Reeve, Abraham Charles

Summary

Father: Abraham Reeve
Mother: Elizabeth Wallace

Birth: 3 Jul 1779, Hadleigh, Suffolk
Birth Source: Baptism, Census

Death: 2 Jul 1852, Higham, Suffolk
Death Source: Death Reg., Obituary

Spouse1: Elizabeth Newman, m. 21 Sep 1808, Felsham, Suffolk

Narrative

Children of Abraham Charles Reeve and Elizabeth Newman:

1. Abraham Charles Reeve, b. c1810
2. Edward Newman Reeve, b. c1812
3. Elizabeth Martha Reeve, b. c1817, m. Ginnwood? Perkins

Gleaned from England births and baptisms from the parish of Hadleigh, Suffolk:

• Abraham Charles Reeve, b. 3 Jul 1779, bap. 23 Jul 1779, s/o Abraham & Elizabeth

Gleaned from Suffolk Baptism Index from the parish of Edwardstone, Suffolk:

• Abraham Charles Reeve, bap. 12 Jul 1810, s/o Abraham Charles & Elizabeth
• Edward Reeve, bap. 11 Jul 1812, s/o Abraham Charles & Elizabeth
• Elizabeth Martha Reeve, bap. 13 Dec 1817, d/o Abraham Charles Esq & Elizabeth

In 1841, "Ab" Reeve was age 60, living in Higham, Suffolk with wife Elizabeth (50), and daughter Elizabeth (20).

In 1851, Abraham Charles Reeve is listed age 71, born in Hadleigh, Suffolk, living in Higham. With him are wife Elizabeth (62), and servants William Rivers (37), Sophia Chaplin (37), and Sophia Chimes (30).

Abraham wrote his will on 12 Dec 1846 and it was probated 13 Aug 1852 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. In it, he mentions:

• wife Elizabeth Reeve
• son Reverend Abraham Charles Reeve
• daughter Elizabeth Martha Reeve now Elizabeth Martha Perkins
• Ginnwood? Perkins the younger (now the husband of my said daughter...)
• Richard Newman
• son Edward Newman Reeve

Abraham's death was registered in 3q 1852.

The Ipswich Journal, 3 Jul 1852
2nd inst., at Higham, Abraham Charles Reeve, Esq., in the 73rd year of his age.

Research Notes

Ancestry has indexed the 1851 surname entry for Abraham as "Neave."

Sources

Baptism:    England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Ancestry)
Marriage1:  England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 (Ancestry)
Death:        England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, Samford, 3q 1852, Vol. 4a, p341

1841 Census:  HO107, Piece 1034, Book 13, Folio 6, Page 10
1851 Census:  HO107, Piece 1798, Folio 163 reverse, Page 11, Schedule 5

1846 Will - Abraham Charles Reeve - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 2158 (Hober), folio 99
Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911 (FindMyPast)
The Ipswich Journal, 3 Jul 1852