Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
It was actually James II, defeated by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Do you know where the Robertson estates were? Neither Robertson or Reid are uncommon names in Scotland and if you can place your Reid ancestor in the same area then it is a possibility.
Thank you for the rectification.

I read somewhere that James the Second of Scotland was also refered to as James VII of England but I must be mixing up a few things here !

Jean Reid's parents are David Reid and Elizabeth McKinnon . It is said that they were "from" Inverness-shire. But they did move around alot in these troubled times.