Thomas HUNSLEY

Abt 1833 - 1890  (57 years)

• Name	Thomas HUNSLEY
  Birth	Abt 1833	Messingham, Lincolnshire
  Gender	Male
  _UID	145C578C7FBB40C9A9FD00B6591E603B048A
  Death	Dec 1890	Crowle, Lincolnshire   [1]
  Notes	Somewhat confusingly, in the 1851 & 1861 censuses Thomas's birthplace is shown as Twigmore, Lincs. This place doesn't appear on modern maps but one internet source says it's in the Manton district, about 6 miles west of Glanford Brigg ie very near Messingham. In 1871 Thomas's birthplace is shown as Messingham. 1851 census: in East Butterwick, Lincs, Thomas HUNSLEY (18, servant, born Twigmore, Lincs, with Thomas & Elizabeth READHEAD. One of the other servants was Samuel BASSINDALE, possibly the brother of Thomas's wife-to-be Elizabeth BASSINDALE, whom he married in 1853. 1861 census: in East Butterwick, Lincs (both HUNSLEY), Thomas (27, ag lab, born Twigmore, Lincs) and Elizabeth (26, born East Butterwick). 1871 census: not found. 1881 census: in Ealand, Crowle, Yorkshire (all HUNSLEY), Thomas (47, railway platelayer, born Messingham, Lincs), Elizabeth (47, born Butterwick, Lincs) George (son, 19, joiner, born Butterwick) and Charles (nephew, 13, scholar, born Messingham). Thomas died in 1890 1891 census: in Ealand, Crowle, Lincolnshire (all HUNSLEY), Elizabeth (widow, 57, born Butterwick, Lincs) George (son, married, 30, joiner, born Butterwick), Mary Elizabeth (daughter in law, 30, born Crowle), Thomas Sinclair (grandson, 6, born Ealand (Crowle)) and Mary Elizabeth (granddaughter, 3, born Leeds, Yorkshire).
  Person ID	I207	Hunsley
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	William HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 2 Feb 1806, Messingham, Lincolnshire d. 27 Jun 1887, Messingham, Lincolnshire (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary HILL,   b. Bef 10 Apr 1814, Great Limber, Lincolnshire d. Jun 1898, Gainsborough RD (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth BASSINGDALE,   b. Bef 24 Sep 1833, East Butterwick, Lincolnshire d. Mar 1905, Crowle, Lincolnshire (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1853	Holy Trinity, Messingham, Lincolnshire   [2]
  	From FreeREG: Thomas, bachelor, labourer, 20 of Messingham, father William. Elizabeth spinster, 20 of Messingham, father John. Witnesses Samuel Bassindale and Harriet Snowden.
  Children	1. George HUNSLEY,   b. Mar 1862, Butterwick, Lincolnshire d. 12 Dec 1934, Crowle, Lincolnshire (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index, aged 57, Q4 1890 Thorne 9c/515. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index, Q1 1853 Glanford Brigg 7a/921. (Reliability: 3).