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Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton 1538 – 1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1538

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jun 1599

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Reid

Mother: Jeanne Reid*

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Children(s): Sir Reid

Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton was born in 1538 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Caudwell Reid and Jeanne (Miller*) Reid*. Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton had children including Sir William Thomas Reid. Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton passed away in 1599 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton was born in 1538 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Caudwell Reid and Jeanne (Miller*) Reid*.
  • Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton had children including Sir William Thomas Reid.
  • Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton passed away in 1599 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1538 – 1599
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Caudwell Reid
1510 – 1581
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanne ((Miller*)) Reid*
1520 – 1560
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (John Reid, Burgess of) Hamilton (1 Jan 1538 – 25 Jun 1599)
  1. 1. Sir (William Thomas) Reid (ABT 1560 – Abt. 1600) m. Laura (St Olaf) Nairn-Reid (1561 – DECEASED)
    1. 1. Sir (Williame Christian R) Reid (1585 – 23 July 1678) m. Jane Shanks (Abt. 1590 – 5 Jul 1647)
      1. 1. Maria ("Mary" Agnes Christina) Reid (6 May 1629 – 22 Jul 1667) m. Lt. (Alexander P. Rankin (of Clan Mac Lean or) McCloude) (19 May 1635 – 12 Feb 1703)
        1. 1. William ("John") Rankin (1658 – 1730)

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1 Jan 1538
Birth of Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1599
25 Jun 1599
Age 61
Death of Sir John Reid, Burgess of Hamilton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1538
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1599
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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