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Eliza Emily Reed

b. 22 October 1841, d. 22 August 1925

Person Exhibits

Eliza Emily Johnson nee Reed ca 1909

Birth

Eliza Emily Reed was born on 22 October 1841 at Wollongong Stockade in Wollongong.1,2,3,4 She was baptized on 7 November 1841 at St Michael's Church in Wollongong, NSW, Australia.5,2

Parents

FatherPrivate James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot (b. 14 December 1808, d. 30 January 1898)
MotherFrances Heazle (b. 1812, d. 5 April 1895)

Family life

Andres ("Andrew") Bufe and Eliza Emily Reed were married in August 1860 in Sydney.6 Henry Johnson and she were married on 12 September 1865 in Bourke.7,4,8

Partner with Andres ("Andrew") Bufe (b. 1834, d. before 1865)

Children with Henry Johnson (b. circa 1838, d. 3 April 1911)

DaughterFrances Eliza Johnson (b. 1866, d. before 22 August 1925)
SonJames Henry Johnson (b. 9 February 1868, d. 1938)
SonAlexander George Oxley Johnson+ (b. 22 December 1869, d. 1946)
DaughterSarah Jane Heazle ("Heazle") Johnson+ (b. 29 November 1871, d. 28 July 1960)
SonJohn Benjamin Linley ("Benjamin") Johnson (b. November 1873, d. 1955)
SonGeorge Johnson (b. 20 April 1876)
SonHenry Sampson ("Sampson") Johnson (b. 2 March 1878, d. 1956)
DaughterEmily Jane Johnson (b. 15 October 1879, d. 1 November 1908)
SonAlbert William Johnson (b. 25 September 1881)
DaughterMary Ann Maud ("Maud") Johnson (b. 25 May 1884)

Residence information

Eliza Emily Reed witnessed the travel of Andres ("Andrew") Bufe . The ship had sailed from Hong Kong with 97 Chinese passengers plus the captain's wife and two daughters.9 Henry Johnson and she lived at Culgoa Street in North Bourke, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 5 April 1891. The household consisted of 4 males and three females.10

Property

Eliza Emily Reed was a witness when Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, a sold 2 x 40 acres of land to the Johnson brothers on 4 August 1887 at Mount Oxley in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. The purchasers were James Henry Johnson (portion 9) and Alexander George Oxley Johnson (portion 8) who each paid 50 pounds.11,12

Death

Eliza Emily Reed died from bronchopneumonia and chronic bronchitis on 22 August 1925 at age 83 at Mooculta Street in Bourke. She was survived by 6 sons, 2 daughters, 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Two daughters had pre-deceased her.13,3,14,4

Citations

  1. [S303] "Research Report: Reed family facts", 1986, Robert Luxford; Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
  2. [S1652] Anglican churches (Sydney), , , ; , Sydney Anglican Church Diocesan Archives, Sydney., page 8
  3. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Mrs Eliza Johnson; obituary; 26 August 1925; page 2; 2 February 2022
  4. [S1747] Death Certificate, Eliza Johnson, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, 15474/1925.
  5. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), 514/1841 V1841514 25A.
  6. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 788/1860, Andrew Bufe and Eliza Reed, Sydney.
  7. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 1466/1865.
  8. [S1735] Marriage Certificate, Henry Johnson and Eliza Bufe nee Reed, 12 Sep 1865, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 18/1865.
  9. [S1740] Manifest, , , , crew list, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed )., Minnie Ha Ha; 22 May 1860; Andrew Buff, carpenter on arrival at Sydney; online; 7 March 2023
  10. [S1749] H Johnson household, Culgoa Street, North Bourke, 5 Apr 1891 Census, NSW, Bourke, NSW Records Authority.
  11. [S1628] , ; Transfer, Land Deeds; NSW Land Titles Office, Sydney., 40 ac North Bourke portion 9 CP 1 of 1869 Book 378 No 473; 4 August 1887
  12. [S1628] , ; Transfer, Land Deeds; NSW Land Titles Office, Sydney., 40 ac North Bourke portion 8 CP 7 of 1869 Book 378 No 474; 4 August 1887
  13. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 15474/1925 Bourke.
  14. [S1657] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1841 Eliza Emily Johnson, 5179/1866 Bourke
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