William Alexander Jenyns Boyd

William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (18421928) was a journalist and schoolmaster in Australia. He was admired for his "upright bearing and extensive learning".

Early life Boyd was born in Paris on 27 November 1842. His father was Colonel Charles Boyd (of the 95th Regiment), of Kilmarnock, Scotland. His mother was Mary Vachell, and Horace Vachell, the author, was his cousin. He was educated in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, including at the Lycee de Versailles, near Paris.

Career in Queensland Although expected to join the army, Boyd decided to work on American sailing ships allowing him to he traveled widely around the world. Isabella was born at Ormeau Road, Belfast, Ulster, Ireland. Isabella died on 16 May 1916 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.

On 22 January 1918 he married Cora Violet Pickton White at St Martins Church of England, Milton. She died on 4 December 1927.

He had an adopted daughter who was the widow of Lieutenant Ralph Clifton, an officer in the Royal Artillery, killed at the Western Front during World War I. His body was brought to Brisbane for burial in the Toowong Cemetery on 21 May 1928; he was buried with his first wife Isabella.

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