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HOUSLEY, William
Abt 1840 - Yes, date unknown Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1839 - 1906 (67 years)-
Name HOUSLEY, William Birth Abt 1840 Brinsley, Nottinghamshire 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5256 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Family SWAN, Jane, b. 1839, Brinsley, Nottinghamshire d. 1906, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 67 years) Marriage 1865 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England Family ID F1494 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM HOUSLEY 1841 or 1842-
Births of a William HOUSLEY were registered at Basford in 1840, 1841 and 1842. As he was said to be 10 in 1851, 20 in 1861, 30 in 1871, 40 in 1881, 49 in 1891, and 60 in 1901 the most likely birth registration is December Q 1840 Basford 15 426.
The marriage between a Jane SWAN and William HOUSLEY was registered in 1865.
(GRO June Q 1865 Basford 7b 152)
William HOUSLEY witnessed the marriage between John George BARKE and Louisa SWANN at Brinsley Parish Church, Nottingham, on 24 December 1888. Louisa SWANN was his wife's illegitimate daughter born in 1862.
From the 1891 census returns of Brinsley, Nottinghamshire:
*William HOUSLEY, head, aged 49, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
Jane HOUSLEY, wife, aged 49, born at Brinsley;
Thomas HOUSLEY, son, aged 19, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
Walter HOUSLEY, son, aged 15, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
Job CLIFTON, son-in-law, aged 24, coal miner, born at Beggarlee, Nottinghamshire;
Fanny CLIFTON, daughter, aged 22, born at Brinsley;
Nelly CLIFTON, daughter (sic), aged 4, born at Brinsley;
Thomas SWANN, father (sic), aged 74, born at Aldercar, Derbyshire;
Samuel CALVERT, boarder, single, aged 20, coal miner, born at Brinsley.
(RG12/2661/6/5)
(revised 10.03.2008)