Albert Reid
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Albert Brettx Reid (1879 - 1959)

Albert Brettx "Terek" Reid
Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of [private wife (1900s - 1960s)]
Husband of — married about 1930 in Tauranga, New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], , [private son (1930s - unknown)], and
Died at about age 80 in Maketu, Western Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty, New Zealandmap
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Albert Reid migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
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Biography

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Albert Reid was born in Scotland.

Albert Reid was born in 1879 in the Peterhead district of Aberdeenshire, Scotland[1]. He was the twin son (Charles being the other twin) of Wilhelm Bretz and Martha Winter.

In the Scotland Census of 1881, Albert Reid (aged 1) 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), William Reid (7), Alexander Reid (aged 4) and Charles Reid (1) at No. 1 Harbour Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

When Albert 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[2]. From there the family made their way to Auckland.

On 27 February 1898 Albert Reid (a fisherman) may have been tried at the Auckland Court for damaging a uniform. His sentence was to pay a fine, or suffer imprisonment for 7 days.

Albert married Amy Mihi Nathan in about 1930 in Tauranga. They went on to have at least five children.

Albert passed away on 14 July 1959 and is buried in Maketu Cemetery, Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand[3].

Inscription:

A LOVED FATHER AND GRAND-DAD
ALBERT BRETTX (TEREK)
DIED 14TH JULY 1951 - AGED 81
SADLY MISSED BY ALL HIS FAMILY
REID

Note: Headstone says 14 July 1951 - a mistake?

His name appeared in the 1960 New Zealand, Electoral Rolls (1853-1981) living at Maketu, a pensioner.

Sources

  1. Statutory birth indexes; REID, ALBERT BRETX; M; 1879; 232/1 271; Peterhead; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  2. "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.
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243556787/albert-brettx-reid: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for Albert Brettx Reid (1879–14 Jul 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #243556787, citing Maketu Cemetery, Maketū, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand; Maintained by lindylou631 (contributor 49254308)
  • Death Record confirms spelling - there is an X in that middle name.




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Albert Reid also lived on matakana Island before they moved to maketu.
posted 11 Aug 2016 by Felicia Hennings   [thank Felicia]
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