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William Reid 1802 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAY 1802

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 JAN 1883

Death Location: 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Reid

Mother: Jean Sharp

Spouse(s): Charlotte Forsyth, Jessie Stewart

Children(s): William Reid, Janet Reid, John Reid, Jean Reid, David Reid, Susanna Reid

In 1802, William Reid entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to John Reid and Jean Sharp. William Reid married Charlotte Forsyth, Jessie Stewart, and had children including William Thomas Reid, Janet Marnoch Reid, John Ebenezer Reid, Jean Inglis Reid, David Lawrence Reid, Susanna Frederica Reid. William Reid passed away in 1883 in 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1802, William Reid entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to John Reid and Jean Sharp.
  • William Reid married Charlotte Forsyth, Jessie Stewart, and had children including William Thomas Reid, Janet Marnoch Reid, John Ebenezer Reid, Jean Inglis Reid, David Lawrence Reid, Susanna Frederica Reid.
  • William Reid passed away in 1883 in 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reid
1762 – 1841
Birth Location: Perth, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Jean Sharp
1778 – 1861
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Birth Location: Scotland
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Jessie Stewart
1815 – 1915
Birth Location: Kirkhope, Selkirk, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Reid
1825 – 1925
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Reid
1826 – 1884
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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John Reid
1830 – 1930
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Jean Reid
1833 – 1933
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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David Reid
1836 – 1900
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Susanna Reid
1844 – 1944
Birth Location: (Scotland)
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William Reid's Ancestors

Self
William Reid
1802 – 1883
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Reid
1762 – 1841
Perth, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jean Sharp
1778 – 1861
Linlithgow, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Reid's Descendants

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William Reid (3 MAY 1802 – 23 JAN 1883) m. Charlotte Forsyth (ABT 1787 – BEF 30 MAR 1851) m. Jessie Stewart (1815 – BEF 1915)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Reid (16 AUG 1825 – BEF 1925) m. Isabella Turner (1826 – BEF 1925)
    1. 1. Christina Reid (2 APR 1851 – BEF 1951)
  2. 2. Janet (Marnoch) Reid (13 DEC 1826 – 22 OCT 1884) m. Gilbert Sutherland (1830 – 25 FEB 1895)
    1. 1. Charlotte (Forsyth) Sutherland (16 APR 1862 – 29 OCT 1937) m. William (Steedman) Drover (28 FEB 1864 – 7 JUN 1940)
      1. 1. Frederick (William Harvey) Drover (15 OCT 1890 – 29 JUL 1966) m. Nellie (Looker) Bigg (21 JUL 1894 – 25 MAY 1978)
        1. 1. Ethalinda (Freda) Drover (22 JUL 1917 – 4 APR 2005) m. Kenneth (Alexander) MacMillan (6 FEB 1911 – 16 NOV 1987)
        2. 2. William (Warrington Harvey) Drover (19 MAR 1919 – 13 NOV 1995) m. Rymer (Florence) Tegan (10 JAN 1919 – 10 NOV 1992)
        3. 3. John Drover (2 SEP 1923 – 22 MAY 1988) m. Claire (Mary Johanna) White (12 MAR 1918 – 7 OCT 1994)
        4. 4. Richard (Forsyth) Drover (23 NOV 1927 – 23 SEP 1998) m. Yvonne Barrett (13 SEP 1932 – 2010)
      2. 2. Janet (Katherine) Drover (12 OCT 1892 – 27 OCT 1984) m. William (Andrew) Dryden (15 APR 1895 – 10 AUG 1979)
        1. 1. Gilbert (William) Dryden (16 MAY 1920 – 21 MAR 1999) m. Decima Grayson (30 OCT 1919 – 4 OCT 2021)
      3. 3. Gilbert (George Lyle) Drover (6 MAR 1900 – 27 FEB 1948) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Newey (1906 – 15 AUG 1990)
        1. 1. George (Steedman) Drover (BEF 1930 – 19 APR 2016) m. Muriel Berry (BEF 1936 – )
      4. 4. Charlotte (Sophie Margaret) Drover (17 JAN 1902 – 7 SEP 1986) m. Sidney (Victor) Anderson (16 JUN 1891 – 21 DEC 1973)
        1. 1. Daphne (Charlotte) Anderson (23 NOV 1924 – 27 MAY 1929)
        2. 2. Paul (Victor) Anderson (7 AUG 1928 – 28 AUG 2013) m. Valmai (Mary) Jordan (2 JUL 1936 – 4 AUG 2021) m. Catherine Pictagio (1938 – )
        3. 3. Valma (Anne) Anderson (20 OCT 1935 – 11 MAY 2012) m. Barrie (Robert) Smith (21 AUG 1934 – 19 JUL 2014)
    2. 2. Jean (Margaret) Sutherland (29 AUG 1864 – 8 MAR 1931) m. Robert Forsyth (26 JUL 1856 – BEF 8 MAR 1931)
      1. 1. William Forsyth (4 NOV 1891 – 2 JAN 1972) m. Ruby (Edna Rene) Switzer (19 APR 1896 – 6 JAN 1980)
        1. 1. Robert (William) Forsyth (5 NOV 1923 – 23 MAY 2001)
  3. 3. John (Ebenezer) Reid (22 APR 1830 – BEF 1930) m. Jane Cree (ABT 1830 – BEF 1930)
  4. 4. Jean (Inglis) Reid (8 JAN 1833 – BEF 1933) m. George Souter (ABT 1833 – BEF 1933)
    1. 1. George Souter (29 APR 1861 – BEF 1961)
    2. 2. William Souter (6 DEC 1862 – BEF 1962)
    3. 3. John Souter (20 NOV 1864 – BEF 1964)
    4. 4. David Souter (30 NOV 1868 – BEF 1969)
    5. 5. Charlotte (Agnes) Souter (6 MAY 1871 – BEF 1972)
    6. 6. Jessie (Helen) Souter (9 MAY 1873 – BEF 1973)
  5. 5. David (Lawrence) Reid (9 JAN 1836 – 19 DEC 1900) m. Susanne (Frederika) Swanepoel (1843 – 14 MAY 1921)
    1. 1. David (Lawrence) Reid (16 FEB 1878 – 25 AUG 1944) m. Angela (Joanna) Rothwell (7 JUL 1877 – 14 DEC 1941)
      1. 1. Christina (Sophia) Reid (13 JAN 1903 – 13 JAN 1903)
      2. 2. Hilda Reid (1908 – 13 AUG 1908)
    2. 2. Frederick (William) Reid (26 JUL 1879 – BEF 1979)
    3. 3. George (John) Reid (1881 – 21 JUL 1958) m. Emily (Carolina) Schulz (11 SEP 1880 – 24 NOV 1948) m. Ina (Louise) Manley (8 JUN 1887 – 29 AUG 1974)
      1. 1. George (John) Reid (1905 – BEF 2005)
      2. 2. Arthur (Clement) Reid (1907 – BEF 2007)
      3. 3. Reginald (Rupert) Reid (1909 – BEF 2009)
      4. 4. Ivy (Emily) Reid (1911 – BEF 2011)
      5. 5. Edna (May) Reid (1928 – BEF 2023)
    4. 4. Susan Reid (22 AUG 1883 – BEF 1983)
    5. 5. Charles (Henry) Reid (8 AUG 1885 – BEF 1985)
    6. 6. Jane (Annie) Reid (2 MAY 1888 – BEF 1988)
  6. 6. Susanna (Frederica) Reid (4 SEP 1844 – BEF 1944)

William Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1802
3 MAY 1802
Birth of William Reid in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1883
23 JAN 1883
Age 81
Death of William Reid in 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1802
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1883
    Event Place: 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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