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George Freestone

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George Freestone (1847-1932) of Saffron Walden, Suffolk

1847 Born in Saffron Walden the son of John Freestone, a Booking Office Keeper, and his wife Mary

1897 Advertisement. 'Maker and repairer of motors for cycles and carriages. Can supply motor cycles, delivery vans and motor vehicles of every description, in any known make.'[1]

1911 Produced a FWD truck with a 6hp Buda engine.[2]

1911 Living at 1 South Road, Saffron Walden: George Freestone (age 64 born Saffron Waldon),General Engineer - Employer. With his wife Deborah Charlotte Freestone (age 63 born Stock) and their three children; William Ernest Freestone (age 34 born Rochford), general Engineer; Jessie Sarah Freestone (age 28 born Saffron Waldon), Music teacher; and George Stanley Freestone (age 18 born Saffron Waldon), Solicitor's Clerk and Organist.[3]


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Sources of Information

  1. Saffron Walden Weekly News - Friday 01 January 1897
  2. Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. Edited by G. N. Georgano
  3. 1911 Census