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Question:Hi I am looking for any details relating to David Reid and Jessie Hamilton who were married on the 3rd of April 1868 at the Edinburgh Parish of Midlothian. They went on to have 6 children the youngest Margaret died as an infant. Sometime around the 1880s they moved to Australia and settled in Toowoomba. Any information would be extremely appreciated. My research is stuck on this and I cannot move anywhere until its resolved


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hi I am looking for any details relating to David Reid and Jessie Hamilton who were married on the 3rd of April 1868 at the Edinburgh Parish of Midlothian. They went on to have 6 children the youngest Margaret died as an infant. Sometime around the 1880s they moved to Australia and settled in Toowoomba. Any information would be extremely appreciated. My research is stuck on this and I cannot move anywhere until its resolved

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DAVID REID
Spouse: JESSIE HAMILTON
Marriage: 03 APR 1868 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

(Is this the right Jessie????)
www.ancestry.com
1851 Scotland Census
Name: Jessie Hamilton
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Archibald
Mother's Name: Isabel
Gender: Female
Where born: Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Parish Number: 799
Civil Parish: Melrose
Town: Melrose
County: Roxburghshire
Address: Abbey Stant
ED: 2A
Page: 15
Household schedule number: 61
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1851_203
Household Members: Name --Age (I just copied off the Hamiltons):
Margaret Cooper --18 (listed as their servant)
Ann Hamilton-- 10
Archibald Hamilton --35
Elizabeth Hamilton --4
George Hamilton-- 6
Isabel Hamilton-- 35
Isabel Hamilton --12
Jessie Hamilton-- 14
Thomas Hamilton-- 2

I can't find any mention of David Reed/Reid at all, other than the very first listing. Do you have their birthdates or parents names ??

Which territory is Toowoomba in. I have some ships passenger lists, they sailed from the UK to all ports in Australia. I thought I might be able to find their information for you. The cover 1832- 1910, so with any luck I might find them. Have you thought about asking this in the Australian genealogy forum, just scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on the Australian flag, its worth a try isn't it.