Robert
Reid
Born about in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Johnstone
— married
23 Mar 1809 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
James Johnstone Reid
Died
at about age 82
in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2022
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Biography
Robert was baptized on April 4, 1777. His parents are listed as William and Isobell née Shaw.[1] He was recorded as an "Officer of Custom" in 1841,[2] and a "tide-waiter" (a customs inspector at a seaport who oversees the landing of goods from merchant vessels in order to secure payment of duties) in the 1851 census.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Archive Ref: OPR 594/2; Page: 25; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, Scotland; Available at: http://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=SCOT/OPR/BAP/3563718 Accessed: 22 September 2022
- ↑ Parish: Irvine; ED: 3; Page: 31; Line: 460; Year: 1841
- ↑ Parish: Irvine; ED: 4; Page: 34; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_132; Year: 1851
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
- Scotland Census data
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