When Charles was 8 years old the family emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, departing London on 22 September 1889 and arriving into Welllington on board the Kaikoura on 6 November 1889[1]. From there the family made their way to Auckland.
Charles married Myra Jane Grant on 1 December 1906 in Auckland.
Charles may have passed away in 1917 at the age of 38.
Possible burial record for Charles at Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland:
Plot : PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION A Row 7, Plot 39
Interment Type: Burial
Title: MR
Surname : REID
Given Names: CHARLES
Age : 38
Gender : Male
Occupation: FISHERMAN
Date Of Death : 29-Dec-1917
Date Of Cremation : N/A
Date Of Burial : 31-Dec-1917
Funeral Director : C LITTLE & SONS LIMITED
Head Stone Details : N/A
Sources
↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3M2-MML : accessed 19 October 2015), Alb Reid, 06 Nov 1889; citing Kaikoura, Ship, Arrival Port Wellington (other ports also listed), National Archives, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004415946.
"Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMD1-TJ5 : accessed 19 October 2015), Charles Reid, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 10, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,464.
NZ BDM Marriage Records Online: Registration No: 1906/5805 | Bride's Given Name(s): Myra Jane | Bride's Family Name: Grant | Groom's Given Name(s): Charles | Groom's Family Name: Reid | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229930145/charles-reid: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for Charles Reid (1879–29 Dec 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #229930145, citing Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand; Maintained by JjH (contributor 48491654) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles: