Reeve, Henry

Summary

Father: George Reeve
Mother: Mann, Sarah

Birth: December 19 1828, Belchamp St Paul, St Andrew, Essex
Birth Source: Parish Register

Death: July 1891, Stoke (by Clare), Suffolk
Death Source: FreeBMD

Spouse1: Ann Frost

Narrative

Henry was baptized February 1 1829 at Belchamp St. Paul, St Andrew, Essex

Children of Henry Reeve and Ann Frost:

1. William Henry Reeve, b Q4 1851 Stoke by Clare, Suffolk

On the 1841 and 1851 England Census, Henry appears in his father George's household in Church Street, Belchamp St Paul. He is noted as being 13 and 23 years old respectively, born in Stoke by Clare. On the 1851 there is no notation for Henry's occupation.

On the 1861 Census Henry is living onHigh Street, Stoke. He is 39 years old and claims birth in Stoke, Suffolk. He is working as a Straw Dealer.
Living with him are his wife Ann (Age 32) and Henry (Age 9) who is described as his son who is a scholar.

In the England Census of 1871, Henry is recorded as being 42 years old, occupation Straw Dealer, living with his mother Sarah, at 51 Church Street, Stoke by Clare. Ann is also recorded working as a Straw Platter.

In the England Census of 1881, Henry is recorded as being 53 years old, living with his wife Ann at 32 Chapel Street, Stoke by Clare. Henry was listed as a Dealer in Fish and his wife a Straw Platter.

In the England Census of 1891 Henry is recorded as 63 years old, still living on Chapel Street with his wife Ann both working as Farm Servants.
Henry died this same year.
Henry's wife Ann Reeve appears as a widow on the 1901 census. FreeBMD has a death registration during the third quarter of 1891 in the Risbridge Reg.Dist. for a Henry Reeve, age 64 so born c1827/8, which would correspond to this individual.

Research Notes

(1) On the 1861 census the household includes a son Henry Reeve, age 9, born Stoke, Suffolk, placing his birth c1852. FreeBMD shows no birth registation in the Risbridge Reg.Dist. between 1850 & 1855 for a Henry Reeve which might correspond to this individual.

Additionally note, the GRO Index to Births has no entries (neither male nor female) between 1848 and 1862 where the child's surname is REEVE and the mother's maiden name is FROST in this part of the country.

Sources

Birth: Essex Records Office Reference: 1813-1845, St Andrew, Belchamp St Paul D/P 408/1/7
Baptism: Essex Records Office Reference: 1813-1845, St Andrew, Belchamp St Paul D/P 408/1/7
Marriage: FreeBMD     1853, March quarter, Risbridge Registration District
Death:      1891, September quarter, Risbridge Registration District
                 
1841 Census: HO107, Piece 0331, Book 5, Folio 18 face, Page 4 and continued on Folio 18 Reverse, Page 5   -   HoH George Reeve
1851 Census: HO107, Piece 1787, Folio 558 face, Page 36, Schedule 140   -   HoH George Reeve
1861 Census: RG9, Piece 1126, Folio 140 face, Page 7, Schedule 45
1871 Census: RG 10, Piece 1713, Folio 108, Page 10
1881 Census: RG11, Piece 1824, Folio 118 reverse, Page 6, Schedule 32
1891 Census: RG12, Piece 1438, Folio 98 reverse, Page 4,
1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1740, Folio 99 reverse, Page 12, Schedule 78  -   Widow Ann Reeve