Alfred REACH
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Name Alfred REACH Birth 8 Apr 1890 Muirloch, Forfarshire 
[1] Gender Male Occupation Gardener [1] Reference Number V578 Individual Note emigrated to USA [2] Person ID I578 VaughanDavies Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
Father James REACH, b. 26 Mar 1846, Alyth, Perthshire d. 25 Apr 1910 (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Esther MITCHELL, b. 1850, Lintraethen, Forfarshire d. 1935, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Marriage 28 Jan 1865 Lintraethen, Forfarshire [3] Family ID F252 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ada STEADMAN Children 1. James REACH [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Connie REACH [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F275 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
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Birth - 8 Apr 1890 - Muirloch, Forfarshire 
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Notes - The only other record that I have found with his birth location comes from the 1901 Census, which says "Fowlis, Perthshire". Fowlis Wester in Perthshire seems a long way from the other places, but Fowlis, or Fowlis Easter is the region where Muirloch is. Although the Muirloch reference is later than the Census, it seems more likely, as it is unlikely to be imagination for somewhere so small. And the "Perthshire" in the Census record is probably a handwriting error or a transcription error.
He travelled to New York with his mother, leaving Glasgow 1/10/1910 (occupation Miner, but Gardener when he arrives), heading for Deerfield, Mass, where the other family members live.
He is single on the 1917 registration card, but married on the 1942 registration card.
- The only other record that I have found with his birth location comes from the 1901 Census, which says "Fowlis, Perthshire". Fowlis Wester in Perthshire seems a long way from the other places, but Fowlis, or Fowlis Easter is the region where Muirloch is. Although the Muirloch reference is later than the Census, it seems more likely, as it is unlikely to be imagination for somewhere so small. And the "Perthshire" in the Census record is probably a handwriting error or a transcription error.
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