John Reid1,2

#399, (1775 - 1855)
FatherWilliam Reid1 (c 1723 - 1800)
MotherLilias Sharp2 (c 1736 - 1792)
RelationshipSon of William Reid
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
William Reid & Lilias Sharp - collapsible 5-generation descendant chart
Ancestors of James Stirling Kinross
John Reid
1775-1855

Children of John Reid and Elizabeth Graham

Life Events

BirthJohn Reid was born on 29 Nov 1775 in Wester Feddal, Dunblane, Perthshire.1
 
BaptismHe was baptized on 12 Dec 1775 in Dunblane, Perthshire.1 
MarriageHe married Elizabeth Graham, daughter of Thomas Graham and Mary McEwan, on 12 Dec 1802 in Dunblane.
The register recorded that John was a farmer in feddal and Elizth was at Cossafauld.1
John Reid & Mary Graham, 1802
Dunblane parish register
Voters' ListJohn Reid appeared on the electoral roll in 1832 in Dunblane. He was a tenant farmer with lands at Cambushenie.3 
Voters' ListHe appeared on the electoral roll in 1837 in Dunblane. He was noted to be a farmer in Cambushinie.4 
1841 CensusJohn and Elizabeth Reid appeared on the 1841 Census of Kilmadock, Perthshire, at Hill Side. John was a farmer. They were both aged 60 and born in Perthshire. [Note: ages rounded down in the 1841 census]. With them were Thos (26), Lillias (22), Robert (20), Walter (16) as well as two 19 year-old females, likely servants.5 
WillHe wrote a will dated 21 Apr 1849. Click to read abstract.6
1851 CensusJohn and Elizabeth appeared on the 1851 Census of Kilmadock, Perthshire, at Hillside Farm. John was 72, a farmer of 940 acres employing 12 Labourers, and was born in Dunblane. Elizabeth was 70 and born in Dunblane. Their unmarried children at home were Lillias (30), Thomas (38), Robert (28), John (33), and Walter (25). Also in the household were 5 ploughmen and 3 house servants.7 
DeathJohn died on 14 May 1855 in Park of Keir, Dunblane, Perthshire.
Information from certificate: age 79, residence Westerfeddal, lived in the parish till his death, son of William Reid farmer & Lilias Sharp, married to Elizth Graham, children:
William 50,
Mary 48,
Thomas 46,
James 44,
Lillias 41,
John 38,
Robert 36,
Walter 33.
John died at 11h 45 PM of bronchitis lasting 6 days, buried Dunblane Church Yard, informant was son William Reid, registered 21 May.2 
Probate Click here to read the inventory, which included leases on several farms.8
Gravestone9,10
John Reid & Elizabeth Graham
(photo by Helen Black, 2002)
John Reid gravestone in Dunblane churchyard
Elizabeth Graham gravestone in Dunblane churchyard
Last Edited27 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).
  2. [S216] Scotland Death Register. John Reid, #1855/348/21.
  3. [S1415] 1832 Perthshire Electoral Rolls, transcribed, viewed at caledonianconnections.com.
  4. [S346] Register of Voters, Dunblane, County of Perth, 1837, transcribed by Duncan Mackenzie, March 2000.
  5. [S1032] Online index to the 1841 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "362/3 page 8."
  6. [S1486] Assignation & Deed of Settlement of John Reid of Park of Keir, 21 April 1849, proved in the Dunblane Sheriff Court, 27 June 1855 (Family History Library, Film #0484991).
  7. [S153] 1851 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, film #1042263).
  8. [S453] Inventory of the personal estate of John Reid of Dunblane, taken 27 June 1855 (Family History Library, Film #0484991).
  9. [S1496] Photograph of the John Reid & Elizabeth Graham gravestone at Dunblane churchyard, taken by Helen Black, 2002.
  10. [S2843] Colin Bendall, Stirling, Scotland, research carried out in the period 1994-2012.
  11. [S216] Scotland Death Register. William Reid, Dunblane 1890/84.
  12. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. Thomas Reid & Christina B King, #1861/362/8.