Hi Leon and Gillian, For more information on the Reid connection go to FamilyHistory.com, they have a Reid message board. Also, to refine your search try http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/cghl.html this site will give you all sorts of connections to Newfoundland genealogy. My Great-Grand father was had a shipping (fleet?) business that serviced the UK and Newfoundland, according to my mother. Unfortunately, when my grandmother married my grandfather, Great-grandfather Petrie, for whatever reason disowned my grand-mother. My mother thinks it's because my grandfather was an actor......how dreadful!! I'd love to find out the whole story, and someday I will. Good luck in your search. Bill Taylor