Reeves, Charles William

Summary

Father: Frederick William REEVES
Mother: Rose COLE

Birth: 1888
Birth Source: GRO Index

Death: 1951
Death Source: GRO Index

Spouse1: Emma Jane SARTAIN

Narrative

Charles William REEVES is the second of eight known children born to Frederick William REEVES and his wife Rose (nee COLE) and their first son. His birth was recorded during the third quarter of 1888 in the West Ham Registration District. He was baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew, Plaistow in August 1888.

At the time of the 1891 census, Charles appears in his parents household at Numa Terrace, Roman Road, East Ham, Essex along with two siblings. He is 2 years of age and was born in North Woolwich, Essex.

By the time of the 1901 census Charles again appears with his parents now on Mountfield Road, East Ham Essex. He is 13 years old, his place of birth is again given as North Woolwich, Essex and he is working as a Messenger Boy.

On the 1911 census Frederick is again to be found in his parents household, now at Alexandra Terrace, Gooseley Lane, East Ham. He is now twenty-two years old and his place of birth remains consistent. He is now employed as a Merchant Fireman in the Merchant (Marine) Service.

Charles William REEVES and Emma Jane SARTAIN were married in February 1915 at the Parish Church of St Thomas, Stepney, London. The marriage register notes his father was Frederick William Reeves (deceased) and that Charles was a "Stoker on active service".
The known children of Charles William REEVES and his wife Emma Jane (nee SARTAIN) are

1. daughter
2. son
3. son
4. son
5. daughter
6. son
7. son

See Research Note 1 below.

At the time the 1939 Register was compiled, Charles and Emma were living on Rosedale Gardens, Barking, Essex. He is working as a Pumpman at the Gas Works. aside from Charles and Emma, there are four other people living at the same address, with two of the entries redacted (as of June 2021).

The death of Charles William Reeves, aged 62, is noted in the GRO Index to Deaths during the second quarter of 1951 in the Ilford Registration District. There is a corresponding entry in the Probate Register for 1951 which notes Charles died in June 1951 and that his widow Emma Jane Reeves was the administrator of his estate.

Research Notes

(1) The names of the majority of Charles & Emma's children can be easily determined from the various Birth Indices. Some of those children were born within the past 100 years. Also there are two redacted names in the family group on the 1939 Register, as of June 2021.
Since it is not intended to research this family group further and out of an abundance of caution, it has therefore been decided not to name any of the children even though some are known to be deceased.

(2)

Sources

Birth:        GRO Index     1888, September quarter, West Ham Registration District
Baptism:   Ancestry - from Essex Church of England Parish Registers held by Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Marriage: FreeBMD     1915, March quarter; Mile End Registration District
                  Marriage Register from Ancestry LMA Collection
Death:      GRO Index     1951, June quarter, Ilford Registration District

1891 Census: RG12, Piece 1341, Folio 84 face, Page 14, Schedule 104
1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1605, Folio 97 reverse, Page 2, Schedule 9
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 9542, Reg. Dist. 188 (West Ham), Sub Dist. 5 (South East Ham), Enum.Dist. 23, Schedule 301

1939 Register: Reg.Dist. 191 (Barking M.B.), Sub Dist. 3, ED Letter Code CCEU, Schedule 176

1951 Probate: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Reeves&yearOfDeath=1951&page=2#calendar