Ross Thompson Reid (2 February 1832 – 10 January 1915) was a pastoralist in South Australia and New South Wales. He is remembered in South Australia as the founder of Rostrevor Hall.
Reid was born in Newry, County Down, Ireland, and emigrated to South Australia with his parents John Reid (11 November 1795 – 12 October 1874) and Jane Reid (1795 – 26 March 1885), née Livingstone, arrived in January 1839 aboard Orleana with their children:
Elizabeth Paton Reid ( – ) no details found apart from name on passenger list
Eliza Sarah Reid (c. 1824 – 23 December 1914) married Dr. David Mahony ( – 5 February 1858) on 15 August 1849. He died in Gawler; she died at "Hurst", Sedlescombe, England.
Samuel Reid (c. 1825 – 8 March 1859)
W(illiam) Livingstone Reid (c. 1828 – 16 July 1900) married Isabella Emily Colley (c. 1845 – 30 October 1932), second daughter of R. B. Colley, on 23 December 1865. Their daughter Isabella married a son of W. R. Wigley.
John Reid (c. 1830 – 23 October 1916) married Bertha Mitford (1837 – 15 April 1920) in 1860; at different times he managed or owned the Beetaloo and Tintinallogy runs.[1] She was a daughter of "Pasquin" journalist Eustace Reveley Mitford (1811–1869).
Ross Thompson Reid (2 February 1832 – 10 January 1915) married Lucy Reynell (c. 1842 – c, 20 January 1921) on 12 February 1868
Richard Jeb Brown Reid (c. 1834 – 26 July 1872) died at Booyoolee, buried at Bowmans head station
John Reid, as an early settler, took advantage of a short-lived regulation "The 'Modified Regulations for the Disposal of Land" which gave to every purchaser of a surveyed 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) property the option of making an additional selection of up to 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) in an area of the selector's choosing. Governor Grey, realising the propensity of this regulation to create monopolies, rescinded the regulation but was unable to cancel the 40-odd "Special Selections" which had already been approved. John Reid and partners, on the advice of William Light, recently turned land agent, selected a property at a junction of NorthPara and South Para rivers. They engaged surveyor William Jacob to lay out the township now known as Gawler and divided the rest among themselves. Reid's portion of 630 acres (250 ha), which he named "Clonlea", was on the north side of the North Para.[2]
John Reid failed as an agriculturist: labour costs brought about by the gold rush to Victoria and the copper mines in Burra and elsewhere, coupled with poor prices, stretched his finances to breaking point, and he sold the mortgage on the property to William Paxton (Australian businessman) the chemist of Hindley Street. Eventually Paxton resumed the property, leaving the homestead and 40 acres (16 ha) for the Reids' use.[3]
The children were brought up at "Clonlea", Gawler. Three of the brothers went in for pastoral property management: William took over Tolarno station on the Darling River, which he managed from the mid 1850s to the 1890s. Ross Reid and R.J.B. Reid initially had a share in the business; R.J.B. Reid left the partnership in 1868.[4] Ross Reid was managing Mount Murchison station until at least 1866, then it was taken over by Dean & Laughton, and Ross joined William at Tolarno.[5]
Original owner Ross T. Reid, substantially renovated c. 1890 by (unrelated) J. S. Reid, to resemble "Romsdal", Toorak, Victoria.
Ross was a keen racegoer and owned several winning horses, notably Pride of the Hills. He purchased a large block at Magill, in the foothills of Adelaide, and there built a fine mansion which he named after Rostrevor, a seaside resort close to his birthplace.
They owned Tarcoon Station, on the Bogan River, from 1870 to 1872, when it was sold to F. H. Randell. Tolarno station was one of the largest and most successful sheep stations on the Darling, shearing up to 250,000 sheep a year. While Tolarno was in the hands of the Reid brothers the only practical freight communication was by steamboat on the Murray-Darling system to ports such as Echuca, Mannum and Goolwa. In 1875, the Reid brothers and Hugh King purchased the Jane Eliza from captains Davies and Dorward, and also had an interest in steamers Gem, Jupiter, Menindie and Shannon. Thousands of tonnes of wool were shipped and the Reid brothers made a fortune.
Tolarno was in the 1880s badly infested with rabbits, and was used as a test bed for Dr. Butcher's experiments with "Tintinallogy disease",[6] which proved to be a false hope. In 1887 he put "Rostrevor" on the market; it was purchased by Melbourne businessman J. S. Reid (no relation). A prolonged drought hit the country in the 1890s, with a considerable loss of stock. Several banks failed and a country-wide recession hit Australia, with consequent loss of sales and low prices.
He retired to Glenelg, South Australia, where in his home, "St Leonards", he died aged 82, and was buried in the family vault, Magill.
Family
On 12 February 1868 Ross Thompson Reid ( – 10 January 1915) married Lucy Reynell (c. 1842 – c. 20 January 1921), eldest daughter of John Reynell (1809 – 15 June 1873) and Mary Reynell, née Lucas (c. 1805 – 18 November 1867). John arrived aboard Surrey in October 1838; Mary arrived aboard Orleana early in January 1839; they married on 31 January 1839. She was in England when husband died. Died in Adelaide but accorded a minimal death notice and no obituary.
daughter (29 January 1870 – )
daughter (11 June 1871 – ) born at Tarcoon Station.
Olive Ross-Reid ( – 7 March 1945) married Edward Eversley Thomas (1861 – 29 March 1916) on 5 January 1899
Mabel "Maisie" Ross-Reid ( – ) married David Alexander Murray Brown (1871 – c. 1938) in Penang on 25 February 1901. He was General Manager, Pinang Gazette Press.
Reynell Ross-Reid (9 August 1872 – 29 October 1946), born Ross Reynell Reid, married Hannah Daws (c. 1897 – 22 November 1931),[7] lived in Leeton, New South Wales[8]
Lydia "Lily" Ross-Reid (23 September 1873 – ) married Dr. William Frank Driscoll ( – ) in Stockton, California on 2 November 1900
Douglas Ross-Reid (5 December 1874 – 20 December 1939) married Eliza Jane Tremellen ( – 1959), lived in Underdale
Lucy Elizabeth Ross-Reid ( – 1947) married Francis John "Frank" Ryder (1905 – 1995) on 12 February 1929
Dorothy Olive Ross-Reid ( – 1969) married George Warwick Sabey ( – 1967) on 22 February 1927
Hilda Ross-Reid (28 January 1876 – 1876 9 months old )
Elliot Ross Reid (10 February 1877 – Died in infancy)
Allan Ross-Reid (31 July 1878 – 1 April 1943) married Maude "Stevie" Stevenson ( – ) on 10 March 1910, lived in New South Wales
Trevor Ross Reid (11 May 1880 – 11 February 1941 Orient)
Eleanor Ross Reid (15 Mar 1881- 9 Jan 1919) married Major George "Boysie" Bayard Bray Indian Army
His remains were interred it the family vault at Magill.[9]
Sources
"Rostrevor House". Campbelltown City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
References
^"Country News". Southern Argus. Vol. LXII, no. 3, 562. South Australia. 16 November 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Early History of Gawler". The Bunyip. No. 4, 045. South Australia. 13 August 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 7 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia. Among Reid's partners were fellow passengers Henry Dundas Murray and Stephen King, father of Stephen King Jr., and Henry Johnson, a proxy for London banker Edmund Jerningham. Streets in Gawler were named for these pioneers.
^"With Book and Pipe". The Bunyip. No. 4, 659. South Australia. 5 May 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Advertising". South Australian Register. Vol. XXXII, no. 6643. South Australia. 20 February 1868. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Darling". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. V, no. 1, 443. South Australia. 12 September 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Rabbit Extermination". South Australian Register. Vol. LIII, no. 12, 960. South Australia. 28 May 1888. p. 1 (Supplement to the South Australian Register.). Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Obituary". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Vol. XXXI, no. 86. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Death of an Old Colonist". The Journal (Adelaide). Vol. L, no. 13612. South Australia. 11 January 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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Ross Thompson Reid 2 February 1832 10 January 1915 was a pastoralist in South Australia and New South Wales He is remembered in South Australia as the founder of Rostrevor Hall Contents 1 History 2 Family 3 Sources 4 ReferencesHistory EditReid was born in Newry County Down Ireland and emigrated to South Australia with his parents John Reid 11 November 1795 12 October 1874 and Jane Reid 1795 26 March 1885 nee Livingstone arrived in January 1839 aboard Orleana with their children Elizabeth Paton Reid no details found apart from name on passenger list Eliza Sarah Reid c 1824 23 December 1914 married Dr David Mahony 5 February 1858 on 15 August 1849 He died in Gawler she died at Hurst Sedlescombe England Samuel Reid c 1825 8 March 1859 W illiam Livingstone Reid c 1828 16 July 1900 married Isabella Emily Colley c 1845 30 October 1932 second daughter of R B Colley on 23 December 1865 Their daughter Isabella married a son of W R Wigley John Reid c 1830 23 October 1916 married Bertha Mitford 1837 15 April 1920 in 1860 at different times he managed or owned the Beetaloo and Tintinallogy runs 1 She was a daughter of Pasquin journalist Eustace Reveley Mitford 1811 1869 Ross Thompson Reid 2 February 1832 10 January 1915 married Lucy Reynell c 1842 c 20 January 1921 on 12 February 1868 Richard Jeb Brown Reid c 1834 26 July 1872 died at Booyoolee buried at Bowmans head station dd John Reid as an early settler took advantage of a short lived regulation The Modified Regulations for the Disposal of Land which gave to every purchaser of a surveyed 4 000 acres 1 600 ha property the option of making an additional selection of up to 15 000 acres 6 100 ha in an area of the selector s choosing Governor Grey realising the propensity of this regulation to create monopolies rescinded the regulation but was unable to cancel the 40 odd Special Selections which had already been approved John Reid and partners on the advice of William Light recently turned land agent selected a property at a junction of NorthPara and South Para rivers They engaged surveyor William Jacob to lay out the township now known as Gawler and divided the rest among themselves Reid s portion of 630 acres 250 ha which he named Clonlea was on the north side of the North Para 2 John Reid failed as an agriculturist labour costs brought about by the gold rush to Victoria and the copper mines in Burra and elsewhere coupled with poor prices stretched his finances to breaking point and he sold the mortgage on the property to William Paxton Australian businessman the chemist of Hindley Street Eventually Paxton resumed the property leaving the homestead and 40 acres 16 ha for the Reids use 3 The children were brought up at Clonlea Gawler Three of the brothers went in for pastoral property management William took over Tolarno station on the Darling River which he managed from the mid 1850s to the 1890s Ross Reid and R J B Reid initially had a share in the business R J B Reid left the partnership in 1868 4 Ross Reid was managing Mount Murchison station until at least 1866 then it was taken over by Dean amp Laughton and Ross joined William at Tolarno 5 Original owner Ross T Reid substantially renovated c 1890 by unrelated J S Reid to resemble Romsdal Toorak Victoria Ross was a keen racegoer and owned several winning horses notably Pride of the Hills He purchased a large block at Magill in the foothills of Adelaide and there built a fine mansion which he named after Rostrevor a seaside resort close to his birthplace They owned Tarcoon Station on the Bogan River from 1870 to 1872 when it was sold to F H Randell Tolarno station was one of the largest and most successful sheep stations on the Darling shearing up to 250 000 sheep a year While Tolarno was in the hands of the Reid brothers the only practical freight communication was by steamboat on the Murray Darling system to ports such as Echuca Mannum and Goolwa In 1875 the Reid brothers and Hugh King purchased the Jane Eliza from captains Davies and Dorward and also had an interest in steamers Gem Jupiter Menindie and Shannon Thousands of tonnes of wool were shipped and the Reid brothers made a fortune Tolarno was in the 1880s badly infested with rabbits and was used as a test bed for Dr Butcher s experiments with Tintinallogy disease 6 which proved to be a false hope In 1887 he put Rostrevor on the market it was purchased by Melbourne businessman J S Reid no relation A prolonged drought hit the country in the 1890s with a considerable loss of stock Several banks failed and a country wide recession hit Australia with consequent loss of sales and low prices He retired to Glenelg South Australia where in his home St Leonards he died aged 82 and was buried in the family vault Magill Family EditOn 12 February 1868 Ross Thompson Reid 10 January 1915 married Lucy Reynell c 1842 c 20 January 1921 eldest daughter of John Reynell 1809 15 June 1873 and Mary Reynell nee Lucas c 1805 18 November 1867 John arrived aboard Surrey in October 1838 Mary arrived aboard Orleana early in January 1839 they married on 31 January 1839 She was in England when husband died Died in Adelaide but accorded a minimal death notice and no obituary daughter 29 January 1870 daughter 11 June 1871 born at Tarcoon Station Olive Ross Reid 7 March 1945 married Edward Eversley Thomas 1861 29 March 1916 on 5 January 1899 Mabel Maisie Ross Reid married David Alexander Murray Brown 1871 c 1938 in Penang on 25 February 1901 He was General Manager Pinang Gazette Press Reynell Ross Reid 9 August 1872 29 October 1946 born Ross Reynell Reid married Hannah Daws c 1897 22 November 1931 7 lived in Leeton New South Wales 8 Lydia Lily Ross Reid 23 September 1873 married Dr William Frank Driscoll in Stockton California on 2 November 1900 Douglas Ross Reid 5 December 1874 20 December 1939 married Eliza Jane Tremellen 1959 lived in UnderdaleLucy Elizabeth Ross Reid 1947 married Francis John Frank Ryder 1905 1995 on 12 February 1929Dorothy Olive Ross Reid 1969 married George Warwick Sabey 1967 on 22 February 1927 Hilda Ross Reid 28 January 1876 1876 9 months old Elliot Ross Reid 10 February 1877 Died in infancy Allan Ross Reid 31 July 1878 1 April 1943 married Maude Stevie Stevenson on 10 March 1910 lived in New South Wales Trevor Ross Reid 11 May 1880 11 February 1941 Orient Eleanor Ross Reid 15 Mar 1881 9 Jan 1919 married Major George Boysie Bayard Bray Indian ArmyHis remains were interred it the family vault at Magill 9 Sources Edit Rostrevor House Campbelltown City Council Retrieved 9 March 2017 References Edit Country News Southern Argus Vol LXII no 3 562 South Australia 16 November 1916 p 3 Retrieved 8 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Early History of Gawler The Bunyip No 4 045 South Australia 13 August 1926 p 11 Retrieved 7 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Among Reid s partners were fellow passengers Henry Dundas Murray and Stephen King father of Stephen King Jr and Henry Johnson a proxy for London banker Edmund Jerningham Streets in Gawler were named for these pioneers With Book and Pipe The Bunyip No 4 659 South Australia 5 May 1939 p 10 Retrieved 8 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Advertising South Australian Register Vol XXXII no 6643 South Australia 20 February 1868 p 1 Retrieved 8 March 2017 via National Library of Australia The Darling The Express and Telegraph Vol V no 1 443 South Australia 12 September 1868 p 3 Retrieved 8 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Rabbit Extermination South Australian Register Vol LIII no 12 960 South Australia 28 May 1888 p 1 Supplement to the South Australian Register Retrieved 8 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Death of Mrs H R Reid The Manaro Mercury and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser New South Wales Australia 30 November 1931 p 2 Retrieved 9 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Obituary The Murrumbidgee Irrigator Vol XXXI no 86 New South Wales Australia 1 November 1946 p 2 Retrieved 9 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Death of an Old Colonist The Journal Adelaide Vol L no 13612 South Australia 11 January 1915 p 1 Retrieved 6 March 2017 via National Library of Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ross T Reid amp oldid 1029976230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
