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Hi I’m interested in finding a couple that are related to Rueben Glover . He was a Grocer in Chatham & his my great great Grandfather :-)
He was born in 1830 & married to Ann . They had a daughter called Florence . There was also was other children . William , Ann , Lydia
Many Thanks
Tracey

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Reuben - note spelling - is in at least ten GR trees

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Name: Reuben Glover
Age in 1911: 81
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent
Civil Parish: Chatham
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County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 354 High Street, Chatham
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Grocer shopkeeper
Registration district: Medway
Registration District Number: 47
Sub-registration district: Rochester and Chatham
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Household schedule number: 24
Piece: 3903
Household Members:
Name Age
Reuben Glover 81
Ann Glover 79
Lydia Perkins 39 daughter
Alan Perkins 11 grandson


1891 census

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Name: Reuben Glover
Age: 61
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: abt 1830
Spouse: Ann Glover
Child: Lydia Glover
Florrie Glover
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent, England
Residence Place: Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England
Sub registration district: Gillingham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 663
Folio: 116
Household Members:
Name Age
Reuben Glover 61 occ grocer
Ann Glover 59
Ann Wray 88
Lydia Glover 19
Florrie Glover 14

Welcome to GR Tracey

In case this is of interest to you......

GLOVER, LYDIA MMN CRITTENDEN
GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 491


Reuben Glover in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Reuben Glover
Spouse: Ann Crittenden
Registration Year: 1852
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Medway
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 387


Reuben Grover in the England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Name: Reuben Grover
[Reuben Glover]
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 28 Apr 1830
Christening Place: Chatham, Kent, England
Father: Joseph Grover
Mother: Mary Grover

Parents marriage.....

County Kent
Place Chatham
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 62
Marriage date 30 Jul 1813
Groom forename Joseph
Groom surname GLOVER
Bride forename Mary
Bride surname ASHDOWN
Witness1 forename James
Witness1 surname ASHDOWN
Witness2 forename Sarah
Witness2 surname EATON
Notes By Banns. Bride and both Witnesses sign X
Transcribed by KTH
Credit KAC
File line number 364

Prickles ;o))

Details of marriage from Freereg

County Kent
Place Chatham
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 220
Marriage date 01 Jun 1852
Groom forename Reuben
Groom surname GLOVER
Groom age 22
Groom parish
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Shoemaker
Groom abode New Road
Bride forename Ann
Bride surname CRITTENDEN
Bride age 20
Bride parish
Bride condition spinster
Bride occupation
Bride abode Luton
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname GLOVER
Groom father occupation Shoemaker
Bride father forename James
Bride father surname CRITTENDEN
Bride father occupation Wood Buyer
Witness1 forename James
Witness1 surname GLOVER
Witness2 forename Hannah
Witness2 surname TREE
Notes After Banns. Groom and Witness 1 sign X
Transcribed by KTH
Credit
File line number 1245

Image should be available on Medway City Ark

Similarly baptism transcript from Freereg

County Kent
Place Chatham
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Archdeacon's Transcripts
Register entry number 8
Birth date
Baptism date 28 Apr 1830
Person forename Ruben
Person sex M
Father forename Joseph
Mother forename Mary
Father surname GLOVER
Mother surname
Person abode Chatham
Father occupation Shoemaker
Notes P.
Transcribed by KTH
Credit
File line number 222

Just to confirm, Reuben was indeed a shoe maker on the 1851 census...

Record Transcription:
1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
8, Brougham Place, Chatham, Medway, Kent, England

James Glover Head Unmarried Male 30 1821 Shoe Maker Canterbury, Kent, England
Mary Ridley Mother Married Female 56 1795 - Kent, England
Thomas Ridley Father-In-Law Married Male 76 1775 Labourer Halling, Kent, England
Ruben Glover Son Unmarried Male 21 1830 Shoemaker Chatham, Kent, England

His mother Mary re-married in 1842

Marriages Jun 1842 (>99%)
Glover Mary North Aylesford 5 465
RIDLEY Thomas North Aylesford 5 465

1901 for the daughter Lydia

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
1, Stanley Road, Chatham, Medway, Kent, England

Harry T Perkins Head Married Male 31 1870 Well Borer's Labourer Finchley, Middlesex, England
Lydia Perkins Wife Married Female 29 1872 - Luton, Kent, England
Allan H Perkins Son Single Male 1 1900 - Borstal, Kent, England

Their son

Record set Royal Marines 1899-1919
First name(s) Alan Harry
Last name Perkins
Birth year 1899
Service number 18530
Division(s) full text Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Birth date 02 Aug 1899
Date(s) of enrolment 10 Jul 1914
Archive reference ADM 159/130/18530
Catalogue description Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service

First name(s) ALAN H
Last name PERKINS
Gender Male
Birth year 1900
Age 35
Death quarter 2
Death year 1935
District Medway
County Kent
Volume 2A
Page 943

1939
206 Luton Road , Chatham M.B., Kent, England

Lydia Perkins 31 Dec 1871 Female Household Duties Widowed 208 1


Death

Perkins Lydia 1872 1953 1953 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Chatham, Kent, England

1861

Name: Reubin Grover
[Reuben Glover]
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Grover
Gender: Male
Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Chatham
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Chatham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Medway
Sub-registration district: Gillingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 42
Household schedule number: 56
Piece: 911
Folio: 115
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
Reubin Grover 41
Ann Grover 39
Ann Grover 13
William Grover 11
Louisa Grover 5
Arther Grover 2

Name: Louisa Glover
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 13 Aug 1865
Baptism Place: Medway, Kent, England
Parish as it Appears: Chatham
Church: Chatham Circuit
Father: Reuben Glover
Mother: Ann Glover

Marriages Dec 1884 (>99%)
Glover Louisa Medway 2a 945
Simmons Charles Henry Medway 2a 945


Name: Louisa Simmons
Age in 1911: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent
Civil Parish: Chatham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 4 Edward Street, Chatham
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 26
Estimated Marriage Year: 1885
Registration district: Medway
Registration District Number: 47
Sub-registration district: Rochester and Chatham
ED, institution, or vessel: 38
Household schedule number: 425
Piece: 3922
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Henry Simmons 51
Louisa Simmons 46
Archiebald Simmons 20
Lydia Maud Simmons 18
Elsie Blanche Simmons 14
Reuben William Simmons 13
Richard Sirrel Simmons 10
Edward Aurther Simmons 9
Cahrles William Simmons 5

Marriages Jun 1877 (>99%)
BATCHELOR Richard David Medway 2a 773
GLOVER Ann Medway 2a 773

Name: Annie Batchelor
Age in 1911: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent
Civil Parish: Gillingham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Darland House, Chatham
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 33
Estimated Marriage Year: 1878
Occupation: Wife
Registration district: Medway
Registration District Number: 47
Sub-registration district: Gillingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 10
Piece: 3931
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard David Batchelor 55
Annie Batchelor 53
Henry Archibald Batchelor 32
May Blow 22
Florence Annie Matthews 24



1891

Name: Ann Batchelor
Age: 33
Relationship: Wife
Birth Year: abt 1858
Spouse: Richard D Batchelor
Child: Henry A Batchelor
Annie L Batchelor
Richard A C Batchelor
Birth Place: Lucton Chatham, Kent, England
Residence Place: Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England
Sub registration district: Gillingham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 663
Folio: 117
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard D Batchelor 35
Ann Batchelor 33
Henry A Batchelor 12
Annie L Batchelor 10
Richard A C Batchelor 5
Mary A Smith 20
Elizabeth Wray 23

The younger son in 1939

Name: Rich A E Batchelor
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1885
Residence Year: 1939
Address: Darland House
Residence Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
Occupation: Assistant Rate Of Tooher (Rd Br Farmer Etc Service 1937 In The Music Of His Attendant
Schedule Number: 250
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: DHSJ
Registration district: 52-1. 47-2
Inferred Spouse: Jessie E Batchelor
Inferred Children: Joan M C Batchelor
Household Members:
Name
Rich A E Batchelor
Jessie E Batchelor
Joan M C Batchelor

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)
Batchelor Annie Louisa Medway 2a 1477
Wills Jabez Medway 2a 1477


Name: Annie Louisa Wills
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent
Civil Parish: Chatham
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County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Hillside, 26 Madistone Road, Chatham, Kent
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Estimated Marriage Year: 1903
Registration district: Medway
Registration District Number: 47
Sub-registration district: Rochester and Chatham
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Household schedule number: 319
Piece: 3909
Household Members:
Name Age
Jabez Wills 39
Annie Louisa Wills 30
Richard Daniel Jay Wills 7
Margaret Champion Wills 3
Daniel Wills 13
Edith Ellen Victoria Catchpole 25
Jane Letley 22
Ada Edith Wilson 19


Name: Jabez Wills
Death Date: 4 Mar 1934
Death Place: Chatham, Kent, England
Probate Date: 20 Jun 1934
Registry: London, England



Civilian
WILLS, ANNIE LOUISA
Died 20/04/1941
Aged 60
Civilian War Dead
of 68 St. Margaret's Street. Widow of J. Wills. Died at St. Margaret's Street.

1939

Wills Household (4 People)
154 High Street , Rochester M.B., Kent, England

Richard D J Wills 29 Sep 1903 Male Farm Manager Single 120 1
Deirdre J Munks (Wills,Forsythe) 19 May 1914 Female Private Means Single 120 2
Edith W Smith 17 Feb 1881 Female Cake Maker Single 120 3
Elizabeth Blackburn 18 Jun 1885 Female Tea Shop Proprietor Single 120 4

Died in the same air raid as his mother

Name: Richard Daniel Jay Wills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Death Date: 20 Apr 1941
Death Place: Rochester, Kent, England
Age at Death: 37

Also this young woman, who was an air raid warden
Name: Pamela Wills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Death Date: 20 Apr 1941
Death Place: Rochester, Kent, England
Age at Death: 21
Died at St Margaret's Street

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Take it you are looking for Florence , she is linked to marrying a Charles William Grant in 1898