Reading

What does the name mean?


Last Name: Reading
  • habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Readingas, "people of Read(a)", a byname meaning "red".
  • topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.

Edward.

  Great great great great grandfather

Richard.

  Great great great grandfather

Born 1831, England.

Parents Edward READING and ?.

Emmigrated to Australia about 1852.

Married Naomi MILGATE, 1855, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia.

Died 1917, Australia.

Annie.

Born 1856.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.


Elizabeth.

Born 1857.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Died 1924.


William.

Born 1859.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

James.

Born 1862.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Sarah.

Born 1865.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Mary Jane.

Born 1867.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

John.

  Great great grandfather

Born 1868.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Married Jane EATHER, 1889, Narrabri, NSW, Australia.

Died 1936.

Matilda.

Born 1870.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Richard.

Born 1874.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Edward.

Born 1877.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Walter.

Born 1882.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Mary Anne.

Born 1887.

Parents Richard READING and Naomi MILGATE.

Died <1917.

Elizabeth Maud.

Born 1889.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1962.

Richard Thomas.

Born 1891.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1984.

Percival James.

Born 1892.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Victor John.

Born 1893.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1971.

Norman.

Born 1894.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Amos.

Born 1896.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1897.

Edgar Sydney.

Born 1897.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Leah Mildred.

  Great grandmother

mtDNA

Born 1898.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Married Benjamin PAGE.

Died 1978.

Julia Jane.

Born 1900.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1989.

Edith.

Born 1902.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Mary.

Born 1903.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1903.

Eva.

Born 1905.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Ruby.

Born 1906.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Died 1911.

Clarence.

Born 1908.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Dora.

Born 1910.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.

Vera.

Born 1911.

Parents John READING and Jane EATHER.