I thought that with an awesome name like that, it would be easy to track his whole life. But there’s actually very little at first glance.
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Baptism
Date: 8th Feb 1852
Name: George William Twelvetrees
Place: Gosberton, Lincolnshire— England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990 source
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1861 Census
Name: George Wm. Twelvetrees
Sex: Male
Age: 9
Born: Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Residence: Westhorpe Way, Gosberton— England and Wales Census, 1861 source
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Nov 1870
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1871 Census
Here he’s an inmate of the Hants County Prison, Winchester.
Name: George Twelvetrees
Relation to head: Inmate
Condition: ?
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Occupation: Soldier Roy. Art.
Born: Gosperton, Lincolnshire— England and Wales Census, 1871 source
And now I know why there’s very little on him. It looks like he never made it out of prison:
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Death
Name: George Twelvetrees
Age: 19
Date: Q2 1871
Place: Winchester, Hampshire
GRO Reference No: COL015476/2024— England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 source
| No | 444 |
|---|---|
| When and Where Died | Thirtieth May 1871 |
| Name and Surname | George Twelvetrees |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | Years 19 |
| Rank or Profession | Private Royal Artillery |
| Cause of Death | Phthisis Certified |
| Signature, Description, and Residence of Informant | M Brown present at the death Barracks Winchester |
| When Registered | First June 1871 |
| Signature of Registrar | William Etheridge Registrar |
Tuberculosis. Well that sucks. Poor kid.
