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William Reeve 1797–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1797

Birth Location: Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 9 Oct 1855

Death Location: St James, St Pancras, England

Father: Jeremiah Reeve

Mother: Jane Harriman

Spouse(s): Charlotte Mumby

Children(s): Henry Reeve, Charles Reeve, Albert Reeve, Eliza Reeve, Thomas Reeve, Caroline Reeve, Sarah Reeve, Francis Reeve, John Reeve, William Reeve, Ernest Reeve, Charlotte Reeve

The story of William Reeve began in 1797 in Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England. In 1841, William Reeve resided in Hornchurch, Essex, England. William Reeve married Charlotte Mumby, and had children including Albert Sylvanus Reeve, Caroline Reeve, Charles James Reeve, Charlotte Jane Reeve, Eliza Rosina Reeve, Ernest Reeve, Francis Charles Reeve, Henry George Reeve, John Edwin Reeve, Sarah Ann Reeve, Thomas Alfred Reeve, William Frederick Reeve. William Reeve passed away in 1855 in St James, St Pancras, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Reeve began in 1797 in Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England.
  • In 1841, William Reeve resided in Hornchurch, Essex, England.
  • William Reeve married Charlotte Mumby, and had children including Albert Sylvanus Reeve, Caroline Reeve, Charles James Reeve, Charlotte Jane Reeve, Eliza Rosina Reeve, Ernest Reeve, Francis Charles Reeve, Henry George Reeve, John Edwin Reeve, Sarah Ann Reeve, Thomas Alfred Reeve, William Frederick Reeve.
  • William Reeve passed away in 1855 in St James, St Pancras, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Reeve
1760–1813
Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
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Jane Harriman
1769–1810
Birth Location: Wisbeck St Peters, Cambridgeshire England
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Mumby
1799–1871
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Reeve
1837–
Birth Location: Craven St. Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
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Charles Reeve
1831–1910
Birth Location: Craven St, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
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Albert Reeve
1840–1904
Birth Location: Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
AR
Eliza Reeve
1843–1916
Birth Location: Nottingham Place, City Road, Middlesex, London, England
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Thomas Reeve
1834–
Birth Location: Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
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Caroline Reeve
1822–1895
Birth Location: Leices St Comone Rd, Middlesex, London, England
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Sarah Reeve
1828–1917
Birth Location: Middlesex, Baker St. Stepney, London, England.
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Francis Reeve
1826–
Birth Location: Baker St. Stepney, Middlesex, London, England
FR
John Reeve
1839–1909
Birth Location: Craven St., Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
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William Reeve
1823–1891
Birth Location: Shoreditch, London, England
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Ernest Reeve
1845–1931
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, Kent, London, England
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Charlotte Reeve
1828–1903
Birth Location: Mile End Old Town, London, England
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William Reeve's Ancestors

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William Reeve
1797–1855
Birth Place: Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Jeremiah Reeve
1760–1813
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Jane (Ann) Harriman
1769–1810
Wisbeck St Peters, Cambridgeshire England
Grandparents
Elizabeth ((Reeve)) Vincent
1701–1771
St Botolph, Ward of Bishopgate, London, England
John Harriman
1745–
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Reeve's Descendants

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William Reeve (ABT 1797–9 Oct 1855) m. Charlotte Mumby (Apr 1799–1871)
  1. 1. Henry (George) Reeve 1837– m. Sarah (Martha) Liney 1837–
    1. 1. Herbert (Frederick) Reeve 1872–
    2. 2. Frederick (Charles George) Reeve 1876–1941 m. Rosina Veasey 1879–
      1. 1. Frederick (Alfred Henry) Reeve 1902–1993 m. Maud Shaw 1898–1968
        1. 1. Maud (Lilian Joan) Reeve 1925–2014 m. Edward (Louis) Stamford 1924–
        2. 2. Dorothy (V. R.) Reeve 1926– m. Henry (W) Waker 1926–
      2. 2. Violet (Rosina) Reeve 1920–2011
      3. 3. Edward (William) Reeve 1910–1988 m. Alice (Winifred) Brackell 1912–1988
      4. 4. Albert (Victor Charles) Reeve 1904–1986
    3. 3. Alice Reeve 1875–
  2. 2. Charles (James) Reeve 1831–1910 m. Elizabeth Tanner 1846–1936 m. Harriet (Jeanet) Dalton 1838–1860
    1. 1. Charles (William Tanner) Reeve 1870–1946 m. Edith (Elizabeth) Nichols 1872–
      1. 1. Vera Reeve 1899–1973 m. Bernard (Hardy) Jenkyn 1895–1959
      2. 2. Victor (Charles) Reeve 1904–1977
    2. 2. Amy (Janet) Reeve 1872–1959
      1. 1. Majorie Grey –1976
        1. 1. Valerie (Lilian) Greenfield 1927–2009
        2. 2. Harry (Maxon) Greenfield 1925–1944
    3. 3. Ellen ((Nellie)) Reeve 1877–
    4. 4. Francis ((Frank) W.) Reeve 1880–
    5. 5. Bessie (Marion) Reeve 1884–1928 m. Frank Sharps 1880–1960
      1. 1. Charles (Francis) Sharps 1906–1983 m. Cecilia Short 1909–1958
        1. 1. Sylvia (Frances) Sharps 1932–1976 m. Hans (Eberhard) Pfennig 1930–1978
      2. 2. Robert (Gorton) Sharps 1908–
      3. 3. Marion Sharps 1910–
      4. 4. Bessie (Edith) Sharps 1912–1994
      5. 5. Peter (Gorton) Sharps 1915–2009 m. Joan (Catherine) Woods 1920–
      6. 6. Jean (Edna) Sharps 1921–
      7. 7. Vivien (Ellen) Sharps 1919– m. Maurice (Henry) Smeeth 1915–
      8. 8. Sylvia Sharps 1923–
        1. 1. Leslie (Murial) Svendsen 1949–2004
      9. 9. Frances (Amy) Sharps 1917–2020 m. Denys (George) Ashby 1921–2001
    6. 6. Charles (Henry) Reeve 1860–1863
    7. 7. Lottie (Gertrude) Reeve 1882–1887
  3. 3. Albert (Sylvanus) Reeve 1840–1904 m. Charlotte (Morgan) Owen 1845–1927
    1. 1. Ernest ((Ernie) Sidney) Reeve 1875–1963 m. Winnifred (Kate) Wilton 1880–1971
      1. 1. Gladys Reeve 1904–2007 m. Arthur (Edward) Plumridge 1899–
        1. 1. Beverly (Arthur) Plumridge 1927–2003 m. Olga Tymchyshyn –2001
        2. 2. Winnifred Plumridge 1924–
      2. 2. Dorothy (Winnifred (Aimie)) Reeve 1902–1979 m. Edward Chadwick 1902–1979
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lynn) Chadwick 1934–2011
        2. 2. Edward (Allan) Chadwick 1929–2016
      3. 3. Nell (Magdelene) Reeve 1908–1998
      4. 4. Beryl Reeve 1909–1953
      5. 5. Owen (Ernest) Reeve 1915–2013 m. Josephine Hurren 1922–2012
        1. 1. Susan (Marilyn) Reeve 1943–2015
    2. 2. Claude (Leslie) Reeve 1873–1953 m. Bridget (Mary) Maher 1879–1943
      1. 1. Leslie (Stephen) Reeve 1902–1971 m. Elizabeth (Madeline) McLeod 1905–1976
      2. 2. Cyril (Edward) Reeve 1903–1969
        1. 1. Dorothy Reeve 1925–
      3. 3. Claude (A.) Reeve 1915–1991 m. Eleanor (L) Vanderhoof 1912–1993
        1. 1. Kenneth (Claude) Reeve 1938–1968
    3. 3. Albert (Edward) Reeve 1871–1942 m. Beatrice Hooper 1881–1952
      1. 1. Albert (Fenton) Reeve 1902–1975 m. Audrey (Ella) Foster 1902–1992
        1. 1. Ronald (Fenton) Reeve 1921–1997 m. Elisa McCrae 1918–2012
        2. 2. Donald (A.) Reeve 1921–
      2. 2. Ardyth (Beatrice) Reeve 1904–1998 m. Clarence (John (Jack)) McQuat 1908–1989
    4. 4. Gwendolyn ((Griendaten) Maude (Poppy)) Reeve 1882–1945 m. James (Price) Powell 1877–1948 m. George (Walter) Broughtwood 1873– m. Frank Butler 1883–1918
      1. 1. Eric Butler 1908–
      2. 2. Joan Butler 1915–2005 m. Paul (P) Wilson 1914–1972
      3. 3. Florence (Elizabeth Powell) (Butler) 1904–1998 m. Marius Nordal 1902–1990
    5. 5. Grace (Sylvia) Reeve 1869–1945 m. Charles (Robert James) Gibbs 1867–1931
      1. 1. Harold (Charles St. Clair) Gibbs 1892–1976
      2. 2. Edith ((Babs) Grace Binning) Gibbs 1894–1984 m. Jack Norton 1892–1964
        1. 1. Neil (St Clair) Norton 1928–2010 m. Margaret (Ann) McNeill –1994
    6. 6. Mable (Gwendoline) Reeve 1877–1965 m. Frank (Dickson) Pelkey 1874–1942
      1. 1. Hyacinthe (Kuhne (Billy)) Pelkey 1904–
      2. 2. Gwendolyn (F. (Dale)) Pelkey 1905–1967
        1. 1. Frances (Dorothy) Larsen 1924–2016 m. Frederick ((Ted) E.) Potter 1914–1990
      3. 3. Leroy ((Roy) Arthur) Pelkey 1907–2000 m. Grace (L) Wood 1911–1967
        1. 1. Robert (LeRoy) Pelkey 1929–1993 m. Carol (Joan) King 1937–1993
        2. 2. Frank (Dixon) Pelkey 1931–2024 m. Caroline Hepworth 1933–2020
      4. 4. Norman (Francis) Pelkey 1915– m. Elsie (Theodora) Husdon 1915–1997
    7. 7. Reginald (Basil) Reeve 1880–1960 m. Theadora (Victoria) Hawkins 1888–1970
      1. 1. Theadora (Charlotte (Babe)) Reeve 1917–2011 m. Clifford (Robert) Kitchen 1911–1990
        1. 1. Charlotte Kitchen 1940–1990
      2. 2. George (Reginald) Reeve 1908–1997 m. Jane (Doris) Jennings 1908–1988
        1. 1. George Reeve 1933–1933
      3. 3. Sidney (Albert) Reeve 1911–1997 m. Jenny Draginda 1919–
      4. 4. Kate (Geraldine (Jerry)) Reeve 1927–2016 m. Robert (Nicholas) O'Krane 1915–2014
    8. 8. Gladys (Elfie Vale) Reeve 1884–1950 m. Henry ((Harry) William) Butler 1878–1950
      1. 1. Blanche (May) Butler 1908–1997 m. Robert (Leslie) Ginn 1908–1956
        1. 1. Jack (Laurie) Ginn 1930–2006 m. Florence (Jessie Arline) Cameron 1941–2008
        2. 2. Arthur (William) Ginn 1932–1994
      2. 2. Violet (Susan) Butler 1909– m. James Brown 1907–2002
        1. 1. Patrick (Ronald) Brown 1931–2005
        2. 2. James (Raymond) Brown 1930–1991
    9. 9. Frederick (Sylvanus Llewelyn) Reeve 1888–1954 m. Harriet ((Hattie) Margaret) Watts 1888–1945
      1. 1. Vivian (Margaret) Reeve 1922–
    10. 10. Charlotte (Alberta (Berty)) Reeve 1868–1937 m. Lionel (William Arthur) Welch 1865–1952
      1. 1. Dorothy Welch 1893–1986 m. Charles (Francis (Frank)) Kearns 1895–1956
        1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Kearns 1933–2020 m. Robert (J.) Cumming 1928–1984
        2. 2. Margaret ((Peggy) Frances) Kearns 1921–1931
      2. 2. Constance ((Connie) Ivy) Welch 1907–1988
    11. 11. Roy (Charles) Reeve 1887–1907
    12. 12. Ida (Daisy (Dolly)) Reeve 1879–1928 m. Wellington ("Wally") Beaton 1878–1964
      1. 1. Harold Beaton 1907–1930 m. Agnes (Miller) Young 1909–1998
      2. 2. Iris Beaton 1904–
      3. 3. Eileen (Ethel) Beaton 1911–2008
  4. 4. Eliza (Rosina) Reeve 1843–1916 m. Laman Gates 1843–1905
    1. 1. Laman (George) Gates 1870–1946 m. Annie (Tomlin) Lovell 1877–1948
      1. 1. Dorothy ((Dolly) Irene) Gates 1915–2002 m. Maurice Guttenberg 1912–1970
        1. 1. Barbara (Rosalind) Guttenberg 1935–1975 m. Leonard Goldberg 1934–1999
      2. 2. Mabel Gates 1904–
      3. 3. Leonard Gates 1907–
      4. 4. Annie ((Gert)) Gates 1896–
      5. 5. Raymond Gates 1919–1998 m. Mary Speight 1910–
      6. 6. Ernest Gates 1913–1989 m. Doris (W) Bailey 1913–1971
      7. 7. Laman (George Blanchard) Gates 1898–1915
      8. 8. Winifred ((Win Winny) Florence) Gates 1902–
      9. 9. Harold ((Harry)) Gates 1905–1936
    2. 2. Ernest Gates 1872–1939 m. Ellen (Louisa) Hudson 1871–1953
    3. 3. Amelia (J.) Gates 1875–
    4. 4. Eliza Gates 1876– m. Bernard Duffy 1869–
      1. 1. Stanley (Bernard) Duffy 1899–1958 m. Bertha Hartman 1902–1992
        1. 1. Harold (Stanley) Duffy 1924–2004
        2. 2. Vera Duffy 1926– m. Walter Chenneour 1913–
        3. 3. Leonard (Raymond) Duffy 1928–1979 m. Sylvia (Doreen) Haddrell 1923–2001
      2. 2. Henry (Ernest) Duffy 1902–1931
    5. 5. Harold Gates 1882–
    6. 6. Annie Gates 1868–1913
      1. 1. Edward (R.N.) Kett 1889–
      2. 2. Evely (Gladys) Kett 1901–
      3. 3. Lovich (Walpole) Kett 1896–
    7. 7. Mabel Gates 1879–
    8. 8. Jane Gates 1866–1881
  5. 5. Thomas (Alfred) Reeve 1834– m. Julia (Sarah) Scovell 1837–
    1. 1. Thomas (Alfred Jr) Reeve 1860–1904 m. Emily Lawrence 1860–
      1. 1. Emily (Cecilia J) Reeve 1900–1976 m. William (Charles S) Milton 1900–1969
        1. 1. William (T.) Milton 1922–2001
        2. 2. George (Frederick) Milton 1925–1992
        3. 3. Phylis Milton 1928–2019
        4. 4. Gerald Milton 1936–2018
  6. 6. Caroline Reeve 1822–1895
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Reeve 1828–1917
    1. 1. Ann Bryett 1866–
    2. 2. Ernest (W.) Bryett 1872–
    3. 3. Louise Bryett 1853–
    4. 4. William Bryett 1855–
    5. 5. Grace Bryett 1858–1862
  8. 8. Francis (Charles) Reeve 1826–
  9. 9. John (Edwin) Reeve 1839–1909 m. Ann (E.) Glasscock 1838–1938
    1. 1. Catharine (A.) Reeve 1862–
    2. 2. William (Edwin) Reeve 1864–1929 m. Annie Biddiscombe 1866–1949
      1. 1. William (John B.) Reeve 1890– m. Mabel Parnel 1892–
      2. 2. Sydney (Ernest) Reeve 1895– m. Dorothy (E) Rix 1892–1959
        1. 1. Valery (J M) Reeve 1928–1982 m. Peter (H) Stokes 1925–
      3. 3. Edward (Charles) Reeve 1898–1981 m. Doroty (Muriel) Mills 1892–1959
    3. 3. Herbert (George) Reeve 1866–1945 m. Alice (Mary) Lumsden 1864–1938
      1. 1. Sylvia (Alice) Reeve 1894–1979
  10. 10. William (Frederick) Reeve 1823–1891 m. Maria (Matilda) Strickland 1830–
    1. 1. William (Frederick) Reeve 1851–
    2. 2. Henry (Charles) Reeve 1853–1867
    3. 3. Alfred (John) Reeve 1859– m. Helen Candland 1855–1949
      1. 1. William (Frederick) Reeve 1885– m. Grace (Irene) Madley 1889–
        1. 1. Grace (Margaret) Reeve 1916– m. Harry (Edwin W.T.) Card 1909–
      2. 2. Ernest (Alfred) Reeve 1886–1932 m. Lily Anderson 1889–
        1. 1. Constance (G.A.) Reeve 1911–
        2. 2. Clifford (Alfred) Reeve 1909–
      3. 3. Claude (Harold) Reeve 1890–1918 m. Eva (Winifred) Nash 1889–
        1. 1. Claude (William J.) Reeve 1910–1973 m. Peggy (Georgina) Mills 1915–1986
        2. 2. Dennis (H) Reeve 1913–
        3. 3. Wallace (A) Reeve 1914–
    4. 4. Maria (Matilda) Reeve 1857–
    5. 5. Thomas (Alfred) Reeve 1861– m. Louise (A) Baker 1868–
      1. 1. Doris (M.) Reeve 1890–
      2. 2. Ernest (V.) Reeve 1892–
      3. 3. Ivy (Ruby Joy) Reeve 1895–1991 m. George (William) Porter 1891–1966
        1. 1. James Porter 1931–2009
      4. 4. Mable (Helen) Reeve 1900–1948 m. Sydney (Jessie James) Goddard 1890–1965
        1. 1. Eric (Sydney James) Goddard 1925–1976 m. Betty (Daisy Alice) Smith 1927–1976
        2. 2. Mavis (Doris) Goddard 1930–1981 m. Norman Mummery 1905–
        3. 3. Ruby (Mabel) Goddard 1930–1975 m. Edward (George) Witham 1913–1975
    6. 6. Charlotte (Jane) Reeve 1862–
    7. 7. Henry (Charles) Reeve 1867–1900 m. Esther Wood 1871–
      1. 1. Lillian Reeve 1890–
      2. 2. Stanley (C.) Reeve 1897–
      3. 3. Gertrude Reeve 1891–
    8. 8. Maria (Matilda) Reeve 1866–
    9. 9. Fred (C.) Reeve 1872–
  11. 11. Ernest Reeve 1845–1931 m. Esther (Larking) Dorrell 1821–1892 m. Alice (Fredericka) Howerelt 1858–
  12. 12. Charlotte (Jane) Reeve 1828–1903 m. Thomas Foord 1816–1866 m. Cox –1903

William Reeve's Timeline

5 Records

1797
ABT 1797
Birth of William Reeve in Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England
Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England
1819
24 Dec 1819
Age 22
William Reeve was married in Charlotte Mumby
Charlotte Mumby
1841
1841
Age 44
William Reeve resided here in Hornchurch, Essex, England
Hornchurch, Essex, England
1855
October 1855
Age 58
Death of William Reeve in St George Hanover Square, London
St George Hanover Square, London
1855
9 Oct 1855
Age 58
Burial of William Reeve in St James, St Pancras, England
St James, St Pancras, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1797
    Event Place: Wisbech, (or Wesbeach) Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, Call Number: DLT063015
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 330; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Hornchurch; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241368
    [3] 1851 Census, Finsbury, London

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Charlotte Mumby
    Record Source: England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Hornchurch, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 330; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Hornchurch; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241368

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Millwright and Master Engineer

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1855
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, Call Number: DLT063015
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1855
    Event Place: St James, St Pancras, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, Call Number: DLT063/015
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