Reeves, Douglas Stuart

Summary

Father: Frederick William REEVES
Mother: Rose COLE

Birth: 1893
Birth Source: GRO Index

Death: 1966
Death Source: FreeBMD

Spouse1: Daisy WRIGHT (nee CUNNINGHAM)

Narrative

Douglas Stuart REEVES is the fourth of eight known children born to Frederick William REEVES and his wife Rose (nee COLE). His birth was recorded during the third quarter of 1893 in the West Ham Registration District. The GRO Index to Births shows his mother's maiden name was COLE.

At the time of the 1901 census Douglas appears with his parents on Mountfield Road, East Ham Essex. He is 7 years old and his place of birth is given as East Ham, Essex.

On the 1911 census Douglas is again to be found in his parents household, now at Alexandra Terrace, Gooseley Lane, East Ham. He is age and his place of birth remain consistent. He is employed as a Worker at Beckton Gas Works.

FreeBMB notes the marriage of Douglas S REEVES and Daisy WRIGHT during the third quarter of 1928 in the West Ham Registration District. See Research Note 1 below.
The known child of Douglas Stuart REEVES and his wife Daisy (nee CUNNINGHAM formerly WRIGHT) is

1. son                    See Research Note 2 below.

At the time the 1939 Register was compiled, Douglas and Daisy were living on Reede Road, Dagenham, Essex. He is working as a Tipper Driver at the Gas Works and he is also an ARP First Aider. Aside from Douglas and Daisy, there are two other people living at the same address, with one of the entries redacted (as of June 2021).

The death of Douglas S Reeves, aged 73, is noted in the FreeBMD Index to Deaths during the second quarter of 1966 in the Redbridge Registration District. There is a corresponding entry in the Probate Register for 1966 which notes Douglas Stuart REEVES died in May 1966 and that his widow Daisy Reeves was appointed the administrator of his estate.

Research Notes

(1) Douglas's wife Daisy WRIGHT was the widow of Edward George William WRIGHT, whom she had married in June 1917. Her maiden name was Daisy CUNNINGHAM. Her first husband Edward died in 1922. Possible children from this marriage have not been researched.

(2) The name of Douglas and Daisy's child can be easily determined from the various Birth Indices. This child was born within the past 100 years. Also there is a redacted name 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 determined not to name this child.

(3)

Sources

Birth:        GRO Index     1893, September quarter, West Ham Registration District
Baptism:  
Marriage: FreeBMD     1928, September quarter, West Ham Registration District
                 
Death:      FreeBMD     1966, June quarter, Redbridge Registration District

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 (Dagenham M.B.), Sub Dist. 1, ED Letter Code CCKW, Schedule 40

1966 Probate: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Reeves&yearOfDeath=1966&page=3#calendar