Sir John Smith Knox Boyd (1891 – 1981), Largs-born Bacteriologist On the 18th of September, 1891, bacteriologist Brigadier Sir John Smith Knox Boyd was born at Mossbank, Largs to parents John Knox Boyd, bank agent, and Margaret Wilson Smith. The 1901 census reveals that John and Margaret Boyd were living at Mossbank, Douglas Place, off Douglas Street, Largs with their … Continue reading Sir John Smith Knox Boyd