REID - Broughty Ferry

[Kim Pearce]

I am looking for information on the Reid family.  My greatgrandfather was George Reid (a middle name of Kennedy was added at a later date), born in Broughty Ferry in app 1869 to Elizabeth, nee Kennedy, and George Reid.  I have records of the 1871 and 1881 census returns, showing the family.  I'm more interested in birth, marrage and death information.

[ev]

hi Kim 

IGI(familysearch) has george reid born 20th sept. 1868 monifieth angus
parents george reid and elizabeth kennedy
broughty ferry would have come under monifieth district at this time

try here for birth and marriage up to about 1875 -
 
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_IGI.asp?indid=&spouse_id=&color=

ev

[Kim Pearce]

Thank you so much for the help.  I'll look in to getting a birth certificate.

Do you see anything on his parents (George b. app 1832 and Elizabeth b. app 1835)?

[ev]

marriage of george reid and elizabeth kennedy 6th april 1865 st nicholas
aberdeen
i note george gives his birthplace as old deer aberdeen and wife elizabeth
gives her birthplace as logie colston(coldstone ?) aberdeen on 1881 census

ev

[DDJJake]

I  have GRO images of George's birth in 1868 and his parents marriage in 1865.
George Senior's father was Andrew Reid a Crofter and his mother was Catharine Stephen.
Elizabeth's father was Donald Kennedy House Carpenter [dec.] and mother Jean Thomson [dec.]

George Senior gives his age as 38 thus born nearer 1827 and Elizabeth gives 37 thus c. 1828

BUT.... perhaps an error on marriage certificate Catharine for Christian
GEORGE REID was born 30 AUG 1827   Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
to  ANDREW REID 
and CHRISTIAN STEVEN     
OPR

ELIZABETH KENNEDY was born  26 MAR 1829   
and christened on 04 APR 1829   Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeen, Scotland
 to DONALD KENNEDY  and  JEAN THOMSON     
OPR

I have sent a PM to you.

Aye
DDJ

[Kim Pearce]

Hi DDJ,
Thank you so much for the help.  Today was a big day for learning more about my Reid family.  Another member helped me track down information on the death of George Jr in Singapore and you have helped us go back another generation.  My Aunt and I are thrilled.  Hopefully we'll be able to go a bit further back...

[DDJJake]

Hi  Kim ... then,

ANDREW REID married CHRISTIAN STEPHEN
on  22 AUG 1811  in Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
LDS submitted Entry

All born to Andrew Reid and Christian Steven or Stephen
 
ANN REID - LDS submitted Entry
Christening: 22 MAY 1812 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
MARGARET REID - OPR
Birth: 30 APR 1814 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
JOHN REID - OPR
 Birth: 22 NOV 1815 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotlan
ANDREW REID - OPR
Birth: 03 AUG 1818 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
ALEXANDER REID - OPR
Birth: 20 MAR 1825 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland 
GEORGE REID - OPR
Birth: 30 AUG 1827 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
WILLIAM REID - OPR
Birth: 27 JUL 1830 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
CHRISTIAN REID - OPR
Birth: 30 APR 1833 Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
 
Andrew's parents and Christian's parents in the 1700s were probably
a permutation of John or Andrew and Margargaret or Ann

DDJJAKE

[Kim Pearce]

Do Scottish records go back far enough to track their parents or am I at the end of the line for this particular branch of my family tree?

[DDJJake]

Yes ... we should with luck get back further
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1851 Scotland Census
Andrew Reid  [probably widower]
63 yrs b. c. 1787
Head
Born: New Deer, Aberdeenshire
Parish: Old Deer
Aberdeenshire
 Back Hill Of Slamptown
 Crofter Of 9 Acres
Household
Andrew Reid 63
Elizabeth Reid 13 Daughter born Old Deer
Christian Milne 12 Visitor

1851 Scotland Census
George Reid
24 yrs b. 1827
Head
Born: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
Parish: Old Deer
Fetterangus
Aberdeenshire
North Street
Pauper Formerly Hawker

DDJ