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Boyne History Etymology Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Sources

Boyne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Boyne

What does the name Boyne mean?

In Scottish history, few names go farther back than Boyne, whose ancestors lived among the clans of the Pictish tribe. The ancestors of the Boyne family lived in the lands of Boyne, near Portsoy in Banffshire since very early times. Translating from the Gaelic, the name means dweller by the river Boyne.

Early Origins of the Boyne family

The surname Boyne was first found in Banffshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh), former Scottish county located in the northeasterly Grampian region of Scotland, now of divided between the Council Areas of Moray and Aberdeenshire, where they held a family seat in the ancient thanedom of Boyne near Portsoy in that shire.

Early History of the Boyne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boyne research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1556, 1577, 1591, 1613, 1690, 1750 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Boyne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boyne Spelling Variations

Although Medieval Scotland lacked a basic set of spelling rules, which meant that scribes recorded names according to their sounds it was not uncommon for the names of a father and son to be recorded differently. As a result, there are many spelling variations of Scottish single names. Boyne has been written Boyne, Boyn, Boynd and others.

Early Notables of the Boyne family

Frank Boyne, killed in the first World War

Migration of the Boyne family to Ireland

Some of the Boyne family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boyne migration to the United States +

Thousands of Scots left their home country to travel to Ireland or Australia, or to cross the Atlantic for the North American colonies. The difficult crossing was an enormous hurdle, but those who survived found freedom and opportunity in ample measure. Some Scots even fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence. This century, their ancestors have become aware of the illustrious history of the Scots in North America and at home through Clan societies and other organizations. Passenger and immigration lists show many early and influential immigrants bearing the name Boyne:

Boyne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Boyne, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 1
Rich Boyne, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 1
Daniell Boyne, who landed in America in 1679 1

Boyne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Boyne, aged 31, who landed in Missouri in 1840 1
Phillip Boyne, who landed in New York in 1846 1
Bernard Boyne, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1848 1
Benjm Boyne, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1862 1
Patrick Boyne who arrived in Philadelphia in 1874

Boyne migration to Canada +

Boyne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Alex Boyne U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 2
Mr. James Boyne U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 2

Boyne Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. John Boyne, aged 3 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Bee" departing 17th April 1847 from Cork, Ireland; the ship arrived on 12th June 1847 but he died on board 3

Boyne migration to Australia +

Boyne Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Charles Boyne, English convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Canada" on 23rd April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Peter Boyne, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1849 5
Jane Boyne, aged 34, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Lysander" 6
Maria Boyne, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 7
Rose Boyne, aged 29, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Boyne (post 1700) +

Walter J. Boyne (1929-2020), United States Air Force officer, combat veteran, aviation historian, former director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Thomas Boyne (1849-1896), American soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States
Peter Boyne (b. 1944), former Australian Rules Footballer
Henry Boyne (b. 1910), Political Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
John Boyne (b. 1971), Irish novelist

Historic Events for the Boyne family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Peter Boyne, British Ordnance Artificer 5th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 8

The Boyne Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Through

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 65)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canada
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Constance.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LYSANDER 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Lysander.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The barque OREGON, 521 tons - 1851 voyage to South Australia. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Oregon.htm
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html