Born in Halifax, Yorkshire.
1851 Census
28, Scott's Row, Halifax.
Isaac Priestley, 30, Green Grocer.
Ann, 33, wife.
George, 16.
Samuel, 1.
Enlisted at Halifax on the 3rd of February 1855.
Age: 19.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Groom.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 24th of May 1855.
Died, "of cholera", in Kadikoi Camp on the 24th of August 1855
Buried in the 11th Hussars cemetery on the road between Kadikoi and Karani. (See copy of memorial inscription in the 11th Hussar file.)
Next of kin: Father, Isaac Priestley, living in Halifax.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Additional Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.