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Reeves, John (c1825 - )

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Reeves, John


Summary

Father: William Reeves
Mother: Harriet HOLKHAM

Birth: bapt January 1825
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Death:
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Spouse1: Emma HEWSON

Narrative

John is the eldest of thirteen known children of William Reeves and his wife Harriet (nee HOLKHAM). He was baptised at The Priory Church of St Mary and St Blaise, Boxgrove, Sussex on 3 January 1825.

On the 1841 census taken on 6 June, John was living in a family context with his parents at Tangmere, Sussex. He is 15 years old and was born in county (Sussex). There is no occupation shown.

At the time of the 1851 census, on 30 March, John was living a lodger in the household of John Squires and his wife Harriett. He is 26 years old, unmarried, claims birth in Boxgrove Sussex and is working as an Agricultural Labourer.

John married Emma HEWSON in July 1854 at the Parish Church of St Andrew in the neighbouring parish of Oving, Sussex.

Known children of John Reeves and Emma (nee HEWSON) include
  1. Emma, born c1855
  2. Alfred, born c1859
  3. Harriett M, born c1862
  4. Caroline, born c1864
  5. Ellen J, born c1867
  6. Anne/Annie, born c1869
  7. John, born c1862
  8. Mary, corn c1866


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By the time of the 1901 census


Research Notes

This individual was only of passing interest has not been researched in detail at this time. He is known to be living in Sussex at the time of the 1861, 71, 81 & 91 having been spotted in passing on those census returns.

There is no strongly matching entry on FreeBMD for this individual's death, particularly none in the Westhampnett Registration District. It is possible he is the John Reeves noted in the fourth quarter of 1899 aged 75 in the nearby Fareham (Hampshire) Registration District.

Sources

Birth:       
Baptism:   FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3X6-Q3G
Marriage: FreeBMD 1854, September quarter, West Hampnett Registration District
                 FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKBC-LVW
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1841 Census: HO107, Piece 1099, Book 6, Folio 7 reverse, page 9
1851 Census: HO107, Piece 1652, Folio 356 reverse, Page 7
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