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Richard Reeks[1]

Male 1756 - 1824  (68 years)

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  • Name Richard Reeks
    Birth 1756  Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 24 Jan 1756  Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 12 Jun 1824  Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Jun 1824  Christchurch, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322352467114  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father John Reeks   d. March 1800, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Elizabeth Shambler
    Marriage 28 Apr 1750  Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Curle,   b. 3 Oct 1757, Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1823, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Marriage 19 Oct 1779  Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Reeks,   b. Abt. 1780, Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Aug 1845, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. Sarah Reeks,   b. Abt. 1782, Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1826, Milton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Jane Reeks,   b. 1788, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef. 1851, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     4. Joseph Reeks,   b. Abt 1789, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Elizabeth Reeks,   b. 1791, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1857, Highcliffe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. Elizabeth Sarah Reeks,   b. Abt. 1791, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1881, Southsea, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     7. Harriott Reeks,   b. Abt. 1793, Hinton, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef. 1823 (Age 29 years)
     8. Charles Reeks,   b. Abt. 1795
     9. Philip Reeks,   b. 1797, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. George Reeks,   b. Abt. 1802, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Oct 1860, Waterditch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     11. Henry Reeks,   b. 14 Apr 1804, Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1847, Wimborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F4639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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