Alexander Kidd

1868 - 1930  (61 years)

• Name	Alexander Kidd
  Birth	28 Sep 1868	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1930	Falkirk Road, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I7814	OrwinMillar
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John Kidd,   b. 1829, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1889, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jane Taylor,   b. 1838, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 26 Oct 1910, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	7 Dec 1855	Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  	Banns registered in Slamannan 23 Nov 1855 - John Kidd in the Parish of Torphicen and Jane Taylor in this parish on two days
  Family ID	F2561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Ann Harkins,   b. 1878, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland d. 21 Oct 1934, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1902	The Manse, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Alexina Kidd,   b. 1 Jun 1902, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1917, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 14 years)   2. Agnes Kidd,   b. 4 Jan 1908, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland d. 4 Jan 1991, Sauchie Hospital, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 83 years)   3. William Harkins Kidd,   b. 13 Jun 1910, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland d. 9 Mar 1963, Highfield Avenue, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Alexander Kidd Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Sep 1868 Birth Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Father: John Kidd Mother: Jane Taylor FHL Film Number: 6035516 Name: Alexander Kidd Enlistment Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1868 Birth Place: Linlithgow Linlithgow Enlistment Year: 1891 Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers Regimental Number: 3425 Attestation Paper: Yes Informant on the death of Alexander was his son, William In 1899 he was a Soldier, Private No.3425, 2nd Royal Scottish Fusiliers, and served in the Boer War. The Boer War shipping lists shows the 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, 700 strong, leaving Chatham for Aldershot on 11 Sep 1899. Sailed onboard the Cunard liner "Pavonia" for South Africa, on 22nd Oct. The London Times reported, "Today the sailing of the Pavonia has been a great event. She sailed from the Empress Dock with the 2/Royal Scots Fusiliers and the 2/Royal Fusiliers, both in scarlet." After returning from South Africa he was awarded the South Africa Medal 1899-1900 with campaign bars for Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Tegula Heights, Cape Colony. By 1901 he was a Reservist, with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, single, living with his widowed mother in a single room at Falkirk Road. Alexander was the informant on the death of his father, John Kidd, in 1910 ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 20 Feb 2016. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 21 Jul 2018. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 21 Jul 2018. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 22 Jul 2018. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).