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Family: James REACH / Helen DOIG (F296)

• Male James REACH

  
  

  Birth	1805	Forfarshire
  Death	15 Nov 1882
  Burial		Alyth Cemetery, Perthshire
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  Female Helen DOIG

  
  

  Birth	1816	Alyth, Perthshire
  Death	11 Sep 1879
  Burial		Alyth Cemetery, Perthshire
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  Male James REACH

  
  

  Birth	26 Mar 1846	Alyth, Perthshire
  Baptism	29 Mar 1846	Alyth, Perthshire
  Death	25 Apr 1910
  Burial		Liff and Benvie Church, Liff, Dundee
  Spouse	Esther MITCHELL | F252
  Marriage	28 Jan 1865	Lintraethen, Forfarshire

  
  

  Male John REACH

  
  

  Birth	1838	Alyth, Perthshire
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  Female Ann Cownie REACH

  
  

  Birth	6 Jul 1840	Alyth, Perthshire
  Death	31 Jan 1918	2, Silver Terrace, Lower Bank St., Alyth, Perthshire
  Burial		Alyth Cemetery, Perthshire

  
  

  Male David Bone REACH

  
  

  Birth	1843	Alyth, Perthshire
  Baptism	5 Mar 1843	Alyth, Perthshire
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  Female Betsy REACH

  
  

  Birth	1851	Alyth, Perthshire
  Death	27 Jul 1920
  Burial		Alyth Cemetery, Perthshire

  
  

  Male Alexander REACH

  
  

  Birth	1855	Alyth, Perthshire
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  Male George REACH

  
  

  Birth	19 Jul 1857	Alyth, Perthshire
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• Notes

  There are elements about the family that are not clear. The gravestone for Helen and James (erected by a child of Ann Cownie Reach) also mentions Betsy, assumed to be their daughter and says "Betsy Reach or Anderson", from which it might be assumed that she marries an Anderson. In 1861 when she is 11, is James and Helen's grandson William ANDERSON aged 1, born in Alyth, and so clearly not Betsy's son. In 1871, William is there, along with James, also described as a grandson, aged 8 at that date. There are other granchildren in 1871, who will need investigation. Then in 1881 is William REACH, still a grandson, aged 20, and in all likelihood the same person as William ANDERSON in the 2 previous Censuses. There is also Catherine HALKETT, aged 11. The above gravestone mentions Katie Halkett, Ann's neice, and so presumably the same person as Catherine, dieing 26/7/1885, aged 16. Note that all the Censuses up to and including 1881 imply that both Ann and Betsy are unmarried, and both have the surname REACH. Is the most likely thought that William and James are sons of the older sister Ann, and maybe a father named Anderson, but that it is Betsy who adopts the children when she is older? Ann does marry William GALLOWAY, but not sure when this is at the moment.