Reeves, William

Summary

Father: Robert Reeves
Mother: Mary Ann Barnes

Birth: c Sep 1843 or 1844, Sandhurst, Kent
Birth Source: 1851 Census & 1900 Census

Death: 30 Nov 1918, near Kingsbridge, New York City, New York
Death Source: Obituary

Spouse1: Mary Anne Joyce, m. 5 Feb 1882, Manhattan, New York

Narrative

Children of William Reeves and Mary Anne Joyce:

1. William Reeves, b. Jun 1883
2. Walter J. Reeves, b. Apr 1885
3. Charles Reeves, b. Mar 1888
4. Arthur Edward Reeves, b. 28 Jul 1890
5. Hubert Reeves, b. Jul 1892
6. Mary Brazier Reeves, b. 31 Dec 1896
7. Marguerite Reeves, b. Jun 1899

The US Passport Application for this daughter Mary Brazier Reeves states that her father William was born in Headcorn, Kent and died 30 Nov 1918. It further states he emigrated from London around 1 May 1879. It further states he was naturalized before the NY Supreme Court on 11 Nov 1890. There is a naturalization record for him which states he arrived in the US on 27 Sep 1880.

The 1900 census indicates William migrated in 1863 while his wife Mary migrated in 1880. They were both born in England. This seems to have mixed up when William arrived.

Several of the children's death or other records state the mother's name was Mary Anne Joyce.

The best fit for William's baptism is that from 20 Oct 1844 at Headcorn, Kent, son of Robert and Mary Reeves. He appears in the 1851 census in Staplehurst in the household of his maternal uncle and aunt, William and Ellen Barnes. In 1861, he was in the household of his father Robert and step-mother Harriet in Sandhurst. While the passport for his daughter states he was born at Headcorn, this was actually the place of his baptism. The census indicates he was born at Sandhurst.

Baptism from Headcorn, St. Peter & Paul, Kent Parish Registers:

• 1844 Octr 20th | William son of | Robert & Mary | Reeves | Headcorn | Labourer | Feilding Off Mintr

New-York Tribune, 2 Dec 1918
REEVES - Suddenly, on November 30, William Reeves, in his 75th year, late of Kingsbridge, New York City, beloved husband of Mary A. Reeves and father of Will, Walter, Charles, Arthur, Hubert, Mary B. and Marguerite. Funeral services Monday, December 2, at 3 o'clock, from Church of the Mediator, Kingsbridge, New York City.

Research Notes

Sources

Baptism:    Headcorn, St. Peter & Paul, Kent Parish Baptism Register
Marriage1:  New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 (Ancestry)
Death:        Obituary, New-York Tribune, 2 Dec 1918

1851 Census:  HO107, Piece 1619, Folio 411, Page 17, Schedule 68
1861 Census:  RG9, Piece 508, Folio 157, Page 14, Schedule 68
1900 Census:  Bronx, New York, New York
1910 Census:  Bronx Assembly District 35, New York, New York

U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (Ancestry)
New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943 (Ancestry)