Volume contents
- 1 - West Kilbride , Index
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- 154 - West Kilbride , Title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYDSTON | Boydstone Boydstone Boydstone Boydston Boydston Boydston Boydston |
William Caldwell occupier Archibald Ravie Voters List Aitkens Map New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map Paterson's Hist [History] of Ayr |
011 | A substantial farm yard with dwellinghouse attached situated on a rising ground overlooking the Frith of Clyde it is the property of Archibald Alexander and occupied by William Caldwell.- It is doubtful whether the e should be used in this name generally speaking names ending with ton or toun ar written without it, the Etymology is Boyds Town or Toun. See Campbelton Overton & in this Parish also Chapelton The name is written on trace without the e until Capt. [Captain] Bayly decides on the matter- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 14[9]-- Trace 1
Parish of West Kilbride -- County of Ayr
Ton, Toun, or town, Besides a large assemblage of
houses this term is used to denote
a farmers steading, or even
a single dwelling.
Jamieson
Boydston. Boyd is a common family [name] and
with the common Saxon termination
of ton annexed, would signify
the dwellingplace of the Boyds.
See Chalmers Caledonia
Boydston Patersons History of Ayr
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 63 - Parish of West Kilbride, OS1/3/63
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of West Kilbride.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.