General Notes

Knockans appears to be a Boyd fiefdom and is

Public Record Office for Northern Ireland
PRONI Reference :     D1060/22
Level :     Item
Access :     Open
Title :     Copy Award £1,800. John Boyd, David Boyd
Dates :     14 July 1859
Description : Copy Award £1,800. John Boyd, David Boyd and Alex. Boyd, Knockans, farmers. Lands in Knockans

John Boyd is listed there in 1876 as a landowner on Clan Boyd site.

1911 Census:
Kerrs William Wright Boyd 50 Male
Kerrs Annie 43 Female
Boyd Sarah 84 Female (Aunt, Single aged 84)
Given Annie 18 Female
and
Stevenson Margaret 67 Female
Lees Elizabeth 71 Female
Boyd John 17 Male (Servant, aged 17)
Hanna Elizabeth 19 Female
Dobbin Robert 21 Male