John FREEBODY (1777-1831)

Name:	John FREEBODY
Sex:	Male
Father:	Thomas FREEBODY (1748-1780)
Mother:	Sarah LEWINGTON (1750- )

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	23 May 1777	St Mary's, Reading, Berkshire
Christening
Occupation		Bargeman/Boatmaster/Victualler
Death	26 May 1831 (age 54)	Kintbury, Berkshire

Marriage (1)

Spouse	Ann BALDING (1783-1813)
Children	Ann FREEBODY (1807- )
	Richard Moses FREEBODY (1809-1881)
	Thomas FREEBODY (1813-1884)
Marriage	9 Dec 1804 (age 27)	Newbury

Marriage (2)

Spouse	Caroline GOSSINGTON (1777-1820)
Marriage	8 Jun 1814 (age 37)	Kintbury, Berkshire

Marriage (3)

Spouse	Catherine HEMMING (1787-1862)
Children	John William FREEBODY (1821-1828)
	Catherine FREEBODY (1823-1917)
	George FREEBODY (1825-1892)
Marriage	29 May 1820 (age 43)	Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Individual Note

Dates quoted are Baptism, and Burial dates. Baptism (see later notes), Marriage (see later notes), Death (see later notes)

Parish Record for Baptism:

parents: Thomas Freebody, Sarah

name: John Freebody

gender: Male

baptism/christening date: 23 May 1777

baptism/christening place: St Marys, Reading, Berkshire.

father's name: Thomas Freebody

mother's name: Sarah

indexing project (batch) number: P01847-1

system origin: England-ODM

source film number: 88341

Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds. Resident in Newbury, Berkshire at time of marriage to Ann.

Day:8 Month:Dec Year:1804

Groom Forenames:John Groom Surname:FREEBODY

Groom's parish:Newbury Groom's county:Berkshire,England

Groom's condition:bac Groom's occupation:bargeman

Groom's age:

Groom's notes:

Bride Forenames:Ann Bride Surname:BALDING

Bride's parish:Aldermaston Bride's county:Berkshire,England

Bride's condition:sp

Bride's age:

Bride's notes:

Place of Marriage:

Bondsman 1:BATTEN Eleanzer,victualler,Newbury,

Bondsman 2:

Jurisdiction:The Bishop of Salisbury in Wiltshire and Berkshire

Record source:Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds

Data provider:Wiltshire Family History Society

Transcriptions © Wiltshire Family History Society

Parish Record for marriage to Caroline:

spouse: Caroline Gosington

groom's name: John Freebody

bride's name: Caroline Gossington

marriage date: 08 Jun 1814

marriage place: Kintbury, Berkshire, England

indexing project (batch) number: M15534-2

system origin: England-ODM

source film number: 1279462

Parish Record for marriage to Catherine:

spouse: Catherine Hemming

groom's name: John Freebody

bride's name: Catherine Hemming

marriage date: 31 May 1820

marriage place: Kintbury, Berkshire, England

indexing project (batch) number: M15534-2

system origin: England-ODM

source film number: 1279462

Burial Record:

Forename:John Surname:Freebody

Day Buried:26 Month Buried:May Year Buried:1831

Church Name:St Mary Place Name:Kintbury County:Berkshire

Occupation:

Age:54

Address:Kintbury

Record source:Berkshire Burials

Data provider:Berkshire Family History Society

Misc

Main Sources of Information: Parish Record via other researcher. Family History Society Databases. Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds. IGI Records provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

On the marriage certificate of Thomas Freebody and Elizabeth Bannister states Thomas' father is named John Freebody with the occupation shown as a'Victualler'.

John married Ann Balding in Newbury on 9th December 1804. John was a bargeman at this time, and resided at Newbury Berkshire. (Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds).On the baptism record for his son Thomas, it states that John was a boatmaster. The parish record that refers is for Froxfield in Wiltshire. Froxfield is now on the Berkshire / Wiltshire border. The Kennet and Avon canal runs alongside. It is possible that John navigated along this canal. (See link in the 'Family Names List' to see how the 21st Century Kennet and Avon canal looks)
His wife Ann died in 1813 (not known if as a result of childbirth of Thomas), another researcher has quoted parish records giving Ann as buried at Froxfield. In the nearby village of Kintbury (very small village as was Froxfield), a widower John Freebody married a widow Caroline Gossington on approx 8th June 1814. Caroline died at Kintbury on the 3rd or 5th February 1820 aged 43 years. On approx the 29th May 1820, a widower John Freebody aged 43, a publican residing at Kintbury married a spinster Catherine Hemming aged 34 residing at Kintbury. John Freebody was buried at St Mary's Kintbury on 26th May 1831 age 54.