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Re: Reeves/Harding
« Reply #36 on: Sunday 09 February 25 05:03 GMT (UK) »
Different people.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/family/KZ5T-QS4

That doesn't explain this.

Well I found info on familysearch that says his mother Sarah Price had 3 children before she married William Reeves, the first of which died when she gave birth at the age of nine. I still have leads to follow but the info so far is matching up.

So far there are conflicting dates regarding the births of Sarah's pre marriage to William children and it also seems that they tried to pass them off as Williams when they most probably weren't.

It seems she may have been born Sarah Bewes... And had children with her father or uncle of the same surname before she married William?

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« Reply #37 on: Sunday 09 February 25 05:56 GMT (UK) »
As I said, I am still researching. I have limited time at present to spend hours every day as this type of research requires. Nor should I be expected to lay every detail out for you here as it does get very confusing.
Stories and names get changed when there's scandal, lies get told; people and families are complicated and I don't believe all websites can be trusted to be true and correct beyond the shadow of a doubt.
However it does seem the the child Sarah Price gave birth to at 9 years old did go on to marry and have children.
You're welcome to have a read for yourself.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/KZ5T-QS4

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« Reply #38 on: Sunday 09 February 25 12:04 GMT (UK) »
Nor should I be expected to lay every detail out for you here as it does get very confusing.

Yes you should, especially when you are making claims of incest.  Sarah PRICE and Sarah FREEMAN are two completely different people and lived in different counties.  Sarah FREEMAN and her husband William BEWES had more than three children and you will find them all living together in Islip through the censuses.  Islip is in Northamptonshire, which is nowhere near Kent.

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« Reply #39 on: Sunday 09 February 25 20:58 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Reeves/Harding
« Reply #40 on: Sunday 09 February 25 23:34 GMT (UK) »

I don't expect you to lay every detail, all I asked for was the reason there was a name change nothing more.

I have all other info on this family....

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Re: Reeves/Harding
« Reply #41 on: Monday 10 February 25 01:05 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Reeves/Harding
« Reply #42 on: Monday 10 February 25 02:11 GMT (UK) »
They briefly reverted to REEVES for the birth of Reuben Mark in 1876, but then used HARDING after that as far as I can see.

https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-54p080j2k

If Ellen was born in Leicestershire, the daughter of Mark PAXTON and Reuben was born in Bromley, the son of William REEVES then probably of most concern is that they were living apart in 1871 even though they had a child.  Baby William is not with the PAXTON family and there is no marriage between Ellen and Reuben.  It may have been something as simple as disapproval from Ellen's father even though she had turned 21 in 1870, so they just packed their bags and left.

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Re: Reeves/Harding
« Reply #43 on: Monday 10 February 25 07:41 GMT (UK) »
The Reuben Reeves that evidently changed his name to George James Harding that Shari and I are referring to was born in 1844.
Way too early for the folks you seem to be referring to.
As I said, complicated and confusing.
There were often many families with the same first and surnames, (after all they did often name their children directly after themselves, marry first cousins and impregnate younger female relatives, otherwise how else does a 9 year old get pregnant?) with places of residence that cross over despite distance, and details that don't always match up or make sense due to scandal and cover ups.
These are my ancestors that I am questioning regarding incest and so I do not feel a need to explain every detail to you when I have no idea who you are and how you are connected here, other than you initially jumped in to this thread mouthing off about a Sarah Freeman, who I was never referring to in the first place.
I'll thank you to please ask more questions of strangers before accusing their research of being complete rubbish.
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