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John Benjamin Reed
b. 1832, d. 15 September 1881
Person Exhibits
Birth
John Benjamin Reed was born in 1832 at unknown in Belfast. I could not find a baptism record. His age was recorded as 6 in 1836 by the Surgeon on the Earl Grey.1,2,3
Parents
| Father | Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot (b. 14 December 1808, d. 30 January 1898) |
| Mother | Frances Heazle (b. 1812, d. 5 April 1895) |
Family life
Children with Eliza Jane Green (b. 1832, d. 23 November 1879)
| Son | William John Reed (b. 1858, d. 7 October 1865) |
| Daughter | Frances Eliza Reed (b. 1860, d. 8 July 1875) |
Residence information
John Benjamin Reed emigrated with Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, and Frances Heazle on 25 July 1836.1 James traveled to on 27 August 1836.1 
James traveled to in November 1836.1 John Benjamin Reed witnessed the immigration of Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, and Frances Heazle on 31 December 1836 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.1,2 John Benjamin Reed lived with Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, on 3 January 1837 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.1 Frances, Alexander, and James traveled to on 10 September 1839.5 John Benjamin Reed lived at 105 Princes Street in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, in 1861, a house of stone and slate owned by Robert Watson and valued at 80 pounds. Can't find John Reed on the 1862 City of Sydney Assessment Books for Gipps Ward. But this Sands entry is probably for Rev John Reid who lived at this address in subsequent years.6 He lived in Forbes, NSW, Australia, on 5 June 1863, where he had four unclaimed letters addressed to him.7
James traveled to in November 1836.1 John Benjamin Reed witnessed the immigration of Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, and Frances Heazle on 31 December 1836 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.1,2 John Benjamin Reed lived with Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, on 3 January 1837 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.1 Frances, Alexander, and James traveled to on 10 September 1839.5 John Benjamin Reed lived at 105 Princes Street in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, in 1861, a house of stone and slate owned by Robert Watson and valued at 80 pounds. Can't find John Reed on the 1862 City of Sydney Assessment Books for Gipps Ward. But this Sands entry is probably for Rev John Reid who lived at this address in subsequent years.6 He lived in Forbes, NSW, Australia, on 5 June 1863, where he had four unclaimed letters addressed to him.7 Working life
- In 1861 John Benjamin Reed was a waterman at 39 Cambridge Street in Sydney.8
- In 1875 John Benjamin Reed was a carrier in Bourke.9
Death
John Benjamin Reed died on 15 September 1881 at age ~49 in Bourke.10,11,12,3 He was buried on 16 September 1881 in Bourke.3
Citations
- [S303] "Research Report: Reed family facts", 1986, Robert Luxford; Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S384] Surgeon's Journal: "Earl Grey" 1836, (MS, 1836); ADM 101, Archives Office of NSW; Kingswood.
- [S1733] Lola Cormie, Back to Bourke, John Benjamin Reed, aged 49, 15 Sep 1881
- [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), John Benjamin Reed and Eliza Jane Green, 796/1857, Sydney.
- [S1617] 80th Regiment, "Diary 1793-1897," digital images, AJCP, Trove (https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1379847325 : accessed )., online; 14 January 2022
- [S1779] City of Sydney, Assessment Book accessed through City of Sydney Archives on 22 May 2023 at - https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1842090?keywords=&type=all#idx2531248. Original record: City of Sydney Archives, Sydney, Assessment Books, Gipps Ward, 1861, page 36, assessment number 711, John Reed, 105 Princes Street, a house of stone and slates owned by Robert Watson.
- [S1685] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1832 John Benjamin Eliza Jane Green, List of Dead Letters, NSW Government Gazette, 5 Jun 1863, page 1291, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225243984
- [S1663] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1808 James Frances Heazle, Sands Street Index Sydney 1861, 37 Cambridge Steet, The Rocks, James Reed household, 39 Cambridge Street, household of John Reed, waterman, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1907/images/rdaus1863_078553__0000_02_g-0016
- [S1685] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1832 John Benjamin Eliza Jane Green, History of Bourke Journal, volume 9 page 309
- [S405] Death Certificate, Frances Reed, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1895 No 4274.
- [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 5516/1881.
- [S1663] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1808 James Frances Heazle, Bourke Court House Deaths 4 Nov 1881
| Last Edited | 23 May 2023 |