Robert H Boyd OBE (1863 - 1934)

Born 28 Oct 1863 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Kate (Petrie) Boyd — married about 1899 in Suva, Fiji

Died 16 Jul 1934 at age 70 in Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Robert Boyd OBE was born in Scotland.

Robert was born 28 October 1863 to Robert Boyd and Christian Gowans in Woodlee, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire

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In the 1871 census Robert (age 7), Scholar, was the son of Robert Boyd at 106 Burnside St, Glasgow St George, Lanarkshire.^[3]

Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
Robert Boyd	56	Head	Gardener	Linlithgow
Christina Boyd	51	Wife		Edinburgh
Joan Boyd	27	Daughter	House Servant	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Maggie Boyd	22	Daughter	Machinist	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Isabella Boyd	18	Daughter	Artist	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
John Boyd	16	Son	Hossier Assistt	Dumfries, Stirlingshire
William Boyd	14	Son	Drapers Assistant	Kirkcudbtock, Dumbartonshire
Alexander Boyd	12	Son	Message Boy	Kirkcudbtock, Dumbartonshire
Robert Boyd	7	Son	Scholar	Kirkcudbtock, Dumbartonshire

In the 1881 census Robert (age 17), Calico Artist (Apprentice), was the son of Christina Boyd at 473 Eglinton St., Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire.^[4]

Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
Christina Boyd	61	Head		Edinburgh, Edinburghshire
Isabella Gowans	43	Sister	Formerly House Keeper	Edinburgh, Edinburghshire
Margaret Boyd	33	Daughter	White Seam Machinist	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
John Boyd	26	Son	Draper's Assistant	Dumfries, Stirlingshire
William Boyd	24	Son	Draper's Assistant	Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire
Alexander Boyd	22	Son	Chemist & Druggist Assist	Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire
Robert Boyd	17	Son	Calico Artist (Apprentice)	Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire
Catherine Caskie	11	Granddaughter	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Retirement

Date 31 Jan 1929

Place Suva Fiji

Death

Date 16 Jul 1934

Place 3 Woodside Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

Burial

Date: 17 Jul 1934

Place Purewa Cemetary Auckland New Zealand^[5]

Research Notes

• OBE Awarded on 5th June 1926, notice placed 3rd July 1926 , see London Gazette pdf also see service history at the Fiji land commission 1898 - 1927 Email from Fiji Lands Commission Other information not included in the scanned page attached are:
• Mr Boyd resigned as a nominated Member of the Legislative Council on 30th June, 1927.
• Mr Boyd was committed to extended leave on full salary from 1st June to 30th June, 1928 and thereafter proceeded on two months leave of absence on half pay. He resumed duties on the 31st August, 1928.
• Mr Robert Bord retired from the Colonial Service , as Chairman of the Native Lands Commission (NLC) on the 31st January, 1929.
• For your information the Native Land Commission was a very prestige office that was set up in 1875 to look after the legality of the sale or claim of all land in Fiji prior to Fiji being ceded to Great Britain in October,1874. After the completion of this work, the Commission was mandated to work on the subdivision of all lands in Fiji, which means the division of the Fijian people into land owning units, and then sub-dividing their land to the allocated parcels of land as per their heritage, these are land that are classified today as native lands or native reserves. Mr Boyd was one of the revered heads of the Commission whose decisions and reports still stand today. His name is always referred to by most of the Fijian people (mostly land owners) who come into the National Archives wanting to refer to some of the land decisions that was made during his tenure as Chairman of NLC.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Ancestry Record 60143 #5653132 (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Name: Robert Boyd; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 28 Oct 1863; Birth Place: Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland; Father: Robert Boyd; Mother: Christina Gowans.
2. ↑ "Statutory registers - Births" database, National Records of Scotland, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 10 Feb 2022), BOYD, ROBERT; Gender M; 1863; Kirkintilloch; Reference Number 498/ 271.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Glasgow St George; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_134
   Ancestry Record 1104 #2202700 (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Name: Robert Boyd; Age: 7; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864; Relationship: Son; Father's Name: Robert Boyd; Mother's Name: Christina Boyd; Gender: Male; Where born: Kirkcudbtock; Registration Number: 644/7; Registration district: Milton; Civil parish: Glasgow St George; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 106 Burnside St; Occupation: Scholar; ED: 5; Household schedule number: 79; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_134;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Robert Boyd 56 Head
   Christina Boyd 51 Wife
   Joan Boyd 27 Daughter
   Maggie Boyd 22 Daughter
   Isabella Boyd 18 Daughter
   John Boyd 16 Son
   William Boyd 14 Son
   Alexander Boyd 12 Son
   Robert Boyd 7 Son.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Glasgow Gorbals; ED: 37; Page: 7; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_247
   Ancestry Record 1119 #3241188 (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Name: Robert Boyd; Age: 17; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864; Relationship: Son; Mother's Name: Christina Boyd; Gender: Male; Where born: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonsh; Registration Number: 644/12; Registration district: Gorbals; Civil parish: Glasgow Gorbals; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 473 Eglinton St.; Occupation: Calico Artist (Apprentice); ED: 37; Household schedule number: 36; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_247;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Christina Boyd 61 Head
   Isabella Gowans 43 Sister
   Margaret Boyd 33 Daughter
   John Boyd 26 Son
   William Boyd 24 Son
   Alexander Boyd 22 Son
   Robert Boyd 17 Son
   Catherine Caskie 11 Grandaughter (Granddaughter).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209561937/robert-boyd : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for Robert Boyd (1865–16 Jul 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #209561937, citing Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand ; Maintained by PBW (contributor 49533424) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to James Allan for creating WikiTree profile Boyd-2865 through the import of Allan ONLY No2 on Jul 4, 2013.