Sir Nigel Reed

Generation: 1

1.	Sir Nigel Reed (son of The Hon. Vernon H Reed and Eila Williams). Notes: Chief Justice of Northern Nigeria after WWII Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: Living Living Living

Generation: 2

The Hon. Vernon H Reed was born in 1871 (son of George McCullagh Reed and Jessie Chalmers Ranken); died in 1963.

Notes:

Member of N.Z. parliament for 30 years. He was responsible for convincing Lord Bledisloe to buy the Waitangi Estate for the people of NZ

Vernon married Eila Williams. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Eila Williams
Children:

Tom Reed

1. Sir Nigel Reed

Elfie Reed

Generation: 3

George McCullagh Reed was born in 1832 in Monaghan, Ireland; died in 1898 in N.Z. .

Notes:

He arrived Melbourne 1858, then went to Ipswich 1861. Pastor of Ipswich Presbyterian Church. Later MLA for Ipswich 1866-7, and in 1870 left for New Zealand

George married Jessie Chalmers Ranken on 6 Jul 1863 in Ipswich. Jessie (daughter of John Ranken and Jane Cameron) was born on 6 Dec 1842 in Fassifern; was christened in 1843 in Brisbane; died on 25 Sep 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie Chalmers Ranken was born on 6 Dec 1842 in Fassifern; was christened in 1843 in Brisbane (daughter of John Ranken and Jane Cameron); died on 25 Sep 1922.

Children:

Sir John Ranken Reed was born on 26 Dec 1864 in Qld; died in 1955.
Dr James Lewis Reed was born on 11 May 1866 in Qld; died in 1942.
Florence Eveline Reed was born on 16 Jul 1867; died on 8 Feb 1868 in Qld.
Albert Edgar Reed was born on 13 Mar 1869 in Qld.
2. The Hon. Vernon H Reed was born in 1871; died in 1963.
Alberta Norma Reed was born on 27 Aug 1875 in NZ; died in ca 1958.
Eileen Reed

Generation: 4

10.

John Ranken was born in 1811 in Edinburgh; died on 5 Feb 1892 in Toowoomba, Qld.

Notes:

Son of William Ranken and ... McNish. He arrived in Australia 1832.
Of Sautur, Invermein, NSW at marriage.

John married Jane Cameron on 13 Jun 1839 in Sydney. Jane (daughter of Hugh Cameron and Jessie Robertson) was christened on 10 Jun 1817 in Stirling; died on 23 Nov 1893 in Toowoomba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Jane Cameron was christened on 10 Jun 1817 in Stirling (daughter of Hugh Cameron and Jessie Robertson); died on 23 Nov 1893 in Toowoomba.

Children:

5. Jessie Chalmers Ranken was born on 6 Dec 1842 in Fassifern; was christened in 1843 in Brisbane; died on 25 Sep 1922.
Agnes Jessie Ranken was born in 1843.
Frances Catherine Ranken was christened in 1844 in Brisbane; died in 1915.
George Ranken was christened in 1848 in Brisbane.
Hugh Cameron Ranken was born in 1854.