Reeves, Samuel

Summary

Father: David Reeves
Mother: Diana Bungey

Birth: about 1809 at Downton, Wiltshire
Birth Source: 1851 & 1861 Census Returns - see below

Death: Jun 1890, Wiltshire
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Eliza SHELLEY, m. 26 Dec 1829, Downton, Wiltshire

Narrative

Children of Samuel Reeves and Eliza Shelley:

1. George Reeves, b. c1830
2. Samuel Reeves, b. c1833
3. Francis Reeves, b. c1835
4. Elizabeth Reeves, b. c1836
5. Anna Reeves, b. c1838
6. Sarah Reeves, b. c1839
7. Charles Reeves, b. c1842
8. Mark Reeves, b. c1844
9. Ambrose Reeves, b. c1846
10. Arthur Reeves, b. c1848
11. William Reeves, b. c1850

Samuel and his wife Eliza have been identified on the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 & 1881 census returns. The censuses indicate a place of birth in Downton, Wiltshire.

Marriage from Downton, Wiltshire Parish Registers:

• Samuel Reeves of this Parish and Eliza Shelly also of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns...this twenty sixth Day of December in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty nine

Baptism from Downton, Wiltshire Parish Registers:

• (1809) Reeves | Samuel son of David & Diana Jany 1

FreeBMD has a strong match in terms of a Samuel Reeves, aged 83 who's death was registered 2q1890 in the Alderbury Registration District which includes Redlynch. Samuel was listed in Redlynch Downton in the 1881 census.

This is confirmed by the following burial entry from Downton, Wiltshire Parish Registers:

• (1890) Samuel Reeves | Redlynch | June 23th 1890 | 83 yrs | W M Dewe ?? min

Research Notes

On the 1841 census Samuel lives five households away from John Reeves and his family. Their relationship is unknown at this time.

Sources

Baptism:    Downton, Wiltshire Parish Baptism Register 1798-1812, 914/8
Marriage1:  Downton, Wiltshire Parish Marriage Register 1813 - 1834, 914/16
Burial:       Downton, Wiltshire Parish Burial Register 1884 - 1942, 2196/5

1841 Census:  HO107, Piece 1174, Book 2, Folio 36 face, Page 10 and Folio 36 reverse, Page 11
1851 Census:  HO107, Piece 1846, Folio 217 reverse, Page 17
1861 Census:  RG9, Piece 1314, Folio 4 reverse, Page 2
1871 Census:  RG10, Piece 1949, Folio 5 face, Page 1
1881 Census:  RG11, Piece 2067, Folio 4 face, Page 1