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].
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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.
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