George Eeles

c1781-1855

George was baptised on the 16^th June 1781, in Highclere, Hampshire, the son of James and Sarah Eeles.

His siblings were (all baptised in Highclere):

Charles 9^th May 1780

Hannah 22^nd February 1783

William 17^th April 1785

John 24^th September 1786 (possible death 1788 in Highclere)

Mark 14^th February 1790 (died aged 69 in 1855, buried in the NRC on the 4^th April)

Henry 4^th March 1792

Joseph 31^st May 1795

Edmond 6^th August 1797

Betsey 30^th June 1799 (surname recorded as Eelles)

John 25^th July 1802 (surname recorded as Eels, born 24^th December 1801)

In 1851 George (70) was recorded as a Plasterer, lodging in Shaw’s Court, Newbury, Berkshire. (No marital status recorded for him.  Surname recorded as Eellas on ancestry)

He died aged 76 in 1855 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd February,

(Surname recorded as Ecles on the GRO website and Eeles on the freebmd website)

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