George Freeling

George Hamilton Freeling (9 February 1831 - 6 June 1861) was a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and collector at Bulandshahr, India. He was succeeded by William Lowe.

George Hamilton Freeling, plaque in All Saints Church, Bulandshahr

Freeling collected a large number of ancient coins found at Bulandshahr. He was a recipient of an Indian Mutiny Medal.

Early life and family

George Freeling was born in London on 9 February 1831 to George Henry and Jane Freeling.[1] He was christened on 15 March 1831 at St Botolph's, Aldersgate, London.[1]

Career

Freeling was a civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and collector at Bulandshahr, India. He was succeeded by William Lowe.[2][3][4] He collected a large number of ancient coins found at Bulandshahr.[5] He was previously magistrate, collector and deputy commissioner at Hamirpur.[6]

Awards and honours

He was a recipient of an Indian Mutiny Medal.[7]

Death

Freeling died at Ambala on 6 June 1861.[8] Probate was granted in England in December 1868 to Edith Anna Freeling.[9]

Selected publications
  • Narrative of Events Connected with the Mutiny at Humeerpore (1858).[10][11]

References
  1. George Hamilton Freeling Vital • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 June 2023. (subscription required)
  2. Nevill, H. R. (1922). District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh Bulandshar Vol-V. Lucknow: Government Branch Press. p. 118.
  3. Danvers, Frederick Charles; Monier-Williams, Sir Monier; Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin; Wigram, Percy; Sapte, Brand (1894). Memorials of Old Haileybury College. A. Constable.
  4. Daniel, C. A. (1869). Settlement of Boolundshuhur. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 5.
  5. Atkinson, Edwin Thomas (1876). Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: 3.:Meerut division part 2. North-Western Provinces Government.
  6. Dod, Robert P. (1862). "The" Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland: For ... ; Including All the Titled Classes. London: Whittaker. p. 271.
  7. "An interesting Indian Mutiny medal". LotSearch. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations). London. 1858–1995. p. 309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-ZCXF
  10. Forrest, George W. (2006). "Appendix". The Indian mutiny, 1857-58 : selections from the letters despatches and other state papers preserved in the Military Department of the government of India, 1857-58. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services ; Kolkata : Exclusive distributors for East India, Asian Educational Books Distributors. p. xix. ISBN 978-81-206-2015-5.
  11. Chaudhuri, Sashi Bhusan (1965). Theories Of The Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Calcutta: The World Press Private. p. 57.
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