John HUNSLEY

Bef 1766 - 1851  (~ 85 years)

• Name	John HUNSLEY
  Birth	Bef 7 Feb 1766	Scawby, Lincolnshire
  Christening	7 Feb 1766	Scawby, Lincolnshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1A61E0D4AE8F4215B3E0DC91A82B9B7EAF7B
  Death	1 Aug 1851	Glanford Brigg RD   [3, 4]
  Notes	1841 census: in Manton, Lincs (all Hunsley, all born in Lincs), John (70, farmer). Will (40), Elizath. 40), Priscilla (13), John (10), Matilda (7) and Thos. (2). Also Jane QUIBLE or QUIBILE, 20, female servant). Could this Jane be she who married George Hunsley in 1848 and went to America with him in 1850? I certainly can't find her in the 1851 UK census. 1851 census: in Manton, Lincs (indexed as KINSLEY by Ancestry) (all HUNSLEY except servants), John (head, widower, 85, farmer of 900 acres employing 2 labourers and 2 boys, born Scawby), Elizabeth (daughter [in law], widow, 51, born Manton), Priscilla (granddaughter, single, 22, born Manton), John (grandson, single, 20, born Manton), Matilda (granddaughter, 16, born Manton), Thomas (grandson, 11, born Manton) and Celina (granddaughter, 9, born Manton). Also two farm labourers Samuel HANNA (15) and Thomas HANNA (20) both born Saxby, Lincs. This John Hunsley could be the person referred to in the following Wikipedia article: «b»John Hunsley«/b» was a bagpiper from Manton, North Lincolnshire and last known player of the Lincolnshire bagpipes, which he played until shortly before his death at around 1850. Hunsley's music was described as unrefined, or "unmelodious", but popular amongst his peers. Hunsley was known to play for riotous parties where guests "danced until the brick dust came through the soles of their feet." One commentator noted that Hunsley's bagpipe was "little more than the Oaten Pipe improved with a bag." Organologist Anthony Baines notes that Hunsley used to send his pipes to be "tuned" in Edinburgh. Another reference claimed that he took the pipes himself, on a white pony. The same authority recorded that he was a champion boxer and wrestler, defeated only once in his life.
  Person ID	I440	Hunsley
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	William HUNSLEY,   b. Bef 7 Oct 1740, Scawby, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah WALKER,   b. Abt 1745, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 May 1762	St Hybald, Scawby, Lincolnshire   [1, 2]
  	FreeREG gives witnesses as John FOWLER and Luke WARD.
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary KENT,   b. 1763, England d. Feb 1835, Manton, Lincolnshire (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1795	Lincolnshire   [3]
  Children	1. Mary HUNSLEY,   b. 1781   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John HUNSLEY,   b. 1796   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William HUNSLEY,   b. 1801   d. Between Mar and Jun 1846, Glanford Brigg RD   4. Sarah HUNSLEY,   b. 1802   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thomas HUNSLEY,   b. 1804   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Anne HUNSLEY,   b. 1809   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] A Hunsley Anderson Tipton Carter Tree of Life2 owned by Stephen Hunsley, at Ancestry, December 2013. [S27] Parish Register at lincstothepast.com, December 2013 and later. [S5] Stephen Hunsley, November 2013. [S2] BMD index, Q3 1851 Glanford Brigg 14/223. (Reliability: 3).