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Here is a photo taken of my family back in 1967. Dad was booked to do some shows on the P&O cruise liner Orsova. I have cut the photo down somewhat because of the size…my sister Julie is actually standing beside me.

In the photo is: My Dad, George Reynolds Reid (George Raymond), Mum June (Hopkins) Reid and me, Wendy, aged five. Photo is taken at Circular Quay Sydney 1967…

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My Grandmother Bernice Isabel Reynolds married George Albert Reid in Sydney in 1901. She endured many pregnancies and between the years of 1901 and 1918 gave birth to a total of twelve children out of whom just two would survive to adulthood - my father, George, and sister Doris. A third child died at the age of about 5/6 in a tragic domestic accident.

As the NSW Registry of BDM’s does not allow, at this time, online searches for births after 1907 I can only record the dates of births of those children born to Bernice and George before 1907…at this stage. Whilst I can however record each child born to the couple, rather than the date of birth I can only at this stage record their date of death as the deaths indexes are searchable online up to 1977. From what I know the children died not too long after birth, sometimes just months.

The children of Bernice and George Reid…

* George E - born 1901 Redfern, died 1902 Waterloo NSW

* Doris Bernice - born 1902 Waterloo, died 1994 Hobartville NSW

* Charles Wagner - born 1906 Newtown, died 1909 Kogarah

* William - died 1908, Newtown

* Alma - died 1908, Newtown (likely twin of William)

* Alice - died 1909, Kogarah

* Willie - died 1910 Hurstville

* Mary - died 1910 Hurstville (possible twin of Willie)

* Thomas - died 1911, Hurstville

* George Reynolds (my father) - born June 8th 1912 Kogarah, died July 16th 1988 Gosford NSW

* Micheal - died 1914, Hurstville

* James (Jimmy) - died 1918 aged 5/6 in scalding accident at home, Kogarah.

George A Reid died at Auburn 1948. Bernice died at hospital in Goodna, Brisbane Qld in 1955/56. 

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As I have posted some info regarding Reid, Reynolds and Hopkins recently I hope to expand on those names very soon. I hit one of those brick walls that we all run into in this pastime. I don’t have too much data on my Dad’s side (Reid, Reynolds) so I splashed out and ordered some birth and marriage certs from the NSW Registry of BDM’s. They should be arriving pretty soon. I’m particularly excited about this because I will be able to learn who his great grandparents were and their birthdates will sit at around the 1850’s. No matter how long you do this there are always nice little surprises around the corner!.

I’m also looking for to fill out the gaps in my Mum’s Hopkins side (here paternal grandfather) and have ordered a birth certificate for her grandfather’s sister. It seems her grandfather’s, Patrick Hopkins, birth was not registered which was not uncommon in those days. Anyway, her birth cert will tell me what I need to know, and hopefully, will list all her siblings as well. I once wrote them all down back in the days when I sat in the library pouring over the microfiche machine but I seem to have misplaced that one very piece of writing that I need.

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