Reuben King was the son of Reuben King and Elizabeth Broadley.

Reuben was born on Sunday 1 June 1873 in Swetton, Kirkby Malzeard, near Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Reuben married Mary Jane Layfield in 1903 in the Pateley Bridge Registration District (Jun. quarter).

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Jane Layfield:

- Sarah Elizabeth King	born around 1905 at Laverton, Yorkshire.
- William Layfield King	born on 22 March 1906 at Laverton, Yorkshire.
- Mary Jane King	born around 1908 at Laverton, Yorkshire.

Reuben was a Farmer.

Details of Reuben's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	Swetton, Laverton, Dallowgill, Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire.
1891	Swetton (2), Laverton, Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire.
1901	Swetton, Dallowgill, Laverton, Ripon, Yorkshire.
1911	Laverton (2), Dallowgill, Ripon, Yorkshire.
1939	1 Bewerley, Ripon and Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire.