Alexander BOYD (1826

Alexander BOYD (1826 - 1907)

soldier in Scottish regiment 1850s, served Crimean War, wounded & decorated

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Effie BOYD (1865 - 1954) John BOYD (1867 - 1942) Alexander BOYD (1868 - 1914) Patrick BOYD (1870 - 1913) Francis BOYD (1871 - 1878) David BOYD (1872 - 1942) William BOYD (1875 - 1949) Robert BOYD (1877 - 1954) James BOYD (1878 - 1966) Francis BOYD (1880 - 1974) Mary BOYD (1883 - 1951)	Alexander BOYD (1826 - 1907) + Mary COULTON (1841 - 1904)	Alexander BOYD (1800 - 1850)



		Jane (Jean?) BLACK (1806 - 1881)

b. 1826 at Dundee, Scotland

m. 1864 Mary COULTON (1841 - 1904) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. 04 Oct 1907 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 81

Near Relatives of Alexander BOYD (1826 - 1907)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Patrick COULTON	1818	Co Fermanagh, Ireland	04 Oct 1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	71
Mother in Law	Rosannah Rosa NIXON	abt 1817	Co Donegal, Ireland	1854	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	37

Father	Alexander BOYD	abt 1800	Scotland	13 Sep 1850	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	50
Mother	Jane (Jean?) BLACK	abt 1806		01 Feb 1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75

Self	Alexander BOYD	1826	Dundee, Scotland	04 Oct 1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	81

Wife	Mary COULTON	1841	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	02 May 1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	63

Daughter	Effie BOYD	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	07 Jan 1954	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	89
Son	John BOYD	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jan 1942	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	75
Son	Alexander BOYD	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jun 1914	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	46
Son	Patrick BOYD	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1913	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	43
Son	Francis BOYD	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1878	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	7
Son	David BOYD	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jan 1942	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	70
Son	William BOYD	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1949	Young, New South Wales, Australia	74
Son	Robert BOYD	abt 1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	11 Mar 1954	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	77
Son	James BOYD	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jul 1966	Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia	88
Son	Francis BOYD	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	06 Sep 1974	Canberra, ACT, Australia	94
Daughter	Mary BOYD	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	08 Oct 1951	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	68

Brother	John BOYD	1829	Dundee, Scotland	15 Mar 1869	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	40

Son in Law	George Robert CLARKE	1849	Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia	1923	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	74
Daughter in Law	Mary Winifred O'ROURKE	1869	Canberra, ACT, Australia	07 Oct 1951	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	82
Daughter in Law	Ada AHEARN	1888	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	07 Nov 1963	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Daughter in Law	Dinah Laura PREECE	1883	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jul 1963	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth RULE	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1982		97
Daughter in Law	Daisy Anne BEDELL	abt 1888	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1955	Humula, New South Wales, Australia	67
Daughter in Law	Ellen Margaret DAVIS	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	Mar 1945	Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia	64
Daughter in Law	Rose M HOLLINGSWORTH	1884	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law	Sidney DAVIS	1872	Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Granddaughter	Mary E CLARKE	1891	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Thomas J CLARKE	1893	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	George R CLARKE	1897	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Francis J CLARKE	1900	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	John BOYD	1910
Grandson	Leslie F BOYD	1911
Grandson	William A BOYD	1913
Grandson	Montague BOYD	1912
Granddaughter	Mary BOYD
Grandson	Michael BOYD
Granddaughter	Nancy BOYD
Granddaughter	Rita BOYD
Granddaughter	Vera BOYD
Grandson	Everard Robert BOYD	1911		15 Mar 1960	Humula, New South Wales, Australia	49
Granddaughter	Jean Edna BOYD	1912
Granddaughter	Rita May BOYD	1914
Granddaughter	Iris Alma BOYD	1916
Grandson	Edward BOYD
Grandson	Bernard W BOYD	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Kathleen F BOYD	1902	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary BOYD	1910
Granddaughter	Frances BOYD
Grandson	James BOYD
Grandson	John BOYD
Grandson	Robert BOYD
Granddaughter	Susan BOYD
Granddaughter	Therese BOYD
Granddaughter	Doris DAVIS
Granddaughter	Mabel DAVIS
Granddaughter	Rita DAVIS

Niece	Elizabeth Jane BOYD	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	22 Dec 1938	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	76
Nephew	Thomas Tinsley BOYD	1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	08 Aug 1939	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	76
Nephew	John S BOYD	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Alexander BOYD	1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Lucy G BOYD	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Rose COULTON	1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary COULTON	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Hannah COULTON	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Patrick COULTON	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Nephew	John COULTON	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia	71
Nephew	Patrick Joseph MULLIGAN	1879	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1965	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia	86
Nephew	Edward J MULLIGAN	1884	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1884	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Irene May MULLIGAN	1885	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Augustus MULLIGAN	1888	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Stanley Francis MULLIGAN	1890	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	72
Nephew	James Herbert COULTON	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ada Ann COULTON	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Glenworth J COULTON	1894	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eileen Maud COULTON	1896	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles W COULTON	1900	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Allan COULTON	1905
Niece	Henrietta ORDIGE	1885	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1889	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	4
Niece	Mabel ORDIGE	1887	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas ORDIGE	1889	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1905	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	16
Nephew	Henry Joseph ORDIGE	1891	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Picton, New South Wales, Australia	68
Nephew	Edwin ORDIGE	1894	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1928	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	34
Nephew	Cecil MCFARLANE
Niece	Evelyn MCFARLANE
Niece	Ruby MCFARLANE
Nephew	John MCFARLANE	1886	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eleanor Maud MCFARLANE	1890
Niece	Elizabeth MCFARLANE	1890	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Augustus MCFARLANE	1891	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1966	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Catherine E MCFARLANE	1893	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Bridget R MCFARLANE	1894	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Alexander C MCFARLANE	1903	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Alma LEWIS
Niece	Ethel LEWIS
Nephew	Harry LEWIS
Nephew	Patrick MURPHY
Niece	Una MURPHY
Nephew	Vincent MURPHY
Niece	Annie H K MURPHY	1903	Nymagee, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Margaret MURPHY	1908
Niece	Elsie Mary COULTON	1911	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Leo COULTON	23 Sep 1913	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	Nov 1989	Sale, Victoria, Australia	76
Nephew	Cecil Joseph COULTON	1915	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1977	New South Wales, Australia	62
Nephew	Vincent James COULTON	1918	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Patrick COULTON	1921	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Sep 1969	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	48
Nephew	Eric Francis COULTON	1923	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	John J HORTON	1899	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Sidney Patrick COULTON	1901	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jul 1976	Canberra, ACT, Australia	75
Nephew	John Raymond COULTON	1902	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jun 1967	Young, New South Wales, Australia	65
Nephew	Norman Charles COULTON	1904	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	bef 26 Sep 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	52
Niece	Mary Eileen COULTON	1906	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	14 Oct 1926	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	20
Nephew	James Essol COULTON	1908	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	25 Feb 1974	Canberra, ACT, Australia	66
Niece	Dulcie Mary COULTON	1910	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	28 Sep 1970	Canberra, ACT, Australia	60
Niece	Daisy Kathleen COULTON	1911	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jun 1995	Canberra, ACT, Australia	84
Niece	Edna M TYLER	1906	Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Jean TYLER	1910	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Constance TYLER	1916	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Walter Thomas TYLER	abt 1920	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia	13 Mar 1957	Bondi, New South Wales, Australia	37

Brother in Law	Francis COULTON	1844	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	24 Jun 1908	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	64
Sister in Law	Rose COULTON	1848	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	1860		12
Sister in Law	Sarah Ann COULTON	1856	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	17 Oct 1895	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	39
Brother in Law	Patrick COULTON	1858	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	25 Feb 1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	19
Brother in Law	John COULTON	1861	Bargo, New South Wales, Australia	27 Feb 1905	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	44
Sister in Law	Elizabeth May COULTON	1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1945	Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia	82
Sister in Law	Catherine Eveline COULTON	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	30 Dec 1947	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	82
Sister in Law	Bridget (Sarah) COULTON	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	James Constance COULTON	1869	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	bef 30 May 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	87
Sister in Law	Cicely COULTON	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	08 Feb 1952	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Agnes COULTON	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	23 Sep 1958	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia	84
Brother in Law	Charles Augustine COULTON	30 Mar 1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	31 Jul 1939	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	63
Sister in Law	Theresa Ann COULTON	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	17 Sep 1900	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	22
Brother in Law	Patrick William COULTON	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	05 Apr 1921	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	40
Sister in Law	Susannah COULTON	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	22 Sep 1971	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Harriet SOUTHWELL	1843	Sussex, England	1871	Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	28

Events in Alexander BOYD (1826 - 1907)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1826		Alexander BOYD was born	Dundee, Scotland
13 Sep 1850	24	Death of father Alexander BOYD (aged 50)	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	V1850278 36A/1850
1864	38	Married Mary COULTON (aged 23)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2981/1864
1865	39	Birth of daughter Effie BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	14406/1865
1867	41	Birth of son John BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15305/1867
1868	42	Birth of son Alexander BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15624/1868
1870	44	Birth of son Patrick BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16067/1870
1871	45	Birth of son Francis BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16562/1871
1872	46	Birth of son David BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16669/1872
1875	49	Birth of son William BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	18485/1875
abt 1877	51	Birth of son Robert BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	19258/1876
1878	52	Birth of son James BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	20908/1878
1878	52	Death of son Francis BOYD (aged 7)	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	10555/1878
1880	54	Birth of son Francis BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	23130/1880
01 Feb 1881	55	Death of mother Jane (Jean?) BLACK (aged 75)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
1883	57	Birth of daughter Mary BOYD	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	29152/1883
02 May 1904	78	Death of wife Mary COULTON (aged 63)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	6838/1904
04 Oct 1907	81	Alexander BOYD died	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15359/1907

Source References:

63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Age (Queanbeyan) 22 Oct 1907 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Mr. Alexander Boyd, who, after a lingering illness, extending over some two or three months, passed away at his residence, Thistle Hill, Wallaroo, on Friday week last, death being the result of a complete break-up of the system consequent upon old age. The deceased, who was born in Scotland, joined the army when young, and was afterwards amongst those detailed for active service in the Crimean war. Unfortunately, however, he was, during a fierce engagement so severely wounded as to necessitate his discharge from the army on pension. This he continued to draw up to the time of his death. After leaving the army he emigrated to N.S.W., and settled down at Wallaroo, where he reared a large family of sons and daughters, all of whom survive him. His wife, however, predeceased him some two or three years ago. The deceased was a man of sterling character, and was held in the highest esteem.

80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3971/alexander-boyd.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Alexander Boyd

Born: 1826; Died: 1907; Married: Mary Coulton

Alexander Boyd, born in Dundee, joined the army as a young man and was among those detailed for service in the Crimean war. He was wounded in the course of a fierce engagement, resulting in his discharge. He migrated to Australia and settled down at Wallaroo, on the fringe of the Ginninderra district. He accumulated around 550 acres, 150 of which were added in 1881 and 1883.

In 1864 he married Mary Coulton, daughter of Patrick Coulton and Rosa [nee Dixon], who held the neighbouring property to the south, separated by Oakey Creek. The Boyd's neighbour to the east was James Rolfe, while to the north was Jacob Blundell's 'Willow Farm'. These smaller farmers occupied the fringes of the McCarthy's Glenwood Estate. Alexander and Mary were married at St Gregory's church Queanabeyan in July 1864 and then settled on his 'Thistle Hill' grazing and farming property. Yemen's Directory of Landholders of NSW 1900 records that Alexander Boyd 'Thistle Hill' was growing wheat, maize, oats potatoes and other crops.

Inn 1902 the family celebrated the return of son Frank from the Second Boer War:

Banquet – a long talked of banquet to the returned soldiers, Trooper Anthony Rolfe and Frank Boyd, has been fixed for Saturday next (23 August) and the catering has been entrusted to the hostess of the Cricketer's Arms at whose place the function is to be held. Mr Alex Boyd senr, father of the trooper above mentioned and an old Crimean veteran who gained several medals during the campaign of '54 intends gracing the assemblage with his presence. Mr Boyd is as hale and hearty as his son who recently returned and can relate many amusing anecdotes of the battlefield... [Queanbeyan Age (Echoes from Hall) 23.8.1902]

Alexander and Mary had eleven children, and their marriages strengthened ties with some of their close neighbours, such as the Clarkes:

Effie (1865-1954) married George Robert Clarke, son of George and Sarah
John (1867-1942)
Alexander (1868-1914)
Patrick (1870-1913) married Laura Preece
Francis (1871-1878)
David (1872-1942)
William (1875-1949) married Elizabeth ('Dolly') Rule, daughter of David and Agnes
Robert (1876-1954)
James (1878-1966)
Francis (1880-1974) married Rose Hollingsworth, daughter of Malachi and Susan
Mary (1883-1951)

Alexander died at 'Thistle Farm' in 1907. Mary predeceased him in May 1904.

Obituary – Alexander Boyd

Report of the death of Mr Alexander Boyd after a lingering illness extending over some two or three months at his residence 'Thistle Hill', Wallaroo, on Friday week last. The deceased who was born in Scotland joined the army when young and was afterwards amongst those detailed for active service in the Crimean War. Unfortunately however he was during a fierce engagement so severely wounded as to necessitate his discharge from the army on a pension. This he continued to draw until his death. After leaving the army he emigrated to NSW and settled down at Wallaroo where he reared a large family of sons and daughters. His wife, however, predeceased him some two or three years ago. [Wizard's Notes. Post 22.10.1907]

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