Reeves, Elizabeth Ann
Summary
Father: Edward REEVESMother: Elizabeth Ann ELLERY
Birth: 1883
Birth Source: GRO Index & Baptism
Death: September 1940
Death Source: FreeBMD & CWGC
Spouse1: William POTHECARY
Narrative
Elizabeth Ann Reeves is the second of three children and only daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (nee ELLERY). Her birth was registered during the fourth quarter of 1883 in the Southampton Registration District. The GRO Index notes her mother's maiden name as Ellery. She was baptised on 31 December 1883 at the Parish Church of St Mary, Southampton.On the 1891 census, Elizabeth appears with her parents Edward and Elizabeth and two siblings at 12 Godfrey's Cut, St Mary's district in Southampton. She is 7 years old, was born in Southampton, Hampshire and is a Scholar.
By the time of the 1901 census, she appears in her parents household, now at 33 Melbourne Street, Southampton. Whilst her mother's names are recorded in full, our subject is recorded as simply Annie. She is now 17 years old and again her place of birth is given as Southampton, Hampshire. The household is completed by her younger brother.
FreeBMD notes the marriage of William POTHECARY and Elizabeth Ann REEVES during the fourth quarter of 1904 in the Southampton Registration District.
The known children of William Pothecary and Elizabeth Ann (nee REEVES) are
- Doris May Pothecary, b.reg 1905
- William George Pothecary, b.reg 1911
On the 1911 census Elizabeth appears in the household of her husband William Pothecary at 20 Marine Parade, Southampton, along with their daughter Doris May. Elizabeth reports she is 27 years old, has been married for 6 years and has had one child, who is then surviving.
The Pothecary family had moved to 24 Melbourne Street, some time prior to the compilation of the Kelly's Street Directory of Southampton for 1925.
When the 1939 Register was compiled in September 1939, Elizabeth and William are the only residents listed at 24 Melbourne Street.
FreeBMD notes the death of Elizabeth A Pothecary during the fourth quarter of 1940 in Southampton Registration District, age 51.
Elizabeth Ann Pothecray and her husband William Pothecary were killed during the German Luftwaffe attach on Southampton on the 26 September 1940. Her death is recorded as a Civilian Casualty by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Research Notes
(1) On the 26 September 1940, the German Luftwaffe mounted a bombing attach on the Supermarine factory in Woolston, which was building Spitfires. It was located just across the River Itchen from St Mary's. A number of bombs missed their intended targets and there were two explosions on Melbourne Street. One killed the occupants of the four adjoining dwellings, 22 to 25 Melbourne Street. Both Elizabeth Ann Pothecray and her husband William Pothecary were killed at number 24. Their married daughter Doris May Dunford and grandson Michael J Dunford perished at number 23.Sources
Birth: GRO Index 1883, December quarter, Southampton Registration DistrictBaptism: Southampton Archives - Register (1/16) of Baptisms for St Mary Parish, page 293 entry 1883
Marriage: FreeBMD 1904, December quarter, Southampton Registration District
Death: FreeBMD 1940, December quarter, Southampton Registration District
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3112477/pothecary,-elizabeth-anne/
1891 Census: RG12, Piece 0919, Folio 58 reverse, Page 10, Schedule 61
1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1056, Folio 111 face, Page 11, Schedule 81
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 0597, Reg.Dist. 99 (Southampton), Sub Dist. 1 (Southampton Eastern), Enum.Dist. 42, Schedule 235
1939 Register: R39, Reg.Dist. 99 (Southampton), Sub Dist. 1 (Southampton Eastern), Enum.Dist. Letter Code ECAD, Schedule 99
1925 Street Directory https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/Directories/1925/1925_Streets_-_London_Road_to_Osborne_Road.pdf - page 16 of 45
1939 Street Directory https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/Directories/1939-40/1939_Streets_-_Havelock_Road_to_Millbank_Street.pdf - pages 65 and 66 of 74