FatherKennis (or Kenneth) Reid1 b. c 1856
MotherMary Donoghue1 b. c 1858
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Johanna Reid was born on 22 August 1883 in Queensland.1,2 
She married Arthur Lindsay Gardner in 1908.3 
She died on 31 May 1965 in West Perth, Western Australia, at age 81.4,5 

Family

Arthur Lindsay Gardner d. 1921

Story

Johanna was born in Queensland on 22 August 1883. She was the third child of Mary and Kennis (or Kenneth). She used to call herself Joe.2,6
 
Move to Victoria
The family of seven moved to Mooroopna in Victoria around 1889.7,8
 
Marriage
Johanna Reid and Arthur Lindsay Gardner were married in the Williams district of Western Australia, most likely in Narrogin, in 1908. They had no children.3
 
It is believed that Johanna looked after a number of her sister Margaret's children.9
 
Johanna Gardner (Reid), Narrogin, WA. Back: 'Dear Mary, this is the photo of our house, Joe'
Image: Pat Whyte
Arthur was an accountant in Narrogin.10
 
Johanna Gardner (Reid) & Greta Reid/Zambellas/Bell, WA, 1917. Back: 'To Mary with kind regards from Joe and Greta; wishing you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, Nov 1917'
Image: Pat Whyte
Arthur's Death 
Arthur Lindsay Gardner died in Narrogin in 1921.11
 
In the Letters of Administration, Arthur left Johanna £226.12
 
After Arthur died, Johanna moved to Perth. She lived at 91 Hill St, Perth in 1931. She lived at 347 Hay St, East Perth in 1937. Her occupation is given as 'home duties'.13
 
WA Charities Consultations No. 438
Second Prize, £500: No. 58224, 'Four Hearts,' J Gardner, 1168 Hay St, West Perth.14
 
Perhaps prompted by her lottery win the year before, in 1949 Johanna was living at 1168 Hay St, Perth where she is a 'boarding house keeper'.

In the same year, her nephew Thomas Milovitch and his family stayed in the boarding house after returning from Victoria and before heading to Geraldton to live.15,14,16
 
Johanna Gardner (Reid, centre), Bill & Greta (Reid/Zambellas/Bell) Thomas, likely Hay St, Perth, 1956
Image: Ken Haddock
Johanna continued running her boarding house until at least 1963.17
 
Johanna Gardner died in West Perth on 31 May 1965, aged 77. She is buried in the Roman Catholic section of Karrakatta cemetery in Perth.4,5
 

Citations

  1. [S221] John Francis Reid, birth registration no. 31556, 11 November 1894.
  2. [S487] Queensland registry of births, deaths and marriages, registry and index, Johanna Reid entry, birth registration no. C5320, 1883.
  3. [S124] Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Arthur L' Gardner and Johanna Reid entry, marriage registration no. 17, 1908.
  4. [S124] Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Johanna Gardner entry, death registration no. 1662, 1965.
  5. [S177] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, online, cemetery index, WA Government, Johanna Gardner entry, 1965.
  6. [S1] Inscription on photos sent by Johanna read: 'To Mary with kind regards from Joe and Greta; wishing you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, Nov 1917', and 'Dear Mary, this is the photo of our house, Joe'.
  7. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Patrick Reid entry, birth registration no. 25669, 1890.
  8. [S487] Queensland registry of births, deaths and marriages, registry and index, Agnes Reid entry, birth registration no. C7481, 1889.
  9. [S80] Ken Haddock, personal communication, 10 May 2019.
  10. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Swan, subdivision of Williams, 1910, 1914, 1916 and 1918.
  11. [S124] Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Arthur L' Gardner entry, death registration no. 19, 1921.
  12. [S181] 'Items of news: Deceased persons' estates', Kalgoorlie Miner, 1895-1950, newspaper, 25 July 1921, p. 4, viewed https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93251007
  13. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Perth, subdivision of Perth, 1931.
  14. [S461] 'WA Charities Consultations No. 438', Daily News, 1882-1950, newspaper, 10 September 1948, p. 5, viewed 9 August 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79691878
  15. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Perth, subdivision of West Perth, 1949.
  16. [S82] Jeanette Henderson, personal communication, 5 August 2019.
  17. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Perth, subdivision of Perth, 1958 and 1963.