William Reid

#199, (3 May 1848-7 August 1928)
FatherJohn Reid (c 1830-)
MotherMary Barclay (c 1830-)
Last Edited29 Dec 2021
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William was born on Wednesday, 3 May 1848 at Montgreenan, Ayreshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Reid and Mary Barclay. William arrived at Liverpool.2


William emigrated from Launceston, Tasmania, on the 'Commodore Perry.2'

He married Mary Jane Fookes, daughter of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook, in a Church of England ceremony conducted by her father at St. Andrew's Anglican on Thursday, 24 October 1872 at Perth, Tasmania. He was 24 and his wife Mary was 23.. William and Mary went on to have nine known children together.3,4,5,1 William Reid was a miller at the "Perth Mills' owned by F. J. Houghton in 1875.3,2 William and Mary lived in 1883 at Deloraine, Tasmania.2

William Reid became bankrupt in 1884.2 Oral history suggest that William was a gambler who lost his bakery in a card game.2 William and Mary lived in 1914 at 9 Innes Street, in Launceston, Tasmania.2 William and Mary lived in 1917 at Main Street, in Perth, Tasmania.6

William died on 7 August 1928 at Perth, Tasmania, at age 80.1 His body was interred at St. Andrew's Anglican on 9 August 1928 at Perth, Tasmania.2

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1848BirthMontgreenan, Ayreshire, Scotland1
Immigratn-newLiverpool2
Emigratn-newLaunceston, Tasmania2
1872MarriageSt. Andrew's Anglican, in Perth, Tasmania3,4,5,1
1875Occupation3,2
1883ResidenceDeloraine, Tasmania2
1884Note CR CR2
Note memo only2
1914Residence9 Innes Street, in Launceston, Tasmania2
1917ResidenceMain Street, in Perth, Tasmania6
1928DeathPerth, Tasmania1
1928BurialPerth, Tasmania2

Family

Mary Jane Fookes (23 Oct 1849-1 May 1924)
Children

Citations

  1. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.8).
  2. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.21).
  3. [S1184] The Tasmanian, Launceston, Tasmaia, Australia, 1872 'Family Notices', The Tasmanian (Launceston, Tas. : 1871 - 1879), 2 November, p. 7. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201342808
  4. [S810] The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania, 1872 'Family Notices', The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 30 October, p. 2. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66023210
  5. [S1223] The Weekly Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1872 'Family Notices', Weekly Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1872 - 1878), 2 November, p. 20. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article233101203
    Wikipedia citation.
  6. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.20).
  7. [S356] GEDCOM file created by Lynda Creely, 21 March 2011.