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Facts and Events
William Reid was born some time around the late 1850s. He consistently claimed to have been born in County Armagh, Ireland, but no birth or baptism record for him has yet been found there or anywhere else in Ireland. However, it is clear from his marriage certificate that he was the son of John Reid, and in 1887 when John died, William was the informant for his father's death. Also, William's son Michael appears in the 1911 census living with a Rosanna Farrell formerly Reid, whose marriage record tells us she was the daughter of John Reid and Julia Hanlon. John Reid and Julia Hanlon are known to have moved around Ireland extensively during the 1840s and 1850s, having their other six children baptised in six different counties, most of which can be linked to locations where the railways were being built, which fits the family tradition that the family worked on building the Irish railways. By the mid-1860s William's parents are known to have settled at 6 Lower Kevin Street in Dublin, where they lived until at least the mid-1870s, so presumably William lived there with them. They later moved to Monasterevin in County Kildare some time in the late 1870s or early 1880s, apparently bringing their sons William and John with them.
William was married at Monasterevin on 23rd April 1884 to Elizabeth Mary Bowe, who was 26 and from Monasterevin. They stayed in Monasterevin and had nine children, although two died as infants and two more died as teenagers. William, Elizabeth and their children appear in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses living at Mary's Lane in Monasterevin, with William working as a bricklayer.
William died at Monasterevin on 6th February 1924 of cancer of the liver, which he had had for six months. Elizabeth survived him by thirteen years.
References
- ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1901. (National Archives of Ireland)
County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland or Street: Marys Lane.
Form A (about the family): Address: Mary's Lane, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare William Reid, head of family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 38 [1862/3], Male, Bricklayer, Married, b. Co. Armagh, speaks English Elizabeth Reid, wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 36 [1864/5], Female, Housekeeper, Married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English Michael Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 12 [1888/9], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English William Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 10 [1890/1], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English Kathleen Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 9 [1891/2], Female, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English Aloysius Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 4 [1896/7], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English Stephen Reid, son Roman Catholic, Cannot read, 2 [1898/9], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English Form B (about the house): Walls of stone, brick or concrete Roof of slate, iron or tile Four rooms Four windows in front of house One family in the house Outbuildings: 3 (Piggery, Fowl house and Turf house)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Census Office. Ireland Census 1911. (Dublin: National Archives of Ireland)
County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland or Street: Marys Lane.
Form A (about the family): Address: Mary's Lane, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare William Reid, head of family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 52 [1858/9], Bricklayer, Married, b. Co. Armagh Elizabeth Reid, wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 50 [1860/1], Married 24 years, 9 children born, 7 still living, b. Co. Kildare John J. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 22 [1888/9], Clerk, Single, b. Co. Kildare William C. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 19 [1891/2], Teacher, Single, b. Co. Kildare Kathleen M. Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 17 [1893/4], Teacher, Single, b. Co. Kildare Aloysius J. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 15 [1895/6], Scholar, Single, b. Co. Kildare Stephen C. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 10 [1900/1], Scholar, Single, b. Co. Kildare Mary J. Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 7 [1903/4], Scholar, b. Co. Kildare Form B (about the house): Walls of stone, brick or concrete Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material Four rooms Two windows in front of house One family in the house Outbuildings: 3 (Piggery, Fowl house and Turf house)
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.
Superintendent Registrar's District Athy Registrar's District Monasterevan | 1924. DEATHS Registered in the District of Monasterevan in the Union of Athy in the County of Kildare | No | Date and Place of Death | Name and Surname | Sex | Condition | Age last Birthday | Rank, Profession, or Occupation | Certified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness | Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant | When Registered | Signature of Registrar | 204 | 1924 February Sixth Monasterevan | William Reid | M | Married | 64 years | Brick- Layer | Cancer of Liver 6 Months Certified | Lucius Reid Son Present at Death Monasterevan | February Eleventh 1924 | J. Johnston Asst Registrar |
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