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James Reid 1796 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1796

Birth Location: Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 May 1886

Death Location: Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Michal Reid

Mother: Margaret Ferguson

Spouse(s): Agnes Russell

Children(s): James Reid

James Reid was born in 1796 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Michal Reid and Margaret Ferguson. James Reid married Agnes Russell, and had children including James Reid. James Reid passed away in 1886 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Reid was born in 1796 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Michal Reid and Margaret Ferguson.
  • James Reid married Agnes Russell, and had children including James Reid.
  • James Reid passed away in 1886 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michal Reid
1750 –
Birth Location: Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MR
Margaret Ferguson
1755 –
Birth Location: Eastwood, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Russell
1799 – 1859
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Reid
1830 – 1881
Birth Location: Hurlet, Renfrew, Scotland
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James Reid's Ancestors

Self
James Reid
1796 – 1886
Birth Place: Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Michal Reid
1750 –
Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Ferguson
1755 –
Eastwood, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Reid's Descendants

1.
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James Reid (abt 1796 – 6 May 1886) m. Agnes Russell (21 Aug 1799 – 23 Apr 1859)
  1. 1. James Reid (15 May 1830 – 02 Jul 1881) m. Isabella Scott (1 Apr 1831 – 12 Dec 1910)
    1. 1. William Reid (30 Apr 1867 – 10 Dec 1942) m. Jane (Ann) Hasler (23 May 1874 – 29 May 1957)
      1. 1. Edith (Shadbolt) Reid (29 Nov 1893 – 2 Oct 1983) m. George (Clifford) Watson (24 September 1891 – 6 Dec 1970)
        1. 1. George (Elvin) Watson (16 Mar 1914 – 2000)
        2. 2. Gwendoline (Phyllis) Watson (02 Jun 1915 – 01 Jan 2012) m. William (Frederick Dominion) Brannigan (abt 1908 – 15 Jul 1958)
        3. 3. Rona (Jane) Watson (21 Aug 1920 – 2 Jul 1987)
        4. 4. CLIFFord (Briant) Watson (22 February 1922 – 2 August 2000)

James Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1796
abt 1796
Birth of James Reid in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1886
6 May 1886
Age 90
Death of James Reid in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1796
    Event Place: Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1886
    Event Place: Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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