Elizabeth 10 b Irvine
Robert 7 b "
Alexander 30 b Ireland
Agnes 31 b "
Sarah 8 b Ayr
Alexander 4 b Irvine
Mary 2 b "
Elizabeth Boyd 48 b
Dundonald
Jane Boyd 20 b Kilwinning
Elizabeth Boyd 61 b
Irvine
Elizabeth 35 b "
Jeannie 31 b "
Mary Anne 29 b "
Elizabeth Boyd 72 b
Irvine
If any of these sound
familiar to you I can give you a bit more info on them
-- their house address, occupations and (in case you wanted to know) how
many rooms in their house had two windows or more.
Chris
Boyd boyd-chris "at" shaw.ca
Calgary Canada
Hi Chris
I think I've got some good news for you regarding this post
My grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Boyd (Curran) born in Liverpool.
Her father John Boyd a tailor born in Dreghorn in 1858 ( my great
grandfather ) I have John's birth entry in the parish register
confirming his parents names
His father was James Boyd a master tailor in Dreghorn, born ABT 1833 in
Beith who married Elizabeth Yuill in 1858 from Irvine, they had 4
children that I know of. This would make them my great great
grandparents.
I also have the marriage entry for above from 1858
I believe we share the same great great grandparents.
Best regards
Tony Curran zelug "at"
blueyonder.co.uk
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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