Richard Boyd (1802–1859)
Richard Boyd was sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1817 aboard the Lord Eldon. The ship's indent gave his age as 15, his height as 5 feet, and his occupation as brush maker. He was assigned as a servant to John Macarthur and continued to work for him when he had served his sentence. The 1828 Census lists him as Macarthur's groom.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Boyd, Sarah (wife)
- Johnson, Mary (daughter)
- Eastman, Lydia (daughter)
- Holley, Sarah (daughter)
- Watson, Elizabeth (daughter)
- New, Margaret (daughter)
- Small, Ann (daughter)
- Boyd, William (son)
- Boyd, Robert (son)
- Boyd, Benjamin (son)
- Boyd, Richard (son)
- Boyd, James (son)
- Boyd, John (son)
- Boyd, Edward (stepson)
- Boyd, Margaret Esther (daughter-in-law)
- Hawes, Jane (daughter-in-law)
- Boyd, Augusta Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Boyd, Ellen Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Clout, Sarah Sophia (daughter-in-law)
- Boyd, Lavinia (daughter-in-law)
- Hoffman, Francis (son-in-law)
- Ravaillion, Johann Feld (son-in-law)
- Watson, James (son-in-law)
- Holley, William (son-in-law)
- Johnson, Benjamin (son-in-law)
- New, Thomas William (son-in-law)
- Small, George Richard (son-in-law)
- Higgins, Lydia (mother-in-law)
- Higgins, Robert (father-in-law)
- Higgins, Hannah (sister-in-law)
- Ryan, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Campbell, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Seymour, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Campbell, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Higgins, John (brother-in-law)
- Reid, Ann (niece by marriage)
- Warton, Harriet Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Aspery, Matilda Higgins (niece by marriage)
- Dyason, Lydia (niece by marriage)
- Ray, Hannah (niece by marriage)
- Jenkins, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Hoare, Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Seymour, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Jackson, Lydia Anne (niece by marriage)
- Foley, Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Williamson, Bridget (niece by marriage)
- Pegrem, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Seymour, George (nephew by marriage)
- Campbell, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Campbell, Daniel (nephew by marriage)
- Seymour, James (nephew by marriage)
- Seymour, John (nephew by marriage)
- Campbell, James Higgins (nephew by marriage)
- Seymour, Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Ryan, William (nephew by marriage)
- Ryan, Peter (nephew by marriage)
- Macarthur, John (master)
Citation details
'Boyd, Richard (1802–1859)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/boyd-richard-26291/text34181, accessed 23 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1802
Glasgow,
Lanarkshire,
Scotland
Death
13 January,
1859
(aged ~ 57)
Camden,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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