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James Ernest Reid 1879–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Apr 1945

Death Location: Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Robert Reid

Mother: Eliza Giles

Spouse(s): Annie Norris

Children(s): Annie Reid

James Ernest Reid was born in 1879 in Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert James Reid And Eliza Jane Giles. In 1905, James Ernest Reid resided in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1917, James Ernest Reid resided in Bennetts, New Zealand. James Ernest Reid married Annie Norris, and had children including Annie May Reid. James Ernest Reid passed away in 1945 in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Ernest Reid was born in 1879 in Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert James Reid And Eliza Jane Giles.
  • In 1905, James Ernest Reid resided in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1917, James Ernest Reid resided in Bennetts, New Zealand.
  • James Ernest Reid married Annie Norris, and had children including Annie May Reid.
  • James Ernest Reid passed away in 1945 in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Reid's Ancestors

Self
James Reid
1879–1945
Birth Place: Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Robert James Reid
1849–1901
Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland
Eliza (Jane) Giles
1850–1933
Ansford, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Launcelot Giles
1818–1900
Evercreach, Somerset, England
Rachel Clothier
1821–1879
Castle Cary, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Giles
1784–1864
Mary Taylor
1788–1869
Edward Clothier
1799–1881
Jane Hooper
1797–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Reid's Descendants

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James (Ernest) Reid (16 Feb 1879–29 Apr 1945) m. Annie Norris (20 Nov 1874–20 Mar 1958)
  1. 1. Annie (May) Reid 1916–2000 m. Harold (James) Southen 1913–2004
    1. 1. Rosalie (Ann) Southern 1940–2018

James Reid's Timeline

5 Records

1879
16 Feb 1879
Birth of James Ernest Reid in Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
1905
1905-1906
Age 26
James Ernest Reid resided here in Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
1917
1917
Age 38
James Ernest Reid resided here in Bennetts, New Zealand
Bennetts, New Zealand
1919
May 1919
Age 40
James Ernest Reid resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1945
29 Apr 1945
Age 66
Death of James Ernest Reid in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Bennetts, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905-1906
    Event Place: Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1905-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Bennetts, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1919
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1919
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1919
    Event Place: Sydney, Australia
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: May 1919
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1945
    Event Place: Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

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