John Reid (1835 - 1896)

Born 9 Apr 1835 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Diprose) Reid — married 1 Sep 1869 in Wakefield, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Blandena (Hillman) Reid — married 15 Jan 1874 in Green's Plains, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1896 at age 61 in Paskeville, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

John was born in 1835. He was the son of Thomas Reid and Hannah Arculus.

Thomas, Hannah and their children Hannah, John, Thomas and James set sail from Plymouth in July 1840 on the 3 masted ship the "Fairfield" and arrived at port adelaide (know as pt. misery) on Dec 14 1840.
Fairfield 1840 from Diane Cummings' BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA website. ^[1]
30/07/1840 - 14/12/1840 from the PASSENGERS IN HISTORY website, An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum.^[2]
Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844) Fri 18 Dec 1840 Page 2 LATE ARRIVALS. ^[3]
South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Sat 19 Dec 1840 Page 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.^[4]

John Reid married Ann Diprose on 1 September 1869 at the residence of her father, William Diprose at Wakefield. Both were recorded as single, he was 34 and she was 24.^[5] They had two children:^[6]

• John Diprose Reid, 6 December 1870
• Ellen Reid, 27 May 1872

Annie died on 24 March 1873.^[7]

John Reid married Blandena Hillman on 15 January 1874 at the residence of Alfred Couzner (the bride's uncle - married to her mother's sister) at Greens Plains. John was a 38 year old widower, Blandena was aged 20.^[8] They had four children at Greens Plains:^[9]

• Blandena Agnes Reid, 2 March 1875
• Albert Thomas Reid, 30 September 1876
• Annie May Reid, 30 May 1878
• Allan Victor Reid, 4 March 1880

He passed away in 1896.

John is interred in Greens Plains West Cemetery.^[10]

DEATH OF MR. JOHN REID.
This morning Mr. John Reid, of Paskeville, Yorke's Peninsula, died on Thursday morning after a long illness. He was one of the original members of the Yorke's Peninsula Land Board; receiving his appointment on July 24, 1889, which he held up to his death. Originally the board consisted of five members, but there are only three now. He had a thorough knowledge of Yorke's Peninsula. On Monday Mr. E. Krichauff, chairman of the board, met Mr. Reid at his residence, when they decided upon matters connected with the Land Board. He was then very ill. He had a large circle of friends, and was much respected.
Kadina, August 6.
The death of Mr. John Reid, of Paskeville, occurred to-day after an illness of some months' duration. The deceased could hardly be spared from this district, being versed in everything politically and socially, and his advice was ever sought for. His residence in this locality extended from 1866, when he engaged in farming pursuits with stockbreeding on an extensive scale. In 1881 he was appointed a Commissioner of the Yorke's Peninsula Road Board, and held office until it was abolished. In 1889 he was appointed a member of the Yorke's Peninsula Land Board. All these offices he filled with satisfaction to the Government and the public. The deceased was also a justice of the peace for many years. The District Council of Green's Plains and surrounding districts owes a great deal to the deceased's memory for the many tokens of advice and administrating assistance given them, being chairman for a succession of years to the former council. The deceased is a loss to the Peninsula as a whole, and the Government has lost a good worker. The funeral takes place to-morrow at Paskeville.

--The Chronicle, 8 August 1896^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Fairfield.htm
2. ↑ http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/944882
3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620516?searchTerm=fairfield Occupations: Tea Dealer, bricklayer, farmer
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27442113?searchTerm=fairfield
5. ↑ REID, John, South Australian marriage registrations index, Daly 80/497, accessed 26 June 2022 via Genealogy SA
6. ↑ Search results, Birth registration database, Genealogy SA
7. ↑ REID, Annie, South Australian Death registrations database, Daly 52/136, accessed 26 June 2022 via Genealogy SA
8. ↑ REID, John, South Australian marriage registrations index, Daly 98/123, accessed 26 June 2022 via Genealogy SA
9. ↑ Search results, Birth registration index, Genealogy SA
10. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #171222758
11. ↑ DEATH OF MR. JOHN REID. (1896, August 8). The Chronicle (Adelaide, SA), p. 16. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87188058