births and marriagers in China 1870-1874

[DoreenH]

I am looking for the marriage of George Reeves born Bath, somerset who worked for the Customs Office, got married in China? and had a daughter Diana born 1874 Ning-po Zhejang China.
Diana's mother passed away,

George then remarried back in Somerset to Alice Annie Ambrose in 1880 Somerset, had more children then went back to China and died 1890 Chefoo, Yantal Shi Shandong China,

his second wife Alice went back to England and died Jun 1929 Bristol, Gloucestershire,

rrying to find Diana's mothers details.

can you put in the direction to go,
thanks
Doreenh

[wimsey]

the London & China Express has 3 birth notices for children of George Reeves of China customs in the 1870's

26 July 1871 at Ningpo a daughter
16 November 1873 at Shanghai a son
4 August 1874 at Ningpo a daughter

can't find either marriage or death notices for the first wife.

Ancestry has the death record for George giving date 29 October 1888

Some of the children born to second wife Alice were also in China ? (e.g. Bernard born 1882)

[DoreenH]

Dear Wim sey
found more but will try and find out the china info
George died 1890 Chefoo Yantal Shi Shandong China. according to one tree. couldnt find the tree with your death date.
George and Alice also had
Edith Ann born Jan 1881 Bath Somerset
Beatrice born 16 Nov 1886 Chefoo Yantal Shi Shandong China
Francis born 31 Dec 1883 Chefoo
Leonard born 7 Apr 1888 Chefoo
and stranely after George's death a daughter Dorothy born 20 Jan 1899 Bath Somerset.

also found a George Henry Reeves born 1871-1875 Ningpo in the Gro Consular Birth Indices (1849 To 1965)
on findmypast. I took this to be the unknown son you mentioned earlier.
Doreenh

[DoreenH]

hi, following on. found this in the london and china telegraph,.
Alice Emily daughter of George and Diana Reeves born 25 Jul 1871, died 4 Sep 1873 Ningpo
George Henry son of George and Diana Reeves born 16 Nov 1873 died 4 Sep 1874 Ningpo
and of course Diana born 4 Aug 1874 Ningpo,
also went back to England and found marriage of George Reeves and Diana Richardson 18 Oct 1870 Surrey.

now to find Diana's death either in England or China. before 1880.
Doreenh

[wimsey]

an unnamed baby daughter of George & Alice died at Chefoo 23 September 1885. That record is on FamilySearch. This is probably the unnamed daughter born 29 August 1885.

Bernard Reeves born Shanghai 12 August 1882, son of George & Alice Ambrose.

the 29 October 1888 date for George's death is not from an existing tree, its from the original record on Ancestry and FamilySearch.

[Pam Downes]

hi, following on. found this in the london and china telegraph,.
Alice Emily daughter of George and Diana Reeves born 25 Jul 1871, died 4 Sep 1873 Ningpo
George Henry son of George and Diana Reeves born 16 Nov 1873 died 4 Sep 1874 Ningpo
and of course Diana born 4 Aug 1874 Ningpo,
also went back to England and found marriage of George Reeves and Diana Richardson 18 Oct 1870 Surrey.

now to find Diana's death either in England or China. before 1880.
Doreenh

Diana in the 1881 census is living in Calne, Wiltshire. Census reference RG11/2035 folio 66 page 7.
1891 census is living in Bath. Census reference RG12/1934 folio 55 page 32.

1921 census has a Diana Sprawson, born 1874 in China, living in Bath.
Finally found her marriage - wasn't looking early enough!
December quarter 1900, Paddington registration district. Diana Reeves and Frederick Sprawson.
Image available on Ancestry in their All London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 dataset.

Diana and Frederick living in Bath in 1901.

[Pam Downes]

the London & China Express has 3 birth notices for children of George Reeves of China customs in the 1870's

26 July 1871 at Ningpo a daughter
16 November 1873 at Shanghai a son
4 August 1874 at Ningpo a daughter

can't find either marriage or death notices for the first wife.

Ancestry has the death record for George giving date 29 October 1888

Some of the children born to second wife Alice were also in China ? (e.g. Bernard born 1882)

Fortunately woman are better at maths than men.
Basically, it is extremely unlikely that a baby would be born less than nine months after a previous baby.
What the newspaper, dated 10 January 1873 said was 'On 15th November, at Shanghai ...'
The 15 November never comes before 10 January, so therefore it must mean the November of the previous year, i.e. 15 November 1872. And it is the 15th, not the 16th, though I admit that the number is not very clear.

[wimsey]

oops - that was me not reading the date of the newspaper, and only looking at the transcript