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David Lawrence Reid 1878 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1878

Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 25 AUG 1944

Death Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: David Reid

Mother: Susanne Swanepoel

Spouse(s): Angela Rothwell

Children(s): Christina Reid, Hilda Reid

In 1878, David Lawrence Reid entered the world in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to David Lawrence Reid and Susanne Frederika Swanepoel. David Lawrence Reid married Angela Joanna Rothwell, and had children including Christina Sophia Reid, Hilda Reid. David Lawrence Reid passed away in 1944 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1878, David Lawrence Reid entered the world in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to David Lawrence Reid and Susanne Frederika Swanepoel.
  • David Lawrence Reid married Angela Joanna Rothwell, and had children including Christina Sophia Reid, Hilda Reid.
  • David Lawrence Reid passed away in 1944 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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David Reid's Ancestors

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David Reid
1878 – 1944
Birth Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
David Lawrence Reid
1836 – 1900
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Susanne (Frederika) Swanepoel
1843 – 1921
Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
William Reid
1802 – 1883
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Reid
1762 – 1841
Jean Sharp
1778 – 1861
William Forsyth
1754 – 1839
Janet Dewar
1756 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Dewar
1710 – 1765
Euphan Honeyman
1714 – 1805

David Reid's Descendants

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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)

David Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1878
16 FEB 1878
Birth of David Lawrence Reid in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
1944
25 AUG 1944
Age 66
Death of David Lawrence Reid in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1878
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1944
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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