George W Reid
- Reference:GB 241 D20
- Dates of Creation:1567-1940
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1.23 Linear Metres
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Papers compiled by, or collected by George William Reid relating to his interests including Orkney history and genealogies, astronomy, 1567-1940. Includes:Original records collected by George William Reid, and transcripts made by Reid, largely of a legal nature relating to specific Orkney families and in general to Orkney, including titiles, bonds, cautions, discharges, petitions and contracts, 1617-1935.Notes made by Reid concerning his research into various Orkney families including the Traill family, the Balfour family, the Fea family, the Marwick family, the Moncrieff family, the Pottinger family, the Sinclair family, the Loutitt family, c1930Papers, mainly of a legal nature relating to Orkney families, including: The Fea family of Whythall, Clestran, 1696-1796; The Loutitt family and their genealogy, 1670-1939; Legal papers and titles relating to the Irving, Sinclair and Traill of Sabay family, 1567-1807. Miscellaneous notes, press cuttings, minutes and correspondence relating to the Burgh of Kirkwall, County of Orkney, Sheriff Thoms etc, 1900-1940; Copy correspondence relating to the administration of various aspects of Kirkwall Town Council, 1874-1912.Weather records, 1916-1923, Auroral reports from Kirkwall, letters to George W Reid and press cuttings relating to the aurora, 1930-1939;
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