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Thomas Reeder (abt. 1823 - 1894)

Thomas Reeder
Born about in Pontefract, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 3 Aug 1847 in All Saints Church, Wakefield, Yorkshiremap
Husband of — married before Jul 1857 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 71 in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Thomas Reeder was a solicitor who practised in Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire. He gave his profession as "gentleman" at the time of his first marriage to Elizabeth in 1847 and gave his place of residence as Wath-upon-Dearne. The witnesses to their marriage were Thomas Whitton, Thomas Michael Harrison, Cassandra Blackburn and John Blackburn. By the time his first child Francis was born, Thomas was describing his occupation as "attorneys clerk" with place of residence Wath upon Dearne.

In 1851 Reeder was living in Chapel Street, Wath-upon-Dearne, with his wife Elizabeth, son Francis and two servants.

Thomas died in 1894 after a 15 week illness occasioned by influenza. He had a large funeral in Wath and was attended by many mourners led by his widow, Charlotte and son William Tofield Reeder.[1] An obituary made clear that Thomas had come to Wath in 1837 as clerk to Mr Thomas Nicholson, rising eventually to become a solicitor and partner in the firm. Thomas was highly respected and a "liberal supporter of the Wesleyan cause and in all things charitable he was always to the front. He was one of nature's noblest men and will as such be missed by a large circle of relatives and friends".[2]

DNA Confirmation

Ancestry DNA results have confirmed that Thomas Reeder was the father of Frank Reeder (son of Elizabeth Middleton) and Anne Tofield Reeder (daughter of Charlotte Tofield).

Sources

  1. ↑ The Sheffield Independent, 28 March 1894. Accessed via Find My Past, 11 May 2017.
  2. ↑ South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times 30 March 1894, accessed via Find My Past.

See also:

  • Marriage Certificate, Thomas Reeder and Elizabeth Middleton (1847)
  • Birth Certificate, Francis James Reeder, 1850.
  • Death Certificate, Francis Reeder (1908)
  • 1851 England Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 2345; Folio: 122; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87603




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