REID Alexander....Alyth

[kazlee50]

Hi all
I would dearly love it if someone can do a look up for me for my Alexander Reid. All I have is a copy of his son's (John)  marriage cert. John was listed as being born in Alyth c1964. It showed his parents as Alexander Reid & Annie Edward. I do not know if Alexander was also born in Alyth?? He was listed as a farm servant on John's cert.  I have John as aged 26 when he married out here in Oz in 1890. I do not know if/when or how his parents came to Oz.
I know it's a long shot as Alexander a popular name...can only try!
I would appreciate anything at all...
Kindest Regards
Kazlee
Sunny Oz 

[bleckie]

Hi kazlee50

The IGI (www.familysearch.org )has an extracted birth for Alexander Reid 22nd May 1869 parents are

Alexander Reid and Ann Edwards

Ruthven Angus

The actual certificate you can find on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

More children to the same parents from IGI

ALEXANDER REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 22 MAY 1869 Ruthven, Angus, Scotland
 
JAMES REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 29 DEC 1861 Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland
 
BETSEY REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 10 OCT 1866 Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland
 
WILLIAM EDWARD REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 03 MAY 1865 Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland
 
THOMAS REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 31 MAR 1871 Ruthven, Angus, Scotland
 
JOHN REID - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 04 JUN 1863 Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland
 
All the above are extracted records.

Yours Aye
BruceL



Yours Aye
BruceL

[Cambron]

According to Ancestry Alexander Reid was born in Kirriemuir in 1830(1829 on SP)He was a ploughman and married Ann Edward in Kirriemuir in 1861.
She was born in 1837 in Lintrathen Forfarshire to Thomas Edward(sawmillar b1810) and wife Betty(b1815).
They are on the 1871 census as per the feedback above but after that they are not readily traceable.
Perhaps some or all went to Australia in the 1870's but I couldn't find them on Ancestry travel records

[Cambron]

Further pottering about on SP and Ancestry whilst waiting for Santa revealed a less than totally happy Christmas story
1872 Alexander Reid Cowfeeder in Lochee Dundee married to Ann Edward died of Smallpox.Son of Alexander Reid and Jane McKenzie.David Reid his brother was the witness.
1873 William Reid son of Alexander and Ann died in Lochee of a brain fever.Uncle David was the witness.
1881 Ann is a Factory Worker in Lochee with her three youngest children(Betsy,Alex and Thomas).
David and James the eldest sons are in Alyth and John is a Farm Servant in GlenIsla
On the Queensland Passenger List is John Reid  born 1864 Forfarshire.He is on the Gulf of Carpentaria,Glasgow-Brisbane and arrived 12 August 1885.

[kazlee50]

G'day Bleckie and Cambron
Thank you soooo much for all that wonderful information on my Reid's. I'm blown away with the fact that you went to so much trouble for me. I have been very slack doing my tree and have not had much time to do any research. All my info is now on an external harddrive and all hard copies and files are packed away in boxes. We are off on an extended holiday around Oz for a few years. I will print this out for reference till I can get back into it, though you may have given me the bug again, it doesn't take much to get you going again...
Thanks again, much apprciated
Kazlee
Sunny Oz