The Orys and Cook Family Tree » John James Freer (1853-1935)

Personal data John James Freer 

  • He was born on September 18, 1853 in Leicester, Leicestershire. England.Source 1
    Name: John Walter Freer Year of Registration: 1853 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Leicester (1837-1974) County: Leicestershire Volume: 7a Page: 161

    First name(s) JOHN JAMES
    Last name FREER
    Birth year 1853
    Birth quarter 3
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District LEICESTER
    County Leicestershire
    Country England
    Volume 7A
    Page 196
    Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Births & baptisms
    Collections from Great Britain
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1881 Engine Driver Colliery.Source 2
    • in the year 1901 Engine Driver (Stationary).Source 1
    • in the year 1911 Engineer at Water Works.Source 3
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 8, Banks, Sileby, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      8, Banks, Sileby, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Joseph Freer Head Married Male 39 1822 Lime Stone Labourer Burner Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
      Ann Freer Wife Married Female 40 1821 Framework Knitter Sileby, Leicestershire, England
      Edward Freer Son - Male 14 1847 Scholar Sileby, Leicestershire, England
      Joseph Freer Son - Male 10 1851 Scholar Sileby, Leicestershire, England
      John Freer Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Sileby, Leicestershire, England
      William Betts Father In Law Male 75 1786 Retired Framework Knitter Sileby, Leicestershire, England
    • in the year 1871: The Firs, Malpas, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      The Firs, Malpas, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Charles Burton Fox Head - Male 52 1819 - Wiltshire, England
      Louise Emma Fox Wife - Female 38 1833 - Ireland
      Constance Douglas Fox Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Alice Louise Douglas Fox Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Beatrica Elizabth Douglas Fox Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Maud Cecelia Douglas Fox Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Kathleen Douglas Fox Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Charles Douglas Fox Son - Male 4 1867 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Louisa Wiggin Governess - Female 22 1849 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Lucy Brooks Servant - Female 20 1851 - Devon, England
      Mary Eliza Giddings Servant - Female 29 1842 - Monmouthshire, Wales
      Elizabeth Brooks Servant - Female 18 1853 - Somerset, England
      Julia Palmer Servant - Female 17 1854 - Gloucestershire, England
      Margret Capron Servant - Female 24 1847 - Essex, England
      John James Freer Servant - Male 17 1854 - Leicestershire, England
      Jane Capron Servant - Female 18 1853 - Essex, England
    • in the year 1881: 7, Cwmbran Slate Row, Upper Llanvrechva, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5255; Folio: 67; Page: 25; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342265.

      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5255; Folio: 67; Page: 25; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342265.

      Census Transcript Household Monmouthshire 1881 Address 7 Slate Row Cwmbran Parish Llanfrechfa Upper Registration District Pontypool
      Image Reference RG11/5255/F? [Pages 134-135] Found 7 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      John J Freer 27 1854 Head N K, Leicestershire Engine Driver Colliery
      Lucy Freer 28 1853 Wife N K, Devonshire
      Fred Freer 5 1876 Son Cwmbran, Monmouthshire Scholar
      Lily Freer 3 1878 Daughter Cwmbran, Monmouthshire
      Elizabeth Freer 8m 1881 Daughter Cwmbran, Monmouthshire
      Frederick Freer 16 1865 Brother Colwall, Herefordshire Colliery Labourer Miner
      Mary A Freer 14 1867 Sister Usk, Monmouthshire
    • in the year 1891: Bell Street, Shaftesbury Holy Trinity, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1628; Folio 5; Page 4; GSU roll: 6096738

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Bell Street, Holy Trinity, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John J Freer Head Married Male 37 1854 Engine Driver Stationary Engine Leicester, Leicestershire, England
      Lucy Freer Wife Married Female 38 1853 - Devon, England
      Frederick Freer Son Single Male 15 1876 Pupil Teacher National School Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales
      Lilian M Freer Daughter Single Female 13 1878 Dressmakers Apprentice Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales
      John Freer Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales
      Edith Freer Daughter - Female 4 1887 Scholar Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
      Stanley G Freer Son - Male 2 1889 - Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
      Frank Freer Son - Male 0 1891 - Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
    • in the year 1901: 4 Barton Hill Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1965; Folio: 7; Page: 6.
      RG14PN12167 RG78PN686 RD257 SD1 ED4 SN194
      Census Transcript Household Dorset 1901 Address 4 Barton Hill Parish Shaftesbury Registration District Shaftesbury
      Image Reference RG13/1965/F? Found 9 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      John James Freer 47 1854 Head Leicester, Leicestershire Stationary Engine Driver
      Lucy Freer 48 1853 Wife Broadway, Devonshire
      Lilian Freer 23 1878 Daughter Upper Cwmbran, Monmouthshire Dress Maker
      Edith Freer 14 1887 Daughter Shaftesbury, Dorset
      Frank Freer 10 1891 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset
      Florence Louisa Freer 8 1893 Daughter Shaftesbury, Dorset
      George Richard Freer 6 1895 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset
      Bessie Freer 3 1898 Daughter Shaftesbury, Dorset
      Harriet Brooks 76 1825 Mother In Law Ottery St Mary, Devonshire
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    • in the year 1911: 4 Barton Hill Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      4 Barlow Hill Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      John James Freer Head Married Male Engineer At Water Works 57 1854 Town and County of Leicester
      Lucy Freer Wife Married Female - 58 1853 Devonshire Broadclyst
      John Freer Son Single Male Ironmonger Clerk 28 1883 Monmouthshire Cwm Bran
      George Freer Son Single Male Cycle Machinist 16 1895 Shaftesbury Dorset
      Bessie Freer Daughter - Female School 13 1898 Shaftesbury Dorset
  • He died on August 2, 1935 in Shaftesbury, Dorset. England, he was 81 years old.
    Death 3rd Q 1935 Vol 5a page 182 Shaftesbury

    First name(s) JOHN J Last name FREER Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1854
    Age 81 Death quarter 3 Death year 1935 District SHAFTESBURY County Dorset Volume 5A
    Page 182 Country England Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Deaths & burials
    Collections from Great Britain
  • This information was last updated on October 5, 2016.

Household of John James Freer

He is married to Lucy Brooks.

They got married on May 19, 1874 at Merthyr Tydfill Parish Church, he was 20 years old.Source 5

Name: John Freer Year of Registration: 1874 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Merthyr Tydfil County: Breconshire, Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan Volume: 11a Page: 626

First name(s) LUCY Last name BROOKS Birth year 1852 Marriage year 1874 Marriage day 19 Marriage month May
Marriage place MERTHYR TYDFIL Spouse's first name(s) JOHN Spouse's last name FREER Groom's age 21 Groom's father's first name(s) Richard Groom's father's last name Freer Bride's age 22 Bride's father's first name(s) George Bride's father's last name Brooks
County Glamorganshire Country Wales Record set Glamorgan Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain

First name(s) LUCY Last name BROOKS Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1874 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ LUCY BROOKS married one of these people JOHN FREER, BENJAMIN THOMAS District MERTHYR TYDFIL
District number - County Glamorganshire Country Wales Volume 11A Page 626 Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain

Child(ren):

  2. Lilian Mary Freer  1877-1964
  4. John Freer  1883-1971 
  5. Edith Kate Freer  1887-1970
  6. Stanley G. Freer  1889-1891
  7. Frank Freer  1891-1977 
  9. George Richard Freer  1894-1974 
  10. Bessie Freer  1897-1959


Notes about John James Freer

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John James Freer

John James Freer
1853-1935

1874

Lucy Brooks
1851-1929

Frederick (Richard) Freer
1875-1950
Lilian Mary Freer
1877-1964
Elizabeth Harriet Freer
1880-1884
John Freer
1883-1971
Edith Kate Freer
1887-1970
Stanley G. Freer
1889-1891
Frank Freer
1891-1977
Florence Louisa Freer
1892-1980
George Richard Freer
1894-1974
Bessie Freer
1897-1959

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Sources

  1. 1901 Census England
  2. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  3. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
  4. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
  5. Data from tree of Kate Harding (Genes Reunited)
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Historical events

Birthday September 18, 1853

  • The temperature on September 18, 1853 was about 19.1 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 22 » Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • July 8 » The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
    • July 14 » Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
    • July 25 » Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
    • September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
    • October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.

Day of marriage May 19, 1874

  • The temperature on May 19, 1874 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
    • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
    • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.

Day of death August 2, 1935

  • The temperature on August 2, 1935 was between 8.9 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
    • February 2 » Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts.
    • May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
    • June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
    • September 2 » The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
    • September 15 » Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.


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Source: Wikipedia

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