George Wightman Kidd (1835 - 1901)

Born 1835 in Kincardineshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary Murray (Marshall) Kidd — married 1 Jan 1858 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1901 at about age 66 in Wickham, NSW, Australia

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Biography

• George was christened on the 19 July 1835 at Brechin, Angus.

• At the age of 42, George immigrated to Australia with his wife, Mary 42 and two sons, John 18 and George Murray Kidd 15 years. They arrived in 1878 aboard the ship " Earl Dalhousie".

• All of George's siblings and their families would make the journey and resettle in New South Wales, Australia. The first arrived in 1857 and and the last 3 sisters in 1881.

NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD Wednesday 8 May 1901 Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS. (From our Various Correspondents.) ISLINGTON DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. An old resident, in the person of Mr. George W. Kiidd, passed away on Sunday last, in his 66th year. The deceased gen-. tleman, who was a brother of the Hon John Kidd, Minister for mines, and Alderman W. L. Kidd, of the Newcastle Council, ar- rived In the colony 23 years ago, and open- ed In the boot and shoe manufacturing in- dustry, and for many years had the largest output from his factory in the Northern district. He was the father of Alderman John Kidd, the ex-Mayor of Wickham, and Mr. G. Kidd, who is well known Is com- mercial circles, and in conjunlction with his sons the late Mr. Kidd was widely known both in commercial and political life. He was a strong Protectionist, and a staunch adherent of the late Mr. James Fletcher. He was for a number of years president of the Islington Mechanics institute, and was connected with the instituton from its in- ception. He retired from active business some four years ago, and at the time of his demise was residing with his son, Mr. George Kildd. The deceased, who leaves a wife and his two seas, and several grand children, was a native of Kincardinshire, Scotland. The funeral took place on Monday, and the remains werefollowed by a lengthy cortege, amongst whom was his brother, Alderman W. L. Kidd, Mr. J. Thomson, MP.. Mr. W. Bower, chairman of the Miners' Association, Mr. Adam Cook, AI- dlermen Gilbert, Myers, Brown, and Jame-. son, and Messrs. ,W. M. Shedden (council clerk), S. Richardson (Inspector), and W. Back, of the Wickham Council. Aldermen Myers and Brown and 'Messrs. Shedden and Back ,were the pall-bearers. The Rev. E., Fox officiated at the grave, which is situat- ed in the Wesleyan portion of Sandgate Cemetery. 'Messrs. Gilbert Bros. were the undertakers.

Sources

• Christening record: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYSW-JQF : 8 December 2014), George Weightman Kidd, ; citing Brechin, Angus, Scotland, reference Fr Ch3/439/15; FHL microfilm 889,483.

• 1841 census: Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY86-6MV : 13 October 2014), George Kidd, Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 11, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,672.

• 1851 census: Scotland Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY14-F4Z : 13 October 2014), George Kydd, Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 19, PRO HO 107, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1,042,217.

• 1871 census: Scotland Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB51-SQX : 16 November 2014), George W Kidd, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; from "1871 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 27, PRO T 1, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,943.

• Immigration record [1];

• NSW death certificate 7566/1901;