Joseph HUNSLEY

1871 - Abt 1898  (26 years)

• Name	Joseph HUNSLEY
  Birth	Jun 1871	Crowle, Lincolnshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E57B707F24AC46D1947DAF91D9AD21D200BA
  Death	Abt 1898	India
  Notes	Joesph was with his parents at the 1881 census but no information for Joseph found on any later census. Stephen Hunsley's work on the Hunsley family includes the following: "Information from Barrie HUNSLEY 30/12/2006 Sergeant Joe HUNSLEY joined the army at the age of 18 after an argument with his father Fergus. He wrote a series of letters to his parents and grandparents describing his thoughts and travels through Africa, Mauritius and India with the 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment. He was a teacher to native boys an girls. He was engaged to be married to a lady in India, but tragically died of enteric fever at the age of 27 only a few days before he was due to return home."
  Person ID	I227	Hunsley
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Fergus HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 14 Aug 1843, Messingham, Lincolnshire d. 25 Jun 1924, Crowle, Lincolnshire (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Betsy WHEATON,   b. Abt 1849, Somersham, Huntingdonshire d. 5 Apr 1925, Crowle, Lincolnshire (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1870	Thorne RD   [2]
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index, Q2 1871 Thorne 9c/637. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index, Q2 1870 Thorne 9c/771. (Reliability: 3).