Jim Boyd

Jim Boyd
Biographical information
Born	1814
Died	September 1892
Also known as	Captain Jim Captain Boyd
Physical information
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Grey
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family members	Mr. Boyd (father) Mrs. Boyd (mother) Alec Boyd (nephew) Joe (grand-nephew)
Family	Boyd family
Affiliation
Religious views	Presbyterian
Political party	Liberal

James "Captain Jim" Boyd was the captain who lived in the lighthouse tower near the House of Dreams.

Biography

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Early life

Jim was born in 1814 in Four Winds, Prince Edward Island, to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd. He was raised there and in September 1820 he attended school.

Told by the good captain himself, it is recorded that Jim had 'the sea in his veins'. Captain Jim, from the early age of fifteen, ran off to the sea. Dear friends of the Schoolmaster, John Selwyn, and his wife, Persis, Sailor Jim would make his way to the House of Dreams even before he went to his own home.

Life in the lighthouse

He was very homely, sweet and kind. Anne and Gilbert Blythe love him and named their son after him, which made him extremely happy. He had a life-book,in which he had jotted down the tales of his adventures, which was rewritten and published by Leslie's second husband, Owen Ford. He was extremely proud of his life-book. He was a sailor and lighthouse owner. Anne saw a kindred spirit in him.

Death

Not long before he died, Jim's life-book was published and got very good reviews. He was extremely proud of it and read to the end, and died shortly after doing so, probably in the morning. When he died, he got a huge expensive and ugly monument he would've poked sly fun at in real life, paid for and made by his relatives.

Personality

Captain Jim was known for being a very good storyteller. Although poorly educated and not a very good writer, he was capable of captivating listeners in his sailing adventures and was extremely proud of his life-book, which he hoped to leave to his grand-nephew Joe.

Etymology

James is a male given name of Hebrew origin and means he who supplants.

• His friends, Anne and Gilbert, named their first son after him.
• Captain Jim shared his name with Jem's son Jem Jr., James Grand, James Armstrong, Jim Anderson and his son Jims, James Pringle, Jim Wilcox, James A. Harrison and with James, the father of Jamesina.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

• Hasso Zorn provided the voice of Captain Jim in the German audio drama Anne's House of Dreams (2010).

Appearances

Book appearances Anne's House of Dreams Anne of Ingleside (mentioned only) Rainbow Valley (mentioned only) Short story appearances The Blythes Are Quoted "Sea Song" (mentioned only) "An Old Face" (mentioned only)

Audio drama appearances Anne's House of Dreams (2010)