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CHEANEY, George Henry
1880 - 1962 (83 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1854 - 1881 (27 years)-
Name CHEANEY, George Henry Birth Between 1879 and 1880 Leicester, Leicestershire 
Gender Male Name George H. CHEANEY Death 1962 Loughborough Registration District, Leicestershire Person ID I6934 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father CHEANEY, George William, b. 1851, Walcote, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown Mother HORNBUCKLE, Fanny, b. Abt 1854, Tilton, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 1881, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 27 years) Marriage 1874 Billesdon Registration District, Leicestershire Family ID F335 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HOBSON, Sarah Alice, b. 1878, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1963, Colchester Registration District, Essex, England (Age 85 years) Family ID F2569 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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George Henry CHEANEY 1879-1962
The birth of George Henry CHEANEY was registered in 1879.
(GRO December Q 1879 Leicester 7a 225)
The 1881 census of 25 Nichols Street, St. Margaret's, Leicester, Leicestershire:
George W. CHEANEY, head, aged 30, stoker hosiery manufactory, born at Walcote, Leicestershire;
Fanny CHEANEY, wife, aged 27, born at Tilton, Leicestershire;
Alfred CHEANEY, son, aged 4, born at Leicester. Leicestershire;
*George H. CHEANEY, son, aged 1, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
Ann CHEANEY, visitor, aged 15, servant general, born at Wilcote, Leicestershire.
(RG11/3161/66/3)
The 1891 census of 24 Laurel Road, St. Margaret's, Leicester, Leicestershire:
George W. CHEANEY, head, widower, aged 40, stoker for stationer's engine,, born at Walcote, Leicestershire;
Alfred CHEANEY, son, aged 14, errand boy, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
*George CHEANEY, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
Elizabeth CARVELL, housekeeper, widow, aged 42, born at Great Glenn, Leicestershire;
Tom CARVELL, son, aged 19, single, shoe manufacturer's clerk, born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
(RG12/2525/27/10)
The 1901 census of 91 Twycross Street, Leicester, Leicestershire:
George W. CHEANEY, head, aged 50, married, stoker for stationery engine,, born at Walcote, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth CHEANEY, wife, aged 53, married, born at Great Glenn, Leicestershire;
Alfred CHEANEY, son, aged 24, widower, town postman, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
*George H. CHEANEY, son, aged 21, single, under shunter points, born at Leicester, Leicestershire;
Hannah ROWE, mother-in-law, aged 84, widow, born at .......... on the hill, Leicester;
Mary J. ELLINGWORH, sister, aged 55, single, born at Great Glenn, Leicestershire.
(RG13/2997/98/11)
The marriage between George Henry CHEANEY and Sarah Alice HOBSON was registered in 1902.
(GRO June Q 1902 Leicester 7a 476)
The death of George H. CHEANEY aged 83 was registered in 1962.
(GRO December Q 1962 Loughborough 3a 769)
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