George Long (1839)

Born 1839 in Combe, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Birth

George was born in 1839 in Long Combe, Oxfordshire.^[1] He was the son of David Long and Martha Wickson. His baptism took place on 14th April 1839 at St Laurence's, Combe on 14th April 1839. Her father gave his occupation on the baptism register as sawyer, and stated that the family were living in "Long Coombe in the part of it called East End".^[2]

Censuses

1851 Residence: Handborough, Oxfordshire^[3]

David Long, head, mar, 36, sawyer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Martha Long, wife, mar, 38, born in Stanton Harcourt, Oxon

Louisa A Long, dau, 13, born in Handborough, Oxon

James Long, son, 11, born in Coombe, Oxon

Welthin Long, dau, 10, born in Handborough, Oxon

Sarah Long, dau, 8, born in Cassington, Oxon

John Long, son, 6, born in Bladon, Oxon

Walter Long, son, 3, born in Handborough, Oxon

Jason Long, son, 1 month, born in Handborough, Oxon

James Brandon, lodger, mar, 29, blacksmith, born in NK, Northamptonshire

John Brandon, lodger, mar, 34, blacksmith, born in Ely, Cambridgesh

1861 Residence: Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[4]

David Long, head, mar, 45, sawyer, born in Handborough, Oxon

George Long, son, unm, 22, game-keeper, born in Coombe, Oxon

Sarah Long, dau, unm, 17, glover, leather, born in Bladon, Oxon

John Long, son, unm, 16, gardner, domestic serv, born in Bladon, Oxon

Walter Long, son, unm, 14, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Notes

George's mother was given on the baptism register as Hannah, however the birth registration states his mother's maiden name was Wickson and censuses make clear he was the child of David and Martha.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births: General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1839 J Quarter in Woodstock Volume 16 Page 150 Mother's maiden name: Wickson https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ Combe Baptism Register, Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: PAR71/1/R2/1 Image
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 1b Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 18; Page: 2; GSU roll: 193640-193641 [Link to census image on Ancestry]
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 5b Class: Rg 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 76; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542719 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry