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Alexander Reid 1819 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1819

Birth Location: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jul 1888

Death Location: Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas Reid

Mother: Margaret Russell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gillespie

Children(s): Jane Reid, Thomas Reid, John Reid

In 1819, Alexander Reid entered the world in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Reid and Margaret Russell. Alexander Reid married Elizabeth Gillespie, and had children including Jane Gibson (Jeannie) Reid, Thomas Russell Reid, John Gillespie Reid. Alexander Reid passed away in 1888 in Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Alexander Reid entered the world in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Reid and Margaret Russell.
  • Alexander Reid married Elizabeth Gillespie, and had children including Jane Gibson (Jeannie) Reid, Thomas Russell Reid, John Gillespie Reid.
  • Alexander Reid passed away in 1888 in Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Reid
1775 –
Birth Location: Little Dunkeld,Perth,Scotland
TR
Margaret Russell
1778 – 1859
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gillespie
1821 – 1858
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jane Reid
1848 – 1907
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JR
Thomas Reid
1850 – 1938
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
TR
John Reid
1852 – 1906
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR

Alexander Reid's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Reid
1819 – 1888
Birth Place: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Reid
1775 –
Little Dunkeld,Perth,Scotland
Margaret Russell
1778 – 1859
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
james Reid
1750 –
Sarboultown Ayr
Jannet Robertson
1750 –
Thomas Russell
1757 –
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hughes
1758 – 1815
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1724 – 1819
Mary Hill
1723 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert RU
1696 – 1811
Mary Alexander
1702 – 1744
John Hill
1684 – 1724
Grizel Pride
1690 –

Alexander Reid's Descendants

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Alexander Reid (21 Jun 1819 – 18 Jul 1888) m. Elizabeth Gillespie (17 Jul 1821 – 17 January 1858)
  1. 1. Jane (Gibson (Jeannie)) Reid (28 Apr 1848 – 1907)
  2. 2. Thomas (Russell) Reid (18 Apr 1850 – 11 August 1938)
  3. 3. John (Gillespie) Reid (10 Mar 1852 – 28 Feb 1906) m. Eliza (Mary) Armstrong (27 Jun 1856 – 18 Aug 1947)
    1. 1. Alexander (John) Reid (12 Nov 1876 – 21 August 1933)
    2. 2. Christina (Gillespie) Reid (17 Jul 1878 – 14 Oct 1904)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Armstrong) Reid (24 Oct 1879 – 4 Dec 1951) m. William Dale (14 Jun 1872 – 4 Jun 1949)
      1. 1. William ((Jack) John Gillespie) Dale (13 Aug 1899 – 9 Dec 1964)
      2. 2. Alfred ((Dick) Reid) Dale (24 November 1900 – 9 July 1963)
      3. 3. George (Harry Stanley) Dale (1905 – 07 Jul 1905)
      4. 4. Henry (Stanley) Dale (15 Jun 1907 – 26 Jul 1969) m. Florence (Elizabeth) Adams (Jul 1912 – 18 Nov 1982)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Dale (1934 – Jan 1934)
        2. 2. William (George) Dale
        3. 3. 'Bill' (William George) Dale
        4. 4. Judith Dale
      5. 5. Frank (Alexander) Dale (26 Nov 1908 – 9 Jul 1980)
      6. 6. Christina (Maude Alexandra) Dale (2 Mar 1911 – 16 Jul 1995)
      7. 7. Edna (Nancy) Dale (10 Jun 1916 – 27 Jun 1995)
    4. 4. Alfred (Ward) Reid (24 Nov 1881 – 22 Jul 1953)
    5. 5. Jeannie (Gibson) Reid (11 Feb 1882 – 25 Jan 1936)
    6. 6. Eliza (Margaret Helen) Reid (1 Dec 1883 – 13 Sep 1970) m. George (Victor) August (24 May 1880 – 19 Sep 1948)
      1. 1. Stillborn (F) August (1904 – 1904)
      2. 2. Robert (Gillespie) August (28 Apr 1907 – 16 Jul 1994) m. Annie (Letitia Grace) Clohessy (01 sep 1909 – 24 Mar 1988)
        1. 1. Bruce (Gilbert) August (16 Jul 1938 – 22 Mar 2014)
        2. 2. August m. Peter Burnett (9 Feb 1930 – 27 November 2005)
        3. 3. Keith August
      3. 3. Gordon (Victor Russell) August (13 Nov 1908 – 25 October 1988)
      4. 4. Iona (Edna Mary) August (30 July 1912 – 27 may 1995)
    7. 7. John (Gordon) Reid (8 Feb 1885 – 5 May 1948)
    8. 8. Thomas (Russell) Reid (15 Aug 1886 – 17 Mar 1924)
    9. 9. James (Eric William) Reid (1888 – 26 Aug 1890)
    10. 10. Harry (Stanley) Reid (1890 – 1965)
    11. 11. James Reid (31 Jan 1892 – 24 Apr 1955) m. Florence (May) Billman (1905 – 21 September 1948) m. Ivy (Pearl) Turner (9 Jun 1901 – 23 Jun 1959)
      1. 1. Joan Reid (25 Oct 1940 – 13 Dec 1983)
      2. 2. Cecil (Morris "Mick") Turner (8 Mar 1922 – 8 May 2004) m. Edna (Elizabeth) Nankivell (14 Apr 1924 – 3 Oct 2001)
        1. 1. Dianne Turner m. Brian Hewson (16 Jul 1945 – 16 Apr 1974)
        2. 2. Peter Turner

Alexander Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1819
21 Jun 1819
Birth of Alexander Reid in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
1888
18 Jul 1888
Age 69
Death of Alexander Reid in Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1819
    Event Place: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
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