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Title: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: Williesbaby on Friday 18 July 25 12:53 BST (UK)
Kidd tree  Antrim Co

William J Kidd married Sarah Johnston
4 sons
All but one immigrated to the USA 🇺🇸
THOMAS KIDD
B: 1860 September 5 Spencer's Hill Ireland or Londonderry Ireland

Occupation on vessels ROYAL NAVY ENGLAND
JUST curious as to what happened to him
I know my information is sparse

Thanking you in advance for any findings

Kind regards

Leslie
Aka williesbaby
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: heywood on Friday 18 July 25 13:02 BST (UK)
Could this death be him?
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1904/05613/4578550.pdf

There is an announcement in the Belfast Newsletter newspaper that he died at his brother’s residence in Toomebridge and it is signed William J Kidd.

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Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 18 July 25 13:18 BST (UK)
A William Kidd m.(1859 at Ballinderry near Lisburn) Sarah Johnston-
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1859/09572/5470984.pdf

John Kidd (c1866) to Canada-
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBJ-3WW?lang=en

Family tree with LOTS of MISTAKES here- gives son Thomas born 1861 near Lurgan-
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LKY9-488

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THOMAS KIDD
B: 1860 September 5 Spencer's Hill Ireland or Londonderry Ireland
There is a Spencer Road in the Waterside section of Derry. The streets off it are quite steep.

Quite possibly more than one couple called William Kidd & Sarah Johnston-
A Robert Kidd born 1868 Scotland-
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7C-GT9X?lang=en
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: heywood on Friday 18 July 25 13:23 BST (UK)
Just going to post that a tree I can see has the family based in Scotland.
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 18 July 25 14:07 BST (UK)
Quote from: heywood on Yesterday at 13:02
Could this death be him?
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1904/05613/4578550.pdf

There is an announcement in the Belfast Newsletter newspaper that he died at his brother’s residence in Toomebridge and it is signed William J Kidd.

This looks like brother William & niece Annie, etc.- born c1840 (if age is accurate/near accurate parents married before start of civil registration)
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Toome_Upper/Toome/942168/
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 18 July 25 14:19 BST (UK)
William's widow and two children in 1911- 13 children/12 living!
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Toome/Toome/125272/

William died in 1909- age given as 70 so age not far off 1901 census age-
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1909/05454/4526190.pdf
Added- death notice mentions 'Garrison Artillery' and 'family burying ground.'
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 18 July 25 14:33 BST (UK)
Unfortunately no Will-
Administration of the estate of Thomas Kidd late of Toomebridge County Antrim Naval Pensioner who died 28 November 1904 granted at Belfast [11 Jan.1905] to William John Kidd Army Pensioner. Effects £40 17s. 6d.
Title: Re: Kidd, Thomas
Post by: Williesbaby on Friday 18 July 25 15:56 BST (UK)
Thanks for giving me an end 🙂 to the ŕoyal naval great grand uncle. Whose only a name in a tree. My GGrand father died IN 1924  his parents and other 2 brothers stayed in USA  SO stop worrying about brother Thomas Kidd his fate was all on him. Sad really
Ttfn
Leslie Utting