Historical information

Ernest Richard Reynolds was born June 1877, the son of Richard Reynolds and Sophia Allen. He married Elsie Mary Prior in 1913, the daughter of Thomas John Prior and Keziah Nutt. Ernest and Elsie had three children: Margaret Winifred (1914), Richard John (1915) and Ivy Beatrice (1917).

The Reynolds family home was located at what is now 106 Thompson Crescent near the corner of Reynolds Road and Main Road. Reynolds Road was named after the family.

Many historic photos of the district which now form part of the Reynolds/Prior and Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph collections were taken by Elsie’s brother, Henry Thomas (Tom) Edmond Prior and give a fine overview of many of the landmarks of Research and Eltham over 100 years ago. He was very innovative and made his own camera, using the black cloth hood to exclude the light.

In Loving Memory Of
Ernest Richard Reynolds
Died 11th Oct 1960
Aged 83 yrs
Elsie Mary Reynolds
Died 2. 6. 89
Aged 98 years

and

In Loving Memory Of
Margaret Winifred Reynolds
Died 29. 12. 95
Aged 80 years
Ivy Beatrice Reynolds
Died 7 October 2011
Aged 94 years
In His Loving Care

Physical description

Born Digital