Mike, That's a Bailiff for : Baillie (John) Boyd (6) [what first name - need to check Irvine town history or lists of Bailles] Remember you couldn't find a record of an Irvine Bailiff who was a Boyd? Now we have a record. Alot of these positions are handed down within the families On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 10:44 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > The Boyds of Irvine in 1691. > > > > In the book The Hearth Tax for Ayrshire 1691, Ayrshire Records Series > Volume 1, ed Robert Urquhart & Rob Close, 1998, there are a number of Boyds > listed in Irvine Parish. > > > > “Parish of Irvine > > > > List within Town and parish of Irvine > > > > James Boyd (1) > > Robert Boyd (1) > > John Boyd (3) > > Thomas Boyd (4) > > Hugh Boyd (1) > > Lady Montfode (2) [what surname? - see ch 8/4??] > > Janet Boyd (2) > > Baillie (John) Boyd (6) [what first name - need to check Irvine town > history or lists of Bailles] > > James Boyd (5) > > > > - East side of the Towne > > > > Barbara Boyd (1) > > Josias Boyd (2) > > Thomas Boyd, merchant (3) > > Margaret Boyd (1) > > > > - Stonslands > > > > Hellen Boyd (1)” > > > > Do any members of this list belong to any of these Boyd entries? And what > can you tell us about your family? > > > > Thank you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > ==================== > *** Remember to trim your message before hitting send or your message may > be held on the server for being too large due to excessive quoting. *** > > > Deleting quotations of earlier messages will help keep within the limits > when replying. > > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > ====================================== > > > > {{{{{{{{{ Want to HOST a BOYD Tent at events near you? You must be a > Member of House of Boyd and have official standing as a Convenor. Contact > the President or a Member of the Board to express your interest and get the > ball rolling. http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml }}}}}}}} > > > > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2015 will be held in conjunction with the San Francisco Caledonian > Club's 150th Highland Games & Gathering, Labor Day Weekend -- September > 5th & 6th, 2015 Please plan on attending! > > Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > > ______________________________________ > > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd > Society! > http://www.clanboyd.org/joinus.shtml > > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to > keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. > Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > > This list is set for replies to go to the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > not just the author of the post. > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe > mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk > for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The > Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact the > Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com