REID FAMILY
Scotland & South Africa
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William George Stephen Reid
b.1850
& Susan Johanna Paulse
Left: William George
Reid
Thanks to the
research of Ms Petrie leRoux of
National Library of South Africa
I have
after many years of searching found the significant of William George Reid's sash,
which he proudly wears in this photograph.
William Reid
belonged to the Temple of Independent Order of True Templars (IOTT embroidered
on sash)
The
order was an evangelistic Christian Temperance Society with outreaches around
the entire country, and particularly focused on the 'Coloured' and 'Black'
inhabitants, with head office in Cape Town.
From a Booklet re Independent Order of True
Templars, South Western Grand Temple. The True Templars were a
virtually entirely black fraternal temperance society organized by
Good Templars in South Africa.
Born: W ILLIAM
GEORGE
REID
was born in Scotland, possibly Edinburgh, 24 March 1851 (noted in daughter
Emma's birthday book) b.1850 (calculated from death age) .
Memories:
(Charles Suckling Hollis remembers his grandfather always having a
lolly jar) & (Winifred Osterman nee Hollis remembered her mother
Emma telling her that when William George came to visit Emma and her
family he would wait outside and listen to hear if the children were
being good for their mother)
Marriage: It is not known
when William married SUSAN JOHANNA PAULSE.
Wife Born: SUSAN
JOHANNA PAULSE was born [classed as coloured] in Paarl Sth Africa in Sept
11th (date noted in dau. Emma's b/daybook) 1859, her
parents are unknown.
Occupation: It is
thought William worked as a railways inspector at Adderley Road (main
station) at Salt River. [Would
like to know this for sure to add to his history.]
The
Cape Times Cape Peninsula Directory:
for
the years 1921-1924 list a Wm. Reid in Lower Main Road, Salt River.
 Death of William Reid: William died
aged 81years 06 Sep 1931 at his home 68 Burns
Road Salt River Sth Africa and was buried at Maitland Cemetery in Plot 83957 A.
The plot no. 83975 consists of three graves AB&C and the plot was registered in
the name of Richard Bath [son-inlaw of the Reids].
Buried Grave A is William George
Reid.
Buried Grave B: 30.12.1929 Susan
Johanna Bath aged 32years [William & Susan snr.'s daughter]. and a child
Richard Stepanus Barth 18.02.1958 .
Buried Grave C: Dinah Bath 15.07.1933
Death of Susan Johanna
Reid: Susan died just 4months after her husband on the 16
Jan 1932 at 38 Bromwell Street Woodstock Sth Africa. Unlike her husband she is
buried in what is called a public or poor grave at Maitland cemetery. These
graves were not bought by the families and council has the right to recycle the
ground. The grave No. was 86990B and a second burial (unrelated remains) took
place in 1965 on top of Susan. Susan's remains are still in the grave and will
remain there but there will be no headstone as they are not allowed to be erect
memorial work on a public grave.
[The burial information for
William & Susan was received from Maitland Cemetery]
Family of William
George & Susan Johann Reid
1. HENRY S. REID, b.
30th July no year known (day &
mth noted in sister Emma's b/daybook) Sth Africa.
Had 5 girls No information known of this family. (Charles Suckling Hollis
remembered his uncle Henry as a big man.)
2. ABRAHAM REID, b.
March 25th 1887 (date noted in
sister Emma's b/daybook) Sth Africa.
Had a daughter No information known of this family
3. EMMA ALICE ELIZABETH
REID, born 19 Feb 1889 [classed as coloured], Cape Town Sth Africa.
She
 was 19years when she married Richard Benjamin Koopman a printer
and had a son Richard. Tragedy struck Emma twice with the death of Richard
in 1910 and also the death of their baby. Emma met an Australian ex
Boer War soldier and then Cape Policeman Edward Hollis. Edward brought
Emma home to Australia where they married on 1st February 1911. They had
returned to Cape Town by 1913 with their first born child. Between
1913 and their permanent return back to Australia in 1925 they'd had
7more children. They settled back in the Silvan area of Victoria where
their last 2 children were born. Emma died in 1969 and Edward in 1911.
(See
more detailed information on this family by clicking on Link below)
Children of EMMA ALICE & RICHARD BENJAMIN KOOPMAN are:
Children of EMMA ALICE & EDWARD HOLLIS are:
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1. WINIFRED FLORENCE b.1911 Vic Aust m. August
Benjamin Osterman
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2. AGNES EMMA b.1913 Cape Town SA m. 1. Edward Jacob Hilli 2.
Bert Schmidt 3.
B.S. Jack Osterman
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3.CHARLES SUCKLING b.1915Cape town SA d. 2004
Traralgon Victoria Aust. m. Helga Jans
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Link to details of this family
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4. ARTHUR WILLIAM b.1917 d.1919 Cape Town SA
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5. HENRY WARNEFORD b. 1919 Cape Town SA m.1.
Isobel
Francis Burns 2. Penny Taylor 3. Margaret Marshman
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6. EILEEN OLIVE b.1921 d.1921 Cape Town SA
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7. WILLIAM GEORGE b.1922 Cape Town SA m.
Joan Lorna
Dingle
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8. BARBARA EVELYN b.1924 Cape Town SA d.
18th Dec 2008 Victoria Aust. m. 1.
Kharl
Allan Knoll, 2. Smith
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9. HELEN ELIZABETH b.1926 Vic Aust m.
Richard Leslie
Adams
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10. BEATRICE MAY b.1929 Vic Aust m.
Charles Frazer
4. AGNES REID, b. March 23rd no year known
(day & mth noted in sister Emma's b/daybook)
Sth Africa; m.
Unknown Bull.
Had a son and 2 daughters. No information known on this family
(Agnes wrote a letter to her sister Emma in
Australia notifying her of their father (William George Reid's)
death. This letter was dated 7/9/1931 and the address on the letter 66
Burns Rd Salt River. (Was this Agnes's home next door to her parents at
68?)
5. SUSAN REID, born
July 29th 1898 (date noted in sister Emma's b/daybook) (Year 1897 given by
Susans's dau Alice), married (1) Joseph Jaubert
(d.1919); m. (2) Richard
Barth. Susan died 30 Dec 1929 and buried at
Maitland Cemetery Plot.83975 Grave B with a child Richard Stepanus
Barth. (See notes above death of William Reid for more details of
burial plot)
Children of SUSAN REID and JOSEPH JAUBERT
are:
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1.
JOSEPH JAUBERT.
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2.
ALICE BLANCHE JAUBERT, b. 1919, Sth Africa; m. John Williams. (I have had contact with Alice)
Family: 1. Hazel d.infant, 2. Edith m. Bruce Hamburg,
3. Jean d.infant.
Children of SUSAN REID and RICHARD BARTH are:
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EDNA BARTH, m. Douglas Scholtz.
Edna & Douglas lived in England
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2.
HAZEL BARTH: Hazel lived in England in 1990's
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3.
ARCHIE BARTH, m. WILMA ?. Archie and Wilma lived in Melbourne in
1990's
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4.
MARSHALL BARTH.
6.
 MARGARET 'MAGGIE' REID, b.April
12th 1907 (date noted in
sister Emma's b/daybook) Sth Africa; m.
(1) unknown Calvert m. (2) Abraham Leonard
Barnes.
Son of MAGGIE & ? CALVER
Children
of MAGGIE & ABRAHAM BARNES
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1. SUSAN BARNES
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2. DOREEN BARNES
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3. SYBIL BARNES
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4. IRENE BARNES m. John Carelse
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Family of Irene & John : Shirna, Desiree, Susan
(I am in contact
with Irene)
If anyone can help with
information on this Reid family please contact me.
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