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Aberdeenshire / Re: Charles Reid, Aberdeen, 1855 - 1927
« on: Friday 15 May 20 10:51 BST (UK) »
Hello Judi.
Thanks very much for getting in contact. I found this correspondence by chance in a Google search. As I said I have just started looking in to my wife, Susan's, family history. Susan's dad died about 3 years ago and we got papers and photos with names we didn't know so I undertook to do a bit of research and lockdown has given me the time to do it.
So far I have been using the Scotland's People website. The other branch of the family came from London so for them I plan to use the Ancentry.com site so I hope I will be able to see your research then.
If I start by telling you who we are.
Susan's grandmother is Ruth Reid, Charles and Margaret's youngest daughter. Ruth was born in 1899. Ruth married Frederick Webb (Fred) in 1922. Fred came from Eltham in London. He was a "sick bay attendant" in the Royal Navy. Ruth was a nurse and that is probably how they met. Fred and Ruth settled in Aberdeen and had 2 children, Winifred and Roy, Susan's dad.
Roy was born on 27 August 1928 and his full name is Roy Henry Reid Webb.
As you see Roy was named after his uncle Henry. I see you mentioned Henry in your message in 2011. We have a letter from Henry to his "Dear Nephew" dated 23 October 1928. At that time his address was in New York. The anecdotal story in our family is that Henry lost his money in the Wall Street crash, following which he returned to Aberdeen. The letter was mailed on the airship Graf Zeppelin- a nice bit of social history.
Did you find anything more about Charles's life? We are not able to tell you much - as ever, now we wished we had asked more. Charles died shortly before Roy was born so wasn't part of his life.
It is good to be in touch with you. We are trying to work out what relation you are to Susan!
It would be good to hear more from you.
With best wishes.
David
Thanks very much for getting in contact. I found this correspondence by chance in a Google search. As I said I have just started looking in to my wife, Susan's, family history. Susan's dad died about 3 years ago and we got papers and photos with names we didn't know so I undertook to do a bit of research and lockdown has given me the time to do it.
So far I have been using the Scotland's People website. The other branch of the family came from London so for them I plan to use the Ancentry.com site so I hope I will be able to see your research then.
If I start by telling you who we are.
Susan's grandmother is Ruth Reid, Charles and Margaret's youngest daughter. Ruth was born in 1899. Ruth married Frederick Webb (Fred) in 1922. Fred came from Eltham in London. He was a "sick bay attendant" in the Royal Navy. Ruth was a nurse and that is probably how they met. Fred and Ruth settled in Aberdeen and had 2 children, Winifred and Roy, Susan's dad.
Roy was born on 27 August 1928 and his full name is Roy Henry Reid Webb.
As you see Roy was named after his uncle Henry. I see you mentioned Henry in your message in 2011. We have a letter from Henry to his "Dear Nephew" dated 23 October 1928. At that time his address was in New York. The anecdotal story in our family is that Henry lost his money in the Wall Street crash, following which he returned to Aberdeen. The letter was mailed on the airship Graf Zeppelin- a nice bit of social history.
Did you find anything more about Charles's life? We are not able to tell you much - as ever, now we wished we had asked more. Charles died shortly before Roy was born so wasn't part of his life.
It is good to be in touch with you. We are trying to work out what relation you are to Susan!
It would be good to hear more from you.
With best wishes.
David