George Reynolds (1815 - 1896)

Born 7 Jul 1815 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Lawliss) Reynolds — married 1840 (to 20 Sep 1854) in Church of England, Gundaroo, Gunning or Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Emma G Jane (Baker) Reynolds — married 1892 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1896 at age 81 in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

George was born to Richard and Sarah Reynolds on 7 July 1815 in Wilberforce, Hawksbury, New South Wales, Australia ^[1] The text of his birth certificate states:

3779/1815 V18153779 1B; REYNOLDS, GEORGE; [F] RICHARD; [M] SARAH^[2]

In 1839, along with his sister Elizabeth, George became one of the first landholders at Gunning.^[3]

In 1840 he married Anne Lawless.^[4]

After Anne died in 1854, George is understood to have married or joined with Emma Baker.^[5]

Occupation: Vinedresser and Distiller, Baltinglass, Gunning, Yass, NSW, Australia. 1871-1873

Event: 10 September 1873 Caught over-producing Brandy!

EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF SPIRITS, WINE, AND OTHER PROPERTY.

ON Wednesday last Mr. Sub-inspector Brennan, in his capacity of local inspector of distilleries, made a seizure, on behalf of the Crown, of a dray-Ioad of spirits, wine, &c. It appears that Mr. George Reynolds of Baltlnglass, near Gunning, is licensed to distil brandy to fortify the wines made in his extensive vineyard, and on Wednesday, Mr. Brennan, about seven miles on the Yass side of Gunning, and on the main southern road, came upon a large and well-built double-waggon, tilted over and drawn by six valuable horses, the driver riding upon a seventh horse. On inquiring as to the contents of the waggon, the inspector was informed that it was wine, en route to a station possessed by Mr. Reynolds "down the river." Mr. Brennan, however, had his doubts on the subject, and was about to broach a cask or two with a gimlet, which, by some means, was at hand, when he was told it was no use, as there was brandy at well as wine on the waggon. It was then discovered that there were seven thirty-five-gallon casks of brandy, of unusual strength, and seven thirty-five-gallon casksj at colonial wine in the load, which, together with the waggon, seven horses, and other property, were at once declared to be confiscated, and taken back to Gunning, where the whole was given Into the safe keeping of the police. The property seized exeeds £500, and, in addition, Mr. Reynold's two sureties are likely to be called upon to pay £100 each for his having infringed the conditions of his license. The property remains at Gunning awaiting instructions from Mr. Lumsdaine, the chief inspector of dlstilleries.-Yass Courier.^[6]

George died in 1896.^[7]

Buried 12 DEC 1896. Zone C, Section RRRR, Grave 318, Rookwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[8]

Funeral Notice:^[9]

REYNOLDS. - The FRIENDS of Mrs. GEORGE

REYNOLDS are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly-beloved HUSBAND; to move from his late residence, No. 4 Florence-st, Edinburgh-road, Marrickville, THIS DAY, at quater to 9 o'clock, for Newtown Station, thence C.E Cemetery, Rookwood. J. WEEKS.

Research Notes

The children of the subject of this profile did not include Sidney Reynolds (1879-1952) or Edith Florence (Reynolds) Stringer (1881-1974). Please refer to Research Notes of those profiles.

Sources

1. ↑ A Register of pioneer families, volume 1. Croydon: The 1788-1820 Pioneer Association, 1989
2. ↑ New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
3. ↑ THE CENTENARY OF GUNNING (1921, October 19). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), p. 17. Retrieved December 22, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162033187
4. ↑ NSW BDM marriage 542/1840 V1840542 24B
5. ↑ No primary source yet located
6. ↑ trove:Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1858 - 1859; 1866; 1872 - 1874) Wednesday 17 September 1873 p 4 Article, Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875) Thursday 18 September 1873 p 4 Article, The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1868 - 1931) Saturday 20 September 1873 p 4 Article and The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Saturday 20 September 1873 p 373 Article.
7. ↑ NSW BDM death 14571/1896 registered at Newtown with parents 'unknown'
8. ↑ A Register of pioneer families, volume 1. Croydon: The 1788-1820 Pioneer Association, 1989.
9. ↑ Trove: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 12 Dec 1896 Page 18 Family Notices

• Reynolds, George (1815–1896)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/reynolds-george-24558/text, accessed 22 March 2018.