Robert Carstairs Reid (6 December 1845–4 March 1894) was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer. He specialised in harbour works and water supply.[1]
The grave of Robert Carstairs Reid, Dean Cemetery
He was born in Kettle, Fife on 6 December 1845, the second son of Amelia Carstairs (1818-1890) and her husband, Rev William Reid (1810-1884) the local minister.[2]
In 1881 he became a partner with his friend, creating J & A Leslie & Reid, engineers. Their main work was upgrading Paisley's water supply.
He died at home, 60 Palmerston Place[4] in Edinburgh's West End on 4 March 1894. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the south side of the south-west spur.
Family
In 1875 he married Charlotte Leslie (1846-1935) sister of his schoolfriend and later business partner Alexander Leslie. Their children included William Carstairs Reid FRSE (d.1937).[5]
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