George Freeling Explained

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. 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]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVZL-LN5 George Hamilton Freeling Vital • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
2. Book: Nevill . H. R. . District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh Bulandshar Vol-V . 1903 . Government Branch Press . Lucknow . Revenue and administration. 118. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.1361/page/n129/mode/2up?q=freeling.
3. Book: Danvers . Frederick Charles . Memorials of Old Haileybury College . Monier-Williams . Sir Monier . Bayley . Sir Steuart Colvin . Wigram . Percy . Sapte . Brand . 1894 . A. Constable . en.
4. Book: Daniel . C. A. . Settlement of Boolundshuhur . 1869 . Government Press . Allahabad . 5 . en.
5. Book: Atkinson . Edwin Thomas . Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: 3.:Meerut division part 2 . 1876 . North-Western Provinces Government . en.
6. Book: Dod, Robert P. . "The" Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland: For ... ; Including All the Titled Classes . 1862 . Whittaker . London . 271 . en.
7. Book: Chattopadyaya . Haraprasad . 1857 A Turning Point In Indian History Vol. 3 . 1960 . RBSA Publishers . Jaipur . 66 . https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110274/page/n85/mode/2up?q=freeling . 7. An analysis of the nature of the mutiny.
8. Web site: An interesting Indian Mutiny medal . LotSearch . 3 June 2023 . en.
9. Book: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) . 1858–1995 . London . 309.
10. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-ZCXF
11. Book: Forrest . George W. . 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 . 2006 . New Delhi : Asian Educational Services ; Kolkata : Exclusive distributors for East India, Asian Educational Books Distributors . 978-81-206-2015-5 . xix . https://archive.org/details/indianmutiny185703geor/page/n189/mode/2up?q=freeling . Appendix.
12. Book: Chaudhuri . Sashi Bhusan . Theories Of The Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) . 1965 . The World Press Private . Calcutta . 57 .