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John Reid 1858 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 October 1940

Death Location: Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand

Father: John Reid

Mother: Alicia\Elisha WATSON

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCAULEY

Children(s): Margaret Reid

The story of John Reid began in 1858 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. John Reid married Elizabeth Florence McCAULEY, and had children including Margaret Janet "Jessie" Reid. John Reid passed away in 1940 in Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Reid began in 1858 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
  • John Reid married Elizabeth Florence McCAULEY, and had children including Margaret Janet "Jessie" Reid.
  • John Reid passed away in 1940 in Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reid
1824 – 1898
Birth Location: Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
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Alicia\Elisha WATSON
1826 – 1861
Birth Location: Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McCAULEY
1876 – 1909
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Margaret Reid
1898 – 1975
Birth Location: Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand
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John Reid's Ancestors

Self
John Reid
1858 – 1940
Birth Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
John Reid
1824 – 1898
Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Alicia\Elisha WATSON
1826 – 1861
Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Reid
1803 – 1873
Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Muir
1801 – 1878
Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Reid's Descendants

1.
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John Reid (10 Nov 1858 – 18 October 1940) m. Elizabeth (Florence) McCAULEY (28 Jun 1876 – 1909)
  1. 1. Margaret (Janet "Jessie") Reid (22 Sep 1898 – 9 Oct 1975) m. James (Taylor) Brass (19 MAY 1889 – 19 FEB 1974)
    1. 1. James (David) Brass (26 November 1918 – 10 December 1997) m. Susan (Grace) Pritchard (25 Apr 1920 – 14 February 2017)
      1. 1. David (Alasdair "Alasdair') Brass (10 Dec 1949 – 11 Feb 2018) m. Beryl (Ann) Anderson
        1. 1. Kelly Brass (1979 – )
      2. 2. Jan Brass
      3. 3. Richard Brass

John Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1858
10 Nov 1858
Birth of John Reid in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1940
18 October 1940
Age 82
Death of John Reid in Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand
Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1940
    Event Place: Mossburn, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand
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