Reeve, Ellen

Summary

Father: George Reeve
Mother:Sarah Mann

Birth: 16 November 1834, Belchamp St Pauls, Essex
Birth Source:Parish Register

Death: 2 April 1912, Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia
Death Source: Australia and New Zealand Find a Grave Index

Spouse1: David Sealey
Spouse2:William Murphy

Narrative

Ellen Reeve was born 16 November 1834 and baptized 22 March 1835 in Belchamp St Paul, Essex

Ellen Reeve married David Sealey in July 1853 in Risbridge, Suffolk.
Children of Ellen Reeve and David Sealey

1. George Sealy, b 1854
2. James Sealy, b 1856

Ellen and her husband David emigrated to Australia. They arrived in Melbourne on the ship Omega on 4 May 1855.

Ellen's husband David Sealey died on 24 February 1856 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Ellen Reeve married William Murphy 8 June 1857 in Hurdle Creek On The Ovens, Victoria, Australia.
Children of Ellen Reeve and William Murphy

1. Sarah Ann Murphy, b 1859
2. Matilda Jane Murphy, b 1860
3. William Murphy, b 1863
4. Ellen Murphy, b 1864
5. Emily Maria Murphy, b 1865
6. May Jane Murphy, b 1867
7. Caroline Murphy, b 1868
8. Elizabeth Jane Murphy, b 1872
9. Maria Murphy, b 1874
10. Robert Murphy, b 1876

On the 1841 Census Ellen is 6 and living in Stoke by Clare, Suffolk with her parents and siblings Charlotte (17), Caroline (15), Henry (13), George (12), Robert (10) and Susan (13).
On the 1851 Census Ellen is 15 and living in Stoke by Clare with her parents and siblings Henry (23), George (21), Robert (19), Emma (17) and Susan (13).

Ellen Reeve died on 2 April 1912 and was buried at Bright Cemetery, Bright, Alpine Shire, Victoria.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth: Select Essex Parish Registers, 1538 - 1900.
1841 Census: HO 107, Piece 331, Book 5, Folio 18, Page 5.
1851 Census: HO 107, Piece 1787, Folio 588, Page 36.
Marriage1: England and Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837 - 1915.
Marriage2: Australia and New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1837 - 1915, Reference # 1273.
Death: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s to Current.