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Bessie Reid 1580 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1580

Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Henry Reid

Mother: Marjory Drury

Spouse(s): Archebald Laing

Children(s): John Laing

Early life: Bessie Reid arrived in South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland in 1580, born to Henry Reid and Marjory Drury. Over time, Bessie Reid formed a family with Archebald Layng Laing, which included John Laing. Bessie Reid concluded life in South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland in 1604.

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Parents

Henry Reid
1535 –
Birth Location: of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Marjory Drury
1542 –
Birth Location: Dumfermline, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Archebald Laing
1579 – 1605
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Laing
1597 –
Birth Location: Craigforth, Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1580
    Event Place: South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1604
    Event Place: South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland
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