James Walker REIDAge: 801890–1970
- Name
- James Walker REID
- Given names
- James Walker
- Surname
- REID
| Birth | 23 March 1890 26 27 |
| Census | 1891 (Age 9 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Gillon REID 28 March 1892 (Age 2) |
| Birth of a brother | John REID 29 October 1894 (Age 4) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Alexander Walker REID 17 December 1896 (Age 6) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Alexander Walker REID 17 December 1896 (Age 6) |
| Birth of a brother | Unnamed … 3 March 1898 (Age 7) |
| Death of a brother | Unnamed … 3 March 1898 (Age 7) |
| Birth of a brother | Gilbert Edmund REID 3 May 1898 (Age 8) |
| Birth of a brother | William Ferguson REID 24 March 1902 (Age 12) |
| Military | Dumbarton Rifle Volunteer Corps 1906 (Age 15) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David REID 2 April 1908 (Age 18) |
| Emigration | 1910 (Age 19) |
| Marriage | Mary FINDLAY — View this family 7 May 1913 (Age 23) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Janet Findlay Gallon REID 19 February 1914 (Age 23) |
| Census | Mary FINDLAY — View this family 1916 (Age 25) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John REID 9 May 1917 (Age 27) |
| Death of a father | John Ferguson REID 8 July 1919 (Age 29) Shared note: Event Description: Carbuncle?
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| Birth of a son #3 | James REID 1921 (Age 30) |
| Census | Mary FINDLAY — View this family 1921 (Age 30) |
| Occupation | Farmer 1921 (Age 30) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Janet Blair GILLON 30 December 1930 (Age 40) |
| Death of a mother | Jeanie Alexander WALKER 1 August 1943 (Age 53) |
| Occupation | Salesman 1945 (Age 54) |
| Residence | 1945 (Age 54) |
| Arrival | 23 June 1945 (Age 55) |
| Death of a brother | Gilbert Edmund REID 10 August 1951 (Age 61) |
| Death of a brother | William Ferguson REID 30 March 1952 (Age 62) Shared note: Event Description: Brain Hemorage caused from high blood pr essure from kidney disease.
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| Death of a sister | Sarah Alexander Walker REID 26 January 1955 (Age 64) Shared note: Event Description: Polycystic Kidney Disease.
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| Death of a brother | John REID 4 March 1955 (Age 64) |
| Death of a wife | Mary FINDLAY 23 April 1963 (Age 73) Shared note: Event Description: Heart Failure ?
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| Death of a brother | Thomas Alexander Walker REID 14 May 1964 (Age 74) Shared note: Event Description: Lengthy illness probably related to Poly cystic Kidney disease.
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| Death | 17 August 1970 (Age 80) Shared note: Event Description: Kidney Failure at the age of 80.
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| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Ferguson REID Birth: 15 March 1864 28 28 — Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Death: 8 July 1919 — Calgary, Alberta buried in Union Cemetary |
| mother |
Jeanie Alexander WALKER Birth: 7 August 1862 — Springburn, Scotland Death: 1 August 1943 — Calgary, Alberta, buried in Union Cemetary |
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Marriage: 30 June 1887 — Barsney Church, Glasgow, Scotland by Dr. Marshall Lang |
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15 months elder brother |
David REID Birth: 17 September 1888 24 26 — Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow, Scotland Death: 6 November 1983 — Whiterock, British Columbia |
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18 months himself |
James Walker REID Birth: 23 March 1890 26 27 — Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Death: 17 August 1970 — Calgary, Alberta, |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Gillon REID Birth: 28 March 1892 28 29 — 5:40 PM @ 192 Berkeley Street, Glasgow Death: 23 June 1974 — Whiterock, British Columbia, Canada |
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3 years younger brother |
John REID Birth: 29 October 1894 30 32 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 4 March 1955 — Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Alexander Walker REID Birth: 17 December 1896 32 34 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 14 May 1964 — Calgery, Alberta, Canada |
| younger sister |
Sarah Alexander Walker REID Birth: 17 December 1896 32 34 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 26 January 1955 — Calgery, Alberta, Canada |
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14 months younger brother |
Unnamed … Birth: 3 March 1898 33 35 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 3 March 1898 — Glasgow, Scotland |
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2 months younger brother |
Gilbert Edmund REID Birth: 3 May 1898 34 35 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 10 August 1951 — Calgary, Alberta buried in Queens Park Cemetary |
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4 years younger brother |
William Ferguson REID Birth: 24 March 1902 38 39 — Glasgow, Scotland Death: 30 March 1952 — Calgary, Alberta |
| Father’s family with Agnes Muir MAULE |
| father |
John Ferguson REID Birth: 15 March 1864 28 28 — Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Death: 8 July 1919 — Calgary, Alberta buried in Union Cemetary |
| step-mother |
Agnes Muir MAULE Birth: 6 May 1868 34 35 — Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: 25 January 1929 — Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
John Flemming MAULE Birth: 11 November 1885 21 17 — Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: |
| Family with Mary FINDLAY |
| himself |
James Walker REID Birth: 23 March 1890 26 27 — Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Death: 17 August 1970 — Calgary, Alberta, |
| wife |
Mary FINDLAY Birth: 8 January 1889 — Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Death: 23 April 1963 — Calgary, Alberta, |
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Marriage: 7 May 1913 — Calgery, Alberta, Canada |
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9 months daughter |
Janet Findlay Gallon REID Birth: 19 February 1914 23 25 — Calgary, AB, Canada Death: 27 March 2010 — Calgary, AB, Canada |
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3 years son |
John REID Birth: 9 May 1917 27 28 — Benton, Alberta Death: 7 June 1994 — Newmarket, Ontario |
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5 years son |
James REID Birth: 1921 30 31 |
| Death | Event Description: Kidney Failure at the age of 80. |
| Shared note | (Research): [ReidMar02.FTW] This person was also known as JIM. In 1910 he came from Sc otland by ship caring for four (4) Clydesdale horses. Hi s were the only ones that did not collick. On arrival in C anada he travelled to Calgary, Alberta and upon meeting a a cquaintance from Scotland, Jim Findlay, he was offered a jo b fixing furniture for Neilson Furniture. Later, he starte d his own delivery service using a horse drawn delivery dre y. Being a furniture carpenter by trade, he built a house on t he 40th Avenue SW, Calgary, next to the Elbow River. He ne ver lived there but in 1913 took up a homestead at Benton , Alberta. In addition to working his land there and build ing a home for his family, Jim rented the Millar farm sout h of Benton which he also homesteaded for two (2) or thre e (3) years. In 1922 the Jim left the homestead, moving hi s family, to sell shoes at Ingram Shoe Store in Calgary . He worked selling shoes for five (5) years. In 1927 H e started selling food products for J.H. Heinz Co. where h e remained until his retirement in 1947. In having met Jim Findlay, Jim Reid met his sister Mary wh o he married in 1913. They were married at a house locate d at 321 - 2nd Avenue W., Calgary, Alberta. As of 1994 thi s location is the parking lot of EauClaire Market. Jim's hobbies were gardening and carpentry. He built schoo lhouses around Benton and area. He is buried in Queen's Park Cemetary, Calgary, Alberta i n the Reid plot. |