Peter Reid & Susan Sharpe

Hi Roger,

Thank for your reply.  I am sorry I never got back to you earlier.

In Scotland the Reids were Catholic.

I have done a DNA test with Ancestry, I have also uploaded it to My Heritage and Living DNA, but I haven't had any luck with the Reids.

I'm not sure what to put as an emigration story about Peter Reid. 

As I have put in my reply to my other Peter Reid message.  I'm not sure when they emigrated to Scotland.  I had guessed that they had left Ireland durring the potatoe famine, but I have found a 1841Scottish Census with a Peter Reid born in Ireland around the time Peter Reid jnr was born with a John Sharpe and Sharpe was Peter Reid jnr mother's maiden name (Susan Sharpe).

There is also an 1871 Scottish Census with Daniel Quin with his wife Susan Reid and their son James there is also a Thomas Reid Brother in Law who is a seaman navel Reserve and he is married So Peter Reid and Susan Sharpe had another son, Thomas Reid but that is all I have on him. Details as follows

Daniel Quin Head age 40 Masons Lab born Ireland

Susan Quin wife age 28/38 born Ireland

James Quin son age 7 bron Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotlalnd

Thomas Reid Brother in Law, married, age 34 Seaman, Navel Reserve born in Ireland

Further up in the Census page it has Annabella McCue.  I have her daughter Mary McCue birth record born to Annabella Reid and James McCue.

Census details are as follows

Annabella McCue Head,  Washer Woman born Ireland, 

Mary CCue Daughter, age 10, born Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Michael Bruce, lodger, age 40, Quay labourer, born Ireland

John Reid, lodger, unmarried, age 30, Mason Lab,born Ireland

I looked futher back and there is an 1841 Census in Renfrewshire, Scotland with a 2 year old John Reid, born in Irelalnd, that is a possible match for the John Reid above in a family of Sharpes. (no other Reids)

So, the Reids and the Sharpes may have a connection in Scotland before this.

Is it legal for me to upload these census records here on the message boards?

KInd Regards

Marnie Weston

 

 

 

 

Thanks Roger

Hi Marnie,

I do not have any information about the relatives you mention but my reason for responding is that I too am researching Reid relatives.  Our Reid family is from County Tyrone and also Scotland.  If you have an Ancestry account, please message me (my profile name is below) and maybe we can see if they are somehow related.  As you are probably painfully aware, Reid is a very common name.  What makes me want to follow up is the fact that you mention Reid was born in Ireland and married in Scotland and likely Catholic.  Our Reids may be presbyterian.  However, by husband's 3x gg Rebecca Reid married Hugh Toorish and this is a Catholic family.  As well, I have connected with Reid family in Scotland.

Karen Mallen