Richard Reynolds Jr (1810 - 1890)

Born 7 Apr 1810 in Mulgrave, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Eupham (Graham) Reynolds — married 16 Aug 1831 (to Mar 1833) in St Johns Church of England, Wilberforce New South Wales Australia

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1890 at age 80 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Son of Richard Beale Reynolds [Convict "Atlantic" 1791] and Sarah Elizabeth (Stirling) Reynolds [Convict "Britannia" 1798]

Husband of Mary Reynolds and Elizabeth Eupham Reynolds - Seymour

Father of Jane Reynolds; Thomas Orlando Reynolds and Henrietta Matilda Reynolds

Brother of Thomas Reynolds; William Sterling Reynolds; Hannah Beale Gosper; Catherine Yeomans - Underwood; James Reynolds; Elizabeth Reynolds; George Reynolds; Sarah Matilda Reynolds; Archibald Reynolds and Jane Reynolds

Half brother of Edward Hipwell Reynolds

Richard was born in 1810.

In 1831 he married Elizabeth Graham.^[1]

Richard and Elizabeth had 1, possibly 2 children:

1. Thomas^[2]
2. Henrietta

In 1833 Elizabeth and Richard became estranged. In newspaper advertisements of the time Richard advised the public that:^[3]

CAUTION.

I HEREBY Caution the Publie not to give Trust or Credit to my Wife, ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, as I will not from this date be responsible for any debts she may contract ; having left my house without just cause or provocation.

RICHARD REYNOLDS JUN

Wilberforce, 18th March, 1833

Elizabeth later joined with George Seymour and had at least 4 further children with him. When she died in 1853 her last name was still recorded as 'Reynolds'.

Around 1836 it is understood that Richard had another child, Jane Reynolds, with Mary Stewart, although there is no evidence that Richard and Mary married. Mary was reportedly born in Yorkshire, England, around 1804, and died in 1852.^[4] There are no primary sources in support of the daughter being that of Richard (for example, relative death and/ or marriage records etc.)

He passed away in 1890^[5][6] and his memorial stands in Rookwood Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM marriage 5311/1831 V18315311 3B, and 1157/1831 V18311157 15
2. ↑ However, there is no relative birth or baptismal record via NSW Births Deaths and Marriages (BDM) for Thomas. The source for his profile seems to have been the Australian Royalty website but that only cites a secondary source (A Register of pioneer families, volume 1. Croydon: The 1788-1820 Pioneer Association, 1989). NSW BDM has the birth date for the next child, Henrietta, as November 1831, not November 1832 as shown by Australian Royalty and, assuming that to be correct, it is obviously impossible for Thomas to have been born to Richard and Elizabeth just 6 months earlier in May 1831. Sure-enough, May 1831 was when Thomas was christened, not the date he was born.
3. ↑ The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838) Wed 27 Mar 1833 Page 1
4. ↑ Australian Royalty website
5. ↑ NSW BDM death 10645/1890
6. ↑ Family Notices (1890, October 30). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235789545
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 November 2018), memorial page for Richard Reynolds (unknown–26 Oct 1890), Find A Grave Memorial no. 179515180, citing Rookwood General Cemeteries Reserve Trust, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Struethruth (contributor 48495378). Find A Grave: Memorial #179515180

See also:

• 'Reynolds, Richard Matthew (Dick) (1856–1928)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/reynolds-richard-matthew-dick-24962/text33499, accessed 10 April 2024.
• Australian Royalty website