1851 Census - Piece 1669, Folio 24 face

Introduction

Residing at Bullar Street in the St Mary's areas of Southampton ....

Transcript or Summary

                     Rel    Cond   Age  Occupation               Where Born
William Reeves       Head   Mar    38   Gardiner (sic)           Downton, Wilts
Harriet Reeves       Wife   Mar    38                            Burcombe, Wilts
Herbert Reeves       Son    Unm     8                            Downton, Wilts
Georgina Reeves      Dau    Unm     6                            Downton, Wilts
Clarissa Reeves      Dau    Unm     2                            Southampton, Hants
 ?.?.?.? Reeves      Son    Unm     1 month                      Southampton, Hants
David Reeves         Vis    Mar    39   Brickmaker               Downton, Wilts

Commentary

The forename of the 1 month old boy Reeves is not distinctly written on the census ennumeration sheet. It could possibly be interpreted as Nathl (superscript l) as an abbreviation of Nathaniel or less likely as Saml for Samuel. FreeBMD does not have an entry which corresponds to either of these interpretations.

FamilySearch notes the baptism of Egbert James Reeves, the son of William and Harriett Reeves at the Parish Church of St Marys, Southampton on 18 May 1851. See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NRN9-16X. There is a corresponding FreeBMD birth registrations for Egbert Reeves in the June quarter of 1851 in the Southampton Registration District. Additionally, there is a death registration for Egbert James Reeves in December quarter of 1852.

Tantalisingly, William and David share the same place of birth, but their kinship, if any, can not be determined from this census return.

Source

1851 Census - HO107, Piece 1669, Folio 24 face, Page 40