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Reynolds, Miss Louisa
Passenger on board the Morning Light. According to Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), Louisa Reynolds was aged 44 in 1861.
Miss Reynolds is mentioned as a patient in James Smeal's Morning Light diary. There was another Miss Reynolds on board; her first name was Grace (PROV reported age 27). The Miss Reynolds mentioned as a patient could be either of them, but I expect it was Louisa.
Louisa and Grace Reynolds both appear on http://www.queenslandfamilytrees.com/descend.php?personID=I70&tree=51&generations=4&display=standard. They are shown as daughters of William Reynolds, farmer, and Elizabeth Trahair of Carnyorth, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. According to the site they were born in 1813 and 1826, respectively. Assuming they are the same people who were on board the Morning Light in 1860-61, this would make their ages during the voyage 47 and 34, respectively.
The first wife of James Smeal was named Louisa Ann Reynolds. Her reported age on the marriage certificate was 41 in 1861. She was born in St Just Cornwall and her parents were William Reynolds, a farmer, and Elizabeth Trahair. Louisa Ann Smeal died in Ararat Hospital on 22 August, 1867. James Smeal was resident surgeon at the hospital at that time., This was reported in the Melbourne Argus, 9 Sept 1867, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5777361?afterLoad=showCorrections
Passenger on board the Morning Light. According to Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), Louisa Reynolds was aged 44 in 1861.
Miss Reynolds is mentioned as a patient in James Smeal's Morning Light diary. There was another Miss Reynolds on board; her first name was Grace (PROV reported age 27). The Miss Reynolds mentioned as a patient could be either of them, but I expect it was Louisa.
Louisa and Grace Reynolds both appear on http://www.queenslandfamilytrees.com/descend.php?personID=I70&tree=51&generations=4&display=standard. They are shown as daughters of William Reynolds, farmer, and Elizabeth Trahair of Carnyorth, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. According to the site they were born in 1813 and 1826, respectively. Assuming they are the same people who were on board the Morning Light in 1860-61, this would make their ages during the voyage 47 and 34, respectively.
The first wife of James Smeal was named Louisa Ann Reynolds. Her reported age on the marriage certificate was 41 in 1861. She was born in St Just Cornwall and her parents were William Reynolds, a farmer, and Elizabeth Trahair. Louisa Ann Smeal died in Ararat Hospital on 22 August, 1867. James Smeal was resident surgeon at the hospital at that time., This was reported in the Melbourne Argus, 9 Sept 1867, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5777361?afterLoad=showCorrections
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