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Peter Huddlestone

Male 1823 - 1894  (70 years)


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  • Name Peter Huddlestone 
    Birth 29 Jun 1823  Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Miltary Service Between 1841 and 1855  [2
    Private in Leicestershire Regiment 17th Foot 
    Occupation Aft 1855 
    Pensioner after discharge due to Wounds 
    Residence 1881  Prospect Place, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1891  23, Snow Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1894  Storer's Almshouses, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 22 May 1894  Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial 25 May 1894  Saint Peter's Churchyard, Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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      Peter Huddleston is the subject of a War Office army record WO97/1445

      Case 4094 H.M. Leicestershire Regt of Infantry Limerick 12th Sept 1855
      Discharge of 1691 Peter Huddlestone, labourer b. Wymondham
      Height 5' 5? " ; Hair dark brown; Eyes dark brown; complexion fresh;
      Enlisted on 11th February 1841 at 3 'o' Clock PM by Private Jack Stafford 17th Foot for a bounty of ?3/17/6
      (signs with his mark)
      Attested for 17th Regt of Foot at Leicester 12th February 1841 age 18 6/12 years (b.1822)
      Joined at Chatham 24th February 1841, approved 24th February 1841
      Served abroad in the East Indies from 7th July 1841 to Jan? 1847, 6 1/12 years
      Discharged for being " unfit for further service " - his general character is good
      Details of Service:- 17th Foot
      Private 12th Sept 1841 to 12th Sept 1855, served 14 years 213 days
      Entitled to wear the Distinguished Mark with Good Conduct Pay attached from 12 Feb 1846 although this was removed and reinstated on several occasions.
      Finally discharged at Chatham 23rd October 1855, 41 days later, bringing his pensionable service to 14years 254 days.
      Rendered unfit for service through ---?, giddiness, vertigo and impaired vision, the result of a gunshot wound to the right temple producing a fracture of the frontal and temporal bones, which occurred on 17th of February in the trenches?

      Extraction by Eric Bird
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    Person ID I4257  bolstridge
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father John Huddlestone,   b. 1776, Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1858, Union Workhouse, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Atter,   b. 1780, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1837, Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1802  Saint Peter's, Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Witness Louis Chamberlain 
    Witness Christopher Giteson 
    Witness Richard Craven 
    Minister Curate Richard Gragg 
    Family ID F1591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah UNKNOWN,   b. 1835, Galway, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1909, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1855 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Ann Huddlestone,   b. 1854, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +2. John Henry Huddlestone,   b. Dec 1856, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Albert Huddlestone,   b. Nov 1858, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Elizabeth Sarah Huddlestone,   b. Oct 1860, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Fanny Huddlestone,   b. 1863, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Clara Sophia Huddlestone,   b. May 1866  [natural]
    Family ID F2210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jun 1823 - Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann Huddlestone - 1854 - Dublin, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Henry Huddlestone - Dec 1856 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Albert Huddlestone - Nov 1858 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Sarah Huddlestone - Oct 1860 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Fanny Huddlestone - 1863 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Prospect Place, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - 23, Snow Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1894 - Storer's Almshouses, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 May 1894 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 May 1894 - Saint Peter's Churchyard, Wymondham, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S465] Parish Registers LEI, Wymondham Baptisms 1815 -, (Name: Original Register;), 29 June 1822, DE 669/3.
      Peter Son John and Mary Lbr

    2. [S647] War Office WO series, WWI Soldiers? records, (Name: Public Records Office;), WO97/1445, Wo series.
      Case 4094 HM Leicestershire Regt of Infantry Limerick 12th Sept 1855
      Discharge of 1691 Peter Huddlestone, labourer b. Wymondham

    3. [S622] See Burial, (Name: Details From Entry;).

    4. [S371] Martyn Parsons, Monumental Inscriptions Wymondham Churchyard, (Name: Confirmed on site, Eric Bird & Martyn Parsons;), Rear of Chancel Against Wall.
      Peter Huddlestone of Melton Mowbray
      June 29 1823 - May 22 1894

    5. [S422] Parish Registers LEI, Melton Mowbray Burials, (Name: Original Register;), 25 5 1894, DE36/17/3.
      Peter Huddlestone of Store's Almshouses Melton Mowbray age 70

    6. [S467] Parish Registers LEI, Wymondham Marriages 1756 - 1811, (Name: Original Register;), 16 June 1802, DE 669/2.
      John Huddlestone and Mary Otter x botp