George Hamilton Freeling, plaque in All Saints Church, Bulandshahr

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.

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), who took over from Charles Currie as collector at Bulandshahr.[2] He was subsequently 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 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[6][7]

Awards and honours

He was a recipient of an Indian Mutiny Medal.[8]

Death

Freeling died at Ambala on 6 June 1861.[9] Probate was granted in England in December 1868 to Edith Anna Freeling.[10]

Selected publications

  • Narrative of Events Connected with the Mutiny at Humeerpore (1858).[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 George Hamilton Freeling Vital • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 June 2023. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Nevill, H. R. (1903). "Revenue and administration". 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. ↑ Chattopadyaya, Haraprasad (1960). "7. An analysis of the nature of the mutiny". 1857 A Turning Point In Indian History Vol. 3. Jaipur: RBSA Publishers. p. 66.
  8. ↑ "An interesting Indian Mutiny medal". LotSearch. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  9. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations). London. 1858–1995. p. 309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-ZCXF
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Chaudhuri, Sashi Bhusan (1965). Theories Of The Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Calcutta: The World Press Private. p. 57.
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