John boyd dunlop 18401921 born into a farming family in dreghorn in ayrshire, john boyd dunlop was a veterinary surgeon by profession, having qualified at edinburgh veterinary college now part of edinburgh university when he was only 19. John boyd dunlop lived from 5 february 1840 to 23 october 1921. He worked as a vet in edinburgh for nearly ten years before moving to belfast. Researching the dunlop family tree, genealogy and ancestry. Dunlop, john boyd definition of dunlop, john boyd by the. John dunlop is held in high regard in dunlop folklore as the man, who with his mate james regan was the first to find gold at ballarat. John boyd dunlop was born at a dreghorn farm on 5 february 1840.
Family history uk free uk genealogy sunames and surnames. John boyd, a wellknown citizen of riverside, though not a pioneer, has been a resident of the city since 1876, and there are few men who have been more closely identified with the real interest and improvements of the city than john boyd. John boyd dunlop 1840 1921 was famous for establishing what would become the dunlop rubber company. John boyd dunlop 5 february 1840 23 october 1921 was a scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in ireland. Baptism entry for john boyd dunlop in the opr for dreghorn 21 kb jpeg national records of scotland, opr 5892, page 24. John boyd dunlop 18401921 wikitree free family tree. John wallacedunlop historical records and family trees. After completing his schooling, dunlop practiced as a veterinary surgeon first in edinburgh, scotland, andthen in belfast, ireland.
John boyd dunlop was a scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in ireland. Full text of history of the boyd family, and descendants, with historical chapter of the ancient family of boyds, in scotland, and a complete record of their descendants in kent, new windsor and middletown, n. John was born on february 24 1804, in dreghorn, ayr, scotland. Mary lou duncan, past society genealogist, speaking at one of the librarys sponsored genealogy programs. At the office he recieves the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by john chalmers of dundee, scotland. J b dunlop sold out in 1895 and took no further interest in the tyre or rubber business. Thomas was born on september 18 1750, in dunlop, ayrshire, scotland. This daughter of aunty jane married a man named gilbert clark. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Great bit on irish and birmingham uk history and the inflated rubber, tire invention that man is yet to better on a large scale all started with a trycycle. In 1887 he constructed there a pneumatic tire for his sons tricycle. Boyd, whose sketch may be found on another page of this volume. John boyd dunlop was born on february 5th 1840, in dreghorn, north ayrshire, scotland.
The story of irishman john boyd dunlop, inventor of air. A device that is used daily by hundreds of millions if not billions of people around the world was developed in the last century by scotsman john boyd dunlop. In trying to provide his son with a smoother ride and better handling dunlop took the. Tour scotland wee video of old photographs of dreghorn is a village in north ayrshire. Ydna str markers change mutate often enough that most men who share the same str results also share a recent paternal lineage. Job, joblin, jobling, john, johns, johnson, johnsons, johnston, johnstone, joice. Amongst the boyd papers, there is a bond, dated 1666, to john mkerrell of ilillhouse, in name and in. I have prepared a descendant report of all descendants that i know of of james dunlop, 3rd. He is a native of this county, having been born in johnson township on the 7th of october, 1859. John boyd dunlop 05 feb 1840 dreghorn, ayrshire 23 oct 1921 managed by lesley morgan. John boyd dunlop british veterinary surgeon britannica.
The wider picture in scotland at the time is set out in our historical timeline. William boyd in july, 1718, five or six hundred men, women and children had come over to settle. He died on 23 october 1921 in dublin and his son, the worlds first rider on pneumatics, predeceased him by a year. John dunlop historical records and family trees myheritage.
John boyd was the primary penname of boyd bradfield upchurch, an american science fiction author. Researching john boyd dunlop family tree assistant. His remaining business interest was a local drapery. John richard boyd january 23, 1927 march 9, 1997 was a united states air force fighter pilot and pentagon consultant of the late 20th century. In 1887 dunlop was asked by his young son to thinkof some way to make the boys tricycle ride more comfortably on belfasts cobblestone streets. How does this resource excite and engage childrens learning. A powerpoint about john boyd dunlop with some quiz questions at the end. En route to his office he strides along the english lane, surfaced by john macadam of ayr, scotland he drives an english car fitted with tyres invented by john boyd dunlop of dreghorn, scotland. John boyd usaf, the fighter pilot who changed the art of. It will be published by little, brown and company in november, 2002.
John boyd dunlop 18401921 national records of scotland. Family tree, under the family tree menu above is a comprehensive genealogical package that contains all of the genealogy information that i currently have including photos, documents and cemeteries. The entry in the old parish register opr for dreghorn gives the date of baptism as 18 february. John boyd dunlops 1887 invention of first commercially viable pneumatic pressurized rubber tire managed to dramatically boost the popularity of bicycles, and quickly enabled rise of the car industry. John alexander dunlop wallace was born circa 1773, to thomas wallacedunlop and eglontine eglintoune dunlopwallace born maxwell.
Described as a gentle mannered man and with confidence in his abilities as a veterinary surgeon he settled and married and had two children. In 1867 he settled in belfast as a veterinary surgeon. He studied to become veterinary surgeon, managing to finish royal school of veterinary studies at the university of edinburg and practice this job for over 10 years both at home and in the city of downpatrick, ireland, where he established downe veterinary clinic together with his brother james. Pockethorizon provides a great on site experience, helping home inspectors collect. He arrived at a time when the first named commodity at least biography of john boyd read more. The major surnames included are boyd, black, carrington, edwards, ford, lowrey, mcquiston, and simonton. History of the boyd family and descendants forgotten books. There are many additional tools for john boyds genealogy below. John boyd tyres dunlop was born on month day 1840, at birth place, to john dunlop and agnes dunlop born boyd. He noticed that his little boy was not going very fast and did not seem very comfortable. This bust of john boyd dunlop, by glasgow sculptor. A single point from which to carry out all your dunlop family research.
John boyd dunlop 18401921, inventor paper read to the old dublin society by jim cooke on 8th november 1995 john boyd dunlop was born on february 5th 1840 in the village of dreghorn, five miles from kilmarnock, ayrshire, scotland. This web site is about the boyd family that lives in tipton county, tennessee. Born on february 5, 1846 in dreghorn, north ayrshire, dunlop was originally a. John boyd dunlop 5 februar 1840 23 october 1921 wis a scots inventor an veterinary surgeon wha spent maist o his career in ireland.
Drawing by john huybers map op the province of ulster. Full text of scotch irish pioneers in ulster and america. Dunlop, john boyd synonyms, dunlop, john boyd pronunciation, dunlop, john boyd translation, english dictionary definition of dunlop, john boyd. John boyd dunlop information powerpoint teacher made. His theories have been highly influential in the military, sports, business, and litigation fields. For the past three years i have been researching boyds life for a biography titled boyd. Clan dunlop managed by amy gilpin scotland project wikitree. Biographical file in the boyd genealogy biographical files in the boyd genealogy and local history room click on the links below to connect to the indexes of the biographical files. Born on 30 december 1730, john died on 1 january 1805. Full text of history of the boyd family, and descendants.
Old photographs dreghorn ayrshire scotland youtube. John boyd dunlop, inventor who developed the pneumatic rubber tire. Many men have made fortunes out of the pneumatic tyre, which was a fundamental part of the transportation revolution, but john boyd dunlop remained a vet all his life, although he eventually learned how to ride a bicycle. Agnes was born on march 3 1808, in kilmars, ayr, scotland. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Patented the following year, the tire went into commercial production in 1890, with dunlop holding 1,500. Eglontine was born circa 1754, in monreith, mochrum, wigtownshire, scotland. But it is as a fighter pilot that many retired air force officers today remember john boyd. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your john boyd dunlop family tree. Anne, dau of alexander boyd of clare park 2henry m. Born on a farm at dreghorn, north ayrshire, and studied to be a veterinary surgeon at the dick vet, university of edinburgh, a profession he pursued for nearly ten years at home. He popularised the pneumatic inflatable rubber tyre and is chiefly remembered for founding the company that bears his name, dunlop tyres. Familiar with making rubber devices, he reinvented pneumatic tyres for his childs tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing.
Dunlop went on to market his design, initially for bicycles but the company that bore his name were soon making tyres for the new motor cars that were emerging in the 1890s. It traces the history of the family from william boyd who immigrated to south carolina from ireland before the revolutionary war through the migration from south carolina to mississippi and then to tennessee. He sold his rights to the pneumatic tyres to a company he formed with the president of the irish cyclists association, harvey du cros, for a small cash sum and a small shareholding in their pneumatic tyre business. In 1888 dunlops founder, john boyd dunlop, was watching his young son riding his tricycle on solid rubber tires over cobbled ground. Dunigan, dunkley, dunlea, dunleavy, dunlevy, dunlop, dunmore, dunmure. Rose macaulay, dau of alexander macaulay of glenville, cushendall. Biographical file in the boyd genealogy city of hickory. John boyd dunlop 18401921 was a scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name, the dunlop rubber co and the dunlop pneumatic tyre co 1840 february 5th. Alexander dunlop, a signer, was not a minister in ulster, nor were two other clerical signers of the. John and her had two children, arthur and eadie edith may. Media in category john boyd dunlop the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. He comes from one of the pioneer families of the county, being a son of joseph and minerva a. Boyd, a legendary air force fighter pilot whose discovery that quicker is better than faster became the basis of a farreaching theory that helped revolutionize american military.