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William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was born 12 May 1705 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (c1683-1717) and Euphemia Ross (1684-bef1729) and died 18 August 1746 Tower Hill, London, England, United Kingdom of execution by beheading. He married Anne Livingston (bef1707-1747) 15 June 1724 .

He was attainted as a Jacobite rebel, so his titles were not inherited by his descendants. However, his wife's inheritence passed to her children.


Children


Offspring of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Anne Livingston (bef1707-1747)
Name Birth Death Joined with
William Boyd (1725-bef1728)
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (1726-1778) 20 April 1726 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 3 July 1778 Callendar House, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Rebecca Lockhart (bef1734-1761)
Isabella Carr (1742-1808)
Charles Boyd (c1728-1782)
William Boyd (1730-1780)








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