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David Lawrence Reid 1836 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JAN 1836

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 19 DEC 1900

Death Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: William Reid

Mother: Charlotte Forsyth

Spouse(s): Susanne Swanepoel

Children(s): David Reid, Frederick Reid, George Reid, Susan Reid, Charles Reid, Jane Reid

In 1836, David Lawrence Reid entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to William Reid and Charlotte Forsyth. David Lawrence Reid married Susanne Frederika Swanepoel, and had children including David Lawrence Reid, Frederick William Reid, George John Reid, Susan Reid, Charles Henry Reid, Jane Annie Reid. David Lawrence Reid passed away in 1900 in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1836, David Lawrence Reid entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to William Reid and Charlotte Forsyth.
  • David Lawrence Reid married Susanne Frederika Swanepoel, and had children including David Lawrence Reid, Frederick William Reid, George John Reid, Susan Reid, Charles Henry Reid, Jane Annie Reid.
  • David Lawrence Reid passed away in 1900 in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Reid
1802 – 1883
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Susanne Swanepoel
1843 – 1921
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
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Children(s)

David Reid
1878 – 1944
Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Frederick Reid
1879 – 1979
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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George Reid
1881 – 1958
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Susan Reid
1883 – 1983
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Charles Reid
1885 – 1985
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Jane Reid
1888 – 1988
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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David Reid's Ancestors

Self
David Reid
1836 – 1900
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Reid
1802 – 1883
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Scotland
Grandparents
John Reid
1762 – 1841
Perth, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jean Sharp
1778 – 1861
Linlithgow, Scotland
William Forsyth
1754 – 1839
Scotland
Janet Dewar
1756 – 1839
Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Dewar
1710 – 1765
Euphan Honeyman
1714 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Honeyman
1688 – 1794
Sophia Watson
1694 – 1794

David Reid's Descendants

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David (Lawrence) Reid (9 JAN 1836 – 19 DEC 1900) m. Susanne (Frederika) Swanepoel (1843 – 14 MAY 1921)
  1. 1. David (Lawrence) Reid (16 FEB 1878 – 25 AUG 1944) m. Angela (Joanna) Rothwell (7 JUL 1877 – 14 DEC 1941)
    1. 1. Christina (Sophia) Reid (13 JAN 1903 – 13 JAN 1903)
    2. 2. Hilda Reid (1908 – 13 AUG 1908)
  2. 2. Frederick (William) Reid (26 JUL 1879 – BEF 1979)
  3. 3. George (John) Reid (1881 – 21 JUL 1958) m. Emily (Carolina) Schulz (11 SEP 1880 – 24 NOV 1948) m. Ina (Louise) Manley (8 JUN 1887 – 29 AUG 1974)
    1. 1. George (John) Reid (1905 – BEF 2005)
    2. 2. Arthur (Clement) Reid (1907 – BEF 2007)
    3. 3. Reginald (Rupert) Reid (1909 – BEF 2009)
    4. 4. Ivy (Emily) Reid (1911 – BEF 2011)
    5. 5. Edna (May) Reid (1928 – BEF 2023)
  4. 4. Susan Reid (22 AUG 1883 – BEF 1983)
  5. 5. Charles (Henry) Reid (8 AUG 1885 – BEF 1985)
  6. 6. Jane (Annie) Reid (2 MAY 1888 – BEF 1988)

David Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1836
9 JAN 1836
Birth of David Lawrence Reid in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1900
19 DEC 1900
Age 64
Death of David Lawrence Reid in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1836
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1900
    Event Place: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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