Private William Reeves
( 1798.........)
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Born :
4.6.1798
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 30.4.1822
Ship Arrived on : "The Richmond"
Port Arrived : Port Dalrymple, Van
Diemens Land.
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Army Enlistment : 1815,
Where Enlisted Army :
Regimental # :
Date Discharged Army : 1825
Comments Regarding
Army Discharge : honourable discharge
Where Discharged : Bathurst
Died : 6/10/1848
Where Died /
Buried :
Lapstone Hill Blue Mountains N.S.W / St
Stephen the Martyr graveyard
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Mary Ann Clarkson
Date Married : 14.6.1830
Where Married :Heber
Chapel “ Cobbity - Then Called Narellan
Spouse's Parents :
Born :2.6.1812
Where Born : Sydney New
South Wales
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Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died : 23.7.1871
Where Died /
Buried Gratti
House, Gratti Station Via Mudgee NSW. / Old West Cemetery, Mudgee
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- History &
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My relative William Reeves was born or 1798 -1799 somewhere in England,
was one of seven sons, his father brought home a new wife around 1814 whom the
boys didn't like apparently , so they left home. He may have come from
Cheshire. William left home and joined the 3rd East Kent Regiment in
1815, his unit who were stationed in Ireland in 1821 were called back to
England to go to Australia on garrison duty as escorts for convicts. The boat
that he came on was called "The Richmond" and went to Port Dalrymple in Van
Diemens Land on the Tamar River, the unit arrived
there in 1822 and our William came back to NSW sometime in 1823 and was
posted out to Lancer Barracks at Parramatta. From there, he went on to
Bathurst where he got a honourable discharge in 1825.
He was good friends with the Cox family of "Winborne" Mulgoa and went to
work for them as Footman, Manager and bullock team driver. His trips from
Penrith to Mudgee to the other Cox property called "Burrendalla" would take up
to 6 weeks taking supplies up there with Ticket of Leave men as other bullock team drivers.
Died - On the 6/10/1848, William was on his way with other bullockies on
a trip up to Mudgee, when they reached Lapstone Hill on the Blue Mountains,
they stopped for a rest but one of the bullock drays that
they were uncoupling, rolled back and ran over our William and killed
him.
Buried - St Stephen the Martyr graveyard - The cemetery is situated
behind the Church (High Street) on Fulton Lane, Penrith
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