Baron Kilmarnock
Baron Kilmarnock , of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The respective baron is the hereditary chief of Clan Boyd .
Award
The title was created in 1831 for William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll . Whose titles all belonged to the Peerage of Scotland and were therefore not associated with an automatic seat in the House of Lords . Hay held various offices at the royal court. The additional barony gave him a seat in the House of Lords.
Other titles
The barony remained a subordinate title of the respective Earl of Erroll until 1941 . The 22nd earl had no son, but he did have a daughter. Since the earliest dignity , like many older Scottish titles, could also be inherited in the female line, it fell to the daughter, while the barony of Kilmarnock passed to the younger brother Gilbert Hay as the 6th baron, who also took the surname Boyd .
List of Barons Kilmarnock (1831)
- William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll , 1st Baron Kilmarnock (1801–1846)
- William Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll , 2nd Baron Kilmarnock (1823-1891)
- Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll , 3rd Baron Kilmarnock (1852–1927)
- Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll , 4th Baron Kilmarnock (1876–1928)
- Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll , 5th Baron Kilmarnock (1901-1941)
- Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock (1903-1975)
- Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock (1927-2009)
- Robin Boyd, 8th Baron Kilmarnock (* 1941)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Simon John Boyd (* 1978).
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Kilmarnock, Baron (UK, 1831) at Cracroft's Peerage