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James Reid 1892 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1892

Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria

Death Date: 24 Apr 1955

Death Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Reid

Mother: Eliza Armstrong

Spouse(s): Florence Billman, Ivy Turner

Children(s): Joan Reid, Cecil Turner

James Reid was born in 1892 in Bendigo, Victoria, the child of John Gillespie Reid and Eliza Mary Armstrong. James Reid married Florence May Billman, Ivy Pearl Turner, and had children including Joan Reid, Cecil Morris "Mick" Turner. James Reid passed away in 1955 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Reid was born in 1892 in Bendigo, Victoria, the child of John Gillespie Reid and Eliza Mary Armstrong.
  • James Reid married Florence May Billman, Ivy Pearl Turner, and had children including Joan Reid, Cecil Morris "Mick" Turner.
  • James Reid passed away in 1955 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reid
1852 – 1906
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Eliza Armstrong
1856 – 1947
Birth Location: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Florence Billman
1905 – 1948
Birth Location: Rochester, Victoria, Australia
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Ivy Turner
1901 – 1959
Birth Location: Fosterville Victoria
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Children(s)

Joan Reid
1940 – 1983
Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Cecil Turner
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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James Reid's Ancestors

Self
James Reid
1892 – 1955
Birth Place: Bendigo, Victoria
Parents
John Gillespie Reid
1852 – 1906
Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eliza (Mary) Armstrong
1856 – 1947
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Alexander Reid
1819 – 1888
Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gillespie
1821 – 1858
Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
Alfred Armstrong
1826 – 1904
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christina Wards
1830 – 1912
Everby, Bressay, Orkney, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reid
1775 –
Margaret Russell
1778 – 1859
James Gillespie
1792 – 1832
Jane Gibson
1791 – 1861
William Wards
1804 – 1886
Grizel Robertson
1802 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
james Reid
1750 –
Jannet Robertson
1750 –
Thomas Russell
1757 –
Margaret Hughes
1758 – 1815
John Gibson
Elizabeth Temple
1755 –
William Wards
1781 – 1856
Margaret Tait
1774 – 1860
Andrew Robertson
1761 – 1839
Grace Leask
1766 – 1838

James Reid's Descendants

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James Reid (31 Jan 1892 – 24 Apr 1955) m. Florence (May) Billman (1905 – 21 September 1948) m. Ivy (Pearl) Turner (9 Jun 1901 – 23 Jun 1959)
  1. 1. Joan Reid (25 Oct 1940 – 13 Dec 1983)
  2. 2. Cecil (Morris "Mick") Turner (8 Mar 1922 – 8 May 2004) m. Edna (Elizabeth) Nankivell (14 Apr 1924 – 3 Oct 2001)
    1. 1. Dianne Turner m. Brian Hewson (16 Jul 1945 – 16 Apr 1974)
    2. 2. Peter Turner

James Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1892
31 Jan 1892
Birth of James Reid in Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
1955
24 Apr 1955
Age 63
Death of James Reid in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1955
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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