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10/01/2007, 10:09 AM mark reeve Joined on 10/01/2007 Posts 3 the reeve family hi wondering if any one out there has any info on the reeve family in the 1800s living in and around east harling. most of my relations come from the north lopham area and were thatchers by trade, i have been told there were also thatchers in e harling also named reeve hoping some one can help mark reeve    Report

14/01/2007, 7:50 PM Matty Joined on 29/01/2004 Vancouver Island, Canada Posts 1,720 Re: the reeve family Can you be a bit more specific Mark, names or dates etc. There are several families of Thatchers in the 1851 census for surrounding villages by the name of REEVE and a tie in with one of those from Shelfanger in 1851 is noted in the 1881 census. Thatchers noted in 1851 by the name of REEVE Charles aged 49 with family in Lyng, born Lyng Righteous aged 77 born Winfarthing, in Winfarthing William aged 51 in Shelfanger, born Diss - some family members born in Shelfanger Righteous, aged 49 born Diss & N. Lopham, in the Diss 1851 census. ------------------------- 1881 Census   Wiliam REEVE, born in Shelfanger, 1837 Thatcher & Reed Layer found  in the Wifarthing census Also I noted a Pheve REEVE lodger, widow, aged 65 annuitant in the E.Harling census 1851 in Gallants Lane, and she was born in North Lopham.  I think perhaps she may tie in with a family in Diss. Matty    Report

16/01/2007, 12:11 PM mark reeve Joined on 10/01/2007 Posts 3 Re: the reeve family hi matty my great great grand father was righteous reeve a thatcher by trade born 1840 in north lopham, his father was also righteous reeve from diss 1804 the righteous from winfarthing that you mention is the brother of my gr gr gr grandfather from diss hope this helps mark reeve    Report

17/01/2007, 11:16 PM Matty Joined on 29/01/2004 Vancouver Island, Canada Posts 1,720 Re: the reeve family As you probably know the parish registers for Diss (church of England) have been printed in a book by the Norfolk Family History Society for the period 1551 - 1837.  And you obviously have these entries. The only other note I have is 1851 Census for East Harling. Richard RAVES Head, widr, aged 40 on parish relief born E. Harling James his son aged 8, Mary daughter 1 mth, Dinah Crack or Crach aged 20, Nurse, and Elizabeth TAILER widow, aged 71 Charwoman.  All born E. Harling. However, I think there is a chance that the enumerator wrote RAVES for REEVES.  A possibility I guess.      Report

09/02/2007, 5:38 PM Peter Reeve Joined on 09/02/2007 Posts 1 Re: the reeve family Hi,   I am Peter Reeve, great grandson of Peter Reeve, who was a master thatcher and lived in Bridgham, Norfolk. His son and my uncles to hailed from Bridgham and East Harling thatched with their father from 1860 to 1968. I have a book written by my Uncle Bert (a master thatcher) called "Memoirs of a Thatching Family - 1860-1968 published by the Larks Press, Ordnance Farm House, Guist Bottom, Dereham, Norfolk. NR20 5PF.  01328 829207. The book I mention above is absolutely fascinating reading and covers the whole period of my thatching family with lots of photographs and old dockets of work carried out. I can be contacted at 092866 388627 or peterjreeve@btinternet.com should you required and help or further information.   Regards Peter Reeve    Report

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