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Spouses/Children:
1. MELDRUM, Isabel
- REID, Robert Minister of Banchory Ternan, Reverend Mr+
- REID, Thomas Latin Secretary to James VI
- REID, Elspeth+
- REID, Alexander Physician to Charles I
- REID, James
- REID, Catherine+
- REID, Peter
- REID, Adam Minister of Methlick, Reverend Mr+
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REID, James Minister of Banchory Ternan, Reverend Mr 1
- Born: About 1545
- Marriage (1): MELDRUM, Isabel
- Died: Before 16 July 1602 1
General Notes:
(at Banchory-Ternan in 1567)
"JAMES REID, a younger son of James R. of Pitfoddels; min. in 1567, with Strachan also in the charge; trans, to Colstone in 1573, but re-trans, from Birse; pres. to the vicarage by James VI. 2nd March 1582; adm. burgess of Aberdeen Oct. 1598; died before 16th July 1602. He 'was a man of a notable head-piece for witte, and most of his children were men of extraordinary qualifications.' He marr. Isabel Meldrum, who died in June 1621, and had issue Robert, his suc
cessor; Thomas, M.A. (Marischal College, 1600), M.A. (Oxon, 1620), Latin secretary to James VI., metaphysician and Latin poet, founder of the first public reference library in Scotland, died 1624; Alexander, physician to Charles I., a prolific writer on medical subjects, whose writings were standard works till the end of the seventeenth century, died Oct. 1641; James ; Peter; Adam, min. of Methlick; Catherine (marr. William Burnett, min. of Kinairney); Elspeth (marr. Alexander Youngson, min. of Durris."
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
James married Isabel MELDRUM. (Isabel MELDRUM was born about 1555 and died in June 1621 1.)
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