Maurice Charles Reeder (1912 - 1999)

Born 12 Aug 1912 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

Husband of Dorothy Helen (Atkinson) Reeder — married 1939 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Died Jan 1999 at age 86 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Maurice Charles was a Jehovah's Witness and attended Watchtower Bible School of Gilead: 15th Graduating Class

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

Maurice Charles Reeder was born on 12 August 1912 in Kinsale, Cork.^[1]

Maurice married Dorothy Helen Atkinson in 1939 in the Ipswich, Suffolk.^[2]

In the 1939 register Maurice C Reeder (age 27), Hospital Clerk, was the married head of household at 149, Ipswich, Suffolk.^[3]

Maurice and Dorothy traveled to America to attend the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York..^[4][5][6]

Maurice traveled in 1955 from England to New York City, New York.^[7][8][9]

Maurice Reeder arrived on 14 June 1961 in Miami, Florida^[10]

Maurice died (age 86) January 1999 in the Bath, Somerset.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958"
   citing Kinsale, Oct - Dec 1912, vol. 5, p. 255, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,074
   FamilySearch Record: FBRF-PYQ (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Maurice Charles Reeder born in Oct - Dec 1912 in Kinsale, Ireland.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   citing 1939, quarter 2, vol. 4A, p. 3243, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
   FamilySearch Record: QV8J-GXRX (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Maurice C Reeder marriage to Dorothy H Atkinson registered Apr-May-Jun 1939 in Ipswich.
3. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6600i; Line Number: 38; Schedule Number: 64; Sub Schedule Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #39257786 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Maurice C Reeder (born 12 Aug 1912), married, Hospital Clerk, at 149, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
4. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001078; Record number: 0
   FamilySearch Record: 68PV-Y4TB (accessed 20 August 2023)
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   Name: Maurice Reeder; Emigration Date: 20 Jan 1950; Emigration Place: England, United Kingdom; Immigration Place: USA; Birth Date: 1913; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: STUDENT; Travel Place: NEW YORK, New York, United States; Age: 37; Arrival Port: NEW YORK; Departure Port Name: SOUTHAMPTON; Ship Company Name: CUNARD WHITE STAR LIMITED; Ship Name: QUEEN MARY; Source Flag Amended: N.
5. ↑ Immigration: "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
   citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Record: 24R1-6D3 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-994K-C7PZ Image number 00423
   Name: Maurice C Reeder; Immigration Date: 1950; Immigration Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1913; Birth Place: Britain; Age: 37; Ship Name: Queen Mary.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 24; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 108853133; Image number: 25
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-LGP8 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-S4JJ
   Maurice Reeder (38), married lodger, in household of Maurice Reeder (38 years) in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in England.
7. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001078; Record number: 0
   FamilySearch Record: 685C-CJ4B (accessed 20 August 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Name: Maurice Reeder; Emigration Date: 10 Nov 1955; Emigration Place: England, United Kingdom; Immigration Place: USA; Birth Date: 12 Aug 1912; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: MISSIONARY; Travel Place: NEW YORK, New York, United States; Age: 43; Arrival Port: NEW YORK; Departure Port Name: SOUTHAMPTON; Ship Name: QUEEN MARY; Source Flag Amended: N.
8. ↑ Immigration: "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
   citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Record: 2HZC-7KQ (accessed 20 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-994P-F9PV-F Image number 00207
   Name: Maurice C Reeder; Immigration Date: 1955; Immigration Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Place: Britain; Ship Name: Queen Mary.
9. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 1334; Item: 104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1518 #5068974 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Name: Maurice Reeder; Arrival Age: 42; Birth Date: 12 Aug 1912; Port of Departure: New York, New York, USA; Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1955; Port of Arrival: Southampton, England; Ports of Voyage: New York and Cherbourg; Ship Name: Queen Mary; Shipping Line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd; Official Number: 7602/01.
10. ↑ Passenger List: "Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1898-1963"
    The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Miami, Florida.; NAI Number: 2788541; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8842 #7965661 (accessed 20 August 2023)
    Name: Maurice Reeder; Nationality: Británica; Age: 48; Birth Date: 12 Aug 1912; Birth Place: Grosshaven; Record Type: Arrival; Arrival Date: 14 Jun 1961; Arrival Place: Miami, Florida, USA; Flight Number: 422; Airline: Cea.
11. ↑ Death Registration: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
    citing Death Registration, Bath & North East Somerset, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
    FamilySearch Record: QVZX-YXYT (accessed 20 August 2023)
    Maurice Charles Reeder death registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1999 in Bath & North East Somerset (born 12 Aug 1912).

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