Reeves, George Henry

Summary

Father:   Edward William REEVES
Mother:   Emily PHILLIPS

Birth:   4 Feb 1882
Birth Source: GRO Birth Certificate

Death:   3 Feb 1955
Death Source: GRO Death Certificate

Spouse1:   Annie REEVES

Narrative

George Henry REEVES is the fourth known child and second son of Edward Reeves and his wife Emily (nee PHILLIPS). He was the first of their children to be born in the Battersea area of Surrey/south London.

On the 1891 census, George is living with his parents and siblings at 85 Hartington Road, Lambeth, He is 10 years old and his occupation is given as "Scholar".

George has yet to be identified on the 1901 census.

In April 1906 George married his first cousin Annie REEVES at the Parish Church of St Mary in Southampton. His occupation is shown as "Bus Conductor". Their original marriage certificate has an oval stamp dated a week later with the text "R. H. & R. F. A. Record Office * Woolwich *". This suggests George had some affiliation to the Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery, the detail of which is presently unknown.

George REEVES and his wife Annie (nee REEVES) had three children.

By the time of the 1911 census, George is head of household at 107 Stewarts Road in Battersea, London. He is 29 years old, born Battersea and working as a Motor Bus Driver. In addition to his wife Annie (age 29, born Southampton Hampshire) and their first born child (aged 4 years), the household includes George's father Edward REEVES (aged 60, a widower working as a Railway Labourer), his brother Walter REEVES (age 25, single, a Baker) and brother Albert REEVES (age 19, single, a Signal Lad).

Research Notes

As noted above, George has not be positively identified on the 1901 census. He may be the individual living at 185 St Johns Hill in Battersea, aged 20, born Lambeth and working as a Time Keeper. ¹  But given the stamp on his marriage certificate it is also possible he was serving in the Army at this time.

Sources

Birth:        GRO Birth Certificate
Baptism:  
Marriage: Original Marriage Certificate
Death:      GRO Death Certificate
                 
1891 Census: RG12, Piece 0400, Folio 190 face, Page 9 continued on Folio 190 reverse, Page 10
1901 Census:
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 2170, Registration District 26, Enumeration District 27, Schedule 456

¹1901 Census: RG13, Piece 0456, Folio 7 reverse, Page 6