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John Brent REED

John Brent REED

Male Abt 1841 -


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  • Name John Brent REED 
    Birth Abt 1841  Staple Vale Farm, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • There are 2 John Reeds in the 1851 census living near Torrington who night be this John Reed. One is listed as John B Reed and is the son of John Brent Reed who is a farmer in Shebbear - a likely bet except for the fact that this fellow's age is not quite right (6 in 1851), and he is born in the wrong place.

      The other John Reed lives at "Staple Vale Farm", Torrington, and is 10 years old in 1851 (born 1841), two details that are consistent through 3 other censuses - 1881, 1891, and 1901.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1901  Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • This is the last point in time that the family has been traced. It seems likely that there were more children than the 4 existing in 1901, but nothing more is known.
    Occupation 1901  Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Coal Manure & General Merchant. 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • He describes himself as "Merchant and Farmer", someone has added, in pencil, what looks like "Coal Manure" and something illegible, and "Dairyman".
    SW Group 1 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Person ID I699  Southwest
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2012 

    Father Thomas REED,   b. Abt 1804, Great Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ann,   b. Abt 1809, Merton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Est 1833  [1] 
    Family ID F645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary MALLETT,   b. 1859, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1894  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • John is described as a widower in the 1891 census, and is living with his Aunt Elizabeth Chamings and a cousin Alfred G Chamings. There are no Reed children in the household. The situation is the same in the 1881 census with the exception of the nephew. His first wife may have been Elizabeth Jane Sweet, whom a John Brent Reed married in Bideford in 1869. Whoever his first wife was, it appears there may not have been any children.

      An entry June 21 1894 in the North Devon Journal announced the marriage of Mary to John Brent Reed of Torrington. They were married in Frithelstock Church. James was described as Church Warden.
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Brent REED,   b. Jun 1895, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Mallett REED,   b. Jun 1896, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Brent REED,   b. Sep 1897, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Wilson REED,   b. Jun 1899, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Lucy REED,   b. Abt Jun 1902, Torrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1841 - Staple Vale Farm, Torrington, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jun 1894 - Frithelstock, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1901 - Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Coal Manure & General Merchant. - 1901 - Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1911 - Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S154] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of Thomas Reed, Staple Vale Farm, Torrington, Devon, England, Class HO107, Piece 1894, Folio 594, Page 2, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    2. [S155] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901", database with images, Census Records Online, (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm), household of John B Reed, Staple Vale, Great Torrington, Devon, England, Class RG13, Piece 2159, Folio 66, Page 1, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    3. [S406] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/, accessed Aug 16, 2012), household of John Brent Reed, Staple Vale, Torrington, Devon, England, Class RG14, Piece 13425, Schedule 10, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    4. [S156] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), Marriage, Mary Mallett / John Brent Reed, registered June 1894, Torrington, Devon, England, volume 5c, page 1156, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.

    5. [S161] Marriage Announcement, Mary daughter of James Mallett..., North Devon Journal, Barnstaple, Devon, Frithelstock Church, June 21, 1894. North Devon Record Office, Tuly Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England, EX31 1EL, 01271 388607. Hereinafter cited as North Devon Journal.