George David King (1803 - 1874)

Born 11 Jun 1803 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Pearce) King — married about 17 Aug 1834 in Maidstone, Kent, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1874 at about age 70 in Deptford, London, England

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Biography

George David King was born in Wandsworth, Surrey on 11 June 1803, and baptised at All Saints, Wandsworth on 10 July 1803, the son of Edward and Elizabeth King. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Evans nee Pearce. This may have been the marriage in Maidstone, Kent on 17 August 1834 ^[2]

George and Elizabeth were living in Marden, Kent in 1837 when their daughter Mary was born, but by 1841 they had moved to Goudhurst, and were living at Winch Hill Farm:

• Gorge King M 40-44, a wheelwright
• Elizbath King F 36-40 Kent
• Mary King F 4 Kent
• - King M 0 Kent
• Thomas Evens M 14
• Sary Evens F 12
• Frances Evens F 10
• Thomas Larence M 40-44 Kent ^[3]

The family relocated to Rochester some time before 1848, when their daughter Ann was baptised there. In 1851, they were living in John Street, Rochester:

• George David King Head M 48 Wandsworth, wheelwright
• Elizabeth King Wife F 43 Marden, Kent
• Mary King Daughter F 14 Marden, Kent
• George David King Son M 8 Goudhurst, Kent
• Thomas Evens Son-In-Law M 24 Lambeth, Surrey
• Louisa Gardiner Visitor F 20 Maidstone, Kent ^[4]

And by 1861, the family were living in Fish Street, Deptford, Kent:

• G D King Head Married Male 64 1797 Wheelwright Wandsworth, Surrey, England
• Elizabeth King Wife Married Female 60 1801 - Marden, Kent, England
• Thomas King Son Unmarried Male 34 1827 Shipwright Lambeth, Surrey, England
• Mary King Daughter Married Female 24 1837 Servant Marden, Kent, England
• George King Son - Male 12 1849 Scholar Goudhurst, Kent, England
• Edward King Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Deptford, Kent, England
• John King Son - Male 1 1860 - Deptford, Kent, England ^[5]

By 1871, they were living in the parish of St Nicholas, Deptford, at 46, The Stowage:

• George King Head M 75 Wandsworth, Surrey, wheelwright
• Elizabeth King Wife F 73 Kent
• Mary King Daughter F 30 Unknown, Kent
• Richard King Grandson M 5 Deptford, Kent
• David King Grandson M 3 Deptford, Kent
• Edward King Grandson M 1 Deptford, Kent ^[6]

George died in Deptford, Kent in 1874, his age was given as 78 years old ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLXX-7RH : 30 December 2014), George David King, 10 Jul 1803; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 307,713, 307,714, 307,715.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNDY-4BS : 10 December 2014), George King and Elizabeth Pearce, 08 Sep 1834; citing Maidstone, Kent, England, reference 1 279 837; FHL microfilm 1,835,449.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKB-P1J : 30 October 2015), Gorge King, Goudhurst, Kent, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO107 0473-03 f39 p8, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL4-QG1 : 24 July 2016), George David King, Saint Margaret Rochester, Kent, England; citing Saint Margaret Rochester, Kent, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO107 1610 f205 p1, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-VLRP : 6 April 2016), G D King, St Pauls, London, Kent, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG09 0395 f41 p33, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB69-STJ : 24 July 2015), George King, 1871. RG10 0750 f37 p19
7. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1874 Greenwich vol 1d page 434