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Offline bigjon

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REID or HARRISON families
« on: Sunday 17 February 08 08:00 GMT (UK) »
My ancester Thomas REID was born in Torpichen in 1860. I know Thomas was married to Amy HARRISON in South Africa some years later . I know the HARRISONS were originally from Ireland, but were they also living in this area of Scotland before emmigrating?
Any information on either family please.
Bennett, Tennant, Richards, Price.....Staffordshire
Reid, Brown, Harrison, Saunders, Coetzer........South Africa and Scotland.

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Re: REID or HARRISON families
« Reply #1 on: Friday 21 March 08 12:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi bigjon, 

1861 Census Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. 

James Reid 27 c1834 b. Bathgate West Lothian Ploughman

Jane Reid 25 c.1836 b. Bathgate West Lothian

William Thomas Reid son 2 c1859 b.Torphicen

Thomas Reid son 1 c1860 b.Torphicen.


1871 Census Polmont, Stirlingshire

James Reid 42 c1829 b. Linlithgowshire Labourer

Jane Reid 40 c.1832 b.Bathgate, Linlithgowshire

William Reid Son 12 c1859 b.Torphicen Coal Miner

Thomas Reid Son 11 c1860 b. Torphicen Coal Miner

James Reid Son 9 c1862 b.Torphicen Scholar

Robert Reid Son 7 c1864 b.Torphicen Scholar

Eles Reid Daug 6 c1865 b. Torphicen Scholar

Alex Reid Son 2 c 1869 b.Torphicen.

Owens, McGarrell, Weir Lanarkshire.
Owens, McGarrell, Keenan Ireland.

All information taken from my personal database compiled from original sources - Crown Copyright acknowledge as stated.

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Re: REID or HARRISON families
« Reply #2 on: Friday 21 March 08 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Hello Folks,

Using the info that Thomas Reid was born in Torphichen in 1860 - a search of the IGI shows him being born on 12 March 1860.  Parents James Reid and Jane (or Jean) Brown.

Tying in with the census info by maz7552 - and the IGI - www.familysearch.org gives us: searching from 1845 to 1885 -

Children to James and Jane/Jean Brown:

William Reid b.  24 June 1858, Torphichen, West Lothian

Thomas Reid b. 12 March 1860, Torphichen, West Lothian

James Reid b.  16 Sep 1861, Muiravonside, Stirling

Robert Reid b.  28 may 1863, Muiravonside, Stirling

Elizabeth Reid b.28 Feb 1865, Muiravonside, Stirling

Alexander Reid b.  29 Aug 1868, Muiravonside, Stirling

Andrew Reid  b.  19 Aug 1870, Polmont , Stirling

Ellison Blair Reid b.  21 jan 1872, Muiravonside, Stirling (female)

Muiravonside and Torphichen are adjacent parishes.  See link.

http://www.dgnscrn.demon.co.uk/genuki/STI/Muiravonside/index.html

All the above are 'extracted' records and can therefore be downloaded from the pay per view site - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.  (£6 will allow for 5 downloads)  Site is free to register and do basic searches.  Can also download census info.  Death records for James and Jean will also give their parents names and allow you to go back another generation.  (no need to buy certificates - the downloads will give you the same info)  When you download them, a good tip is to see who the witnesses were as they can give a good picture of family relationships.

Good luck.  Regards,   Steve   :O)
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