Reeves/Harding

[mckha489]

What does it Actually say on her death cert?
Do you have George’s death cert?
Were there other children born in Australia? Is there a useful birth cert for one of them?

[Cienna]

Her death cert states she died of Cerebral Thrombosis, my grandfather George (jnr) was born on 26 May 1887, Oatlands, Tasmania.

There are 8 children born to George and Ellen in Tasmania, William Jmaes was 2 years old when they left England.


Monday 10 July 1939

DEATHS:

HARDING - On July 9, 1939, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr W. F. O'Connor, 27 Keane-Street, Launceston, Ellen Elizabeth, widow of the late George James Harding, aged 90 years. Born Ramsgate, England. Private interment Carr Villa Cemetery, Tuesday morning.
C. T. Finney, 16 Brisbane Street.

[mckha489]

So what does George juniors birth cert say re his parents?

I can only see one Ellen Paxton marriage on FreeBMD . Lichfield reg, 1870. NOT Middlesex. Something is wrong with the page number and it’s not letting me see other names 

Apparently that groom is Charles GILBERT. 

So no 1870 marriage.

[wivenhoe]

Tas BDM marriage
3 Aug 1898  Catholic Church Queenstown
HARDING William James, 28 yrs, miner, b. New Bevington
Father: George HARDING
Mother: Ellen Elizabeth HARDING

ATKINSON Catherine Mary Ann

GRO births
REEVES William James  JanQ  Medway  Vol 02a page 445  mms. PAXTON

William James HARDING arrives 1872 with parents George HARDING, and Ellen Elizabeth PAXTON (this name from births TAS 1872+)

William James is son born to Ellen Elizabeth PAXTON....and REEVES father?

What do you know about Ellen Elizabeth PAXTON..........her age?

[Cienna]

Wow......that is the family,  thank you so much....

Ellen would have been around 21 years of age when William James was born.

So it may be safe to say, Reuben and George are one and the same...but why change his name and ship to Tasmania?

All I need to do now is to find parents for Reuben Mark Reeves, I do know he had 2 sisters Phoebe and Sarah, have no idea where any of them were born.

Will keep searching ......thank you wivenhoe, your help is very much appreciate.

Regards

Cienna.

[mckha489]

Found the baptism, it’s on Ancestry. Methodist circuit baptism
William James,  June 5 1870, Father Reuben Mark, labourer. At B.C. chapel, New Brompton. (So no wonder I couldn’t  see it at St Marks)

[Cienna]

Thank you Mckha489, this is very helpful, we didn't have a proper date.

Must now find parents for Reuben Mark and some siblings beside the two we know of being his sisters..

Appreciate your help.

Kind Regards

Cienna.

[mckha489]

Sisters?  Names? Other details?

Sorry just seen other post

[Cienna]

Sisters are Phoebe and Sarah...sorry no other info on them.