Baron Kilmarnock, of
Kilmarnock in the
County of Ayr,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for
William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, KT, GCH, PC (21 February 1801 – 19 April 1846), styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.
Early life
Erroll was the son of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll, and h ...
. This was a revival of the Kilmarnock title held by his great-grandfather
William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock
William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (12 May 170518 August 1746), was a Scottish peer who joined the 1745 Jacobite Rising, was captured at Culloden and subsequently executed for treason on Tower Hill.
His family were supporters of the government ...
, who was
attainted in 1746 (with his titles forfeited). The barony of Kilmarnock remained a subsidiary title of the earldom of Erroll until the death in 1941 of the eighteenth Earl's great-great-grandson, the twenty-second Earl. The earldom, which could be passed on through female lines, was inherited by the late Earl's daughter and only child,
the twenty-third Countess. The barony of Kilmarnock, which could only be passed on to male heirs, was inherited by the Earl's younger brother, the sixth Baron. He assumed the surname of Boyd in lieu of Hay the same year he succeeded to the title. the title is held by his younger son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 2009.
The current Barons Kilmarnock are the hereditary
Clan Chief
The Scottish Gaelic word means children. In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named. The clan chief (''ceannard c ...
s of
Clan Boyd
Clan Boyd is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.
History
Origins of the clan
The name Boyd is said to be descriptive, being derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''buidh'' which means ...
.
Barons Kilmarnock (1831)
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William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, 1st Baron Kilmarnock (1801–1846)
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William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll, 2nd Baron Kilmarnock (1823–1891)
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Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll, 3rd Baron Kilmarnock (1852–1927)
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Victor Alexander Sereld Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll, 4th Baron Kilmarnock (1876–1928)
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Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, 5th Baron Kilmarnock (1901–1941)
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Gilbert Allan Rowland Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock (1903–1975), brother of the 22nd Earl of Erroll
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Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock (1927–2009), son of the 6th Baron
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Robin Jordan Boyd, 8th Baron Kilmarnock (1941-), brother of the 7th Baron
The heir presumptive is the holder's son Hon. Simon John Boyd (b. 1978).
See also
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Clan Boyd
Clan Boyd is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.
History
Origins of the clan
The name Boyd is said to be descriptive, being derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''buidh'' which means ...
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Earl of Erroll
Earl of Erroll () is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay. The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are ''Lord Hay'' (created 1449) and ''Lord Slains'' (1452), both in the Peerage of Scotland. ...
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Earl of Kilmarnock
References
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1831
Clan Hay