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Amy F REID (1895 - 1977)
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Amy F REID (1895 - 1977)

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Henry Everard 'Babe' CURRAN (1896 - 1964)
 Richard REID (1864 - 1929) George REID (1828 - 1907) Joseph READ (1799 - 1857)
Maria WATTS (1800 - 1853)
Mary Coriline CASEY (1835 - 1910) John CASEY (1794 - 1882)
Mary Caroline PURCELL (1812 - 1889)
Sarah Margaret RICH (1870 - 1929) Alfred Mainwaring RICH (1823 - 1893) Charles Lewis Henry Pye RICH (1784 - 1840)
Maria Anne TIPPET (1787 - 1859)
Margaret PHILLIPS (1840 - 1880) Thomas PHILLIPS (1806 - 1847)
Sarah REYNOLDS ( - 1841)
Amy F REID
Amy F REID
Amy F REID Amy F REID
b. 1895 at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1921 Henry Everard 'Babe' CURRAN (1896 - 1964)
d. 1977 at Canberra, ACT, Australia aged 82
Near Relatives of Amy F REID (1895 - 1977)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather George REID abt 1828 Tintinhull, Somerset, England 07 Sep 1907 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 79
Grandmother Mary Coriline CASEY 1835 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 27 Oct 1910 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 75
Grandfather Alfred Mainwaring RICH 03 Mar 1823 Shinfield, Berkshire, England 1893 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandmother Margaret PHILLIPS 1840 Leeds, Yorkshire, England 1880 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 40

Father in Law Henry Roland CURRAN 1867 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 17 Aug 1956 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 89
Mother in Law Agnes Florence GRIBBLE 1872 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 20 Apr 1948 Canberra, ACT, Australia 76

Father Richard REID 1864 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1929 Spring Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 65
Mother Sarah Margaret RICH 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1929 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 59

Self Amy F REID 1895 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1977 Canberra, ACT, Australia 82

Husband Henry Everard 'Babe' CURRAN 1896 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia Oct 1964 68

Sister Margaret Mary REID 1892 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Canberra, ACT, Australia 81
Sister Lillian Anne REID 1897 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1987 Canberra, ACT, Australia 90
Brother Alfred Thomas REID 1898 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 28 Aug 1929 Spring Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 31

Uncle Joseph REID 1855 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 07 Nov 1942 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 87
Aunt Bridget Ann DAVOREN 1859 Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 Sep 1949 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Uncle Thomas Cornelius REID 18 Aug 1856 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 17 Feb 1895 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 38
Aunt Elizabeth Caroline LUCAS 1861 1944 83
Aunt Caroline REID 1858 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1933 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 75
Uncle Daniel Thomas (David) CHARTERS 09 Aug 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 01 Dec 1922 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 67
Aunt Agnes REID 1861 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1937 76
Uncle Peter CARROLL 1853 1934 81
Aunt Anorah Honorah REID 1862 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1935 73
Uncle John Richard CARTWRIGHT 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 85
Aunt Anne REID 1866 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1943 77
Uncle John Joseph KELLY
Uncle Hugh REID 1868 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1954 86
Aunt Catherine TOOHEY 1873 1944 71
Aunt Elizabeth REID 1871 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1951 80
Uncle Henry Maxwell MURPHY 1860 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 12 Jun 1925 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 65
Uncle John James REID 1873 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1963 90
Aunt Sarah Ann LEES 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1926 54
Uncle George REID 1875 1963 88
Aunt Rose Anna JOBBINS 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1958 85

Cousin Patrick John REID 1878 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 05 Sep 1958 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin Mary Agnes REID 1880 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1949 69
Cousin Ambrose Joseph REID 1883 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1971 88
Cousin George William REID 1885 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1956 71
Cousin Bridget Jane REID 1887 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1965 78
Cousin Frederick Stanley REID 1888 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1968 80
Cousin Thomas James REID 1890 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1949 59
Cousin Alberta Josephine REID 1892 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1943 51
Cousin Rebecca Anne REID 1894 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1899 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin Amelia May REID 1897 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1974 77
Cousin Dolores Lilian REID 1899 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1978 79
Cousin Roy Timothy REID 1903 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1975 72
Cousin Rosie REID 1887 1951 64
Cousin Elizabeth Mary REID 1888 1965 77
Cousin Henry Cecil REID 1892 Jeir, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jan 1952 Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia 60
Cousin Daniel Thomas CHARTERS 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin George Arthur CHARTERS 1879 Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia 1959 80
Cousin Sophia Ann CHARTERS 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1961 80
Cousin Robert William CHARTERS 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 58
Cousin Florence CHARTERS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1967 82
Cousin Frederick Albert CHARTERS 1887 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1969 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Mary CHARTERS 1891 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1960 69
Cousin Amy CHARTERS 1893 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 09 Aug 1980 87
Cousin Priscilla CHARTERS 1895 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Ernest Allen CHARTERS 1896 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1971 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Victor Charles CHARTERS 1898 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Bute Albert CHARTERS 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31 Oct 1917 Beersheba, Palestine 18
Cousin Herbert John CHARTERS 1900 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Barraba, New South Wales, Australia 49
Cousin Vida CHARTERS 1903 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 1982 79
Cousin Mary J CARROLL 1887 1950 63
Cousin Maria Ann CARROLL 1888 1981 93
Cousin Elizabeth CARROLL 1891 1966 75
Cousin George Richard CARROLL 1893 1948 55
Cousin Rachel Agnes CARROLL 1896 1976 80
Cousin Catherine Honora CARROLL 1902 1959 57
Cousin Eliza Mary CARTWRIGHT abt 1883 19 Oct 1968 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 85
Cousin May Maria CARTWRIGHT 1885 1970 85
Cousin Anorah Gertrude CARTWRIGHT 1887 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jun 1967 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin Margaret CARTWRIGHT 1887 1974 87
Cousin Caroline Amy CARTWRIGHT 1890 1959 69
Cousin Rose Ella CARTWRIGHT 1892 1971 79
Cousin Stella Minnie CARTWRIGHT 1892 1984 92
Cousin Rene Jane CARTWRIGHT 1897 1982 85
Cousin George Thomas CARTWRIGHT 1901 1970 69
Cousin Hugh John Patrick REID 1906 1924 18
Cousin Martin Francis REID 1908 1912 4
Cousin Muriel M REID 1911
Cousin Martin Francis REID 1913
Cousin Francis Christopher MURPHY 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1957 62
Cousin Mary C MURPHY 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Annie L MURPHY 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Doris E MURPHY 1904
Cousin Vera Ellen MURPHY 1907 1972 65
Cousin Kathleen A MURPHY 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Johanas Jacob REID 1896 19 Mar 1917 France 21
Cousin John Arthur REID 1898 1928 30
Cousin George Albert REID 1901
Cousin Lyla Ann REID 1903 1963 60
Cousin Ivy M REID 1906 1908 2
Cousin Doris E REID 1908
Cousin Charles T REID 1911
Cousin Peter Lawrence REID 1896 1975 79
Cousin Hannah M REID 1899
Cousin Caroline L REID 1901
Cousin Clarence Leslie REID 1903
Cousin George Stanley REID 1909
Cousin Edna REID 1910
Cousin Francis William REID 1911 1981 70

Niece Amiee POOLEY 1920 2013 93
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Lyall GILLESPIE 1919

Sister in Law Veronica Kathleen (Vera) CURRAN 1893 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1938 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 45
Brother in Law Arthur Henry CURRAN 1895 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Brother in Law Philip Sydney POOLEY 1954 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Brother in Law William Ernest GILLESPIE 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia abt 1972 Canberra, ACT, Australia 86
Sister in Law Ruby Margaret Ann KEIR
Events in Amy F REID (1895 - 1977)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1895 Amy F REID was born Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1921 26 Married Henry Everard 'Babe' CURRAN (aged 25) 80
27 Aug 1929 34 Death of mother Sarah Margaret RICH (aged 59) Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
30 Aug 1929 34 Death of father Richard REID (aged 65) Spring Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6
Oct 1964 69 Death of husband Henry Everard 'Babe' CURRAN (aged 68) 18
1977 82 Amy F REID died Canberra, ACT, Australia 18
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 265 (Birth)
- Reference = 265 (Name, Notes)
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Kristine Howard 27 Nov 2017 (Death)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/1960/amy-curran.html (Marriage)
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/1960/amy-curran.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Amy Curran

Born: 1895; Died: 1977; Married: Henry 'Babe' Curran

Amy Curran
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Deasland
Sadly, the well-known 'Deasland' homestead, located on the Barton Highway, is one of the properties...

Amy Reid was born at Spring Flat in Tallagandra: over the border from Mulligans Flat. Her parents were Richard Reid, a grazier, and Sarah, daughter of Alfred Mainwaring Rich, who had run a private school at Ginninderra in the 1880s. Education was important in this family and all the children were encouraged to read widely.

Amy was a shy child and continued to be introverted into her adult life. Amy and her sisters, Margaret and Lilian, were very close. In fact, all three were quiet in temperament, preferring the company of their own families to the outside world. Amy's early years were spent in the slab hut built by her father at Spring Flat, but he soon had a more commodious weatherboard home built and as he developed a quality wool clip, things were looking good for the Reids. But in the unusually bleak winter of 1929, Amy's younger brother Tom and her parents all suddenly died of pneumonic flu within a few days of each other. The shock of this tragedy brought the sisters even closer together.

Margaret married Philip 'Syd' Pooley and moved to Sydney. Lilian married Ginninderran, William Gillespie. Their eldest son was Canberra historian, Lyall Gillespie. Amy met her husband, Henry 'Babe' Curran, at a tennis party at Mick Cavanagh's. They were wed in 1921.

The young Currans had no capital or land behind them and rented one of the two cottages at Palmerville next to the convict barracks, where Amy bore her first two children: Nell and Heather. Her sister's family (Lilian and William Gillespie) were in the other cottage at this time. In 1927 they purchased the lease of Deasland, where Babe built up a world-class merino clip. Here, Amy had two more children: Richard and Isobel. In married life, she worked hard to support her husband in his efforts to become one of Australia's premier woolgrowers. In the early days she cooked for the shearers, did all the domestic work and helped wherever she could. She also kept chooks and a few cows for butter and milk. Deasland had its own dairy.

After Babe died unexpectedly in 1964 the Currans began thinking of how best to wind up the estate. Richard continued to manage the property and even topped the Goulburn wool sales on occasion in his own right, but they decided to sell up in 1971 and left Deasland. Amy moved to the new Canberra suburb of Weetangerra. She died in 1977.
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