William HUNSLEY

Bef 1798 - 1883  (84 years)

• Name	William HUNSLEY
  Birth	Bef 20 Sep 1798	Messingham, Lincolnshire
  Christening	20 Sep 1798	Messingham, Lincolnshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CF0B8E3F8B81439CBF58CD090DC8017CD11A
  Death	14 Jul 1883	Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire   [2, 3]
  Notes	Baptised the son of George & Henrietta Hunsley. A search of the Messingham and Kirton-in-Lindsey Marriage registers han't revealed William's marriage. When son John was baptised in 1827 William was described as a farmer. 1841 census: in Kirton-in-Lindsey (both HUNSLEY), William (40, grazier) and Rebecca (40). 1851 census: in Kirton-in-Lindsey (all HUNSLEY), William (52, proprietor of house & land, born Messingham, Lincs), Rebecca (62, born Kirton) and George (son, unmarried, 35, proprietor's son, born Kirton). Also a servant George OLD (40, born Dorset n/k). 1861 census: in Private house, Kirton-in-Lindsey (all HUNSLEY), William ('Visiting friends at Holbeach March'), Rebecca (62, born Kirton) and George (son, unmarried, 35, born Kirton). Also a servant George OLD (54, servant at ale works, born Kent W.K.). 1871 census (indexed as HEMSLEY by Ancestry): in South Green, Kirton-in-Lindsey (all HUNSLEY), William (72, retired farmer landowner), Rebecca (72, born Kirton) and George (son, unmarried, 45, land owner, born Kirton). 1881 census: in High Street, Kirton-in-Lindsey (all HUNSLEY), William (widower, 82, farmer (130 acres, 1 man)) and George (son, unmarried, 56, farmer's son, born Kirton). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 (at ancestry.com, April 2015): HUNSLEY William 12 December 1884. Administration of the Personal Estate of William Hunsley late of Kirton in Lindsey in the County of Lincoln Farmer a Widower who died 14 July 1883 at Kirton in Lindsey was granted at Lincoln to George Joseph Hunsley of Kirton in Lindsey the Son and only Next of Kin. Personal Estate £233 17s 4d.
  Person ID	I1366	Hunsley
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	George HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 10 Nov 1772, Manton, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Henrietta SOWERBY,   b. Bef 15 May 1776, Messingham, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 Jun 1795	Messingham, Lincolnshire   [4]
  	George Hunsley (of Twigmore according to Banns entry, of Manton according to marriage registration) and Henrietta Sowerby of this parish, by banns. He signed, she marked. Witnesses Joseph Fidel and Sarah Hunsley [?George's sister or mother].
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1799, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire d. Jun 1874, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. John HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 11 Mar 1827, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire d. Bef 19 Mar 1827, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire (Age 0 years)   2. George Joseph HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 5 Jun 1825, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire d. 29 Jan 1907, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Parish Register at lincstothepast.com, December 2013 and later, Messingham General Register 1646 - 1812. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index, aged 84, Q3 1883 Glanford Brigg 7a/370. (Reliability: 3). [S44] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com. [S27] Parish Register at lincstothepast.com, December 2013 and later, Messingham marriages 1754 - 1812. (Reliability: 3).