George Reid

1687 -

• Name	George Reid
  Birth	1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	25 Dec 1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1706	Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  	Apprenticed for two years to Captain John Arnot, commander of 'Jacob' of Pittenweem to be trained in 'navigation, etc'
  Person ID	I46000	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	William Reid,   b. Abt 1653, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1697 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Johnstone,   b. Abt 1656, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  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
  Family ID	F19164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 25 Dec 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Apprenticed for two years to Captain John Arnot, commander of 'Jacob' of Pittenweem to be trained in 'navigation, etc' - 1706 - Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 100/269. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RH9/17/279. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD2/46/694.