Walter Reid1

#5321, (c 1853 - 1913)
FatherWilliam Reid1,2 (1803 - 1890)
MotherElizabeth Paterson1,2 (1815 - 1873)
Relationships2nd great-grandson of James Graham
Great-grandson of William Reid
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
William Reid & Lilias Sharp - collapsible 5-generation descendant chart

Children of Walter Reid and Margaret Elizabeth MacDonald

Life Events

BirthWalter Reid was born circa 1853 in Dunblane, Perthshire.1
 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusWalter appeared on the 1861 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire with his parents. He was 8 years old, a scholar, and born in Dunblane.1 
1871 CensusWalter appeared on the 1871 Census of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at 25 Castle Street. He was a Mechanical Draughtsman, 18 years old, and born in Dunblane. Walter was a boarder John & Marion Roberts. [Marion was his sister]3 
(Sibling) 1871 CensusWalter Reid appeared on the 1871 Census of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, as a boarder in the household of John and Marion Roberts. He was 18, a Mechanic's Draughtsman, and was born in Dunblane. Marion was his sister.3 
(Informant) DeathHe registered the 1871 death of John Roberts. He was recorded as brother in law Walter Reid, present.4 
1881 CensusWalter appeared on the 1881 Census of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at 90 Belgrove Street. He was 28, unmarried, a lodger, occupation engineering draughtsman, birthplace Dunblane.5 
MarriageWalter Reid married Margaret Elizabeth MacDonald, daughter of Ewen MacDonald and Margaret Frost, on 28 Oct 1886 in Winton Cottage, Pencaitland, Haddington.
Information from registration: Walter Reid, Engineer, bachelor, 34, residence 104 Annandale Street, Dennistoun, Parish of Springburn Glasgow, father William Reid, Farmer, mother Elizabeth maiden surname Patterson;
Margaret Eliz Macdonald, spinster, 25, residence Winton Cottage, Parish of Pencaitland, father Ewen Macdonald, retired gardener, mother Margaret maiden surname Frost;
They were married after Church of Scotland banns, and the witnesses were [probably Walter's brother] Thomas Reid and Hester E Macdonald.2 
1891 CensusWalter and Margt appeared on the 1891 Census of Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at 118 Ingleby Drive. Walter was 38, a gas apparatus engineer, and born in Dunblane. Margaret was 30 and born in Pencaitland. They had a 2-year old daughter, Margt C.6 
(Informant) Death W Reid of 118 Ingleby Drive, Glasgow registered the 1896 death of his sister Marion.7 
1901 CensusWalter and Margaret Elizabeth appeared on the 1901 Census of Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at No 4 Alexandra Park Gardens. Walter was a Works Manager, age 48, and born in Perthshire Dunblane. Margaret Elizabeth was 40 and born in Haddingtonshire, Pencaitland. Their home had 4 rooms with windows and they had one female servant. Their children were Margaret Catherine (12), Elizabeth Paterson (7), and William Paterson (4).8 
DeathWalter died on 3 Sep 1913 in St Elizabeths Home, 172 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
Information from certificate: Iron Works Manager, married to Elizabeth McDonald, Glasgow Residence: 4 Alexandra Park Gardens, age 60, son of John Reid Farmer (dec) & Elizabeth Reid maiden surname Paterson (dec), died of Carcinoma of Stomach 2 years. The informant was his son W P Reid, 4 Alexandra Park Gardens Glasgow.9 
(Included) Gravestone10
Last Edited24 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S152] 1861 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm).
  2. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. Walter Reid & Margaret Elizabeth Macdonald.
  3. [S914] Image of the 1871 Census for Scotland (Scotland's People, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), 1871/644-1/2/17.
  4. [S216] Scotland Death Register. John Roberts, 1871.
  5. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), vol 644-3, ed 14, p 14.
  6. [S1216] Online index to the 1891 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Glasgow Barony, ED 35, Page 6."
  7. [S216] Scotland Death Register. Marion Roberts, 1896.
  8. [S758] Image of the 1901 Census for Scotland (Scotland's People, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk).
  9. [S216] Scotland Death Register. Walter Reid, 1913/657.
  10. [S2843] Colin Bendall, Stirling, Scotland, research carried out in the period 1994-2012.