Biography of Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd 1517-1590
Paternal Family Tree: Boyd
Around 1517 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd was born to Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 32) and Helen Somerville.
Before 1518 [his father] Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 33) and [his mother] Helen Somerville were married.
On 05 May 1534 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 17) was appointed Bailie and Chamberlain of Kilmarnock replacing his father [his father] Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 49).
Before Dec 1542 [his father] Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 57) and Elizabeth Napier were married.
On 06 Sep 1545 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 28) had a charter of the Lordship of Kilmarnock on his [his father] father's (age 60) resignation, with sasine following 22 September.
Around 1547 [his son] Thomas Boyd 6th Lord Boyd was born to Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 30).
Before Feb 1549 [his father] Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 64) and Marion Colquhon were married.
On 10 Feb 1549 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 32) granted a charterer to his step-mother Marion Colquhon.
On 14 Oct 1550 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 33) had a charter of the lands of Auchiutorlie.
In 1557 or 1558 [his father] Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd (age 73) died.
22 Aug 1582. The Raid of Ruthven was a plot by several nobles led by William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie (age 39) to kidnap the fifteen years old King James VI of Scotland (age 16), son of Mary Queen of Scots (age 39), (before he became King of England) to reform the government of Scotland.
The nobles included John Erskine 19th Earl Mar (age 20), Thomas Lyon Master of Glamis, Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 65), Patrick Lindsay 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres (age 61), and David Erskine Commendator of Dryburgh.
They were opposed by Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox (age 40) and James Stewart 1st Earl Arran who controlled the government.
King James VI of Scotland (age 16) was captured whilst hunting near Ruthven Castle.
The rebels were joined by Francis Stewart 5th Earl Bothwell (age 19) and James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn (age 30).
Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox (age 40) was exiled; he died a year later in Paris. James Stewart 1st Earl Arran was imprisoned.
On 03 Jan 1590 Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd (age 73) died.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Boyd 5th of Kilmarnock
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Boyd 1st Lord Boyd
GrandFather: Alexander Boyd 3rd Lord Boyd
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maxwell 3rd of Calderwood
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mariota aka Janet Maxwell
Father: Robert Boyd 4th Lord Boyd
GrandFather: John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan
Mother: Helen Somerville