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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. Years later, William Reid married Charlotte Forsyth and Jessie Stewart, and the couple became parents to William Thomas Reid, Janet Marnoch Reid, John Ebenezer Reid, Jean Inglis Reid, David Lawrence Reid and Susanna Frederica Reid. William Reid died in 1883 in 2 Argyll Buildings, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

John Reid
1762 – 1841
Birth Location: Perth, Fifeshire, Scotland
JR
Jean Sharp
1778 – 1861
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
JS

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Birth Location: Scotland
CF
Jessie Stewart
1815 – 1915
Birth Location: Kirkhope, Selkirk, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

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

Sources

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

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