Hello again Gadget
As you know I am assisting a lady who is very fragile at the moment and her records seem to be a bit sparse. So I have gone over what I have as follows.
Albert Reid was actually born 23rd June 1919 illegitimate son of Alice Jane Cooper Reid.
Alice was born 16th February 1889 and never married, and died 19th September 1920.
Her parents were William Reid born 1862 Strachan, Kincardineshire and Catherine McDonald born Dingwall. Alice was still living with her parents in Aberdeen when she gave birth and died.
But on 15th December 1919 she lodged a paternity case against Alberts father, ie Alexander Oakes(I think this was the surname, not very clear on document) he was living at 76 Hospital Street, Glasgow. But it would appear that the family did not want to bring Albert up. Poor soul. The lady in question, Alberts daughter, said her father never talked much about the Dey family or his upbringing, so I am not sure why she thinks he was brought up in Inverness. Perhaps she thought because Hugh died near Inverness, that is why. Because Alice was my grandfathers sister, I have searched my records for any connection, with no luck so far.
Once again thank you for your help.
