P_10433_2785 – William Boyd
Partner in Muir & Boyd of Charleston with William Muir (q.v.), and a major slave-trader in the last years of the British and US slave-trades, with 8 recorded voyages from London (6 ending in Charleston), two from Liverpool also to Charleston and a further four from Charleston itself. Connected with Caldcleugh & Boyd, and possiby brother of Edward Boyd (q.v.).
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First name: William
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Last name: Boyd
Aliases: Boyd, W.
Primary cohort: London
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Sources: One additional voyage ending in Charleston and belonging to W. Boyd, voyage no. 83158 in the Port Mary, has no port of departure in TASTDB. Two of the 8 recorded voyages for William Boyd as co-investor with Alexander Caldcleugh appear conceivably to have belonged to his brother Edward Boyd: Voyage no. 80354 of the Ariel in 1806 was shown as Alexander Caldcleugh, William Boyd and Joseph Reid; voyage no. 83559 of the Sir William Douglas in 1802 was shown as Alexander Caldcleugh and William Boyd, although another voyage by the Sir William Douglas is recorded as William Boyd alone. Administration of the will of William Boyd of Charleston was awarded July 1817 to Edward Boyd, uncle and guardian of Maitland Boyd, only child, the relict Isabel Susan Boyd having died [Ancestry.com, English Estates of American Settlers]. The will of William Boyd of Bromley proved 1831 PROB 11/1780/28 is unconnected.
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Crossings (8)
80354 - Ariel (1805 - 1806)
Role: Owner
80101 - Africa (1806 - 1806)
Role: Owner
83560 - Sir William Douglas (1803 - 1803)
Role: Owner
83559 - Sir William Douglas (1801 - 1802)
Role: Owner
83440 - Ruby (1805 - 1806)
Role: Owner
83439 - Ruby (1804 - 1804)
Role: Owner
83432 - Ruby (1806 - 1807)
Role: Owner
83157 - Port Mary (1805 - 1806)
Role: Owner
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Date: 1814
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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