James
Reeves
Born in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Reeves
and Mary (Legg) Reeves
Brother of
Catherine (Reeves) Brinton, Jane (Reeves) Randall, John Reeves, Henry Legg Reeves, Penelope Reeves and Susanna (Reeves) Everett
Husband of
Ann (Legg) Reeves
— married
16 Aug 1827 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Simon Reeves, John Abimelech Legg Reeves, Henry Legg Reeves, Elizabeth Penelope Reeves, Margaret Mary (Reeves) Johnson and Hannah Reeves
Died
at age 38
in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2022
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Biography
James Reeves was born in Dorset, England.
James, son of John Reeves & Mary, was baptised on 30 January 1803 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England.[1]
James married Anne Legg on 16 August 1827 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England.[2]
James and Anne had at least six children:
Simon Reeves (1827-)
John Abimelech Legg Reeves (1831-)
Henry Legg Reeves (1833-1904)
Elizabeth Penelope Reeves (1837-1869)
Margaret Mary (Reeves) Johnson (1839-1906)
Hannah Reeves (1841-)
In the 1841 census James (age 35) was on Market St, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England.[3]
- James Reeves M 35 Dorset
- Ann Reeves F 30 Dorset
- Simon Reeves M 14 Dorset
- John Reeves M 12 Dorset
- Henry Reeves M 10 Dorset
- Elizabeth Reeves F 4 Dorset
- Margrett Reeves F 2 Dorset
James died at age 37 in 1841in the Wimborne and Cranborne district.[4]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: JMDX-B3Y (accessed 14 June 2022)
James Reeves baptism on 30 Jan 1803, son of John Reeves & Mary, in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
Marriage:
"England Marriages, 1538–1973"
FamilySearch Record: NVGV-GBX (accessed 14 June 2022)
James Reeves marriage to Anne Legg on 16 Aug 1827 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: MQY4-33T (accessed 14 June 2022)
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James Reeves (35) in Sturminster Marshall in Wimborne & Cranborne registration district in Dorset, England. Born in Dorset. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 1 April 2023)
Reeves, James (Age at death: 37).
GRO Reference: 1841 Jul-Aug-Sep in Wimborne and Cranborne Volume 08 Page 95.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Leslie Anderson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BT6746914 [compare]
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~3.12%
Karen Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ND7524912 [compare], yourDNAportal KAR7a2cf062, Ancestry member eldorvic
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