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WIFE, Unnamed
(About 1385-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. BOYD, Thomas of Kilmarnock, Sir

WIFE, Unnamed 1

  • Born: About 1385
  • Marriage (1): BOYD, Thomas of Kilmarnock, Sir 1

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Unnamed married Sir Thomas BOYD of Kilmarnock, son of Thomas BOYD of Kilmarnock and Joanna MONTGOMERY.1 (Sir Thomas BOYD of Kilmarnock was born about 1382 and died on 9 July 1439 1.). The cause of his death was revenge killing.


  Marriage Notes:

"Early in 1439 'Sir Thomas Boyd slew Sir Allane Stewart of Gartullie, Knycht, at Pawmath Home [Polmais Thorn] thrie myllis from Falkirk, for old feud that was betwixt thame, the third yeir after the death of King James I. Quhilk death was soone revenged thaireefter; for Alexander Stewart to revenge his brother's slauchter, manfullie sett vpoun Sir Thomas Boyd in plaine batle,' at Craignaught Hill in Renfrewshire 'quhair the said Sir Thomas was crullie slaine with manie valient men on everie syd,' 9 July 1439. The name of his wife is not recorded, but he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1

Sources

1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

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