Alexander Reid1

#5591, (1815 - 1880)
FatherJohn Reid1 (c 1770 - 1850)
MotherIsabella Crawford1 (c 1777 - 1853)
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Children of Alexander Reid and Elizabeth McGregor

Life Events

BirthAlexander Reid was born on 1 May 1815 in Feus, Dunblane, Perthshire.1
 
Item. In 1840, Alexander Reid won a ploughing competition. Here is a photograph of his medal.2
Alexander Reid's medal won for a ploughing competition, 1840
(with Parents) 1841 CensusAlexander appeared on the 1841 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire in the household of his parents. He was 20 and born in Perthshire.3 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusHe appeared on the 1851 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire with his parents. He was 33, unmarried, a Farmer's son, and born in Dunblane.4 
1861 CensusBrothers Alexander and Hugh Reid appeared on the 1861 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Greenloaning Farm. Alexander was the head of the household, a farmer of 154 acres employing 2 men, 2 women & 1 boy. He was born in Dunblane, 42 years old, and unmarried. Hugh was 53, unmarried, and born in Dunblane. Their home had two rooms with windows.5 
MarriageHe married Elizabeth McGregor, daughter of William McGregor and Mary Graham, on 7 Apr 1868 in Dunblane, Perthshire.6
 
1871 CensusAlexander and Elizabeth appeared on the 1871 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire, at Greenloaning. Alexander was a farmer of 150 acres employing 1 boy, 1 woman & 1 girl. He was 54, born in Dunblane. Elizabeth was 33 and born in Ardoch. They had one son, John (age 2). Rounding out the household were Alexander's brother Hugh, a ploughman and 2 female servants.7 
DeathAlexander died on 10 Jan 1880.8
 
BurialHe was buried in Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Perthshire. Grey granite stone next to his parents.8 
Last Edited28 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).
  2. [S2666] E-mails from Sheena Simpson, New Zealand, to J Kolthammer.
  3. [S154] 1841 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm).
  4. [S153] 1851 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, film #1042263).
  5. [S152] 1861 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm).
  6. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
  7. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Ardoch, ED 4, page 2, household 13."
  8. [S432] John Fowler Mitchell and Sheila Mitchell, compilers, Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) in South Perthshire (n.p.: Scottish Genealogy Society, 1975), FHL film #962930; does not contain full text of inscriptions.