Thomas Simpson Reed
- Born: 12 Oct 1878, Brancepeth, Durham England
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth Duff on 7 Oct 1897 in Hirst, Northumberland England
- Died: 4 Sep 1956, Cessnock, NSW Australia at age 77
General Notes:
CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS 1878 12 Oct BC Born, at Brancepeth Durham England Living at 16 New Row Oakenshaw Brancepeth 1881 3 Apr Census Living at Sedgeletch Mill Cottages Newbottle Durham age 2 1891 5 Apr Census living at 45 Longhirst Colliery Longhirst Durham Occupation coal miner age 12 1898 Married Elizabeth Duff at Hirst Northumberland age 19 1898 26 Jul Frederick born at Northumberland age 19 1900 26 May Norman born at Hirst Living at Longhirst Colliery Hirst Occupation coal miner age 22 1901 31 Mar Census living at 25 Humber Lane Hirst Northumberland occupation coal miner age 22 1903 Abt Ernest born at Dinnington Northumberland age 21 Daphne born at age 1911 Census living at Cross Row West Radcliff Acklington Northumberland age 32 1912 10 Dec Issued with 3rd Class Mines Certificate No 2158 (Great Britian) age 34 1913 Frank born at age 35 1918 Lily born at Morpeth Northumberland age 40 1928 18 Feb Migrated from London UK on the ship Osterley for Sydney NSW Australia occupation caretaker usual residence Institute house Netherton Colliery Newcastle on Tyne age 49 1928 20 Mar Migrated to Sydney NSW Australia on the ship Osterley age 50 1930 Electoral Roll No 1832 living at Kearsley St Bellbird occupation shiftman age 52 1930 Abt 3rd Class certificate endorsed in Australia Address 5 Catherine St West End Cessnock NSW age 52 1931 5 Sep Occupation deputy at mine Living at Bellbird NSW age 53 1936 Electoral Roll No 6700 living at Sargent St Cessnock occupation deputy age 58 1949 Electoral Roll living at Hickey St Cessnock occupation none age 71 1956 4 Sep DC Died at Cessnock Living at 49 Hickey St Cessnock NSW Occupation mine deputy age 77
OTHER INFORMATION NSW BDM Death 25543/1956 REED THOMAS SIMPSON to THOMAS and UNKNOWN at NEWCASTLE
Caretaker of the School of Arts Bedlington Northumberland England Oakenshaw Colliery Reed, H., 21 Jun 1928, (accident: 16 Apr 1928), aged 23, Putter , killed by a fall of stone
Myth Brother in America: Linda Rollitt note Two older sisters immigrated to Canada - Hannah Elizabeth Reed married John George Summers. Isabella Reed married John Harrison and they ran a farm in Alberta before returning to England for WWII. Their other sister Sarah Reed I'm not so sure on - I just have Marmaduke listed as her husband's name
Probate Record Thomas Simpson Reed 455201 Shortland Cessnock 2-9-1954
NAA Osterley London to Sydney 20 Mar 1928 Reed L Miss Reed E Mrs Reed F Mr Reed T S Mr
Noted events in his life were:
• Census: age 2, 3 Apr 1881, Sedgeletch Mill Cottages, Newbottle, Durham England.
• Census: coal miner age 12, 5 Apr 1891, Longhirst Colliery, Longhirst, Durham England.
• Census: coal miner age 22, 31 Mar 1901, Humber Lane, Hirst, Northumberland England.
• Migration: caretaker age 49, 18 Feb 1928, Ship 'Osterley' To Australia.
• Electoral Roll: Shiftman age 52, 1930, Kearsley St, Bellbird, NSW Australia.
• Electoral Roll: deputy age 58, 1936, Sargeant St, Cessnock, NSW Australia.
• Electoral Roll: age 71, 1949, Hickey St, Cessnock, NSW Australia.
Thomas married Elizabeth Duff, daughter of John Duff and Jane Scouler, on 7 Oct 1897 in Hirst, Northumberland England. (Elizabeth Duff was born in 1878 in Lowick, Northumberland England and died on 21 Nov 1955 in Cessnock, NSW Australia.)
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