Born in Ontario on 16 September 1863, he lived in Duro County until 1891 when he moved to Poplar Point. He farmed there and later near Woodlands for 13 years then moved to Winnipeg where he worked as a building contractor for many years.
He and wife Margaret Darling (1869-1926) had six children: Bertie Garfield Reid (1890-1908), Elmer Henry Reid (1892-1980), Richard Stanley Reid (1894-1942), Amy Alma May Reid (1897-1978, wife of Jack McIlroy), Stella Pearl Reid (1898-1971, wife of John Pearre), and Hazel Edna Reid (1900-1970, wife of Walter Craig). He moved to Minaki, Ontario in 1936. He died in a fire at his Minaki residence on 19 February 1938 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
293 St. Johns Avenue, Winnipeg
1903
299 St. John's Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
285 St. Johns Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
Birth registrations [Elmer Henry Reid, Amy Alma May Reid], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Death registrations [Margaret Milicia Reid, Stanley Richard Reid], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“W. H. Reid, formerly of Winnipeg, dies in Minaki blaze,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 February 1938, page 3.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 21 February 1938, page 17.
Elmer Henry Reid, Kenora Great War Project.
This page was prepared by Rick Mutton.
Page revised: 2 March 2026
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