Reeve, William

Summary

Father: Abraham Reeve
Mother: Elizabeth Tyler

Birth: c1821, Springfield, Essex
Birth Source: Census

Death: 27 May 1877, Newtown, New South Wales
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Sarah Gibbs, m. 29 May 1843, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Narrative

Children of William Reeve and Sarah Gibbs:

1. Agnes Reeve, b. 1844
2. Mary Anne Reeve, b. 1845
3. John William Archibald Reeve, b. 1847
4. Caroline Amelia Reeve, b. 1849

The births of all four children are registered in the Chelmsford District with mother's maiden name Gibbs. The marriage was registered in 2q 1843 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Sarah was born 6 Sep 1822 at Aylesbury, the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs, according to an index of independent birth certificates.

Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 Jun 1843
MARRIED.
29th ult. at Aylesbury, by the Rev. Wm. Gunn, Mr. Wm. Reeve chemist, of this town, eldest son of Mr. Abraham Reeve, of the same place, to Sarah, second daughter of Mr. Gibbs, of Aylesbury.

In 1851, William was age 30, born in Springfield, Essex, living in Melford, Suffolk, with wife Sarah (26), and children Agnes (6), Mary Ann (5), John William Archibald (4), and Caroline (1).

William was buried in the Rookwood Cemetery in Rookwood, New South Wales with his wife Sarah and son John. The large headstone reads:

WILLIAM REEVE
WHO DIED MAY 27th 1877.
AGED 57 YEARS.
"He giveth His beloved sleep"
Also of SARAH REEVE
BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 13th 1877.
AGED 53 YEARS.
They die in Jesus and are blest
How kind their slumbers are
From suffering and from toil released
And freed from every care
Also of
JOHN WILLIAM ARCHIBALD
BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 16th 1880
AGED 33 YEARS.
"Thy will be done."

The Australia Death Index states he died in 1877 in Newtown, New South Wales, the son of Abraham and Elizabeth.

Burials from St Peters Anglican Church Cooks River, St Peters, New South Wales:

• (1877) William Reeve | Newtown | (died) 26th April | (buried) 28th April | 56 | Gentleman | Robert Tayler

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Civil Registration Marriage Index, 2q 1843, Aylesbury
Death:        Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 (Ancestry)
Burial:       Findagrave - Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales
                   St Peters Anglican Church Cooks River, St Peters, New South Wales

1851 Census:  HO107, Piece 1789, Folio 428 reverse, Page 7, Schedule 31

RG4, Piece 4674, Dr Williams' Library, Index to Birth Certificates, 1828-1837
Marriage Announcement, Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 Jun 1843