Reeves, George
Summary
Father: William REEVESMother: Hannah Morris
Birth: c1837, Newchurch, Isle of Wight
Birth Source: Baptism & Census
Death: 1920
Death Source: FreeBMD
Spouse1: Mary Ann BAKER
Narrative
George Reeves was baptised in April 1837 at the Parish Church of All Saints, Newchurch on the Isle of Wight. He was the seventh of nine known children of William Reeves and his wife Hannah (nee MORRIS). See Research Note 1 below.On the 1841 census taken on 6 June, George appears in his parent household in the hamlet of Marsley near Newchurch. He is shown as 4 years old and was born in county (that is to say within Hampshire since the Isle of Wight didn't achieve County status until later).
At the time of the 1851 census, on 30 March, George is again found in the parental home at Marsley. He is now 14 years of age, was born at Newchurch, Hampshire and is working as a Labourer.
A decade later and the 1861 census shows George recorded in the household of his elder brother William in the hamlet of Langbridge in Newchurch. George is now 24 years old and, like his elder brother and father before him, is working as a Thatcher.
FreeBMD notes the marriage of George REEVES and Mary Ann BAKER during the second quarter of 1865 in the Isle of Wight Registration District.
Children of George Reeves and Mary Ann (nee BAKER):
- William Reeves, b. c1866
- Harry Allen Reeves, b. c1868
- Gilbert John Reeves, b. c1871
- Alfred George Reeves, b. 1877
- Arthur F. Reeves, b. c1885
At the time of the 1881 census, George and Mary Ann are still living at Langbridge. George was 42, a thatcher born in Newchurch, Hampshire, living in Newchurch. With him are wife Mary Ann (35) and sons William (14), Harry Allan (12), Gilbert John (10), and Alfred George (3).
On the 1891 census, George and Mary Ann are still living at Langbridge. George was 52, a thatcher born in Newchurch, Hampshire. With him are wife Mary A. (46) and sons Harry A. (22), Gilbert J. (20), Alfred G. (13), and Arthur F. (6).
By the time of the 1901 census, George and Mary are living on Main Road in the hamlet of Langbridge. He is now age 62, with wife Mary A (5) and sons Gilbert J. (29) and Alfred G. (23).
The 1911 census, again records George & Mary Ann living at Langbridge. They have been married 45 years and Mary Ann notes there have been five children born to the marriage, with all five still living. He is now age 73, with wife Mary Ann (66) and their sons Gilbert John (40) and Alfred George (33) again complete the household.
George and Mary Ann's son Alfred died whilst serving during WW1.
The IoW Family History Society records in their Index to Death Registrations the death of a George Reeves in 1920, aged 83 years, in the Brading sub-district, which strongly matches this individual. There is a corresponding entry on FreeBMD in the second quarter of 1920.
Research Notes
(1) George was born just prior to the commencement of Civil Registration in July 1837. However, the birth registration of his younger sister Eleanor (during 3q1839) notes her mother's maiden name as MORRIS. There is also a birth registration for an unnamed female Reeves child which strong matches his sister Ann during 1q1842, again with mother's maiden name of MORRIS.Sources
Birth:Baptism: FamilySearch - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6G1-Q8G
Marriage: FreeBMD - 1865, June quarter, Isle of Wight Registration District
Death: FreeBMD - 1920, June quarter, Isle of Wight Registration District
IoW FHS Index https://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/databases/bmd/deaths]
1841 Census: HO107, Piece 0406, Book 4, Folio 35 reverse, Page 19
1851 Census: HO107, Piece 1664, Folio 284 face, Page 6
1861 Census: RG9, Piece 0658, Folio 108 reverse, Page 2
1871 Census: RG10, Piece 1167, Folio 18, Page 5, Schedule 28
1881 Census: RG11, Piece 1180, Folio 99 reverse, Page 2
1891 Census: RG12, Piece 0894, Folio 121 reverse, Page 10
1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1028, Folio 86 reverse, Page 4
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 05739, Reg.Dist. 93 (Isle of Wight), Sub Dist. 4 (Brading), Enum.Dist 6, Schedule 108