William Reid

Abt 1653 - Abt 1697  (44 years)

• Name	William Reid
  Birth	Abt 1653	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Son of John Reid, merchant in Edinburgh
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 May 1675	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant, Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of his father John (deceased)
  Legal	16 Jun 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Gave a bond of caution to the Privy Council for the appearance of Andrew Bell, servitor to brother-in-law John Johnstone, on 19 June to answer any charge (in relation to the suit brought by Bargany against sister-in-law Sophia to the Privy Coucil
  Death	Abt 1697
  Person ID	I28072	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Reid
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Johnstone,   b. Abt 1656, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
  Marriage	10 Aug 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Marriage contract registered 21 Aug 1678. William promised a dowry of 8,000 merks by Whitsun 1678
  Children	1. Margaret Reid,   b. 1679, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Reid,   b. 1681, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Issobell Reid,   b. 1680, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alexander Reid,   b. 1690, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Catharin Reid,   b. 1685, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. George Reid,   b. 1687, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. James Reid,   b. 1684, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Reid,   b. 1682, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F19164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1653 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant, Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of his father John (deceased) - 5 May 1675 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 10 Aug 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Gave a bond of caution to the Privy Council for the appearance of Andrew Bell, servitor to brother-in-law John Johnstone, on 19 June to answer any charge (in relation to the suit brought by Bargany against sister-in-law Sophia to the Privy Coucil - 16 Jun 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p418. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, IX, p207. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD2/46/694.