Catherine (Reed) Dawe was born in Burwash, Sussex, England.
Birth
Caroline Reed was born[1] Burwash, Sussex, England in 1852. She was the daughter of Edmund Reed and Mary (Woodgate) Reed. Although the GRO record for the birth is in the name of Caroline, she seems to have used Catherine during her life.
In the 1861 Census[10] Caroline Reed (age 9 - born in Burwash) is living with her parents Edmund Reed (age 55) and Mary (Woodgate) Reed (age 46) at Heathfield[11], Sussex, England.
Her siblings are: Sarah (age 24 - born in Heathfield), Martha (age 13 - born in Heathfield), George (age 10 - born in Heathfield) and Dorcas (age 2 - born in Warbleton). James Woodgate (age 54 - probably Mary's brother) is boarding with them.
Burwash and Warbleton are agricultural communities in East Sussex.
In the 1871 Census[12]Caroline Reed (age 19) is still at home with her parents Edmund Reed (age 66) and Mary (Woodgate) Reed (age 56) at Bodle Street, Warbleton in the Hailsham District. Her brother George (age 21) is also there.
Marriage
Caroline Reed married[13] Benjamin Owen Dawe at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, England on 27 October 1872. Note that the Marriage entry for the bands calls Caroline - Catherine.
Caroline and Benjamine had four children together: Joseph Arthur (born 1878), Alice Beatrice (born 22 August 1879), Wallace Edgar (born 18 June 1882) and Frederick Benjamin Owen (born 1888). Catherine and Benjamin witnessed the marriage of their daughter Alice.
Death
Caroline (Reed) Dawe died[14] in 1910 with the death registered in Croydon district.
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 30 December 2022)
Reed, Caroline (Mother's maiden name: Woodgate). GRO Reference: 1852 Apr-May-Jun in Ticehurst Volume 02B Page 67.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 3 July 2023)
Reed, James (Mother's maiden name: Woodgate). GRO Reference: 1838 Apr-May-Jun in Hailsham Union Volume 07 Page 311.
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, Mary - Mother's Maiden Name : Woodgate. GRO Reference: 1842 S Quarter in HAILSHAM UNION Volume 07 Page 327
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 2 May 2021)", database entry for Reed, Harriet - Mother's Maiden Name was Woodgate GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in HAILSHAM UNION Volume 07 Page 361.
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, Ann - Mother's Maiden Name: Woodgate. GRO Reference: 1846 J Quarter in HAILSHAM UNION Volume 07 Page 383
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, Martha - Mother's Maiden Name: Woodgate. GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in HAILSHAM UNION Volume 07 Page 389
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, George - Mother's Maiden Name: Woodgate GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in HAILSHAM Volume 07 Page 411
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, Alfred - Mother's Maiden Name: Woodgate.
GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in HAILSHAM Volume 02B Page 63
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 February 2021)", database entry for Reed, Dorcas - Mother's Maiden Name: Woodgate. GRO Reference: 1858 J Quarter in HAILSHAM Volume 02B Page 57
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7T2-FN4 (accessed 30 December 2022) FindMyPast Image
Caroline Reed (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of Edmund Reed (55) in Hailsham registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Burmarsh, Sussex.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1045; Folio: 35; Page: 1; GSU roll: 827482; ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Household schedule number: 1 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #14087274 (accessed 30 December 2022)
Catherine Reed (19) daughter in household of Edward Reed (66) in Warbleton in Hailsham registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Burwash, Sussex, England.
↑Marriage:
"England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"
FamilySearch Record: Q2Q4-7Y7W (accessed 30 December 2022)
Benjamin Owen Dawe marriage to Catherine Reed on 27 Oct 1872 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 30 December 2022)
Dawe, Caroline (Age at death: 57). GRO Reference: 1910 Jan-Feb-Mar in Croydon Volume 02A Page 254.
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