Elizabeth Reeves

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Reeves was born in 1837, in Lymington, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Harmon Reeves, was 38 and her mother, Janet McDonald, was 35. She married Edwin Bamford on 4 January 1859, in Picton, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 23 October 1919, in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 82, and was buried in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Bamford
1833–1917
Elizabeth Reeves
1837–1919
Marriage: 4 January 1859
Lizzie Bamford
1859–1859
Florence Bamford
1862–1949
Alfred James Bamford
1864–1937
Edwin James Bamford
1865–1936
George Bamford
1868–1883
Frederick John Bamford
1869–1900
William Bamford
about 1872–about 1872
Thomas Ernest Bamford
1873–1952

Sources (4)

  • Elizabeth Reeves in household of George Reeves, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Reeves Bamford, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Reeves - Church record: burial: 25 October 1919; Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

World Events (8)

1837

George Grey explores Western Australia.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Reeve , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: from Middle English reve + genitival -s, for the son, daughter, wife, or servant of a reeve or of someone surnamed Reeve .

English: from Middle English atte Reves, a topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and probably worked ‘at the reeve's (house)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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