Talk:Earl of Kilmarnock

Different reliable sources number Robert Boyd either Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd or Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd.

Dictionary of National Biography Boyd, Robert (d.1590)

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography:

The problems seem to arise from the family tree and who was the second and third Lord Boyd

Another source

Cokayne explains it depends on whether James Boyd, grandson and h. or the first baron (who had the lost the title) is considered to be the Second Lord as he regained the lands but not the title. This means that

Cokayne gives the line as:

As the ODNB is the most recent source and it ties in with the Cokayne, (the second most recent source). It is my intention to change the names and numbers to match those of these sources. This will also allow brief biographies to be created for all the red links up to the William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd the 1st Earl of Kilmarnock. -- PBS (talk) 05:09, 13 November 2010 (UTC)