1851 Census - HO107, Piece 1643, Folio 562 reverse

Introduction

Living on High Street in the Parish of St Thomas in the Cliffe (sic St Thomas at Cliffe), Lewes, the household of Edward and Alice Reeves ... ...

Transcript or Summary

                     Rel      Cond   Age  Occupation             Where Born
Edward A Reeves      Head     Mar     57   Master Grocer         Benenden, Kent
                                              employing one man
Alice W Reeves       Wife     Mar     65                         Marden, Kent
Abraham Reeves       Son              11                         Lewes, Sussex
Sarah A Devall       Servant  Unm     18   General Servant       Ringmer, Sussex

Commentary

Abraham was Edward's son by his wife Sarah Hind Reeves (nee Row) whose death was registered in 4q1849. Edward then married Alice Walker Williams.

Prior to the 1861 census Thomas Reeves Edward's son also named Edward Reeves had moved to premises at the other end of High Street, Lewes and was to found a photographic studio at 159 High Street, which is still in existence today (November 2014) and run by one of the original founders great-grandsons.

See Edward Reeves Photographer http://www.edwardreeves.com/
The Edward Reeves Archive Project http://leweshistory.org.uk/2014/09/02/the-edward-reeves-archive-project/
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29526761

Source

1851 Census - HO107, Piece 1616, Folio 562 reverse, Page 9