Person:John Housley (4)

John Norris Housley was baptised on 14th February 1802 at Leverton in Lincolnshire, son of John and Sarah Housley.

By 1826 John had moved to Little Hale, eighteen miles west of Leverton.

On 5th October that year, aged 24, John married Mary Ward at Great Hale, just north of Little Hale. They settled in Great Hale after their marriage, having ten children born there between 1827 and 1844, although at least two died as infants. Another two sons would die in their early twenties.

The 1841 and 1851 censuses each find the family living at Mill Yard in Great Hale. John worked as a miller and baker.

Mary died in 1859, aged 53. John survived her by seven years. He died at Great Hale on 28th December 1866, aged 64.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Leverton (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1562-1980. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1988).

   Baptized A.D. 1802 / Feb[ruar]y 14 / John Norris, Son of John & Sarah Housley

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 619; Book 4; Folio 8; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Housley, male, 35 [1801-6], Miller, born in county
   Mary Housley, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   John Housley, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   William Housley, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Franklin Housley, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Henry Housley, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Sarah Housley, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Nancy Housley, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Charlotte Naylor, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 246; Page 14, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Housley, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Baker, b. Leverton, Lincolnshire
   Mary Housley, wife, married, female, 46 [1804/5], Bakers Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Henry Housley, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Bakers Son, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Sarah A. Housley, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], Bakers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Nancy Housley, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Bakers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Tom Housley, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Bakers Son, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Tabitha Housley, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Bakers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2345; Folio 100; Page 18, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 6 Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Housley, head, widower, male, 59 [1801/2], Baker, b. Leaverton, Lincolnshire
   Nancy Housley, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1838/9], Housekeeper, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Tom Housley, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1842/3], Baker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Tabitha Housley, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John HOUSLEY, December Quarter 1866, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 240, aged 64 [1801/2]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Great Hale (Lincolnshire). Parish registers for Great Hale, ca.1568-1988. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993-2002).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1866
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   992	John Housley	Hale Magna	Dec[embe]r 31	64	Frank Sugden, Vicar

7. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1878
   HOUSLEY John.
   Personal Estate under £20.
   7 June. The Will of John Housley late of Great Hale in the County of Lincoln Baker who died 28 December 1866 at Great Hale was proved at Lincoln by Nancy Newton (Wife of John Newton) of Ruskington in the said County the Daughter the sole Executrix.

8.   Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 4 Jan 1867.

   DIED.
   At Great Hale... and on the 28th, Mr. John Housley, baker, aged 64.