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MILES, Reuben
1831 - 1905 (74 years) Has 11 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.
1793 - 1862 (70 years)-
Name MILES, Reuben Birth 1831 Aldershot, Hampshire, England 
Gender Male Death 21 Dec 1905 Guildford Registration District, Surrey Person ID I2317 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father MILES, Joseph, b. 1794, Ash, Surrey, England d. 15 Jan 1861, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 67 years) Mother WILLIS, Mary, b. Between 1792 and 1793, Farnham, Surrey, England d. 1862, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 70 years) Marriage 1 Mar 1817 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Family ID F589 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CALLANGHAM, Mary, b. 1834, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 1903, Guildford Registration District, Surrey (Age 69 years) Marriage 30 Nov 1849 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Children 1. MILES, Joseph, b. 1850, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 20 Feb 1927, Horsham Registration District, Sussex (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. MILES, Lucy, b. 1852, Send, Surrey, England d. 1883, Dorking Registration District, Surrey (Age 31 years)3. MILES, James, b. 1853, Send And Ripley, Surrey d. 1853, Send, Surrey, England (Age 0 years)4. MILES, Mary, b. 1855, Send And Ripley, Surrey d. 31 Mar 1855, Send Marsh, Send, Surrey, England (Age 0 years)5. MILES, John, b. 1858, Send, Surrey, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 54 years)6. MILES, Louisa, b. 1861, Send And Ripley, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. MILES, William, b. 1863, Send And Ripley, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. MILES, Henry, b. 1866, Send, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown9. MILES, Albert, b. 1868, Send, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown10. MILES, Alice, b. 1872, Send, Surrey, England d. 1893, Guildford Registration District, Surrey (Age 21 years)11. MILES, Robert d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F910 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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REUBEN MILES 1831-1905
Reuben, son of Joseph and Mary MILES, was baptised at Aldershot, Hampshire, on 24 April 1831. His father was described as a shoemaker.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1841 census of Aldershot Workhouse, Aldershot, Hampshire:
Joseph MILES, governor, aged 45, not born in Hampshire;
Mary MILES, matron, aged 45, not born in Hampshire;
Ann MILES, aged 20, born in Hampshire;
Elizabeth MILES, aged 15, born in Hampshire;
James MILES, aged 10, born in Hampshire;
*Reuben MILES, aged 10, born in Hampshire;
(HO107/394/3)
He married Mary COLLINGHAM (or CALLINGHAM/CALLANGHAM ) at Aldershot, Hampshire, on 30 November 1849.
(FamilySearch)
The 1861 census of Send Marsh, Surrey:
*Reuben MILES, head, aged 30, agricultural labourer, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Mary MILES, wife, aged 29, born at Aldershot;
Joseph MILES, son, aged 11, agricultural labourer, born at Aldershot;
Lucy MILES, daughter, aged 9, scolar, born at Send;
John MILES, son, aged 2, born at Send.
(RG9/425/126/2)
The 1871 census of Send Marsh Cottages, Send, Surrey:
*Rubin (sic) MILES, head, aged 40, farm labourer, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Mary MILES, wife, aged 37, born at Aldershot;
John MILES, son, aged 12, farm labourer, born at Send, Surrey;
Louisa MILES, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Send;
William MILES, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Send;
Henry MILES, son, aged 4, scholar, born at Send;
Albert MILES, son, aged 2, born at Send.
(RG10/809/17/26)
The 1881 census of Fell Hill Farm House, Send & Ripley, Surrey:
*Reuben MILES, head, aged 51, farm bailiff, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Mary MILES, wife, aged 49, born at Aldershot;
Henry MILES, son, aged 14, garden boy, born at Send;
Albert MILES, son, aged 12, agricultural labourer, born at Send;
Alice MILES, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Send.
(RG11/0774/16/25)
"MILES Lucy. 2 January. Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of Lucy MILES late of Farnham in the County of Surrey Spinster who died 29 October 1883 at Farnham was granted at the Principal Registry to Reuben MILES of Send in the County of Surrey Farm Bailiff the Nephew and one of the Next of Kin.
Personal Estate £442 5s. 3d."
(National Probate Calendar 1884)
The 1891 census of Fell Hill Farm, Send+Ripley, Surrey:
*Reuben MILES, head, aged 61, farm bailiff, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Mary MILES, wife, aged 59, born at Aldershot, Surrey;
Louise GARDINER, granddaughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Dorking, Surrey.
(RG12/557/13/20)
The 1901 census of Fell Hill Farm, Send & Ripley, Surrey:
*Rhuben [sic] MILES, head, aged 70, farm bailiff, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Mary MILES, wife, aged 68, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Joseph R. WIGGELL, visitor, married, aged 44, bookbinder, employer, born at Camberwell.
(RG13/600/7/5)
The death of Reuben MILES aged 75 was registered in 1905.
(GRO December Q 1905 Guildford 2a 59)
"MILES Reuben of Kimberley-cottages Send Surrey died 21 December 1905 Probate London 26 January to the reverend Henry Venn ELLIOTT clerk
Effects £93 9s. 11d."
(National Probate Calendar 1906)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The Louise GARDINER living with them in 1891 was the daughter of their daughter Lucy who married George Joseph GARDINER in 1879.
(revised 09.04.2015)