BOYD, CHARLES [SSNE 5032]

Surname

BOYD

First name

CHARLES

Title/rank

ENSIGN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

Charles Boyd was the son of William, 10th Lord Boyd and Jean Cunningham, daughter of William 9th Earl of Glengairn. He served as an Ensign in the Scots-Dutch brigade in 1692-1693.

See Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage (8 vols., 1904-1911), V, p.174; J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands,1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), p.574.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE

Arrived 1692-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1694-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY