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Humberstone area of Leicester

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English Bob

English Bob Report 9 Oct 2007 20:54

.....Geoffrey, copy and paste your request onto Mikes thread, he is brilliant, it is....

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN LEICESTER (PART FOURTEEN)

Regards, Bob

Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 9 Oct 2007 19:51

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your kind offer of help, one good thing is the surname is Greasley and there are not many of them. Dates are a little of a problem, I am trying to find information on George Greasley, he died in 1862 approx and census records have him as being born in 1781, but i know for a fact that he joined the 29th Regiment of Foot in July of 1797 at Chatham, he would have had to be 18 years old to Joined which means he would have had to be born 1779, at that time Napoleon was massing his great army, so i guess our army were not to fussed about age just needing men in numbers. He served almost 22 years in the army discharged in 1819. He married Ann date unknown he did have 4 children George 1827/8 Sarah 1829, John 1831 and William 1835.
How soon after he marrried and had his first child i don't know.
He was at this point in time a frame work knitter he joined the army as a frame work knitter.
He could read and write.
Any information you can find would be a great boost for me.
Many Thanks Geoff Greasley

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) Report 8 Oct 2007 18:20

Greeting’s Geoffrey.

I have the following data to hand for Humberstone:~

Baptisms / Marriages. 1559. ~ 1857.
Burials 1813. ~ 1891.

If I can be of help just ask on the Leicestershire thread Part 14.
on the tips board

MIKE.

Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 8 Oct 2007 17:50

I read some where that records have been lost for the Humberstone area, can anyone tell appox. what dates have been lost, i am looking at the moment between 1780 and 1827.
Geoff