CLANBOYD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Folks, There are only three BOYD Tartans listed in the registry at The Lyon Court of Scotland they are The Standard, The Modern and the Ancient. The First two look similiar and there is no blue in them as for the ancient it is a muted version of the first two. However, there is an Ayrshire District Tartan which is has a large amount of Blue along with red, Green, Black, yellow and white. The Boyd Standard and Modern is largely Red with Green, Black and yellow. The Boyds in Ayrshire Scotland probably wore either a Stewart Tartan or The Ayrshire District Tartan prior to 1956 when the 6th Baron Kilmarnock Gilbert Rowland Boyd designed the present Boyd Tartan. Yours Aye, David Boyd in GA

Thank you thank you. You have returned my self confidence. My Boyds were from Ayrshire so it is reasonable they might have worn the Ayrshire District Tartan as well as a Stewart Tartan. On Aug 16, 2005, at 7:47 PM, David Boyd wrote: > CLANBOYD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> >> > > Folks, > There are only three BOYD Tartans listed in the registry at The > Lyon Court of Scotland they are > The Standard, The Modern and the Ancient. The First two look similiar > and there is no blue in them as for the ancient it is a muted version > of the first two. > However, there is an Ayrshire District Tartan which is has a large > amount of Blue along with red, Green, Black, yellow and white. > The Boyd Standard and Modern is largely Red with Green, Black and > yellow. > The Boyds in Ayrshire Scotland probably wore either a Stewart Tartan > or The Ayrshire District Tartan prior to 1956 when the 6th Baron > Kilmarnock Gilbert Rowland Boyd designed the present Boyd Tartan. > > Yours Aye, > David Boyd in GA > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >

I have tracked down the Ayrshire District Tartan and it seems from the image that it is what I have. I am learning more than I ever knew about the designs--overchecks and underchecks and thread counts. It's fascinating. Now I want to find out what they stand. On Aug 16, 2005, at 7:47 PM, David Boyd wrote: > CLANBOYD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> >> > > Folks, > There are only three BOYD Tartans listed in the registry at The > Lyon Court of Scotland they are > The Standard, The Modern and the Ancient. The First two look similiar > and there is no blue in them as for the ancient it is a muted version > of the first two. > However, there is an Ayrshire District Tartan which is has a large > amount of Blue along with red, Green, Black, yellow and white. > The Boyd Standard and Modern is largely Red with Green, Black and > yellow. > The Boyds in Ayrshire Scotland probably wore either a Stewart Tartan > or The Ayrshire District Tartan prior to 1956 when the 6th Baron > Kilmarnock Gilbert Rowland Boyd designed the present Boyd Tartan. > > Yours Aye, > David Boyd in GA > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >