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William Porteous BOYD

William Porteous BOYD

Male 1823 -


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  • Name William Porteous BOYD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth 1823  South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Enlistment 15 Oct 1844  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Royal Sappers and Miners 
    1851 Census 1851  Hessle, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lance Corporal, Royal Sappers and Miners, Ordnance Survey 
    1851 Survey Company 1851  [2] 
    Private, 16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners 
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  North Gate, Hessle, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Lance Corporal, Royal Sappers and Miners 
    • William Boyd: Born 1824 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

      Land corporal royal sappers & miners: North Gate, Hessle, Sculcoates, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England
    Military Discharge 18 Oct 1859  Ordnance Survey Office, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    927, Corporal, 16 Company, Royal Engineers 
    • Discharged because of deafness.
    Residence 18 Oct 1859  Ordnance Survey Office, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Nov 1859  [12] 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Nov 1859  Ordnance Survey Office, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Northumberland Name Books 1860  Ford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  44, Norland Road, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Draftsman, Ordnance Survey, Chelsea Pensioner 
    • William Boyd: Born 1824 in Scotland

      Draftsman ordnance survey: 44, Norland Road, Hammersmith, Kensington, London & Middlesex, England
    1863 List 28 Mar 1863  [5] 
    Civilian, Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen 
    • Nature of Duties: Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen

      Rate of pay per Diem: 5s 0d

      Length of Service: 3y 4m
    1871 Census 1871  Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ordnance Survey 
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  11, Dowry Parade, Clifton, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    1891 Census 1891  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Retired Surveyor 
    Person ID I8445  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Family 1 Mary Ann REID,   b. 1847, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1877  Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
     1. Charles William Alexander BOYD,   b. 1878, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Arthur Henry BOYD,   b. 1879, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Ellen BOYD,   b. 1881, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Family 2 Rebecca LISTER,   b. 1830, Thorne, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1855  Thorne, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. William Lister BOYD,   b. 16 Jun 1856, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Cathrine Eliza BOYD,   b. 1858, Thorne, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Charles BOYD,   b. 29 Oct 1859, Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for William Porteous Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8913&h=3170968&indiv=try

    2. [S306] Survey Company.
      FindmyPast provides access to a transcription of the British Army, Worldwide Index for 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871. Within the records for the Royal Sappers and Miners (1841 and 1851, and Royal Engineers (1861 and 1871) are transcriptions for the Survey Companies; 13, 14 and 16 Companies. These Companies were established specifically for duties in support of the Ordnance Survey. There are 1043 individuals identified in these transcriptions. The transcriptions include the following information; Year, Name, Rank, Army Number, Company, Station, and Comments.

    3. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2360; Folio: 513; Page: 34; GSU roll: 87631-87632.
      Record for William Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8860&h=10979159&indiv=try

    4. [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 2480; Folio: 102; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1341597.
      Record for C. William Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=5965687&indiv=try

    5. [S302] 1863 List.
      A return prepared by Ordnance Survey and sent to the House of Commons on 28 March 1863. The return names all persons employed on the Ordnance Survey except Military Officers and Labourers. The return includes the nature of their duties, rate of pay and length of service. The length of service has been used to generate an approximate date for joining Ordnance Survey.

      Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021
      1863 List

    6. Details: 1861.

    7. Details: 1851 Census.

    8. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 26; Folio: 91; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542559.
      Record for William Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=117662&indiv=try

    9. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 120; Folio: 69; Page: 10; GSU roll: 838768.
      Record for William Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=562348&indiv=try

    10. [S51] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 50; Page: 7; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1891_347.
      Record for William Boyd
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1108&h=4755483&indiv=try

    11. Details: 1881 Census.

    12. Details: 1863 List.

    13. [S325] Northumberland Name Books.
      https://namebooks.org.uk/search/

    14. [S152] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Ann Reid
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8913&h=23897564&indiv=try


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