William Robert Reid was born on 14 October 1874[1]. He was the son of Wilhelm Bretz and Martha Winter.
In the Scotland Census of 1881, William Reid (aged 7) was living with his father William Reid (aged 32 and a Seaman), his mother Martha Reid (28) and his siblings James W Reid (11), Helen Reid (9), Alexander Reid (4), Charles Reid (1) and Albert Reid (1) at No. 1 Harbour Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
William was 15 years old when he and his family emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, departing from London on 22 September 1889 and arriving into Wellington on board the Kaikoura on 6 November 1889[2]. William's occupation was listed as Labourer.
From there the family made their way to Auckland, where his parents were proprietors of a fish shop and fishing vessels.
Unknown if William married or when he passed away.
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