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Mark Read (1813 - 1889)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Death: January 14, 1889 (75)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Place of Burial: City of Nedlands, Western Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of George Read and Elizabeth Read
Husband of Ann Read
Father of Edmund William Read
Brother of Charles Read; Maria Foster; Ethel Stirling and Emma Cole

Immigration to Australia: Free Settler "Rockingham" 1830
Managed by: Peter James Davidson
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Immediate Family

About Mark Read

BDM WA

1st Marriage 1842/12 Perth; Read, Mark, to Barnard, Ann.

Registered births to Mark Read and Ann Barnard, Perth:

1842 Charles Edward; 1844 Ellen Selina; 1846 Edmund William; 1849 Walter James; 1851 John Frederick; 1853 Elizabeth, died 2 days old.

Death of Ann Read 15/3/1855 aged 30, East Perth Cemeteries.

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2nd Marriage 1860 (1861/1574) Perth; Read, Mark, to Barnard, Ellen Jane

Registered births to Mark Read and Ellen Jane Barnard, Perth:

1860 Agnes Jane; 1863 Emma Ann; 1867 Bertha Elizabeth; 1870 Albert Mark; 1873 Ernest Walter.

Death 1917/100446 Perth; Read, Ellen Jane, 83, daughter of Unknown BARNARD and Unknown CHALLEN

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Death 14 January 1889/10 Perth; Read, Mark, 73.

The Daily News Perth WA Thurs 17 Jan 1889; Death :

READ—At his residence, Mount's Bay Road, Perth, on the 14th inst., after a long and painful illness ; Mark the youngest son of the late George Read (who arrived in this colony in the ship "Rockingham" in the year 1830), aged 73 years.—Deeply regretted by his sorrowing wife and family.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Read-5748
Biography
Mark Read was baptised in Gillingham, Dorset on 15 November 1814. He was the son of George Read & Elizabeth.[1]

He was the youngest son and arrived in the Swan River Colony on the “Rockingham” with his parents and Thomas Peel in 1830. He established a property named "Elmsley" on Mounts Bay Rd. He had a lightering business with vessels travelling between Perth and Fremantle and islands off the coast. They had six children some of which became prominent citizens in the Guildford area. He died at home age 73.

Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB54-4KM : 19 September 2020), Mark Read, 1814.
Death Notice. The Daily News 17/1/1889.

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Birth: Nov 9 1813 - Gillingham, Dorset, England
Death: Jan 14 1889 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Parents: George Read, Elizabeth Ann Read (born Coward)
Spouses: Ann Read (born Barnard), Ellen Jane Read (born BARNARD)
Children: Charles Edward Read, Ellen Selina Read, Edmund William Read, Walter James Read, Captain Frederick John READ, Elizabeth Read, Agnes Jane Langsford (born Read), and names of 5 more children
Siblings: Mary Hedditch (born Read), Charles Read, John Read, Ann Read, Maria Foster (born Read), Anne Read, Arnold Read, and names of 6 more siblings

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Mark Read's Timeline

1813
November 9, 1813
Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1846
October 13, 1846
Perth, Western Australia
1889
January 14, 1889
Age 75
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Karrakatta Cemetery, City of Nedlands, Western Australia