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Alexander Kidd

Alexander Kidd

Male 1844 - 1923  (78 years)

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  • Name Alexander Kidd 
    Born 14 Jul 1844  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1861  [2
    joiner apprentice 
    Residence 1861  Parish Schoolhouse, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 6 Sep 1867  [3
    Joiner 
    Residence 6 Sep 1867  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 21 Nov 1867  [3
    Joiner 
    Residence 21 Nov 1867  Manse Street, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1871  [4
    joiner 
    Residence 1871  Grays Row, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 16 Sep 1871  School St, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 23 Oct 1876 
    Joiner 
    Occupation 3 May 1879  [3
    Joiner 
    Occupation 1881  [5
    joiner 
    Residence 1881  Main St, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 23 Sep 1888  27 Springwell St., Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1891  [6
    joiner 
    Residence 1891  27 Springwell Pl, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1901  [7
    joiner 
    Residence 1901  3 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 13 Jul 1906  [8
    joiner 
    Residence 17 Apr 1923  8 Orwell Place, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID 9ECEE5B102494BD29C7A3736DB723B5ACF20 
    Died 17 Apr 1923  8 Orwell Place, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: senile decay 
    Person ID I7677  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2020 

    Father James Kidd,   b. 1802, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1871, School St, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ann Wardrop,   b. 1802, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1863, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1826  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: James Kid
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1826
      Marriage Place: West Calder,Midlothian,Scotland
      Spouse: Ann Wardrop
      FHL Film Number: 1067792, 1067793


      Name: Ann Wardrop
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1826
      Marriage Place: West Calder,Midlothian,Scotland
      Spouse: James Kidd
      FHL Film Number: 1067792, 1067793
    Family ID F2515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Elliot Hardie,   b. 1844, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1935, 8 Orwell Place, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1867  Balgreen, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Campbell Kidd,   b. 21 Nov 1867, Manse Street, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Gilbert Kidd,   b. 1869, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1946, 9 Dongola Rd, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Annie Wardrop Kidd,   b. 23 Oct 1876, Main St, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953, Rochford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. James Kidd,   b. 3 May 1879, Main Street, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Margaret Kidd,   b. 1887, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2008 
    Family ID F2537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Name: Alexander Kidd
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 14 Jul 1844
      Birth Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotlan
      Baptism Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
      Father: James Kidd
      Mother: Ann Wardrop
      FHL Film Number: 1067793
      Reference ID: - 2:17K30TT

      Alexander was the informant of the death of his father James Kidd

      During the 1881 Census Alex and his wife and 3 children were residing at Main Street, W.Calder. Also residing with them was George Gilbert, a 12 year old nephew, child of his sister-in-law's, and Margaret D. Prentice a 4 year old niece.

      The informant on the death of Jane Kidd in 1888 was her brother Alexander Kidd

      Informant on the death Alexander Kidd was his son George ________ Kidd (middle name illegible but would have been Gilbert)

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).