Researching Gavin Reid
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 31456 people with the Reid surname? In that year Reid was ranked number 100 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gavin means "one of King Arthur's knights" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Gavin Reid on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gavin Reid and the Reid Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Reid Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Reid family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 46792 people with the Reid surname in the UK? Reid is now ranked number 89 for popularity in the UK. |
Reid Family Tree Databases
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Reid Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 139759 people with the Reid surname in the USA? Reid is ranked number 111 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Reid Databases
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Some Famous People called Gavin Reid
Gavin Reid
Gavin Hunter Reid OBE (born 24 May 1934) was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001.Primary school : part educated at Blackheath and Kidbrooke C of E school.
Reid was educated at The John Roan School in Greenwich and King's College London. Ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961, after a curacy at St Paul's East Ham he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his ordination to the episcopate. He is a prolific author and his works include The Gagging of God (1969), A New Happiness (1974), To Reach a Nation (1987), Our Place in his Story (1994) and To Canterbury with Love. He was awarded the OBE in 1999 for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired to Beccles in 2001 and is an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
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