He was yst s of Lt-Col William REEVE OBE 1906-93 sometime head of that gentry family of Leadenham and Merial Catherine Dalrymple 1913-89 d of Sir Godfrey DALRYMPLE-WHITE 1st Bt 1866-1954 and Hon Catherine Mary CARY 1882-1972 d of 12th Viscount of FALKLAND 1845-1922 and Mary READE c1848-1920. He m 1978 [?his former w] Henrietta Mary Louise b 1956 d of Maj Francis James JOHNSTON 1928-2003 and Caroline Louise 1931-74 d of Sir Gerald WILLS 1905-69 (gt gs of Henry Overton WILLS 1828-1911 who was f of Sir George Alfred WILLS 1st Bt 1854-1928) and Amy Mary Louise PETERS, and had two sons and two daus as above.