Billington Baines Boyd (1834 - 1857)

Born 29 Nov 1834 in Bath, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Died 31 Dec 1857 at age 23 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Biography

Billington, child of Mossom Boyd & Charlotte Boyd, was born on 29 November 1834 and baptised on 24 December 1834 in Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England.^[1]

In the 1851 census Bellington (age 16) was the son of Mossom Boyd in East Budleigh, Devon, England.^[2]

In the 1851 census Billington (age 16), Scholar At House, was a son at Pack House, Budleigh, Devonshire.^[3]

Billington was employed on 31 December 1857 in Vellore.^[4]

India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948, ancestry.com: "Name: Billington Baines Boyd; Gender: Male; Age: 20; Birth Date: 1837; Death Date: 31 Dec 1857; Burial Date: 01 Jan 1857; Burial Place: Vellore, Madras, India; FHL Film Number: 521850"

Billington died on 31 Dec in Vellore and their estate passed probate on 4 March 1859 in Principal Registry.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\wal.sw/2/1/29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60857 #2974865 (accessed 11 August 2023)
   Billington Baines Boyd baptism on 24 Dec 1834 (born 29 Nov 1834), child of Mossom Boyd & Charlotte Boyd, in Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1865; Folio: 117; Page: 49; GSU roll: 221013; ED, institution, or vessel: 5a; Household schedule number: 137
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #5666148 (accessed 11 August 2023)
   Bellington Boyd (16) son in household of Mossorn Boyd (69) in East Budleigh in St Thomas registration district in Devon, England. Born in Bath.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 United Kingdom Census Sample"
   Original data: 1841 Census Returns. London, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). HO 107 Census Returns
   Ancestry uk Record 7918 #94969 (accessed 11 August 2023)
   Billington Boyd (16) son, Scholar At House, at Pack House, Budleigh, Devonshire. Born in Bath, Somerset, England.
4. ↑ Employment: "UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939"
   University of London; London, England; The East India Register and Army List for 1858 2nd edition India; Reference Number: b2199357~S10 1858
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61468 #210600 (accessed 11 August 2023)
   Name: Billington Baines Boyd; Record Type: Military; Military Place: India; Death Date: 31 Dec 1857; Death Place: Vellore.
5. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #19533270 (accessed 11 August 2023)
   Billington Baines Boyd probate on 4 Mar 1859 in Principal Registry. Died 31 Dec in Vellore.