Helen Reid (1831 - 1896)

Born 1831 in Geilston, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Wife of John Houston — married 18 Apr 1861 in Persey House, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 17 Apr 1896 at about age 65 in Hawera, New Zealand

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Biography

This is very tentative - start of a trail.

GISBORNE RACES.,Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 172, 19 January 1895

[Per Press Association.] Hawera, January 18. Mr S. Hodern's imported American trotting stallion Judge Belden was sold yesterday by Messrs Nolan, Tonks & Co. to Mr John Houston, of Waitara, at a satisfactory figure.

DEATH.,Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 3294, 18 April 1896 DEATH.

HOUSTON—At Hawera, on April 17th, 1896, Helen Reid, widow of the late John Houston, Geilston, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, aged 65 years.

This might be the husband? 1885/1886 Wises Directory listings for Avondale* (* which included West Auckland to Henderson, as well as Waterview and Blockhouse Bay.) Found in the microfiche collection of the West Auckland branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists. AVONDALE, Auckland 
6 miles from Auckland city; in Eden county; post office, railway station. http://earthsettler.tripod.com/esindex/directories/Avondale1885b.htm

H HASSALL Henry carrier HASLAM John farmer HILL Richard & Rowland farmers HOUSTON Jn. frmr., Henderson's Mill

Which of the Davies family sponsored their arrival into New Zealand? Hugh?

21 years since arrival on

Passengers to Sydney https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18960306.2.48.1 Auckland Star, Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 55, 6 March 1896

Sources

* http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS18960418.2.6

• http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18950119.2.10.2
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23T-2V41 : 7 June 2016), Ellen Housten, 1896; Burial, Hawera, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand, Hawera General Cemetery