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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: pauleyboy on Sunday 21 March 10 16:52 GMT (UK)

Title: george king
Post by: pauleyboy on Sunday 21 March 10 16:52 GMT (UK)

my great great grandfather was a man named george king believed to be from the maidstone area,i think he was in the british army and he went to serve in ireland in the 1870s and finally settled in galway ireland with a local girl,any help on the king family would be apprieciated

Title: Re: george king
Post by: patrish on Sunday 21 March 10 18:34 GMT (UK)

Do you have an approximate age for him  ??? or any other information that might help.  ???

Thats a very common name to search for.  :(

Title: Re: george king
Post by: pauleyboy on Monday 22 March 10 10:39 GMT (UK)

i got him on a census return in galway in 1911 and he was 56 years old.i still have an 85 year old uncle alive and he told me about the maidstone connection

Title: Re: george king
Post by: patrish on Monday 22 March 10 10:50 GMT (UK)

There is a birth registered of a George King,  June q. 1855 .... vol 2a  page 384 Maidstone.

I will see if I can find him on a census.

Title: Re: george king
Post by: patrish on Monday 22 March 10 11:02 GMT (UK)

This is the only one on the 1861 that I can see that was down as born in Maidstone although the age is out a little but thats not unusual on the census's.  ::)

RG9/500/166/5  living

21 George St. Maidstone, Kent.

John King h.m. 45  Sawyer Timber   b Shearness, Kent.
Esther wife b Maidstone
William 15
John 13
Isabella 12
George 9
Silas 7
Susannah 5
Alfred 1

All children born in Maidstone.

If you think this might be the family you can get the birth certificate to confirm or not  fathers name and occupation.

Title: Re: george king
Post by: pauleyboy on Monday 22 March 10 20:46 GMT (UK)

thats great work how can i be certain its definatley,my great grandfather ???

Title: Re: george king
Post by: patrish on Monday 22 March 10 20:54 GMT (UK)

Find out who your 2 x gt grandfather married.

If it was in Ireland you need to post a request for a look up on the Ireland Board.

The marriage certificate  should give his fathers name and occupation.

Title: Re: george king
Post by: lisingreece on Tuesday 23 March 10 06:56 GMT (UK)

Maidstone All Saints

George King c 23/11/1851 s/ John & Esther
also Stephen 25/6/1837
Louisa Ellen  17/2/1839
John 11/7/1847
Isabella 8/4/1849
Silas 14/5/1854
Susanna 3/8/1856
Alfred 27/5/1860

Lis

Title: Re: george king
Post by: tess59 on Tuesday 07 June 11 21:32 BST (UK)

hi re george king he is also my husbands g grandfather i know he was from maidstone kent george had a large family here in galway i would love to know more about him as i am doing my husbands family tree and know who his wife was now so far thats all i have  kinds regards tess

Title: Re: george king
Post by: tess59 on Wednesday 08 June 11 22:00 BST (UK)

hi pauleyboy i have info on george king if you would like to know more on george here in ireland let me know tess59

Title: Re: george king
Post by: casalguidi on Wednesday 06 July 11 08:55 BST (UK)

See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,537360.0.html for update.

Casalguidi :)