Jane Reid

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iain Frazier on 8th December 2025

Family connections for Jane (Reid) are: REID Jane (Reid/Reed) arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 6 1790 after a voyage of 12months on LADY JULIANA-a ship with 228females who easily entertained the whole crew & also sailors at Teneriffe stopover. She married William (Davis) on 30 7 1790 at St Phillips CofE Sydney Cove Sydney & produced 2children. She was sent to Norfolk Island with her husband on 1 8 1790 on SURPRISE, arriving on 7 8 1790-to Charlottes Field. She may have left Norfolk Island in October 1796 with her husband to Sydney. She perhaps died about 1800 or 1828-but not shown in Smees records. [Some details taken from this Website] William (Davis) was born on 15 9 1765 in Kircudbright Scotland & became an apprentice enameller. He was tried w/1other for highway robbery, on 13 10 1786, & violently stealing a watch etc of Thomas (Rutt) at Old Bailey on 25 10 1786 (quick justice), sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 28 6 1790 after a voyage of 5months on Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He is shown in Smees records as arriving in 1788 on ALEXANDER. He was sent to Norfolk Island with his wife on 1 8 1790 on SURPRISE, arriving on 7 8 1790. He established a farm at Charlottes Field (later known as Queensborough). He left Norfolk Island in October 1796 with his wife, & perhaps the children, to Sydney. He may have been issued his Conditional Pardon in February 1797. He enlisted in NSW Corps in May 1800 in Sydney as a private & sent to Norfolk Island; his children seem to be still there. He was detached to Rowley)s & (Johnston)s companies He was detached to (Wilson)s company in 1802 & was with Wilson) company at Parramatta in 1804 & Port Dalrymple Tsmania in in 1805; back to Parramatta in 1806 & still with Wilson)s company in 1808, when he wwas detached to (Steele)s company. In 1809 he was granted 100acres at Cabramatt & 72rods at Parramatta in 1809. He was detached to 5Company in 1810 & discharged on 24 4 1810.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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Denis Pember on 13th February 2016

Almost nothing has been located so far on Jane. Jane is believed to have been transported on the “Lady Juliana”, which arrived in the colony June 6th 1790 as part of the second fleet. A little more than a month after landing, Jane married William Davis (Convict, Scarborough, 1790). They married 30 July 1790 at Sydney Cove and the very next day, were part of the 194 convict contingent (mostly women) sent to Norfolk Island aboard “Surprize”. William and Jane were allowed to cultivate a small piece of land at Charlotte Field, which they cleared and were issued with a government sow. Two children were born to the couple, Mary Reid 1792 and Euphemia Reid 1795. William was granted a conditional pardon in February 1797 and then joined the New South Wales Corps. It appears that Jane must have died C1800, because she disappears from the victualing lists around that time and is not recorded in any of the Musters. However, the two daughters Mary and Euphemia are recorded and were still on Norfolk in 1803. Baxter, Carol; Musters and Lists, New South Wales and Norfolk Island, 1800-1802: [Ref CA569] Mary Reed, child over 10. [Ref CA571] Euphemia Reed, child over 10. I have been able to trace Euphemia; As Euphemia Davis, she married Samuel Franklin (Convict, Indian 1810) in 1813 at Parramatta. She died in 1828.