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William Hunter Reid 1849 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1849

Birth Location: Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Mar 1925

Death Location: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James Reid

Mother: Elizabeth Young

Spouse(s): Reid None, Margaret Johnston

Children(s): Alfred Reid, Agnes Reid, Elizabeth Reid, Lizzie Reid, James Reid, James Reid, William Reid, Robert Reid, Gertrude Reid

Early life: William Hunter Reid arrived in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1849, born to James Reid and Elizabeth Young. Over time, William Hunter Reid formed a family with Reid and Margaret Shannon Johnston, which included Alfred John (Fred) Reid, Agnes Caldwell Johnston (Maggie) Reid, Elizabeth Young (Lizzie) Reid, Lizzie C J Reid, James (Jim) Reid, James Reid, William Hunter Reid, Robert Johnston (Bob) Reid and Gertrude Margaret (Madge) Reid. William Hunter Reid concluded life in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1925.

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Parents

James Reid
1802 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JR
Elizabeth Young
1805 – 1883
Birth Location: Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
EY

Spouses(s)

Reid None
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Johnston
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
MJ

Children(s)

Alfred Reid
1888 – 1946
Birth Location: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
AR
Agnes Reid
1874 – 1926
Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
AR
Elizabeth Reid
1875 – 1941
Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
ER
Lizzie Reid
1876 –
Birth Location: Johnston, Renfrewshire
LR
James Reid
1877 – 1938
Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JR
James Reid
1877 –
Birth Location: Johnston, Renfrewshire
JR
William Reid
1879 – 1961
Birth Location: Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WR
Robert Reid
1883 – 1962
Birth Location: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
RR
Gertrude Reid
1893 – 1983
Birth Location: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
GR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: About 1849
    Event Place: Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 1; Page: 25; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_203

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 1; Page: 25; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_203

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
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