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Ancestors of Janet Elizabeth REAKES
GENERATION NO. 1
1. Janet Elizabeth REAKES, born 26 Jan in Southmead, Bristol, Glousc, England. She was the daughter of 2. CYRIL THOMAS HENRY REAKES and 3. MARGARET CECILIA BERRY.
GENERATION NO.2
2. CYRIL THOMAS HENRY REAKES, born 7 Dec in Avonmouth, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of 4. WILLIAM HENRY REAKES and 5. LILLIAN MAUD FLOOK. He married 3. MARGARET CECILIA BERRY 26 Jul in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3. MARGARET CECILIA BERRY, born 26 Apr in Sea Mills, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of 6. ARTHUR WALTER BERRY and 7. GLADYS MADELINE SIMMONS.
Children of Cyril REAKES and Margaret BERRY are:
1 i. Janet Elizabeth REAKES, born 26 Jan in Southmead, Bristol, Glousc, England.
ii. Stephen Thomas REAKES, born 24 Feb in Southmead, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; married Anna REIDEL 19 Jun 1976 in Wentworthville, NSW, Australia; born 13 Apr 1951 in Lithuania.
iii. Michael John REAKES, born 19 Mar in Bristol, Glouc, England; married Marilyn May Carter HAYES 3 Apr 1976 in Bankstown, NSW, Australia; born 29 Sep 1955 in Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
GENERATION NO.3
4. WILLIAM HENRY REAKES, born 2 Jun 1898 in Cardiff, Wales (Source: Birth Certificate.); died 27 May 1972 in Bankstown, NSW, Australia (Source: death Certificate.). He was the son of 8. WILLIAM HENRY REAKES and 9. MINNIE ANDREWS. He married 5. LILLIAN MAUD FLOOK 26 Dec 1921 in Cardiff, Wales (Source: marriage Cert.).
5. Lillian Maud FLOOK, born 15 Sep 1901 in Canton, Cardiff, Wales (Source: Birth Certificate.); died 7 Apr 1994 in Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia (Source: personal knowledge.). She was the daughter of 10. Thomas Arthur FLOOK and 11. Susan Ann KENNY.
Gran joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Parramatta, NSW, Australia on the 26th Nov 1976. She was a faithful member as long as her health permitted. She sent me money on my mission for the Church, which sometimes saved us from`starvation.’ – or so we thought on those off weeks.
Gran was good at knitting and crocheting and made lots of baby clothes and doilies. She especially made pretty pansy doillies. She also crocheted dresses mum and I often wore them back in the 1970s.
Gran virtually lived with us or near us all our lives. She lived behind us when we were in Barrymede drive, with us at North Rd, then again when we came to Australia. Gran and Grandad arrived in 1969.
To be continued
Children of William REAKES and Lillian FLOOK are:
2 i. Cyril Thomas Henry REAKES, born 7 Dec in Avonmouth, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; married Margaret Cecilia BERRY 26 Jul in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
ii. Lillian Doreen REAKES, born 5 Dec 1922 in Cardiff, Wales; died 28 Feb 1992 in Bristol; married Arthur HUNT 5 Dec 1942; born 29 Jan 1920 in Bristol, Glouc, England; died 1990 in Bristol, Glouc, England.
iii. William Kenny REAKES, born 14 May 1926 in Cardiff, Wales; married Joan CADDICK 1 Dec 1945 in West Street, Congregational, Bedminster, England; born 27 Feb 1926 in Bristol, Glouc, England.
iv. Muriel Rose Naomi REAKES, born 14 Nov 1930 in Avonmouth, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; married Derek WITHEY 20 May 1950.
6. ARTHUR WALTER BERRY, born 6 Jul 1898 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Source: family knowledge.); died 29 Jan 1978 in Sea Mills, Bristol, England. He was the son of 12. John Walter BERRY and 13. Elizabeth Mary Martin JOY. He married 7. Gladys Madeline SIMMONS 24 Aug 1923 in Clifton, Bristol, Glouc., England.
7. GLADYS MADELINE SIMMONS, born 24 Apr 1899 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died 28 Jul 1966 in Sea Mills, Bristol, England. She was the daughter of 14. William Henry SIMMONS and 15. Maud Alice Mary GOODRIDGE.
Notes for Arthur Walter BERRY:
Arthur could be classed as the black sheep of the family as he was a bit of a womaniser and was off seeing Mrs Doreen Kelly (whom he later married) when his wife Gladys was dying. He died suddenly one night in January when I was visiting England. He was crippled with arthritis. He gave me some photos and also some brass from his time in India as a soldier. I have a photo marked on the back ` Dear Gladys, this photo was taken in the compound near our bungalow. Nasurabad, India July 5th 1919.'He worked for many years in Whickham and Norris in Bristol as a sawyer. He was the fifth generation sawyer.
I went to his funeral. He was cremated and I took the cards from the flowers at the cremetorium. Apparantly he dated Gladys from when she was a young girl.Her parents were not particularly fond of him.
I interviewed him once - shortly before he died. I had made arrangements to visit him on a Monday night but there was a show I wanted to watch on TV so I didn't stay long, saying I'd come back on Saturday. He died during the week and I attended his funeral instead!!
These are some of the points I learnt about him from his life.
He worked for 61years at Wickham and Norris as a sawyer. He was born in Easton and went to Christchurch College and was one of the Christchurch Angels(choir). He used to stay with Aunt Matty (Joy) He mentioned a Harry Dommett (an uncle to Gran married into his mother's side) He lived in Lime Rd, Ashton before School. The Joys lived in Ambrose Rd and he (Abraham) was a coachman to Dr Fox. Grandad's family lived with the Joys when Arthur and Janet were babies.
Uncle Harry (Knowle) and family were Oak Chapel people (Methodist) . Oak Chapel Hill, Dowes Sq, Hotwells Rd.
Matty was youngest and ran the Prince of Wales Pub.
In 1916 Arthur went to India to fight in the war. More to write
Notes for Gladys Madeline SIMMONS:
I interveiwed Aunty Maud and Aunty Vi about their early days as a family and about Gladys. This is a word perfect conversation:
'I remember when we lived up in Portland Street in Clifton near Victoria Street. I remember Grandfather Simmons when he was alive. He died when we were young down in Gathorne Rd, that was our dad's father, wasn't it. And Aunty Lois like that was her daughter, she had a love child. Edith Simmons she went to Canada and she had 3 children and they got on very well in Canada and he was a mayor of Saskatchewan. They met in London.
Our Aunt Flo had her up like she did our Glad and dressed her up like, and she got on very well there she went into service and met a young fellow and he was here and went across to Canada like.. Glad went to London and stayed with Aunt Flo, and Aunt Flo dressed her up and put her into service see and of course she was ever such a quiet girl like in them days and she was broken hearted so mother said could she get somewhere else and she said no, she would stay there to be brought up well and she cried when she came home and when she came home an old womans long dress on, in them days like and all she was dressed up like an old woman and it upset our mum terrible. Because our Glad was rather a nice looking girl wasn't she. She had beautiful hair. She was the reserved one of the family. She used to have a beautiful Sunday dress that she'd never wear in the week, our Beat used to wear it in the week. Our Beat did take it and our Dor would take her clothes. It was a bit of a shame wasn't it. She was so proud about it like our Glad was. Her doeskin clothes had to be just so while Beattie comes out clicking she had to wear it. She came home one night with her (Glad's) hat, wuddn't it, her it had cherries on it and the rain caused all the red to run on it. Poor Glad she was so upset. They were so cheeky they just took it for granted that they could wear her clothes. Just because she was nice and kept them for herself. She was the reserved one of the family.
She followed our mum though. Our mum used to keep us on 14 shillings a week -that's ten of us.
Children of Arthur BERRY and Gladys SIMMONS are:
3 i. Margaret Cecilia BERRY, born 26 Apr in Sea Mills, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; married Cyril Thomas Henry REAKES 26 Jul in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
ii. Geoffrey Edward BERRY, born 21 Aug in Sea Mills, Bristol, Glouc., England; married Judith Ann Day Jun 1969 in Manly, NSW, Australia; born 19 Apr 1941 in Croydon, Surrey.
Judith came to Australia on the ship Aurelia in 1965.They have one daughter Lisa.
iii. Dennis Walter BERRY, born 27 Jul 1924 in Sea Mills, Bristol, Glouc., England; died 3 May 1989 in Waiuku, New Zealand (Source: death cert); met Betty in Burma; born in Burma and had three sons to her, Benjamin, Danny and John Paul. They all moved to New Zealand where Dennis died. He was originally married to Eileen HOUSE Sep 1949 in Sea Mills, Bristol; She was born 19 Oct in Sea Mills, Bristol and died 1 Apr 1968 in Sea Mills, Bristol. Eileen was the daughter of Bernard House and Irene Florence ..... Tragically, Eileens parents died the same year. Her mother in August and her father in Oct. 1968.
Dennis and Eileen had 3 children Elizabeth, Caroline and Christopher Berry. He then married (3) Elizabeth Agnes Tan Abt.1969; born in Malaysia, and had Jane.
lots more to come
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