Sir Alexander Boyd 1452–1508

Sir Alexander Boyd, 1452–1508 (aged 56 years)

Name

Sir Alexander Boyd

Name: Sir Alexander /Boyd/
Given names: Sir Alexander
Surname: Boyd

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	1452 31 22 Of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Boyd March 4, 1453 Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland
Birth of a brother	Archibald Boyd 1454 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Birth of a brother	John Boyd 1456 Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland
Birth of a sister	Annabella (Boyd) Gordon 1460 Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Birth of a brother	Adam Boyd 1460
Birth of a sister	Margaret Maxwell 1462 Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Maxwell 1467 Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Death of a mother	Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell June 25, 1472 Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Death of a brother	Sir Thomas Boyd 1473 Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Death of a sister	Annabella (Boyd) Gordon 1476 Kenmore, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Death of a father	Robert Boyd IV October 14, 1482 Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Birth of a half-brother	Michael Carlyle 1495 Grayhurst Cayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Boyd February 21, 1496 Age: about 37-38 Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Death of a half-brother	Alan Cathcart before 1497 Age: about 103-104 Scotland
Death of a half-brother	David Cathcart before 1497 Age: about 58-59 Clolynan-Pennyfedoch, Renfrew, Scotland, Great britain
Burial of a sister	Elizabeth Boyd 1498 Tartallon Castle, New Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death of a brother	Archibald Boyd before May 4, 1507 Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire Scotland
Updated at	14 MAY 2018 09:20:25 GMT -0600
Death	after 1508 (aged 56 years) Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1421 26 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage: 1449 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Accomplishment: Lord Boyd obtained the cession of the Orkney Islands to Scotland, 8 September 1468, from Christian I, King of Norway, for whose daughter Margaret, he negotiated a marriage with James III. While absent for that purpose he and his son Thomas (the Earl of Arran) and his brother (and coadjutor) Sir Alexander Boyd, were attainted for high treason, whereby his peerage became forfeited. He was living Easter 1480/1, and died before October 1482, it is said, at Alnwick in Northumberland where he had fled in 1469.[1]\|\|James III's biographer sums Boyd up as an unscrupulous political gambler and an inveterate optimist. To forcibly assume guardianship of an underage King was, indeed, a familiar path to power in medieval Scotland, but it was also a dangerous path. Boyd underestimated the dangers, overestimated his support, and made the fatal mistake of marrying his son to the King's sister, an insult the King would not forgive.[5] Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:29 GMT -0600 Updated at: 11 APR 2018 08:55:32 GMT -0600 Death: October 14, 1482 — Alnwick, Northumberland, England Record ID number: MH:I501677 Record ID number: MH:F500560 Unique identifier: 5ACE13D3BE8B66E647A64B6013BE6CA9 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell Sir Thomas Boyd Sir Alexander Boyd Elizabeth Boyd Archibald Boyd John Boyd Annabella (Boyd) Gordon Adam Boyd Margaret Maxwell Robert Boyd IV 1421–1482 Birth: 1421 26 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: October 14, 1482 — Alnwick, Northumberland, England
mother	Links Birth: 1430 26 22 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage: 1441 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage: 1449 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:19 GMT -0600 Updated at: 11 APR 2018 08:55:32 GMT -0600 Death: June 25, 1472 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I501678 Record ID number: MH:F500560 Unique identifier: 5ACE13D3BE8B66E647A64B6013BE6CA9 Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:29 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:F500696 Unique identifier: 5B60BEB1956511EDF12AE318664D1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Boyd IV Sir Thomas Boyd Sir Alexander Boyd Elizabeth Boyd Archibald Boyd John Boyd Annabella (Boyd) Gordon Adam Boyd Margaret Maxwell Family with spouse Alan Cathcart Alan Cathcart David Cathcart Helen Cathcart Christian Cathcart Roger Cathcart Michael Carlyle Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell 1430–1472 Birth: 1430 26 22 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death: June 25, 1472 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marriage	Marriage — 1449 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
-23 months elder brother	Links Birth: 1446 25 16 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:24 GMT -0600 Death: 1473 — Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Record ID number: MH:I501808 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sir Thomas Boyd 1446–1473 Birth: 1446 25 16 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: 1473 — Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
7 years himself	Links Birth: 1452 31 22 — Of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:25 GMT -0600 Death: after 1508 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I501809 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sir Alexander Boyd 1452–1508 Birth: 1452 31 22 — Of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: after 1508 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
14 months younger sister	Links Birth: March 4, 1453 32 23 — Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland Marriage: March 4, 1468 — Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation: Countess of Angus Marriage: March 4, 1468 — Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland Updated at: 11 APR 2018 08:55:31 GMT -0600 Death: February 21, 1496 — Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland Burial: 1498 — Tartallon Castle, New Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Record ID number: MH:I501002 Record ID number: MH:F500305 Unique identifier: 5A68FDCF607DE51CE5624E38BE5D1E57 Marriage: Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:28 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:F500694 Unique identifier: 5B60BEB0789351E1F12AE318664D1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Archibald (Bell the Cat Bell The Cat Angus) Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Isabel Douglas William of Glenbervie, Knight 6th Earl of Angus Douglas, Knight Lady Marjory or Marriota Douglas George Douglas, Master of Angus Gavin Douglas, Bishop Of Dunkeld Elizabeth Beatrix Douglas Janet Douglas Morton Archibald (Greysteil) Douglas Kilspendie Family with spouse Earl Archibald Douglas fifth Earl of Angus (Douglas) Elizabeth Boyd 1453–1496 Birth: March 4, 1453 32 23 — Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland Death: February 21, 1496 — Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
22 months younger brother	Links Birth: 1454 33 24 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:27 GMT -0600 Death: before May 4, 1507 — Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire Scotland Record ID number: MH:I501810 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Archibald Boyd 1454–1507 Birth: 1454 33 24 — Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: before May 4, 1507 — Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire Scotland
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1456 35 26 — Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:28 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:I501811 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Boyd 1456–… Birth: 1456 35 26 — Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1460 39 30 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:29 GMT -0600 Death: 1476 — Kenmore, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I501679 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Annabella (Boyd) Gordon 1460–1476 Birth: 1460 39 30 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: 1476 — Kenmore, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1 year younger brother	Links Birth: 1460 39 30 Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:29 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:I501812 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Adam Boyd 1460–… Birth: 1460 39 30
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1462 41 32 — Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:30 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:I501813 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Maxwell 1462–… Birth: 1462 41 32 — Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland

Mother’s family with Alan Cathcart
stepfather	Links Birth: 1424 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, England Marriage: 1441 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:33 GMT -0600 Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:29 GMT -0600 Death: October 3, 1497 — Blackfriars Cnvt, Ayrshire, Scotland Burial: Blackfriars Convent, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Record ID number: MH:I502115 Record ID number: MH:F500696 Unique identifier: 5B60BEB1956511EDF12AE318664D1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell Alan Cathcart David Cathcart Helen Cathcart Christian Cathcart Roger Cathcart Michael Carlyle Alan Cathcart 1424–1497 Birth: 1424 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, England Death: October 3, 1497 — Blackfriars Cnvt, Ayrshire, Scotland
mother	Links Birth: 1430 26 22 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage: 1441 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage: 1449 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Updated at: 14 MAY 2018 09:20:19 GMT -0600 Updated at: 11 APR 2018 08:55:32 GMT -0600 Death: June 25, 1472 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I501678 Record ID number: MH:F500560 Unique identifier: 5ACE13D3BE8B66E647A64B6013BE6CA9 Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:29 GMT -0600 Record ID number: MH:F500696 Unique identifier: 5B60BEB1956511EDF12AE318664D1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Boyd IV Sir Thomas Boyd Sir Alexander Boyd Elizabeth Boyd Archibald Boyd John Boyd Annabella (Boyd) Gordon Adam Boyd Margaret Maxwell Family with spouse Alan Cathcart Alan Cathcart David Cathcart Helen Cathcart Christian Cathcart Roger Cathcart Michael Carlyle Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell 1430–1472 Birth: 1430 26 22 — Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death: June 25, 1472 — Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marriage	Marriage — 1441 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
-48 years half-brother	Links Birth: 1393 -31 -37 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:35 GMT -0600 Death: before 1497 — Scotland Burial: Blackfriars Convent, Ayr, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I502116 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alan Cathcart 1393–1497 Birth: 1393 -31 -37 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: before 1497 — Scotland
47 years half-brother	Links Birth: about 1438 14 8 — Clolynan, Pennyfedoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:35 GMT -0600 Death: before 1497 — Clolynan-Pennyfedoch, Renfrew, Scotland, Great britain Record ID number: MH:I502121 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships David Cathcart 1438–1497 Birth: about 1438 14 8 — Clolynan, Pennyfedoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: before 1497 — Clolynan-Pennyfedoch, Renfrew, Scotland, Great britain
7 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1444 20 14 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:34 GMT -0600 Death: Record ID number: MH:I502119 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Helen Cathcart 1444–… Birth: about 1444 20 14 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death:
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1446 22 16 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:34 GMT -0600 Death: Record ID number: MH:I502120 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Christian Cathcart 1446–… Birth: about 1446 22 16 — Cathcart, Renfrewshire Death:
5 years half-brother	Links Birth: about 1450 26 20 — Auchencrive, Renfrewshire, Scotland Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:34 GMT -0600 Death: Record ID number: MH:I502118 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Roger Cathcart 1450–… Birth: about 1450 26 20 — Auchencrive, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death:
47 years half-brother	Links Birth: 1495 71 65 — Grayhurst Cayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England Occupation: 4th Lord - sided with the english Updated at: 31 JUL 2018 14:55:35 GMT -0600 Death: June 1575 — Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Record ID number: MH:I502117 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Michael Carlyle 1495–1575 Birth: 1495 71 65 — Grayhurst Cayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England Death: June 1575 — Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Extra information

Record ID number

MH:I501809

Unique identifier

5AF99B20221BC9D7223EFA32A6F9567D

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Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock Isabell Lyle	Robert Boyd IV 1421–1482
mother Parents John Maxwell Janet Maxwell	Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell 1430–1472
elder brother	Sir Thomas Boyd 1446–1473
himself	Sir Alexander Boyd 1452–1508
younger sister Family Archibald (Bell the Cat Bell The Cat Angus) Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Isabel Douglas William of Glenbervie, Knight 6th Earl of Angus Douglas, Knight Lady Marjory or Marriota Douglas George Douglas, Master of Angus Gavin Douglas, Bishop Of Dunkeld Elizabeth Beatrix Douglas Janet Douglas Morton Archibald (Greysteil) Douglas Kilspendie Family Earl Archibald Douglas fifth Earl of Angus (Douglas)	Elizabeth Boyd 1453–1496
younger brother	Archibald Boyd 1454–1507
younger brother	John Boyd 1456–…
younger sister	Annabella (Boyd) Gordon 1460–1476
younger brother	Adam Boyd 1460–…
younger sister	Margaret Maxwell 1462–…

Mother’s family with Alan Cathcart
stepfather	Alan Cathcart 1424–1497
mother Parents John Maxwell Janet Maxwell	Lady Mariota Janet Maxwell 1430–1472
half-brother	Alan Cathcart 1393–1497
half-brother	David Cathcart 1438–1497
half-sister	Helen Cathcart 1444–…
half-sister	Christian Cathcart 1446–…
half-brother	Roger Cathcart 1450–…
half-brother	Michael Carlyle 1495–1575

Descendants

Sir Alexander Boyd(1452–1508)