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Title: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: scarletmill on Sunday 31 July 11 13:20 BST (UK)

Hi,
Can a kind hearted wee soul check the marriage of William Robert Boyd to Elizabeth in 1917 - most likely in Belfast........  many thanks    June

Title: Re: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: jwaugh on Sunday 31 July 11 13:37 BST (UK)

Hi June

31 Aug 1917
William Robert BOYD
Elizabeth McFAUL
Whitehouse Church of Ireland
Carnmoney
Belfast
County Antrim


John

Title: Re: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: scarletmill on Sunday 31 July 11 14:35 BST (UK)

Many thanks for that John - have recently confirmed them as part of my Boyd line. Curious to find out if any of their kin still live locally - they ran a wee newsagents up till the 1960's before their passing.   June x

Title: Re: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: kingskerswell on Sunday 31 July 11 15:32 BST (UK)

Hi,
   Fathers' names were Robert Boyd and James McFaul.

Regards

Title: Re: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: scarletmill on Sunday 31 July 11 18:42 BST (UK)

Thanks Kingskerswell, I had seen Williams dad listed in ancestry ireland as Robert and it made me laugh. His mum was called Sarah Boyd and unmarried, not uncommon in my line as my granda - William's 2nd cousin listed a dad that didn't exist also. William's mum died when he was quite young and my gg grandparents Robert and Mary ann McClinton reared him and my ggranny. Was it quite common then to invent fathers to make a marriage certificate look better ???  lol

Title: Re: William Robert Boyd marraige 1917
Post by: scarletmill on Sunday 31 July 11 18:43 BST (UK)

The James McFaul is very new to me