1853 Birth Reg.: George born 29 April 1853 Kingston Workhouse; Father: Blank line; Mother: Charlotte Hallett; Father Occupation: Blank line; Residence of Mother: Workhouse Kingston. March Qtr 1853, Kingston Ref. 2A 152 (PP-122 & Scan PP-172)
Baptism not found in Ancestry.com London Births & Baptisms 1813-1906
No father’s name is listed on birth certificate only Charlotte Hallett as mother
Could he be the son of George Attryde whom Charlotte married in June 1853 ??
PP-160 Surrey Historian checked parish records for All Saints, Kingston-upon-Thames and IGI for christening record under the name of George Hallett - found none She also searched non-conformist register and Register of Names - none.
Info regarding army record:
1868-9 Aldershot, Surrey (initial training?)
1872-6 Hong Kong
1877-9 South Africa. In 1877 he was a Lance Serg. (PP-189)
1881- Tralee, Ireland


Jean Attride said that her Aunt Alice always had said that her father,
George was born in Kingston on Thames in Surrey, England, but Jean had
visited England and looked at birth records there but found no record
of his birth (PP92)
1861 England Census (Ancestry.com) James Davey (44 Bramley) Head living in Long Ditton, unmarried with Charlotte Atryde (38 Kingston) Housekeeper, Unmarried and had children George Hallett, illegit. (8 Kingston) and Harry Atryde (2 Ditton). (PP-143)
Soon after marriage, he had to go to the Zulu War (PP-9)
He was a color sergeant of the North Staffordshire regiment, received a silver medal for valor during the Zulu war. (PP-9)
1877 Marriage Certificate: 15 Nov 1877 Lee Sergeant George Attride, Bachelor to Mary Yeatman, Spinster at Pietermaritzburg, S. Africa. both signed. Witnesses: Edward Slethens & Lucy Yeatman. (PP-269 & PP-357.3)
In Ireland was stationed at the Lakes of Killarney (PP9)
In charge of Count deRaiset’s Katonah, NY estate for 13 years (approx. 1886 to 1899)
1900 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): Not found.
1910 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): George Attride (56), emigrated in 1884; married 32 yrs living in Beford, Westchester Co., NY with wife, Mary (50); 6 kids, 5 living and son, George R. (18).
Then engineer/inspector for NYC water supply until he retired in 1919 (PP-9)
Then engineer/inspector for NYC water supply until he retired in 1919 (PP9)
In 1920 he and Mary resided in Alhambra, Calif. with son-in-law Wm A Alexander
Vol 63 ED 577 Sheet 11 Line 47 (PP104)