Born in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Daughter of Thomas Reeves
and Johanna (Wilkinson) Reeves
Sister of
Thomas Reeves, Mary Reeves, Zilpha (Reeves) Brill, Frances (Reeves) Thorne and William Reeves
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 78
in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2020
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1795. She was the daughter of Thomas Reeves and Johanna Wilkinson.
In 1816 she married John Hewlett in her home village.
By 1851 they were living in Hemel Hempstead, where Rebecca earned an income as a straw plaiter.
She passed away in1874.
Sources
- England census, marriage & death indexes
- Baptism, 19th July 1795, Aston Clinton (surname Reeve): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_886799974
- Marriage, 14th October 1816, Aston Clinton, to John Heulett (surname Reeve): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FBUCKINGHAMSHIRE%2FMAR%2F000220509%2F2
- 1851 Census, Hemel Hempstead: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1851%2F0007055857
- 1861 Census, Hemel Hempstead: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1861%2F0005132942
- 1871 Census, Hemel Hempstead: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0016562939
- Death, registered at Hemel Hempstead, Q3 1874: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FD%2F1874%2F3%2FAZ%2F000153%2F180
Research Notes
The marriage record says that John was from Great Gaddesden in Hertfordshire.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~1.56%
Andrea Wilson
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