Glenbuchat Heritage

187 Relatives of Reid/Chree families in Glenbuchat

Reid/Chree Families of Glenbuchat

In July 2026 a chance meeting on the hill at Belnacraig introduced relatives of the Reid and Chree families of Glenbuchat who were exploring the land of their forbears.

The photos above show:

1 Lizabeth Collie (L) and Alice Reid
2 Jem Taylor (L) and Catherine Collie
(See below for the family connections)
3 Helen Chree's oatcake turner, made by her fiancée Alexander Reid, a blacksmith

Reid Family History

Charles Reid
Birth 1832 Coldstone, Aberdeenshire
Death 15 May 1912 Newmill, Foveran, Aberdeenshire,
Parents
Unknown father
Unknown mother
Spouse
Mary Ann Watt 1840–1908
Children
Alexander Reid 1870–1959

Alexander Reid
Birth 23 Jul 1870 Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire,
Death 05 Apr 1959 Ellon, Aberdeenshire,
Parents
Charles Reid 1832–1912
Mary Ann Watt 1840–1908
Spouse
Helen Chree 1870–1958
Children
Mary Ann Watt Reid1899–1904
Margaret Reid 1899–1910
Charles John Reid 1907–2000
Alexander Chree Reid 1909–2001

Alexander Chree Reid
Birth 18 Feb 1909 Glenbuchat formerly Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire,
Death Aug 2001 Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire,
Parents
Alexander Reid 1870–1959
Helen Chree1870–1958
Spouse and children
Mary Chree
Children
Private
Private
Private
Private

Mary Chree
28 April 1829 Sunnybrae, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
August 1889 Baltimore, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Spouse
Adam Reid 1801–1886
Children (13)
Mary Anne Reid 1850–1928
Jean Reid 1851–1892
Jannet or Jessie Reid 1853–1933
Margaret Reid 1855–Deceased
Adam Reid 1859–1933
Isabella Reid 1861–1942
Peter Reid 1864–1897
Hellen Reid 1866–1868
William Reid 1866–Deceased
Catherine Elizabeth Reid 1868–Deceased
Alexander Reid 1870–1959
Charles George Reid 1870–1900
John Alexander Reid 1874–1942

Adam Reid 1801–1886
Spouse 1
Isobel Crawford 1816–1844
Marriage: 2 July 1838 Kirkton of Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Children
Ann Reid 1840–1901
Spouse 2
Mary Chree 1829–1889
Marriage 7 April 1849 Kirkton of Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Children
Mary Anne Reid 1850–1928
Jean Reid 1851–1892
Jannet or Jessie Reid 1853–1933
Margaret Reid 1855–Deceased
Adam Reid 1859–1933
Isabella Reid 1861–1942
Peter Reid 1864–1897
Hellen Reid 1866–1868
William Reid 1866–Deceased
Catherine Elizabeth Reid 1868–Deceased
Alexander Reid 1870–1959
Charles George Reid 1870–1900
John Alexander Reid 1874–1942

Alexander Reid 1870–1959
Blacksmith and Farmer at Foveran
Parents
Adam Reid 1801–1886
Mary Chree 1829–1889
Spouse
Helen Chree 1870–1958
Children (6)
Mary Ann Watt Reid 1899–1904
Annie Reid 1900–Deceased
Kate Reid 1901–Deceased
Helen Chree Reid 1902–1985
Charles John Reid 1907–2000
Alexander Reid 1908–Deceased

See the picture above of Helen Chree's oatcake turner, made by her fiancée

Charles John Reid 19 June 1907 – January 2000
Farmer at Sillyflatt Inverbervie
Spouse
Mary Cockburn 1907–1999
Marriage 30 Nov 1934
Children
Catherine Reid 1938–2018
Alice Reid

Alice Reid
Spouse
Children
Lizbeth Reid Collie

Lizbeth Reid Collie
Spouse
Jem Tylor

Alexander Collie
His sister is:
Catherine Collie

Her Spouse is
Alistair Eddie
His Spouse is
Lorna Morgan of Bellabeg

Lorna Morgan’s father was:
Alexander Sam Morgan, Undertaker from Bellabeg