ABSTRACT
The Boyd family were prominent in the eighteenth-century wine trade of both Dublin and Bordeaux. The fact that the Two Sisters carried no Boyd letters might appear to merit note. The Boyds represent an unusual and complex evolution in an uncommonly long presence in France. Their story is in some respects unique. The Boyd problem was cleared up by an invitation to participate in a conference in May 2009 that was held in a restored house in Kent, once occupied by the most successful member of the Boyd family scattered after 1685. A few words are relevant on the rough pedigree of the Boyds – and to add to it. The early French Boyds are identified by number, both to identify generations, as the same first name often recurs, and to avoid confusion with Irish Boyds. The wine business itself in Dublin was lucrative. But authors know little about the business of the Dublin house.
