Edward Lord Reardon (1826 - 1911)

Born 20 Jul 1826 in Sorell, Van Diemen's Land

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Mary (Laing) Reardon — married 27 Sep 1856 in Dwelling house of B Reardon 'Green Hills', Forcett, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1911 at age 84 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Edward Reardon was born at Sorell on 29 July 1826 to Bartholomew Reardon and Elizabeth Nash.^[1]

He married Emily Laing in the dwelling house of B Reardon 'Green Hills' on 27 Sep 1856. ^[2]

Edward Reardon of 'Green Hills' died on 19 January 1911.^[3][4]

OBITUARY The death of Mr. Edward Lord Reardon, at his late residence, Green Hills, Forcett, on Friday last, ends the male representatives of a generation identified with Sorell for over a century. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr. Bartholomew Reardon, from the north of Ireland, who received a grant of land from the Imperial Government through Lieutenant Governor Edward Lord, R.M., with whom and subsequent early Governors the most friendly relations existed, visits by them being frequently paid to the Green Hills, then a heavy forest, for the purpose of kangaroo shooting, etc. Like a number of Tasmanians the deceased visited the alluvial goldfields of Victoria in the early fifties, and having returned, settled in Forcett, where his life has been spent as an agriculturist, ranking possibly among some of the best of the many practical farmers of Sorell. Quiet and unassuming in manner, particularly honest, and straightforward in all dealings with his fellows, Mr. Reardon had the respect and good wishes of a wide circle of friends. It is doubtful whether many men would live for 85 years and make more friends or less enemies than he (writes a correspondent). Mr. Reardon married Emily, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Lang, secretary to the Commandant of the Gordon Highlanders, who, with three sons and four daughters survive him. The remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the cemetery at Forcett. A large number from Sorell and surrounding districts attended at the grave, among others the Minister for Lands (the Hon. Alec Heim), the Warden, and several district councillors. OBITUARY (1911, January 18). Daily Post (Hobart, Tas. : 1908 - 1918), p. 6.

Sources

1. ↑ Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office Births RGD32/1/1/ no 2222 Sorell 20 Jul 1826 Edward Reardon, Father: Reardon, Bartholomew Mother: Reardon, Elizabeth https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1$init=RGD32-1-1-p124j2k
2. ↑ Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office Marriages RGD37/1/15 no 881 Sorell 27 Sep 1856 Edward Reardon Age: 29 = Emily Laing Age: 23 https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-15$init=RGD37-1-15p383j2k
3. ↑ Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office Wills AD960/1/32 Year: 1911 Edward Reardon https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-32-8350$init=AD960-1-32-8350p1
4. ↑ Grave - Edward Lord & Emily Mary Reardon http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0bc71afd-5e11-4a79-a4ec-cd125764f61f&tid=40532455&pid=139

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