Hi. I too have a James Reid born c1800 and married an orphaned cousin Jennet (Janet) who we believe also had the last name Reid. According to family history James owned property in Edinburgh and was an engineer. His wife Jennet was raised by her grandmother in Glasgow and attended a lady's finishing school. She was enganged to marry a Presbyterian minister but married James instead at age 19. They left Scotland and settled near Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. I have what I believe is their marriage entry in the OPR but unfortunately it doesn't give their parentage. So I am at somewhat of a dead end here and am hoping someone recognizes this scenerio.... Janis >Hello, Bette: > >I'm not sure whether we connect or not, but thought I'd give it a try. I know very little about my Reid ancestors. > > 1.. James Reid, a farmer, m at Edinburgh 10 March, 1818 Margaret Haldane. They had children: William b 6 October, 1820, George White baptised 10 July,m 1825, Walter b 3 Jan. 1829 and > 2.. John Reid b Askirk 7 July, 1823, he was a brewery carter or drayman; m 9 March, 1855 at Wilton Jane Riddell who was b 28 Dec. 1831 in Hawick, a dau of Walter and Mary (Turnbull) Riddell. They had children: Margaret b Hawick 1855 who married a Mr. Sanderson, James b Hawick 1859, possibly "Lizzie", and > 3.. Mary b 6 Feb. 1861 at Hawick; m 3 Aug. 1888 at Wilton Thomas Caldwell Finlay who was b Galashiels 8 July, 1860 a son of James and Eliza Jane (Caldwell) Finlay. Thomas Caldwell Finlay was at first a woolen weaver, then became a pattern designer. They emigrated to Canada in 1909 from Glasgow on the "Cassandra" and landed in Quebec with their children Jane (my mother) who was b Hawick 2 September, 1889, Elizabeth b Hawick 21 Aug. 1892, Mary (or Mae) b Galway Ireland 21 April, 1896, Margaret (Madge or Maggie) who was b in Tipperary in November, 1900 and James Charles who was b Hawick 5 August, 1891 (he served in WW I as a Private with the Canadian Expeditionary forces in Europe) and the family crossed into the U.S. in 1910. By 1920 they were located in Hopkinton, R. I. >That's all the information on the Reids that I have. If you should find a connection, I would be glad to hear of it. > >Lucille (Adams) Richmond <cwrichmond@snet.net> > >