See also

Family of John Alfred Reeve and Elizabeth Jane Norman

Husband: John Alfred Reeve

  • Name:

  • John Alfred Reeve1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • coal carter then a carman5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1868

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,5,6,7,8,9

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Jan 1869 (age 0)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Reeve (railway guard) and Charlotte of Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 2)

  • 58 Station Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Charlotte, brothers Frederick, Henry and James, and sisters Mary Ann, Ellen, Selina and Flora. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 12)

  • 48 Station Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his widowed mother Charlotte, and sister Flora. Born Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 21)

  • 1 Court, Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a coal carter living in one room with his wife Elizabeth, son John and daughter Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to his in-laws George and Elizabeth Norman and their family)

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 32)

  • 56 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman and living in three rooms with his wife Elizabeth, son John and daughter Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to his mother-in-law Elizabeth)

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 42)

  • 23 Tanners Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman for a furniture contractor and living in five rooms with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Lily. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1917 (age 48)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4

Wife: Elizabeth Jane Norman

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Jane Norman1,10,11,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Jenny

  • Father:

  • George William Norman (1837-1896)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Jane Lorking (1843-1918)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • corset maker13

  • Birth:

  • 10 Nov 1869

  • Colchester, Essex, England5,6,7,14,15,16,17

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 1)

  • Priory Street, St. Botolph, Colchester, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter aged 1 as Jane Hammond, living with her parents, two siblings and a lodger. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Jul 1872 (age 2)

  • St. Botolph's Church, St. Botolphs Street, Colchester, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter of George Norman (machine fitter) and Elizabeth Jane of Priory Street

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 11)

  • Trafalgar Buildings, Shire Hall Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter as Jane E Hammond attending school and living with her parents George and Jane, brothers George, Charles and George, sisters Eleanor and Gertrude, and widowed grandmother Mary A Hammond. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 21)

  • 1 Court, Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in one room with her husband John, son John and daughter Lilly. Born in Colchester Essex (note living next to her parents George and Elizabeth Norman and theiri family)

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 31)

  • 56 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife working as a corset maker and living in three rooms with her husband John, son John and daughter Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to her mother Elizabeth)

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 41)

  • 23 Tanners Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband John and daughter Lily. Born in Colchester Essex. Married for twenty-three years with two children, both of whom are still living

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 51)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 69)

  • 28 Little Gipping Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • a widow as Jane doing unpaid domestic duties and living alone. Born on 10th November 1869

  • Death:

  • Q4 1949 (age 79)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

Child 1: John Charles Reeve

picture

war memorial John Charles Reeve

  • Name:

  • John Charles Reeve19,20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier21

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1888

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,6,19,21

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Sep 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • son of John Reeve (coal carter) and Elizabeth Jane of 64 Station Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • 1 Court, Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in one room with his parents John and Elizabeth and sister Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to his maternal grandparents George and Elizabeth Norman and their family)

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 56 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living in three rooms with his parents John and Elizabeth, and sister Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to his maternal grandmother Elizabeth)

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • 23 Tanners Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son in the army. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note this was incorrectly entered and crossed out as he wasn't living there)

  • Death:

  • 19 Mar 1915 (age 26)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France22

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Rue de Dringhen, Boulougne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France22

  •  

  • Corporal no:10362 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry aged 26. Son of Mrs. J. Reeve, of 62 Old Foundry Road Ipswich

Child 2: Lily Flora Reeve

  • Name:

  • Lily Flora Reeve23,24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant7

  • Birth:

  • 22 Dec 1890

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,6,7,23,24

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • 1 Court, Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in one room with her parents John and Elizabeth and brother John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to her maternal grandparents George and Elizabeth Norman and their family)

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Nov 1891 (age 0)

  • St. Mary at Quay Church, Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • daughter of John Reeve (carman) and Jane of Fisks Court Ipswich, born on 22nd December 1890

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • 56 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents John and Elizabeth, and brother John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk (note living next to her maternal grandmother Elizabeth)

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 23 Tanners Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a servant and living in five rooms with her parents John and Elizabeth. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1913 (age 22)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

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1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1888 quarter:3 volume:4a page:991. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1868 quarter:4 volume:4a page:593. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary at Stoke baptisms entry:739. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1917 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1481. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1470 folio:37 page:27. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1777 folio:18 page:6. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10812 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub district:1 enumeration district:14 schedule:254. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1751 folio:117 page:33 schedule:180. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

9.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1871 folio:85 page:18 schedule:85. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

10.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1869 quarter:4 volume:4a page:290.

12.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Colchester St. Botolph baptisms 1851-1877 ref:D/P 203/1/6 image:76 page:147 entry:1172. Cit. Date: 6 January 2023.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1777 folio:18 page:6.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1869 quarter:4 volume:4a page:290. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

15.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1683 folio:48 page:17.

16.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1873 folio:15 page:23 schedule:305. Cit. Date: 20 March 2023.

17.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6601E page:15 line:32 letter code:TVBE. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1949 quarter:4 volume:4b page:759. Cit. Date: 6 January 2024.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1888 quarter:4 volume:4a page:783. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.

20.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary Stoke baptisms entry:2123. Cit. Date: 28 October 2019.

21.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10812 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub district:1 enumeration district:14 schedule:254.

22.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). no:10362 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry ref:III,D.40. Cit. Date: 8 May 2020.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1891 quarter:1 volume:4a page:871.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary at Quay baptisms entry:1374. Cit. Date: 28 October 2019.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1913 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1201. Cit. Date: 18 May 2016.