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George LONG

George was born in 1834 in Preston St Mary and his baptism took place there on March 30th, 1834. George's father was Robert LONG and his mother was Harriet HOLLOCKS. His paternal grandparents were Henry LONG and Ann BIRD; his maternal grandparents were Benjamin HOLLOCKS and Mary PARMENTER. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Henry, Henry, Thomas, William, James, Susan, Marianne, Elizabeth and Ellen. He was the third oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 69 in 1903 in Lavenham. The funeral took place on December 31st, 1903 in Lavenham.

Occupation Details
- George's occupation was Agricultural Labourer in agriculture.
  - Occupation Notes
    - The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henry LONG
  - b.25 Jan 1766 in Thorpe Morieux d.1827 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Henry LONG
  - b.1786 in Thorpe Morieux d.1834 in Poslingford
  
  Mary SPIGHT
  - b.1758 in Thorpe Morieux d.1817 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Robert LONG
  - b.1809 in Thorpe Morieux d.1898 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Edmund BIRD ^*
  - b.1677 in Kettlebaston d.Oct 1728 in Hitcham
  
  Samuel BIRD
  - b.1722 in Hitcham
  
  Sarah SEAGRAVE
  - b.1680 in Buxhall
  
  Edmund BIRD
  - b.1747 in Thorpe Morieux d.Jun 1822 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  John BOORE ^*
  - b.1691 in Preston St Mary
  
  Elizabeth BOORE
  - b.1718 in Preston St Mary d.Sep 1757 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Elizabeth
  
  Ann BIRD
  - b.1784 in Thorpe Morieux d.1827 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  George BRAGG
  - b.1721 d.1755
  
  Mary BRAGG
  - b.1747 in Brettenham d.1823 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  George BUCKNUM ^*
  - b.1690 d.1731
  
  Mary BUCKNUM
  - b.1722 in Rattlesden
  
  Mary HAYWARD
  - b.1690 d.1736
  
  George LONG
  - b.1834 in Preston St Mary d.1903 in Lavenham
  
  Benjamin HOLLOCKS
  
  Harriet HOLLOCKS
  - b.1808 in Preston St Mary d.1886 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Mary PARMENTER
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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