Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Reid was born on 11 May 1869, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Reid, was 52 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilkison, was 43. He lived in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Peter Reid in household of John Reid, "Scotland Census, 1881"
- Peter Reid, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Peter Reid in household of John Reid, "Scotland Census, 1871"
Parents and Siblings
1816–1882 Male
1826–1895 Female
Siblings (9)
1854– Male
1857–1858 Female
1858– Male
1860–1917 Male
1862– Female
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World Events (8)
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
Age 5
1884
Age 15
1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Age 33
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Reed , of which Reid is the common modern Scots spelling.
History: Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), the sea captain who designed the stars and stripes form of the present the American flag, was born at Norwich, CT. His father, Lt. John Reid, a former British naval officer of a distinguished Glasgow family, had resigned his commission and joined the cause of the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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