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From: "Geraldine" <>
Subject: Reids et al
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:35:22 +0100


Hmmm,

Ive been subscribed to this list for about a year now and the postings are few and far between.

As most of the subscribers seem to be American, looking for American Reeds, it is difficult to get much information. But there are subscribers who are not, either zingoistic or American who are not at all interested in individual's views on their Presidents or national well being. Would you all like us to write about our own politics and elected leaders? I think not.

It would be better to agree not to discuss politics, religion or any other non genealogy/historical issues on this site and concentrate on making more information available to all.

And verbal abuse should result in the poster being barred from the list, as should trying to establish some tenuous genealogical connection by then launching into a political foray e.g. "the Reed that (sic) worked with George Washington" or "Reagan was Irish and may have some Reed connections"

The name Reed has its roots in Ireland and the Scottish-English Borders. The name is thought to derive from the colour of the hair i.e. red.

Many think that the spelling Reid is Irish, Reed Scottish and Read English. In my opinion this is not so, at a time when ordinary folk could not read or write, the spelling was left to the Clerk who recorded the birth, marriage or death details. My Reids have been spelt in all three ways.

The Border regions between England and Scotland were lawless for centuries, with raids across the borders from either side, blackmail, extortion, robbery, fear and even murder commonplace.

The raiders were called REIVERS and the most notorious of the reiving families were the REEDS (or Reids or Reads)

The Border Reivers website will give you more info, including the long poem "The Death of Percy Reid"

The Reids I am seeking information on are predominantly from Carlisle

William Reid born approx 1780 Cumberland England

He married Frances Hall (another Reiving family) in 1801 at Carlisle and had 10 children

If anyone has Reid ancestors in Cumberland, or Cumbria as it is now known, I will be pleased to help, if I can

Geraldine

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