Samuel Reid (1827)

Born 1827 in Ireland

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Biography

Samuel Reid was born in Ireland.

Samuel Reid migrated from Ireland to Canada.

Census

Census of 1861

Surname: Reed

Given Name: Samuell

Gender: Male

Age: 40

Marital Status: Married

Place of Birth: Ireland

Religion: CHurch Of England

Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District Name: Hastings

Page Number: 17

Line Number: 37

Microfilm: C-1032

Item Number: 1602278

Others Listed: Ann Wife Ire 35, John Ire 9, Nancy Can 7, Elen Can 5, Margaret Can 4, Elizabeth Can 4, Mary Can 2,^[1]

Census of Canada, 1871

Surname: Reid

Given Name: Samuel

Gender: Male

Age: 44

Birth Year: 1827

Marital Status: Widowed

Place of Birth: Ireland

Religion: Sch Church

Province: Ontario

District Name: Hastings East

District Number: 61

Sub-District Name: Hungerford

Sub-District Number: c

Page Number: 11

Line Number: 11

Microfilm: C-9993

Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada

Item Number: 667974

Others Listed: John On 21, Nancy On 19, Elen On 17, Margaret On 15, Elizabeth On 15, Mary On 12, James On 10, Sarah On 8.^[2]

Research Notes

The Samuel Reid Conundrum: "According to The Reid History written in 1936, “....When out alone one night another brother, Samuel, was attacked by a mob of Roman Catholics, for whose separate schools we are now being taxed, and would have been murdered had it not been for the timely arrival of a woman who saved him. He died some time later, it was thought from the abuse they had given him.....”" ^[3]

This must have happened in Ireland, as Ontario did not start collecting taxes for Catholic Schools until 1855, and then it was collecting on behalf of the Catholic Schools^[4]

The Rev. William N. Falkiner indignantly characterized emigration from this parochial union as follows: "Several very respectable Protestant families have left this, much disgusted at the situation they were in, unprotected from lawless aggression of mobs, and deserted by Government; such were their complaints; they went to Canada."^[5]

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Samuel Reid (1812-)

Samuel Reid (abt.1818-)

Samuel Reid (1818-1880)

Samuel Reid (1827-)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1602278
2. ↑ https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=667974
3. ↑ British Columbia Genealogical Society - Cariboo Notes V39 #1 Spring 2022 Pg 7
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_schools_in_Canada<ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_schools_in_Canada</li> <li id="_note-4">[[#_ref-4|↑]] Irish Migrants in the Canadas A New Approach - Bruce S Elliot 2nd Edtn, Pg 101</li></ol></ref>