Reeves, Edmund

Summary

Father: John REEVES
Mother: Jane JOY

Birth: bapt January 1825
Birth Source: Baptism

Death: 1874
Death Source: FreeBMD

Spouse1: unmarried

Narrative

Edmund is the last of nine known children of John Reeves and his wife Jane (nee JOY). He was baptised at the Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise at Boxgrove, Sussex in June 1807.

On the 1841 census taken on 6 June, Edmund appears to be lodging in the household of Charles MILLYARD; he was enumerated separately, but was sharing the same dwelling in the hamlet of East Hampnett, in the Parish of Boxgrove. Edmund is 30 years old and work as a Carter. He was born in county (Sussex).

His brother George Reeves and sister-in-law Sarah were also living in East Hampnett.

At the time of the 1851 census, on 30 March, Edmund is still living in the hamlet of East Hampnett as a lodger in the household of Richard Grounsell. He is 46 years old, was born in Boxgrove Sussex and is working as an Agricultural Labourer.

Edmund is not immediately identified on the 1861 census. It is strongly believed Edmund is the individual living in household of George Reeves at Crocker Hill in the parish of Boxgrove. He age is shown as 45 years, which might be a transcription error for 54, which would be closer to our subject's age at this time. His relationship to George is shown as brother in law, but it is believed they are brothers. Edmund is unmarried. He claims birth in Boxgrove, Sussex and he is employed as an Agricultural Labourer.

On the 1871 census, Edmund appears as a lodger in the household of his brother James Reeves and James' wife Phoebe. Edmund is now 64 years old and unmarried, He claims birth in Boxgrove Sussex and is still working as an Agricultural Labourer.

Edmund has not been identified on the 1881 census. It is believed his is the death recorded as Edmund Reeves, age 67, in the second quarter of 1874 in the Westhampnett Registration District.

Sources

Birth:       
Baptism:   FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N8YR-GVP
Marriage:
Death:      FreeBMD 1874, July quarter, Westhampnett Registration District
                 
1841 Census: HO107, Piece 1100, Book 3, Folio 6 face, Page 10
1851 Census: HO107, Piece 1652, Folio 357 reverse, Page 9
1861 Census: RG9, Piece 0620, Folio 47 reverse, Page 4
1871 Census: RG10, Piece 1115, Folio 34 face, Page 3