Hello listers Another brick wall. My Grand Uncle William Boyd was born 1869 in Stockyard Hill, Victoria, Australia. His parents were James Boyd (1833-1903) and Sarah Kirk (1843-1882). He emigrated to New Zealand. I have no idea when, or where he went. I have checked the shipping records between Aus & NZ but there are THOUSANDS (OK maybe not thousands, but lots) of Williams. He had no other names to help narrow the search. Since I don't know a date or landing location I have no way to track him. He is mentioned in his elder brothers newspaper obit. in 1942 as "Brother... William, New Zealand", so he was still alive during the 2nd World War. So my appeal is to anyone who has connections in or information of Boyds in NZ who might shed some light on this missing relative. Steve Boyd Melton, Victoria, Australia

The full mitochondrial test, "mtFull Sequence", is presently USD 139. This tracks the female line. Mother> Her Mother > Her Mother ....... The difficulty is that there's a churn of surname with each generation. The full autosomal testing, "Family Finder" is presently USD 49. This tracks all direct ancestors and far more scatter-gun when trying to match. It also not effective for looking too far back. For this test, Ancestry is best because it has a larger matching database. I have not found it that effective. I have taken the test with both providers. Thank you. David Boyd [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> Sent: 09 December 2019 19:46 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls - William Boyd to New Zealand from Victoria David and Steve Steve, would also need to include the DNA test that could test for any female descendants of this William Boyd, so that he could find the 3rd or 4th cousins form this William Boyd. What is the name of that test and does FTDNA also include that with its Y-DNA testing. And how much extra, does it cost to have that test included? This would allow all those Boyd Branches to develop an RESEARCH GROUP of people, whom may not be known to each other, to combine their information and to work out a plan to find new data on the family, and to work out its origins - hopefully. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: David Boyd Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 5:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls - William Boyd to New Zealand from Victoria .... and, of course, you could take a Y-DNA test and join the Boyd Project. This will help you identify which tested Boyds as closest to you. The Boyd clan is made up of some very distinctive sub-clans. For choice of provider you need to look at quality of testing and the opportunity to match with other Boyds. You'll find that "Family Tree DNA" has a few hundred tested Boyds and a very good provider. Thank you. David Boyd [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> Sent: 09 December 2019 03:53 _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list 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. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Steve a nice problem 1. From Australian records, do you know his full name - ie his middle name? 2. I can only assume that you have or know the location of the rest of the family in Victoria. 3. It would be worth checking with your State Library in Melbourne to see if they have either the hard copies or if those Federal election rolls are now online form about 1903, to see if you can find when he "left" home. And hopefully, it will tell you what occupation he was, as that may suggest if he moved to another area of Victoria before migrating to New Zealand. 4. There is a another Directory, either the Sands or Post Office Directory, that use to come out annually from the 1850's, well into the 1900's. AS it is over 25 years since I looked at one, I am not sure if just listed the head of the household for the address, or all people living there. If you are not familiar with it I am sure that Library will be able to advise your. 5. Hopefully, through both of these you will get an Window of a time period to know when he may have gone to NZ. 6. With his full name and a location, it may also be worth while, checking the TROVE system at the Australian National Library. If you are not familiar with it, I assume your local Library at Melton, should be able to guide you through searching that system. Hear I am assuming that the local Newspaper in the Country town they lived at would have written up a story about his leaving, etc, and PERHAPS WHERE IN NEW ZEALAND HE WAS MOVING TO? Good hunting and hopefully this tips are useful Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Boyd Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls Hello listers Another brick wall. My Grand Uncle William Boyd was born 1869 in Stockyard Hill, Victoria, Australia. His parents were James Boyd (1833-1903) and Sarah Kirk (1843-1882). He emigrated to New Zealand. I have no idea when, or where he went. I have checked the shipping records between Aus & NZ but there are THOUSANDS (OK maybe not thousands, but lots) of Williams. He had no other names to help narrow the search. Since I don't know a date or landing location I have no way to track him. He is mentioned in his elder brothers newspaper obit. in 1942 as "Brother... William, New Zealand", so he was still alive during the 2nd World War. So my appeal is to anyone who has connections in or information of Boyds in NZ who might shed some light on this missing relative. Steve Boyd Melton, Victoria, Australia _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list 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. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

.... and, of course, you could take a Y-DNA test and join the Boyd Project. This will help you identify which tested Boyds as closest to you. The Boyd clan is made up of some very distinctive sub-clans. For choice of provider you need to look at quality of testing and the opportunity to match with other Boyds. You'll find that "Family Tree DNA" has a few hundred tested Boyds and a very good provider. Thank you. David Boyd [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> Sent: 09 December 2019 03:53 To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls - William Boyd to New Zealand from Victoria Steve a nice problem 1. From Australian records, do you know his full name - ie his middle name? 2. I can only assume that you have or know the location of the rest of the family in Victoria. 3. It would be worth checking with your State Library in Melbourne to see if they have either the hard copies or if those Federal election rolls are now online form about 1903, to see if you can find when he "left" home. And hopefully, it will tell you what occupation he was, as that may suggest if he moved to another area of Victoria before migrating to New Zealand. 4. There is a another Directory, either the Sands or Post Office Directory, that use to come out annually from the 1850's, well into the 1900's. AS it is over 25 years since I looked at one, I am not sure if just listed the head of the household for the address, or all people living there. If you are not familiar with it I am sure that Library will be able to advise your. 5. Hopefully, through both of these you will get an Window of a time period to know when he may have gone to NZ. 6. With his full name and a location, it may also be worth while, checking the TROVE system at the Australian National Library. If you are not familiar with it, I assume your local Library at Melton, should be able to guide you through searching that system. Hear I am assuming that the local Newspaper in the Country town they lived at would have written up a story about his leaving, etc, and PERHAPS WHERE IN NEW ZEALAND HE WAS MOVING TO? Good hunting and hopefully this tips are useful Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Boyd Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls Hello listers Another brick wall. My Grand Uncle William Boyd was born 1869 in Stockyard Hill, Victoria, Australia. His parents were James Boyd (1833-1903) and Sarah Kirk (1843-1882). He emigrated to New Zealand. I have no idea when, or where he went. I have checked the shipping records between Aus & NZ but there are THOUSANDS (OK maybe not thousands, but lots) of Williams. He had no other names to help narrow the search. Since I don't know a date or landing location I have no way to track him. He is mentioned in his elder brothers newspaper obit. in 1942 as "Brother... William, New Zealand", so he was still alive during the 2nd World War. So my appeal is to anyone who has connections in or information of Boyds in NZ who might shed some light on this missing relative. Steve Boyd Melton, Victoria, Australia _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list 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. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list 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. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

David and Steve Steve, would also need to include the DNA test that could test for any female descendants of this William Boyd, so that he could find the 3rd or 4th cousins form this William Boyd. What is the name of that test and does FTDNA also include that with its Y-DNA testing. And how much extra, does it cost to have that test included? This would allow all those Boyd Branches to develop an RESEARCH GROUP of people, whom may not be known to each other, to combine their information and to work out a plan to find new data on the family, and to work out its origins - hopefully. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: David Boyd Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 5:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: BOYD Brick Walls - William Boyd to New Zealand from Victoria .... and, of course, you could take a Y-DNA test and join the Boyd Project. This will help you identify which tested Boyds as closest to you. The Boyd clan is made up of some very distinctive sub-clans. For choice of provider you need to look at quality of testing and the opportunity to match with other Boyds. You'll find that "Family Tree DNA" has a few hundred tested Boyds and a very good provider. Thank you. David Boyd [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> Sent: 09 December 2019 03:53