George FREEBODY (1825-1892)

Name:	George FREEBODY
Sex:	Male
Father:	John FREEBODY (1777-1831)
Mother:	Catherine HEMMING (1787-1862)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	1825	Kintbury, Berkshire
Death	1892 (age 66-67)	Reigate, Surrey.
Occupation		Harness Maker / Saddler

Marriage

Spouse	Keziah KNAPP (1827-1876)
Children	John William Hemming FREEBODY (1853-1933)
	George T FREEBODY (1855-1903)
	Thomas K FREEBODY (1861-1915)
Marriage	1852 (age 26-27)	Hungerford, Berkshire.

Individual Note

Birth (see later note), Marriage (Register 2c 509), Death (Register 2a 95). George was born in Kintbury , Berkshire.

 

Parish Records:

name: George

 

Gender: Male

Baptism/Christening Date: 1825

Baptism/Christening Place: KINTBURY, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND

Father's Name: John Freebody

Mother's Name: Catherine

indexing project (batch) number: C15534-2

system origin: England-VR

source film number: 1279462

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1841 Census: Georged lived at High Street, Kintbury with his mother.

 

1851 Census: George was still living in Kintbury with his mother and sister. He was a harness maker by trade.

 

1861 Census: George was still living in Kintbury with his wife and three sons. He was a horse collar maker by trade.

 

1871 Census: George was at Lesbourne Rd, Reigate Old Borough, Reigate, Surrey with his wife and three sons. A saddler.

 

1881 Census: he is shown as a widower, lodging at a house in Effingham Road, Reigate. He was a saddle and harness maker.

 

1891 Census: George is living with his son George. T. at Oak Hill Road, Reigate.

 

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Main Sources of Information: Census Returns. PRO BMD Indexes. PRO Wills Index. Parish Records.

He is mentioned as the only son of Catherine in her Will (letters of administration) dated 1862.

He married Keziah on October 14th 1852 at the Parish Church of Kintbury, in Berkshire. The witnesses were Samuel Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, and Catharine Freebody. He was a "Saddler" by trade at the time of marriage.