REIDS BORN AYRSHIRE DIED BRAZIL AND CUBA MID-1800s

q98 · Post by **q98** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:17 pm

A relative and I are researching common ancestors. We seek ANY data on the lives of the following brothers:

William REID (b. c 1813 d. Pernambuco, Brazil 1844, Age 31 Years)
Robert REID (b. c 1815 d. Cardenas, Cuba 18/5/1850, Age 35 Years)

Their parents were Robert (b. c 1779 d. 29/3/1855 aged 76) and Ann (m.s. SMILLIE) REID (b. c 1781 d. 18/6/1847 aged 66). In the 1841 Census, a Robert and Ann with children Margaret and Hugh are located in Hamilton Street, Saltcoats. We believe this to be the same family.

ANY and ALL assistance/advice gratefully received.

Thanks.

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:15 pm

Hi Jim,
Do you know if either of these men were married? If so, you just might get lucky and find the OPR birth records of the children in Ayrshire, as I did with these two girls born in Rio, but recorded in the father's parish in Aberdeenshire:

http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8178

Although with a name like Reid, you might want to order the film and scroll through, instead of paying for howevermany images on SP "just on the off-chance"

Regards,
Sarah

q98 · Post by **q98** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:26 am

Thanks Sarah

I'll copy this hyper-link for your reply. I'll send it to my relative in Ayrshire and perhaps he can chase up there.

Thanks again.

Jim

momat · Post by **momat** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:50 am

Hello Jim,
Have you seen this site http://www.threetowners.com
Cheers,

q98 · Post by **q98** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:51 am

Hi and tks momat

Sure have seen that site. I was born and raised in Saltcoats.

Jim

momat · Post by **momat** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:48 am

Hi Jim,
Love your part of the World .
Been there a few times to see "The Doctor" !!!

q98 · Post by **q98** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:55 am

Aye, God's backyard.

My granpa's parents, three brothers and one sister emigrated to Dunedin in 1924 while he and three other brothers stayed in Saltcoats and Ardrossan.

Jim

gzmcwherter · Post by **gzmcwherter** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:56 am

Hello,
You might want to check www.cubagenweb.org for info. Ed Elizondo and a number of volunteers (of which I was one a few years back) have been slowly entering info into various databases over the last few years. There is also a forum where people post queries.
The ship passenger database shows an R. Reid traveling on the Adams Grey from New Orleans to Habana on 1849-12-15.
There is not much Cuban genealogical documentary data available online, so this site is a great place to start. I speak Spanish, so if you need some help with translations, I'll be glad to help out.
Regards,
Gina