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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

Bessie Reid was born in 1580 in South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland, the child of Henry Reid and Marjory Drury. Bessie Reid married Archebald Layng Laing, and had children including John Laing. Bessie Reid passed away in 1604 in South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bessie Reid was born in 1580 in South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland, the child of Henry Reid and Marjory Drury.
  • Bessie Reid married Archebald Layng Laing, and had children including John Laing.
  • Bessie Reid passed away in 1604 in South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Bessie Reid's Ancestors

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Bessie Reid
1580 – 1604
Birth Place: South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland
Parents
Henry Reid
1535 –
of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Drury
1542 –
Dumfermline, Scotland
Grandparents
George Drury
1517 –
Scotland
George Drury
1521 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Reid's Descendants

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Bessie Reid (ABT 1580 – 1604) m. Archebald (Layng) Laing (ABT 1579 – aft 1605)
  1. 1. John Laing (4 JUN 1597 – ) m. Margaret Laurence m. Margaret Hamilton (1609 – 06 Mar 1705/06)
    1. 1. Thomas Laing (1620 – 1695) m. Janet Bannerman (1621 – Jun 1694)
      1. 1. John Laing (12 Jan 1649 – 25 Jul 1698)
        1. 1. Christiana Laing (1678 – 4 Nov 1724) m. James Manning (25 April 1674 – 4 November 1724)

Bessie Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1580
ABT 1580
Birth of Bessie Reid in South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland
South Leith, Midlothain, Scotland
1604
1604
Age 24
Death of Bessie Reid in South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland
South Leath, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

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

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

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