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Hi Tiddy,
Try these for a start.
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/Pages.nsf/Links/D990E9BD0FA118C780256A1B005333B3
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/
Steve.
Try these for a start.
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/Pages.nsf/Links/D990E9BD0FA118C780256A1B005333B3
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/
Steve.
Hi Tiddy
I have found William on the 1861 census in Cowley, Oxfordshire.
Residence Cowley Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire.
William is aged 39, Head, born Leamington, Warwickshire, a newspaper reporter.
Sarah is aged 25, Wife, born Chelmsford, Essex
William Reeves, aged 5, Son born Oxford St Ebbes
Louisa is aged 5 a daughter born Oxford St Edmunds
Kate is aged 3, a daughter born Oxford St Edmunds
Ada is aged 3 months, a daughter born Cowley, Oxfordshire
Ben
I have found William on the 1861 census in Cowley, Oxfordshire.
Residence Cowley Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire.
William is aged 39, Head, born Leamington, Warwickshire, a newspaper reporter.
Sarah is aged 25, Wife, born Chelmsford, Essex
William Reeves, aged 5, Son born Oxford St Ebbes
Louisa is aged 5 a daughter born Oxford St Edmunds
Kate is aged 3, a daughter born Oxford St Edmunds
Ada is aged 3 months, a daughter born Cowley, Oxfordshire
Ben
Hi Tiddy
Was your William REEVES death in 1885, if so there is a newspaper article in the Gale Collection which reads:-
Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham, England), Thursday, August 20, 1885; Issue 8468. (2295 words)
Mr. William Reeves, Editor of the Oxford Chronicle, died on Tuesday after a short illness. For upwards of thirty years the deceased was connected with the Chronicle, which is the leading Liberal paper in the county, first as chief reporter, and afterwards as editor.
I hope this is your ancestor.
Cheers
crankypants
Was your William REEVES death in 1885, if so there is a newspaper article in the Gale Collection which reads:-
Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham, England), Thursday, August 20, 1885; Issue 8468. (2295 words)
Mr. William Reeves, Editor of the Oxford Chronicle, died on Tuesday after a short illness. For upwards of thirty years the deceased was connected with the Chronicle, which is the leading Liberal paper in the county, first as chief reporter, and afterwards as editor.
I hope this is your ancestor.
Cheers
crankypants
Hi Tiddy
Seems this is your William REEVES, this next article in the Gale collections says he is from Cowley Road.
Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, August 22, 1885; Issue 6909. (1811 words)
DEATH of Mr. Reeves - We regret to announce the death, after a brief illness, of Mr. William Reeves, editor of the Oxford Chronicle, which took place on Monday last, at his residence, No. 6, Clifton Villas, Cowley-Road.
The deceased had been connected with the Chronicle over thirty years, having been appointed reporter in the year 1854, a position he filled for twenty years, and on the death of Mr. Cooke, the original proprietor, Mr. Reeves succeeded to the editorship, a post which he faithfully discharged up to the time of his declining health some few months since. Mr. Reeves, who was greatly respected leaves behind him a family of six children and a numerous circle of friends to lament their loss.
Cheers
crankypants
Seems this is your William REEVES, this next article in the Gale collections says he is from Cowley Road.
Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, August 22, 1885; Issue 6909. (1811 words)
DEATH of Mr. Reeves - We regret to announce the death, after a brief illness, of Mr. William Reeves, editor of the Oxford Chronicle, which took place on Monday last, at his residence, No. 6, Clifton Villas, Cowley-Road.
The deceased had been connected with the Chronicle over thirty years, having been appointed reporter in the year 1854, a position he filled for twenty years, and on the death of Mr. Cooke, the original proprietor, Mr. Reeves succeeded to the editorship, a post which he faithfully discharged up to the time of his declining health some few months since. Mr. Reeves, who was greatly respected leaves behind him a family of six children and a numerous circle of friends to lament their loss.
Cheers
crankypants
Hi Tiddy
I am pretty sure that you should be able to access the Gale Collection through your local library for free, perhaps contact them.
Sometimes Gale have a free trial online.
In Australia you can access via internet from the National Library of Australia for free.
Here is a link to read more of their collection.
http://www.gale.cengage.com/DigitalCollections/
Cheers
crankypants
I am pretty sure that you should be able to access the Gale Collection through your local library for free, perhaps contact them.
Sometimes Gale have a free trial online.
In Australia you can access via internet from the National Library of Australia for free.
Here is a link to read more of their collection.
http://www.gale.cengage.com/DigitalCollections/
Cheers
crankypants
Hi Tiddy
In 1878 there is another death at 6 Clifton Villas, it must be William's son, even though the age varies going by the census.
Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 9, 1878; Issue 6519. (3251 words)
Mr. W. Reeves, 6, Clifton Villas, Cowley Road, Oxford, aged 17.
Like us in Australia you may also be able to access these newspapers online for free through a library in the U.K.
About three years ago I could get access to the Bedfordshire Library (anyone in the world had access), then a year or two later they stopped this, I think someting to with breaching laws.
These papers are a fantastic source for searching your ancestors, whether the stories are good or bad.
Cheers
crankypants
In 1878 there is another death at 6 Clifton Villas, it must be William's son, even though the age varies going by the census.
Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 9, 1878; Issue 6519. (3251 words)
Mr. W. Reeves, 6, Clifton Villas, Cowley Road, Oxford, aged 17.
Like us in Australia you may also be able to access these newspapers online for free through a library in the U.K.
About three years ago I could get access to the Bedfordshire Library (anyone in the world had access), then a year or two later they stopped this, I think someting to with breaching laws.
These papers are a fantastic source for searching your ancestors, whether the stories are good or bad.
Cheers
crankypants
