Mark Reid b. 1842

Also known as Mark Watt Reid
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Mark Watt Reid, Scottish sketcher and station manager, arrived in New South Wales in 1858. His drawing of Woodstock, the property he managed in 1865 beside the Haughton River, near Townsville, was bequeathed to the City of Townsville. Interestingly, Reid's River was named after Mark.
Name
Mark Reid
Also known as Mark Watt Reid
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Station manager (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
1842
Birth place
Johnstone, Scotland, UK
Death date
17 December 1872
Death place
Newcastle, NSW
Burial place
Presbyterian section of the Sydney Burial Ground, Sydney, NSW.
Active Period
  • c.1865
Arrival
  • 1858 (New South Wales.)
Residence
  • 1865 - 1872 Haughton River, Townsville, Qld.
  • 1858 - 1865 New South Wales
  • 1842 - 1858 Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870