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Gilbert Buchanan Reid 1897 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1897

Birth Location: Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 JAN 1979

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Reid

Mother: Annie Cameron

Spouse(s): Lily Smith

Children(s): Eileen Reid

In 1897, Gilbert Buchanan Reid entered the world in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Reid and Annie Cameron. Gilbert Buchanan Reid married Lily Smith, and had children including Eileen Ramshaw Reid. Gilbert Buchanan Reid passed away in 1979 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Gilbert Buchanan Reid entered the world in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Reid and Annie Cameron.
  • Gilbert Buchanan Reid married Lily Smith, and had children including Eileen Ramshaw Reid.
  • Gilbert Buchanan Reid passed away in 1979 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Gilbert Reid's Ancestors

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Gilbert Reid
1897 – 1979
Birth Place: Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Reid
1844 – 1944
Methic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Annie Cameron
1859 – 1949
Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cameron
1830 – 1902
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Isabel Coutts
1830 – 1903
Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Coutts
1799 – 1873
Ann Coutts
1804 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Coutts
1781 – 1851
Margaret Clarke
1786 – 1851
Thomas Coutts
1760 – 1811
Margaret Rose
1768 – 1868

Gilbert Reid's Descendants

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Gilbert (Buchanan) Reid (16 FEB 1897 – 30 JAN 1979) m. Lily Smith (1 APR 1911 – 15 MAR 1997)
  1. 1. Eileen (Ramshaw) Reid (28 JUN 1934 – 2016) m. Frederick (Thomas) Dowsett (5 NOV 1915 – 13 APR 2003)
    1. 1. [________] Dowsett (AFT 1954 – ) m. [________] Getzendorfer (AFT 1954 – )
      1. 1. Lachlan Getzendorfer (AFT 1974 – )

Gilbert Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1897
16 FEB 1897
Birth of Gilbert Buchanan Reid in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1979
30 JAN 1979
Age 82
Death of Gilbert Buchanan Reid in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1897
    Event Place: Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1979
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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