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Sir William Christian Reid 1585–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 July 1678

Death Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: Sir Reid

Mother: Laura Nairn

Spouse(s): Jane Shanks

Children(s): Maria Reid

Sir William Christian Reid was born in 1585 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Thomas Reid And Laura St Olaf Nairn. Sir William Christian Reid married Jane Shanks, and had children including Maria Agnes Reid. Sir William Christian Reid passed away in 1678 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Christian Reid was born in 1585 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Thomas Reid And Laura St Olaf Nairn.
  • Sir William Christian Reid married Jane Shanks, and had children including Maria Agnes Reid.
  • Sir William Christian Reid passed away in 1678 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Sir Reid's Ancestors

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Sir Reid
1585–1678
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Thomas Reid
1560–1600
Barr, Scotland, United Kingdom
Laura (St Olaf) Nairn
1561–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Reid
1538–1599
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Pirnie
1541–1593
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Erik (St Olaf) Nairn
1540–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Reid's Descendants

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Sir (William Christian) Reid (1585–23 July 1678) m. Jane Shanks (1590–05 Jul 1647)
  1. 1. Maria (Agnes) Reid 1633–1659 m. Lt. (Alexander) Rankin 1635–1703
    1. 1. Martha Rankin 1662–1695 m. Rufus (Otha) Nealey 1660–1756
      1. 1. Robert Neely 1675–1756 m. Isabell Tait 1675–1721
        1. 1. James (Neeley) Sr. 1713–1779 m. Sarah (Jane) Mason 1732–1783

Sir Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Sir William Christian Reid in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1678
23 July 1678
Age 93
Death of Sir William Christian Reid in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1678
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

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