Reid Memorial Stained Glass Window St Machar's Cathedral Aberdeen Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the Reid memorial stained glass window in St Machar's Cathedral on ancestry visit to Aberdeen. The surname Reid was first found in Aberdeenshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland where the name has been found since the 14th century. Ancient charters show the name as Rufus; records include an Ada Rufus who witnessed resignation of the lands of Ingilbristoun in 1204; and a William Rufus, who was a juror on an inquest on the lands of Padevinan in 1259. For the purposes of Clan identification, the family name Reid is officially a sept of the Clan Robertson and as such is entitled to the Clan Badge and Crest of the Robertsons.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ried, Reid, Read, Reed and others.

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