ist ▁and ▁evangel ist .. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁Re ed ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Don c aster , ▁England , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁to ▁post master ▁Samuel ▁Re ed ▁( 1 7 7 3 - 1 8 1 3 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary , ▁ne e ▁Rock cl iff . ▁When ▁ 1 3 , ▁Henry ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁merchant ▁at ▁H ull . ▁He ▁left ▁Britain ▁as ▁a ▁ste er age ▁passenger ▁on ▁the ▁T iger , ▁reaching ▁Hob art ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁travel led ▁north ▁to ▁La unc eston ▁where ▁he ▁found ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁store ▁of ▁John ▁G le adow . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁land ▁grant ▁of ▁ 6 4 0 ▁acres ▁( 2 5 9 ▁ha ) ▁at ▁N ile ▁river let . ▁Other ▁land ▁aqu s itions ▁soon ▁followed . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁G le adow ' s ▁employ ment ▁and ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁merchant . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁buy ▁ships , ▁that ▁he ▁employed ▁in ▁trad ing ▁and ▁wh aling ▁voy ages . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁associ ates ▁in ▁Tas mania ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁were ▁James ▁H enty , ▁John ▁Bat man ▁and ▁William ▁Buck ley . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Mary ▁Gr ub b . ▁While ▁there ▁he ▁also ▁formed ▁a