George WELLS

1844 - 1909  (~ 71 years)

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• Name	George WELLS
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Between 1838 and 1844	Hampshire, England
  	Born Fareham (1881 and 1901 censuses) or Farnham (1891 census)? Both say Hampshire, although Farnham is in Surrey it is close to the Hampshire border, so someone born just over the border near Farnham might describe themselves as born Farnham, Hampshire - and counties are not infrequently wrong; Caroline is shown as born Bognor, Hampshire in the 1881 census! Age given as 42 in 1881, 47 in 1891, 59 in 1901! Implies born 1838 - 1844. Death registration index entry suggests born c 1838 (if I've found the right dth) The best fit I've seen in the 1871 census, for a Geo or Wm, in Sussex or Hampshire,  was a George Wills for whom the alternate name of Geo Wells has been added, born Alton c. 1838! In the first few years of birth registration a few births weren't recorded so Geo / Wm need not be one of these listed below:   Possible births: FARNHAM WELLS, William q3 1841 Farnham RD 4 125; mother's maiden name: Budd      WELLS, William q3 1843 Farnham RD 4 135; no mother's maiden name recorded WELLS, George q1 1844 Farnham RD 4 141; no mother's maiden name recorded WELLS, George q4 1845 Farnham RD 4 149; no mother's maiden name recorded FAREHAM WELLSs, George q2 1842 Fareham RD 7 74; mother's maiden name Oakley No William reg in Fareham RD 1838 - 1844
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1872
  	Private in the Army
  	At the time of his marriage - resident Chichester - was this his home address or where he was based in the army?
  Occupation	1891
  	General labourer
  Mental health	From 10 Nov 1908 to 11 Apr 1909	Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England
  	In the asylum
  	Dates from the admission register
  Died	11 Apr 1909	Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England
  	Cause: General Paralysis of the Insane
  	Possibly 1909: only death of a William or George Wells I've found which is a good fit is a George died Fareham RD in 1909 (q2, 2b 352) - age given as 71 (Fareham RD included Cosham)
  Origins
  Notes	William from marriage PR entry; George from 1881 and 1891 censuses and the death I think is his. Was he William or George or William George or George William? Or were there 2 men? After "William" married in 1872 he could have died before 1881 and Caroline got together with a George Wells. It wasn't that unusual for a woman to marry her late husband's brother (though illegal at that time), but in this case I haven't found a marriage - but they could have simply lived together as man and wife. I tend to think Wm and George were the same person, either he had 2 Christian names, maybe William George but known as George OR the marriage entry is simply wrong. Both William and Caroline made their marks when they married, so they may not have realised the name was wrong.
  Person ID	I2112	All
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Caroline ("Carrie") BEATON,   b. Sep Q 1847, South Bersted, Sussex, England ,   d. 17 Jan 1916, Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 69 years)  Other Partners: [ - ? - ]
  Married	17 Mar 1872	Saint Peter The Great, Chichester, Sussex, England
  	GRO ref: Beaton, Caroline to Wells, William q1 1872 Chichester RD 2b 479 Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 15 Nov 2022) The witnesses were Ann Beaton (made her mark), presumably Caroline's sister Ann, and Edwin Mason, presumably the man Ann would marry some 4 years later.
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F138	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Between 1838 and 1844 - Hampshire, England  Mental health - In the asylum - From 10 Nov 1908 to 11 Apr 1909 - Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England  Died - Cause: General Paralysis of the Insane - 11 Apr 1909 - Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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