Reeves Family of Linden, Stillorgan
The Reeves family originally came from Dorset.
Boles Reeves an attorney son of John Boles Reeves and Arabella Bourchier married Mary Roberts
daughter of Captain Jonathan Bruce Roberts in 1814. Captain Roberts served in the War of
Independence in America and fought at Bunkers Hill in 1775. Arabella was grandmother to William
Reeves, Bishop of Down.
Boles D’Arcy Reeves married 16.04.1814 Mary Roberts
born circa 1781 Ballyhay, Cork born circa 1784
Ballyhay
died circa 1857 died September 1832 of Cholera
at Leeson Street
1 Rev William Reeves, Rector of Ballymena born 16.03.1815 at Charleville, Cork married his
cousin Emma Reeves 3rd daughter of Captain Thomas Reeves of Carlisle on 23.01.1838 at
St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle and they had 9 children, the youngest being 2 weeks old when
Emma died in 1855 aged 40 years. Hers was the first funeral entry of the new Church in
Ballymena. William then of Conway House shortly before his death married Charlotte Augusta
Katherine Townley daughter of Charles Townley on 26.12.1891 at St Ann’s Church, Dublin.
William died on 12.01.1892 aged 76 years at 19 Molesworth Street, Dublin.
2 Mary Reeves eldest daughter born circa 1818 married Charles Haig a Barrister 3rd son of
Robert Haig and Mary Caroline Wolseley of Roebuck and nephew of Sir Charles Wolseley on
23.08.1842 at Stillorgan Church. Charles died on 01.02.1847 aged 38 years at Lower
Gardiner Street and is buried at Donnybrook. Mary went to live in Fulham with her family.
1 Charles Robert Haig born on 13.02.1844 at Gardiner Street.
2 Mary Reeves Haig born on 20.07.1845 at Linden, Stillorgan and died on 16.01.1918
late of 13 Askew Road, London.
3 Reeves Haig born on 08.11.1846 at Gardiner Street.
3 Rev Boles Reeves born circa 1821 attended Trinity College 1838 and died unmarried on
24.01.1891 at Rosbercon Rectory, Kilkenny.
4 Catherine Reeves youngest daughter born circa 23.07.1823 married Persee Rainsford a
Solicitor of 11 Upper Rutland Street the eldest son of late Rev John Salisbury Rainsford on
06.10.1846 at St George’s Church. The Rainsford family went to Sydney in July 1865.
1 Charles Rainsford born 26.06.1848 at 11 Rutland Street, baptised at St George’s
Church.
2 Persee Rainsford born 22.04.1850 at 38 Kildare Street.
3 John Rainsford born 22.05.1852 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street
4 Infant son born prematurely on 23.07.1854 and only survived a few hours at 34 Lower
Gloucester Street.
5 Mary Reeves Rainsford born 31.08.1855 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street.
6 Boles Reeves Rainsford born 19.12.1857 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2017
The Reeves family originally came from Dorset.
Boles Reeves an attorney son of John Boles Reeves and Arabella Bourchier married Mary Roberts
daughter of Captain Jonathan Bruce Roberts in 1814. Captain Roberts served in the War of
Independence in America and fought at Bunkers Hill in 1775. Arabella was grandmother to William
Reeves, Bishop of Down.
Boles D’Arcy Reeves married 16.04.1814 Mary Roberts
born circa 1781 Ballyhay, Cork born circa 1784
Ballyhay
died circa 1857 died September 1832 of Cholera
at Leeson Street
1 Rev William Reeves, Rector of Ballymena born 16.03.1815 at Charleville, Cork married his
cousin Emma Reeves 3rd daughter of Captain Thomas Reeves of Carlisle on 23.01.1838 at
St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle and they had 9 children, the youngest being 2 weeks old when
Emma died in 1855 aged 40 years. Hers was the first funeral entry of the new Church in
Ballymena. William then of Conway House shortly before his death married Charlotte Augusta
Katherine Townley daughter of Charles Townley on 26.12.1891 at St Ann’s Church, Dublin.
William died on 12.01.1892 aged 76 years at 19 Molesworth Street, Dublin.
2 Mary Reeves eldest daughter born circa 1818 married Charles Haig a Barrister 3rd son of
Robert Haig and Mary Caroline Wolseley of Roebuck and nephew of Sir Charles Wolseley on
23.08.1842 at Stillorgan Church. Charles died on 01.02.1847 aged 38 years at Lower
Gardiner Street and is buried at Donnybrook. Mary went to live in Fulham with her family.
1 Charles Robert Haig born on 13.02.1844 at Gardiner Street.
2 Mary Reeves Haig born on 20.07.1845 at Linden, Stillorgan and died on 16.01.1918
late of 13 Askew Road, London.
3 Reeves Haig born on 08.11.1846 at Gardiner Street.
3 Rev Boles Reeves born circa 1821 attended Trinity College 1838 and died unmarried on
24.01.1891 at Rosbercon Rectory, Kilkenny.
4 Catherine Reeves youngest daughter born circa 23.07.1823 married Persee Rainsford a
Solicitor of 11 Upper Rutland Street the eldest son of late Rev John Salisbury Rainsford on
06.10.1846 at St George’s Church. The Rainsford family went to Sydney in July 1865.
1 Charles Rainsford born 26.06.1848 at 11 Rutland Street, baptised at St George’s
Church.
2 Persee Rainsford born 22.04.1850 at 38 Kildare Street.
3 John Rainsford born 22.05.1852 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street
4 Infant son born prematurely on 23.07.1854 and only survived a few hours at 34 Lower
Gloucester Street.
5 Mary Reeves Rainsford born 31.08.1855 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street.
6 Boles Reeves Rainsford born 19.12.1857 at 34 Lower Gloucester Street.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2017