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Barbara Reeves 1914–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 October 1914

Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 June 1998

Death Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Father: George Reeves

Mother: Harriett Simpkin

Spouse(s): Wilfred Kightley

Children(s): Roger Kightley

In 1914, Barbara Reeves entered the world in Bury, Lancashire, England, born to George Henry Reeves And Harriett Elizabeth Simpkin. Barbara Reeves married Wilfred Daniel Kightley, and had children including Kate Kightley, Roger Ian Kightley. Barbara Reeves passed away in 1998 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Barbara Reeves entered the world in Bury, Lancashire, England, born to George Henry Reeves And Harriett Elizabeth Simpkin.
  • Barbara Reeves married Wilfred Daniel Kightley, and had children including Kate Kightley, Roger Ian Kightley.
  • Barbara Reeves passed away in 1998 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

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Barbara Reeves's Ancestors

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Barbara Reeves
1914–1998
Birth Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
Parents
George Henry Reeves
1885–1941
Stretford, Lancashire, England
Harriett (Elizabeth) Simpkin
1888–1948
Swad, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Arthur (Henry) Reeves
1860–1909
Austrey, Warwickshire, England
Jane (Ann) Simpkin
1859–1926
Over Seal, Leicestershire, England
George Simpkin
1859–1934
Over Seal, Derbyshire, England
Alice (Ann) Hair
1865–1923
Overseal, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpkin
1831–1875
Esther Whickstead
1834–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpkin
1803–1883
Ann Miller
1813–1863

Barbara Reeves's Descendants

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Barbara Reeves (17 October 1914–4 June 1998) m. Wilfred (Daniel) Kightley (22 May 1908–16 September 1979)
  1. 1. Roger (Ian) Kightley 1943–1943

Barbara Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1914
17 October 1914
Birth of Barbara Reeves in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England
1998
4 June 1998
Age 84
Death of Barbara Reeves in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 October 1914
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1998
    Event Place: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

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