Reid – George Albert 1866-1948
Posted By Wendy on December 7, 2007
My father, George Reynolds Reid, was born June 8th 1912 in Kogarah NSW, Australia. His parents were Bernice Isabel Reynolds and George Albert Reid, a railway worker, married Sydney 1901. He was the second youngest child in a family of 12 children. Of those 12 children only 2 survived to adulthood; Dad, and his sister Doris (Pearce) born 1902. All 10 children in between died either at birth or in infancy.
My Grandfather, George Albert Reid, was born in Penrith, NSW, in 1866 to George Reid, a miner, and Charlotte E. Turner (married 1859, Penrith, NSW, Australia).
His siblings were:
Siblings: Susan b1862 died 1867 Penrith
Charlotte 1864-1867 Penrith
George 1866 Penrith (my grandfather)
Michael 1860 Penrith
Henry 1870 Patrick’s Plains
Henrietta 1875 ”
Alfred James 1879 Mudgee
Louisa 1884 Patricks Plains
H. George 1891 Newcastle
Hilda M 1894 Stockton
I only have information for now, going that far back, relating to my Dad’s grandmother Charlotte Turner:
Charlotte E. Turner was born at Penrith, NSW in 1835. Her parents, Jacob Turner and Sarah Skelton, were married in 1834 at St James Church of England in Phillip Street in Sydney. The St James Church is the oldest church in the centre of Sydney and began life as a courthouse for the colony, being designed by the convict and architect Francis Greenway.
In 1824 the building was consecrated and became the first church of what was still the colony of Sydney. It still stands there today and plays an important role in the life of Sydney both tourist-wise and spiritually.
Here is a lithograph, by Robert Russell, of St James Church Sydney circa 1836. This lithograph was made two years after my great great grandparents married there.
St James Church in Sydney as it looks today. How times have changed!
Thanks to Alexandra Starling for providing information.
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Hi Wendy,
My name is Alexandra Starling (Sandie) My husband’s father was Lt Colonel Noel George Reid Starling born in Penrith in 1913. His mother was Millie or Matilda Rosealine Reid who married Ector Starling of Penrith.
Her parents were both Reid although I only know the mother’s side as follows:
Susan Reid born 1879 in Penrith said to have married James Reid. She was said to be the daughter of George Reid & Charlotte Turner of Penrith and was born there.
Siblings: Susan b1862 died 1867 Penrith
Charlotte 1864-1867 Penrith
George 1866 Penrith
Michael 1860 Penrith
Henry 1870 Patrick’s Plains
Henrietta 1875 ”
Alfred James 1879 Mudgee
Louisa 1884 Patricks Plains
H. George 1891 Newcastle
Hilda M 1894 Stockton
Only one George Reid married a Charlotte in NSW however an immigrant family may have arrived with the same names and had children during this period.
Also Susan’s sister Susan deceased prior to her birth
Hope this is in some way helpful
Cheers
Sandie
Sandie this is wonderful news to receive and thank you so much!
My Grandfather is the George Reid listed above as born Penrith 1866 – your info now fills the huge gap in my Reid side.
Hope to hear from you again – I am crossing my fingers you have some photos to share
I have updated the above entry to include his siblings.
[...] to an email from Alexandra Starling in Australia I have added siblings to the Reid category regarding my Grandfather George Albert [...]