This photo shows a gathering of family and friends taken in front of the family home at 8 Broadwood Road in the summer of 1936, the year that Amaro John Reed passed away on January 31. I don't know what the occasion was for this get-together that also included my maternal grandmother, Angelina (dos Remedios) D'Almada, and my mother's oldest sister Phyllis (D'Almada) dos Remedios and her son Ricardo. Also at this gathering was Maria Rita (da Silva) Reed's relatives, Alfredo and Nenita da Silva and their daughter Vilma, and family friend Harry Gubbay. Since my mother Belle is not in this group, I am assuming she was taking the photo. Belle and Willie had a long courtship (and possible long engagement) as they did not wed until August, 1939.
Top row, left to right: Margaret ("Maggie") Anne Bond, half sister to Amaro Reed and Lucretia (Reed) Murray, and aunt to the Reed brothers and the Murray siblings. Next to her is Edgar Reed, Alfredo da Silva and Reggie Reed.
Middle row, left to right: Francis Reed, Phyllis (D'Almada) dos Remedios, Bobby Reed, Maria Rita Reed, Angelina (dos Remedios) D'Almada, and Nenita da Silva.
Front row, left to right: Stephen Reed, Willie Reed, Ricardo dos Remedios, Vilma {da Silva} Sequeira, Arthur Reed and his good friend Harry Gubbay.
