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Superintendent Registrar's District: Cookstown, Registrar's District: Pomeroy, County Tyrone
Births
in Edendoit
July 8, 1897
Robert William, son of William Boyd, a farmer of Edendoit, and Sarah Boyd, formerly Carrick. informant: William Boyd of Edendoit, father

 

1901 Census of Ireland
house 10 in Edendoit (The Rock, Tyrone)

Boyd, William, 45, Male, Head of Family, Farmer, Married
Boyd, Sarah, 38, Female, Wife, Married
Boyd, Thomas, 17, Male, Son, Farmer, Not Married
Boyd, Joseph, 15, Male, Son, Farmer, Not Married
Boyd, Mary J, 12, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Not Married
Boyd, Lizabeth, 10, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Not Married
Boyd, Elenanor, 7, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Not Married
Boyd, Robert, 4, Male, Son, Not Married
Boyd, George, 1, Male, Son, Not Married

All were members of the Church of Ireland, all were born in County Tyrone. All could read and write except the two youngest children. None could read or write Irish.

The Enumerator's Abstract summarized that there were 5 males and 4 females in the one family in this house, and all were members of the Church of Ireland.

This was an inhabited private dwelling, with 3 out offices or farm steadings. The walls were brick, stone, or concrete. The roof was either thatch, wood, or other perishable material. It had 3 rooms, with 4 windows on the front of the house. All this rated it as a second class house. There was one distinct family living in it. There were 9 people in the family. The head of the house and the landholder on whose land it was situated was William Boyd.

There was no Out-Offices and Farm-Steadings Return.

William signed the return.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/The_Rock/Edendoit/1731575/

1911 Census of Ireland
house 22 in Edendoit (The Rock, Tyrone)

Boyd, William, 62, Male, Head of Family, Farmer, Married
Boyd, Sarah, 50, Female, Wife, Married 27 years, 8 children, 8 alive
Boyd, Robert, 14, Male, Son, Scholar, Single
Boyd, George, 11, Male, Son, Scholar, Single
Boyd, Florence, 7, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Single

All were members of the Church of Ireland, all were born in County Tyrone. All could read and write. None could read or write Irish.

from form B1, the House and Building Return.
This was a private dwelling, with 6 out offices and farm steadings. The walls were brick, stone, or concrete. The roof was either slate, iron, or tile. It had 3 rooms, with 3 windows on the front of the house. All this rated it as a second class house. There was one distinct family living in it. There were 5 people in the family. The head of the house and the landholder on whose land it was situated was William Boyd.

The Enumerator's Abstract summarized that there were 3 males and 2 females in the one family in this house, and all were members of the Church of Ireland.

The Out-Offices and Farm-Steadings Return form says that the buildings on the farm beside the house were: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn, and 1 turf house.

William signed the return.

 

 

 

 

UK Outward Passenger Lists, ancestry.combined
SS Columbia, left Londonderry 24 January 1923
Robert W Boyd, 25, farmer
Last address in UK: Edendoit, Pomeroy
second class passenger, headed to New York
last country of residence: UK
intended future country of residence: US
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Arrival 5 February 1923 NYC, on the Columbia, from Londonderry

Robert William Boyd, 26, single, farmer, Irish, last residence: Pomeroy, Ireland
nearest relative in Ireland: uncle William Carrick, Drumconor, Carland, Dungannon
destination: brother, Joseph Boyd, Pickering Hunt Club, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
paid for trip himself, has ticket to destination, is carrying 35 Pounds ($120), intends permanent residence
born: Edendoit, Ireland
5'9", dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes

Declaration of Intention, US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania
February 27, 1925
Robert William Boyd, 27, gardner
born 8 July 1897, Edendoit, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Ireland
5'8", 168 lbs, dark brown hair, grey-blue eyes
residence: 3318 No Sydenham, Philadelphia [home of his sister Mary Crozier]
last foreign residence: Edendoit, Pomeroy, Ireland
arrived at New York from Londonderry on the Columbia on or about 5 February 1923

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Petition for Naturalization
filed January 23, 1929
Robert William Boyd
residence: 109 S Keswick, Glenside, Pennsylvania [home of his sister Elizabeth Brust]
born 9 July 1897, Pomeroy, Tyrone, Ireland
left Londonderry on or about 27 January 1923
arrived NY 5 February 1923, on the Columbia
declaration filed 27 February 1925
have lived in US and in Pennsylvania continuously since 5 February 1923

witnesses:
George Boyd, gardener, 109 S Keswick Avenue, Glenside
John Crozier, battery constructor, 3318 N Sydenham

admitted as citizen April 26, 1929

 

1930 Census, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
ED 21, page 10B
April 9, 1930

owns the house at 109 S Keswick Avenue

Charles E Brust, 35, employer, auto repair garage, married 1st at 26, veteran, born in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Brust, 37, married 1st at 28, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1907, naturalized
Charles E Brust, 7
Robert W Brust, 3y 9m, born in Pennsylvania
Robert W Boyd, 32, single, born in Ireland, parents also, landscape gardiner, own account, arrived 1923, naturalized

WWII Draft Registration
February 16, 1942, Local Board 2, 304 Old York Road, Jenkintown Pa
Robert William Boyd, 44
109 S Keswick Avenue, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County
born July 8, 1897, Pomeroy, N Ireland
occupation: landscaping, own business
at same address
5'7 1/2", 172 lbs, ruddy complexion, blue eyes, black hair
contact person: Mr John Crozier, 3318 N Sydenham, Philadelphia

Veterans Compensation Application Files
application dated January 28, 1950
application received April 13, 1950

Robert W Boyd
128 Bickley Road, Glenside, Montgomery County
born July 8, 1897, Pomeroy, Tyrone, Ireland
in domestic service from
July 18, 1942 to January 12, 1943
December 9, 1944 to December 23, 1944
in foreign service from
January 13, 1943 to December 8, 1944
entered active service at Allentown PA, July 18, 1942
left at Ft Dix, NJ December 23, 1944
residence when entering active service: 109 S Keswick Avenue, Glenside, Montgomery County PA
beneficiaries: George Boyd 425 Tyson Avenue, Glenside PA

SSDI
Name: Robert Boyd
Last Residence:
18966 Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: 8 Jul 1897
Died: May 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

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Robert W Boyd
Birth 1897
Death 8 May 1985 (aged 87–88)
Burial
Arlington Cemetery
Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot Sunnyside
Memorial ID 69505331