Author name: Jonathan Gray & Adrian Boyd

The subject of this relatively short article is Major George Boyd who is evidenced primarily from a memorial tablet on

In our previous post we looked at the earliest member of the Boyd family of Portencross to live in France,

As mentioned in our previous post on the The Boyds of Ardneil & Portencross, Ayrshire, Scotland, the youngest son, George,

This branch of the Boyd family in Co Antrim descended from Robert, son of Archibald Boyd of Underhill, West Kilbride

This branch of the Boyd family in Co Antrim descended from Robert, son of Archibald Boyd of Underhill, West Kilbride

The Hutchinson Charity, whilst far from being culturally unique in the annals of British and Irish history, is nonetheless a

For those who have read of or researched the history of Co Antrim in the 17th century they have likely

We learned in the previous post on the Boyds of Ardneil & Portencross that Archibald was a son of Archibald

As detailed in the article on the Boyds of Portencross, Thomas was son to Archibald 5th Laird of Portencross and

Ardneil and Portencross Before looking at the family it is important to understand the history and nature of the place