George Slingsby (abt. 1847 - 1904)

Born about 1847 in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 9 Mar 1904 at about age 57 in Chartham, Kent, England

Biography

Genealogically Defined

George Slingsby was born about 1847^[1] at Aldington, Kent, England^[2][3] and baptised on the 7th March 1847 at St. Martin, Aldington, Kent, England, the son of John Slingsby^[4] (labourer) and Mary Slingsby of Aldington^[5][6]

On the 27th July 1867, George married Amy Beal at St. Mary, Westwell, Kent, England. George Slingsby, 20, bachelor, labourer of Aldington, son of John Slingsby (labourer) and Amy Beal, spinster of Westwell, daughter of Thomas Beal (labourer). Witnessed by William Austen & Ann Beal^[4]

In 1887, George and Amy's only daughter Jane died aged 19 years at Margate, Kent.

George's wife Amy died in 1897.

By 1901, George was living with Mary Appleton as if they were married, however no marriage can be found. It is unlikely Mary's son Alfred Thomas was George's son as Alfred Thomas was born on the 6th May 1897, the same quarter that George's wife Amy died. It would also be unusual for a son to not be named George, or have George as a middle name*.

On the 26th August 1902, George was admitted to the Lunatic Asylum at Chartham, Kent, England, where he died on the 9th March 1904^[7][8].

Children

By Amy Beal:

1. Jane Slingsby b. 1867^[9] d. 1887 at Margate, Kent, England.

Census

1851 Census of England & Wales: 30th March 1851
Church Street, Aldington, Kent, England

1861 Census of England & Wales: 7th April 1861
Church Street, Aldington, Kent, England

1881 Census of England & Wales: 3rd April 1881
2 Young's Cottages, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England

1891 Census of England & Wales: 5th April 1891
10 Sparrow Castle, Margate, Kent, England

1901 Census of England & Wales: 31st March 1901
Colewood Farm, Herne, Kent, England

Research Notes

Alfred Thomas Appleton was living in a children's home for orphaned and destitute children in 1911 and was sent to Canada in 1911. However, when he enlisted in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force in 1916, he gave his mother's name as Mary Appleton and her address as Herne, Kent, England, suggesting she had not actually married George Slingsby and that she was still alive in 1916.

When Alfred Thomas Appleton marries Gladys Marion Rogers in Ontario, Canada in 1926, he gives his father's name as Alfred Thomas Appleton [sic] rather than George Slingsby.

George would have been 57 years old when he died in 1904, but as he was in an institution, it is unlikely his true age was known, as he had no next of kin, his only child having died in 1887 and his wife Amy having died in 1897.

Further details can be found in Family Search - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWLH-751

Sources

1. ↑ "Birth Index of George SLINGSBY" General Register Office Birth Index 1847 March quarter, Aldington Registration District Volume 5 Page 1 Mother’s Maiden Name: POST GRO Online Birth Indexes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "1851 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 1622; Folio: 83; Page: 12. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 4th November 2021
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "1861 England and Wales Census" Class: RG 9; Piece: 514; Folio: 5; Page: 4. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 5th November 2021
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Marriage of George SLINGSBY & Amy BEAL" St. Mary, Westwell, Kent, England marriage register 1838-1923 P390/1/D/2 Pg. 93 Entry No. 186. Kent History & Library Centre. Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 4th November 2021
5. ↑ "Baptism of George SLINGSBY" St. Martin, Aldington, Kent, England Baptism register 1813-1892 P4/1/B/1 1847 Pg. 100 Entry No. 797. Kent History & Library Centre. Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 5th November 2021
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7G6-TBC : 19 September 2020), George Slingsby, 1847.
7. ↑ "UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers for George SLINGSBY" 1902. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Lunacy Patients Admission Registers; Class: MH 94; Piece: 38. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk (£) Accessed 5th November 2021
8. ↑ "Death Index of George SLINGSBY" General Register Office Death Index 1904 March quarter, Bridge Registration District Volume 2a Page 592. Aged 53 [sic] years GRO Online Death Indexes
9. ↑ "Birth Index of Jane SLINGSBY" General Register Office Birth Index 1867 December quarter, West Ashford Registration District Volume 2a Page 608 Mother’s Maiden Name: BEAL GRO Online Birth Indexes
10. ↑ "1881 England and Wales Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 984; Folio: 34; Page: 26. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 5th November 2021
11. ↑ "1891 England and Wales Census" Class: RG12; Piece: 726; Folio: 83; Page: 38. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 5th November 2021
12. ↑ "1901 England and Wales Census" Class: RG13; Piece: 797; Folio: 41; Page: 8. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 5th November 2021