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James REACH

James REACH

Male 1846 - 1910  (64 years)

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  • Name James REACH 
    Birth 26 Mar 1846  Alyth, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 29 Mar 1846  Alyth, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    1851 Census Back Burn, Alyth, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    At 1851 Census, he is 5 
    1871 Census Hillock of Fyal, Bendochy, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    At 1871 Census, he is 24, occ "Agricultural Labr" 
    1881 Census Milnacraig Shop, Glenisla, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    At 1881 Census, he is 34, occ "Road Surfaceman" 
    1901 Census "Galts Cottages", Liff & Benvie, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    At 1901 Census, he is 55, occ "Road Surfaceman" 
    Reference Number V694 
    Individual Note He had a road contracting business at Alyth and Glenisle. He had a least 2 sisters (1 buried at Cartachy Cemetry) and 1 brother  [6] 
    Death 25 Apr 1910  [7] 
    Burial Liff and Benvie Church, Liff, Dundee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I694  VaughanDavies
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

    Father James REACH,   b. 1805, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1882 (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Helen DOIG,   b. 1816, Alyth, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1879 (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    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.
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther MITCHELL,   b. 1850, Lintraethen, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1935, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1865  Lintraethen, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. John REACH,   b. 19 Jun 1865, Lintraethen, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1919, 75, Dalkeith Rd., Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary REACH,   b. 1868, Alyth, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Esther Mitchell REACH,   b. 7 Aug 1870, Bendochy, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1952, "Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Helen D. REACH,   b. Jun 1871, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. David REACH,   b. 1872, Perthshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1899 (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Agnes REACH,   b. 7 Nov 1874, Glen Isla, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1937, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Jessie Mitchell REACH,   b. 1877, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. William REACH,   b. 20 Mar 1889, Glen Isla, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Alfred REACH,   b. 8 Apr 1890, Muirloch, Forfarshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Mar 1846 - Alyth, Perthshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 29 Mar 1846 - Alyth, Perthshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 5 - - Back Burn, Alyth, Perthshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jan 1865 - Lintraethen, Forfarshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Liff and Benvie Church, Liff, Dundee Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James and Esther (Mitchell) Reach    		James and Esther (Mitchell) Reach
    Based on parallel pictures, this is assumed to be taken between 1905 and 1910
    James Reach    		James Reach
    Based on the photographers address, this was taken between 1906 and 1910

  • Notes 
    • Family information is that" he had a road contracting business at Alyth and Glenisle. He had a least 2 sisters (1 buried at Cartachy Cemetry) and 1 brother". Note that the Censuses identify more than 1 brother.

  • Sources 
    1. [S686] 1881 Census :- Milnacraig Shop, Glenisla, Forfarshire.

    2. [S901] Baptism transcript :- James Reach (1846).

    3. [S1324] 1851 Census :- Back Burn, Alyth, Perthshire.

    4. [S687] 1871 Census :- Hillock of Fyal, Bendochy, Perthshire.

    5. [S757] 1901 Census :- "Galts Cottages", Liff & Benvie, Dundee.

    6. [S3] Information from the family.

    7. [S899] Gravestone :- James Reach (1910) and others.

    8. [S931] IGI record of Marriage :- James Reach Esther Mitchell (1865).


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