Reeves & Gill Family Descendant Charts

Reeves Family Chart

1. William Reeves, b. around 1800 in Somersetshire, England?, occupation Labourer. (IGI contains only William Reeve m.8 Feb 1824 Maria Cook Christ Church, Greyfriears, Newgate, London.)

He married Maria Crook, married 182? in Somersetshire, England?, b. around 1800.

Children:
2. i William John Reeves b. 04 Jul 1828.

(Baptism records for the Deanery of East Stonehouse: William John REEVES, bp. 24 Aug 1828, b. 4 Jul 1828 - Parents William (Private Royal Marines) & Maria, Residence Stonehouse; St. Andrew Plymouth: Amelia Ann REEVES, bp. 13 Jul 1834Parents William (Marine) & Marie, Residence High St., Stonehouse; also Thomas REEVES, bp. 13 Jul 1834, said to be born 10 February 1831 Parents William (Marine) & Marie, Residence High St., Stonehouse)

(There is also a Burial record for St. Andrew Plymouth - Maria REEVES aged 26 on 15 Aug 1832)


Second Generation

2. William John Reeves, b. 04 Jul 1828 in Plymouth, Somersetshire, England, bp. 24 Aug 1828 in Plymouth, occupation Collier, d. __ ___ 1888 in Amherst, Victoria. A William John Reeves was convicted of stealing clothing from a house and was sentenced to Pentonville then transported to NSW for ten years. He had a prior conviction and was aged 18. There is some dispute as to whether the NSW convict record refers to this William John Reeves.

He married Mary Anne Gill, married 03 Aug 1858 in Church of England, Amherst, Victoria, (1858 Marriages solemnized in the District of Amherst - William Reeves and Mary Gill: No 11 Registration no 2478, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Mary Anne was b. in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, (daughter of William Gill and Mary Scott) 01 Nov 1829 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, buried 22 Dec 1903 in Ararat Cemetery. William, Mary and children John, Mary & Jane lived together in 1841 Census. In 1851 Census Mary is widow living with son John. See below.

Children:
3. i William Reeves b. 07 Apr 1859.
4. ii John Thomas Reeves b. __ ___ 1860.
5. iii Maria Reeves b. __ ___ 1862.
6. iv Mary Reeves b. __ ___ 1864.
7. v Jane Reeves b. 27 Nov 1866.

Third Generation

3. William Reeves, b. 07 Apr 1859 in Cockatoo Gully, Emu, Victoria, occupation Miner, d. 10 Sep 1929 in Frankston, Victoria, buried __ Sep 1929 in Frankston, Victoria.

He married Elizabeth Henry, married 20 Jan 1897 in Amherst Church of England, b. __ ___ 1862, (daughter of John Henry and Emma Parkes).

Children:
8. i Alice Reeves.
9. ii Mabel Reeves.
10. iii Violet Mary Reeves.
11. iv Gladys Beryl Reeves b. __ ___ 1912.

4. John Thomas Reeves, b. __ ___ 1860.

He married Louisa Bishop, married __ ___ ____, b. ?? ___ ????.

Children:
12. i Olive Reeves b. __ ___ 1894.
13. ii Patricia (Trixie) Reeves b. __ ___ 1897.
14. iii John (Jack) Reeves b. __ ___ 1905.

5. Maria Reeves, b. __ ___ 1862.

She married Charles Marr.

Children:
i Charles Marr.
ii Rube Marr.
iii Nina Marr.
iv Edith Marr.
v Elsie Marr.
vi Reg Marr.
vii Colin Marr.
viii Winnie Marr.

6. Mary Reeves, b. __ ___ 1864 in Emu, Victoria.

She married Henry Marr.

Children:
i Charles Marr.
ii Mary Marr.
iii Amy Marr.
iv Elsie Marr.
v Alex Marr.
vi Jack Marr.
vii Stuart Marr.
viii Wilfred Marr.
ix George Marr.
x Harry Marr.

7. Jane Reeves, b. 27 Nov 1866 in Cockatoo, Victoria, d. 22 Jul 1947 in Footscray, Victoria.

She married James David Matthews, married 27 Jun 1886 in Narrigal, Victoria, b. 25 Aug 1861 in Amherst, Victoria, (son of James Matthews and Betsey Goode) d. 28 Sep 1921 in Footscray, Victoria. Discovered Jubilee Reef Amherst in June 1897 with William Reeves.



Children:
15. i Leslie William Matthews b. 11 Feb 1888.
16. ii David Reeves Matthews b. 2 Jun 1890.
17. iii Sylverton Ivy Matthews b. 27 Oct 1892.
iv John Hilbert Matthews, b. 29 Dec 1894 in Amherst, Victoria, d. 8 Aug 1915 in France.
18. v Ruth Irene Matthews b. 09 Jun 1897.
19. vi Jean Adelaine Matthews b. 22 Sep 1899.
vii William Basil Matthews, b. 26 Jul 1901 in Ararat, Victoria, d. __ Dec 1902, buried 16 Dec 1902 in Ararat Cemetery.
20. viii Wilfred James Matthews b. 6 Nov 1903.
21. ix Evylan May Matthews b. 30 sep 1908.

Fourth Generation

8. Alice Reeves.

She married William Shaw.

Children:
22. i William John Gaza Shaw.
23. ii Dorothy Shaw b. __ ___ 1922.
24. iii Neville Shaw b. __ ___ 1927.
25. iv Linda Shaw b. __ ___ 1928.
26. v Malcolm Shaw b. __ ___ 1939.

9. Mabel Reeves.

She married Walter Dalziel.

Children:
i Lois Dalziel.
27. ii Jack Dalziel b. 1927.
28. iii Marie Dalziel b. 1928.
29. iv William Dalziel b. 1932.

10. Violet Mary Reeves.

She married (1) Raymond Brewer.


She married (2) Ray Brewer.

Children:
30. i Margaret Brewer b. 1938.
31. ii Jim Brewer b. 1940.

11. Gladys Beryl Reeves, b. __ ___ 1912, d. __ ___ 1992. Adopted by William and Elizabeth Reeves.

She married Edgar Vollmer.

Children:
32. i Geoffrey Vollmer.
33. ii Owen Vollmer.

12. Olive Reeves, b. __ ___ 1894.

She married Harry Herbert.

Children:
i Noel Herbert.
ii Edith Herbert.
iii Graham Herbert.
iv June Herbert.
v Walter Herbert.
vi Jack Herbert.
vii Jean Herbert.

13. Patricia (Trixie) Reeves, b. __ ___ 1897.

She married Don McLeod. Don McLeod was Member of Parliament for Gippsland.

Children:
i Jack McLeod.

He married Denise Yvonne ?.

34. ii Don McLeod.
35. iii Nancy McLeod.

14. John (Jack) Reeves, b. __ ___ 1905.

He married Dulcie Mott.

Children:
i June Reeves.
36. ii Doreen Reeves.
37. iii John Reeves.

15. Leslie William Matthews, b. 11 Feb 1888 in Maryborough, Victoria, d. 12 Jun 1980 in Tullibigeal, NSW.

He married Ellen Edith Tucker, married 30 Apr 1915 in Ballarat, Victoria, b. __ ___ ____, d. __ ___ 1953.

Children:
i Jack Matthews.
ii Marjorie Matthews, b. 04 Jan 1925, d. 31 Dec 1989.
iii Alan Matthews.
iv Lyndon Matthews.

16. David Reeves Matthews, b. 2 Jun 1890 in Amherst, Victoria, d. ?? ___ 1970.

He married (1) Anna Ritter, d. ?? ___ 1978.

Children:
38. i J Gilbert Matthews b. 16 Oct 1916.
ii Keith Matthews.
iii Anna Matthews.
iv Sidney Matthews.

He married (2) Blanche Dancock.

17. Sylverton Ivy Matthews, b. 27 Oct 1892 in Amherst, Victoria, d. 25 Oct 1990 in Noble Park, Victoria.

She married Richard Martin Cosstick, married 29 Jul 1914, b. 11 Jul 1888 in Waterloo, Victoria, (son of James Edward Cosstick and Lucy Elizabeth Martin) d. 28 Feb 1941 in Ararat, Victoria, buried in Ararat, Victoria.

Children:
39. i Ivy Joyce Cosstick b. 22 May 1915.
40. ii John Hilbert (Jack) Cosstick b. 14 Oct 1917.
iii Edward David Cosstick, b. 21 Feb 1922 in Ararat, Victoria, occupation Bank Manager, d. 16 Feb 1991 in Kallista, Victoria, buried in Springvale Crematorium.

He married Barbara Hazel Cross, b. 26 Jan 1924, d. 13 May 1994.

18. Ruth Irene Matthews, b. 09 Jun 1897 in Amherst, Victoria, d. 18 May 1993.

She married (1) Edward Roy Cosstick, married 1924, b. 29 May 1891 in Amherst, Victoria, (son of James Edward Cosstick and Lucy Elizabeth Martin) d. 7 May 1976 in Talbot, Victoria.

Children:
41. i Linda Cosstick b. 21 Sep 1924.

She married (2) Syd Bliss, married 19 Jan 1916 at Parents house, Ararat, b. 16 Jul 1891 in Foster, Victoria, d. 21 Jan 1919 in Port Pirie, South Australia.

Children:
42. ii Edna Jean Bliss b. 20 Jul 1916.
43. iii Leslie John Bliss b. 20 Oct 1917.

19. Jean Adelaine Matthews, b. 22 Sep 1899 in Amherst, Victoria.

She married (1) Eugene Curtin.

Children:
i Desmond Curtin.
ii David Curtin.

She married (2) William Rundell.

Children:
iii Ann Rundell.

20. Wilfred James Matthews, b. 6 Nov 1903 in Ararat, Victoria.

He married Violet Cumming.

Children:
i Geoffrey Matthews.
ii Lindsay Matthews.

21. Evylan May Matthews, b. 30 sep 1908 in Ararat, Victoria, d. 12 Dec 1995.

She married Charles Smith.

Children:
44. i Alison Smith.
45. ii Janet Smith.

The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Generations are not shown on this chart.


Gill Family Chart (See also below)

1. Joseph Gill, b. about 1773 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. Not yet confirmed as the parents of William Gill No230.

He married Mary (Devson) Hodgson.

Children:
i Thomas Gill, b. __ Jul 1799 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, 28 Jul 1799 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.
ii Isaac Gill, b. ?? Jul 1802 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, 01 Jul 1802 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.
2. iii William Gill b. 26 Aug 1804.
iv Dawson Gill, b. ?? Jul 1807 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, 05 Jul 1807 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.

Second Generation

2. William Gill, b. 26 Aug 1804 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, 26 Aug 1804 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, occupation Coalminer.

He married Mary Scott, married 13 Aug 1828 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.

William, Mary and children John, Mary & Jane lived together in 1841 Census. In 1851 Census Mary is widow living with son John.

Children:
3. i Mary Anne Gill.
ii Julia Gill, b. __ ___ 184? in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, __ ___ 184? in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.

Third Generation

3. Mary Anne Gill, b. in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, 01 Nov 1829 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, buried 22 Dec 1903 in Ararat Cemetery.

She married William John Reeves, married 03 Aug 1858 in Church of England, Amherst, Victoria, b. 04 Jul 1828 in Plymouth, Somersetshire, England, (son of William Reeves and Maria Crook) 24 Aug 1828 in Plymouth, occupation Collier, d. __ ___ 1888 in Amherst, Victoria. A William John Reeves was convicted of stealing clothing from a house and was sentenced to Pentonville then transported to NSW for ten years. He had a prior conviction and was aged 18. There is some dispute as to whether the NSW convict record refers to this William John Reeves.

Children:
i William Reeves, b. 07 Apr 1859 in Cockatoo Gully, Emu, Victoria, occupation Miner, d. 10 Sep 1929 in Frankston, Victoria, buried __ Sep 1929 in Frankston, Victoria.

He married Elizabeth Henry, married 20 Jan 1897 in Amherst Church of England, b. __ ___ 1862, (daughter of John Henry and Emma Parkes).

ii John Thomas Reeves, b. __ ___ 1860.

He married Louisa Bishop, married __ ___ ____, b. ?? ___ ????.

iii Maria Reeves, b. __ ___ 1862.

She married Charles Marr.

iv Mary Reeves, b. __ ___ 1864 in Emu, Victoria.

She married Henry Marr.

v Jane Reeves, b. 27 Nov 1866 in Cockatoo, Victoria, d. 22 Jul 1947 in Footscray, Victoria.

She married James David Matthews, married 27 Jun 1886 in Narrigal, Victoria, b. 25 Aug 1861 in Amherst, Victoria, (son of James Matthews and Betsey Goode) d. 28 Sep 1921 in Footscray, Victoria. Discovered Jubilee Reef Amherst in June 1897 with William Reeves.


Descendant Chart for Gill Family provided by Malcolm Shaw - August 2009

1 William Gill b: Abt. 1790
.. +Mary Scott b: 1792 in Cumberland, England m: 13 Aug 1828 in Crosthwaite d: 07 Apr 1872 in
Cockatoo Gully Victoria
..... 2 Anne Gill b: 1820 in Cumberland England d: Bef. 1872 in England
..... 2 John Gill b: 1823 in Cumberland England d: 1888 in 65yo.Emu, Victoria, Majorca Cem.
..... 2 Jane Gill b: 1826 in Cumberland England
......... +John Martin m: 09 Sep 1854 in Residence of John Martin Kooringa
............ 3 John2 Martin b: 06 Jul 1855 in TMU dist.
............ 3 William Martin b: 12 Mar 1857 in Kooringa d: 31 May 1858 in Kooringa
............ 3 James Henry Martin b: Abt. 23 May 1858
............ 3 Eliza Martin b: 06 Feb 1861 in Kooringa d: 26 Aug 1862
............ 3 William Martin b: 14 Dec 1862 in Kooringa
............ 3 James Henry Martin b: 03 Mar 1865 in Moonta
............ 3 Alfred Martin b: 01 Jun 1869 in Moonta
..... 2 Mary Gill b: 1829 in Cumberland England d: 21 Dec 1903 in Lambert St. Ararat ,Ararat Cem.
......... +William John Reeves b: 04 Jul 1828 in Plymouth, Devonshire,England m: 03 Aug 1858 in
Amherst d: 04 Sep 1888 in Narrigal, Talbot , Amherst : Majorca Cem.
............ 3 Emily Jane Gill b: Abt. Dec 1858 in Amherst d: Abt. 17 Dec 1859 in Amherst Cem.
............ 3 William Reeves b: 07 Apr 1859 in Emu,Vic. d: 10 Sep 1929 in 70yo Frankston,Frankston Cem.
................ +Emma(Elizabeth)(Reeves) Henry b: 02 Dec 1863 in Amherst m: 20 Jan 1896 in Christ Church
, Amherst d: 31 May 1940 in 77yo Dandenong, Frankston Cem.
............ 3 John (Jack) Thomas Reeves b: 1860 in Amherst d: 1940 in Colac
................ +Louise Bishop b: 1870 in Macoma Vic m: 1892 d: 1915 in Somerton
............ 3 Maria Reeves b: 1862 in Amherst d: 1936 in Mildura
................ +Charles (Charlie) John Marr b: 22 Apr 1850 m: 24 May 1883 in Narrigal, Vic d: 1933 in
Mildura
............ 3 Mary Reeves b: 19 Oct 1864 in Amherst ,Vic d: 27 Sep 1951 in North Melb
................ +Henry Palmer Marr b: 01 Jun 1859 in Maryborough, Vic. m: 25 Oct 1883 in Brides Parents
Residence Craigie,Vic. d: 10 Apr 1944 in Melbourne, Fawkner Crem.
............ 3 Richard Gill b: Abt. May 1865 in Amherst d: Abt. 05 Apr 1866 in Amherst Cem.
............ 3 Jane Reeves b: 1867 in Amherst d: 1947 in East Brighton
................ +James David (Dave) Matthews m: 27 Jun 1886 in Narrigal, Talbot And Amherst,

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