On 20 November 1817, George Ling, aged 28 years and his brother Samuel Ling, 24 years, were committed to Woodbridge Gaol on the charge of poaching game. They were charged that on the night of 19th
November between the hours of four and six in the morning they illegally entered a piece of enclosed ground in the parish of Blaxhall with the intent of taking and killing game. Samuel Ling was armed with a gun and
George Ling with a bludgeon with which he violently assaulted and beat gamekeeper Benjamin Fosdick.
At the General Quarter Sessions held in Woodbridge on 14 January 1818, they were found guilty and sentenced to twelve months in the county gaol.
Ref. Woodbridge Gaol Books 106/3/8.2 p.107. 239

1841 census Blaxhall HO 107/1031/3 7 page 8
George LING 50 Ag Lab
Jemima LING 45
Thomas LING15
Henry LING 15
Walter LING 13
Catherine LING 9
Daniel LING 7
Benjamin LING 5
Isaac LING 3

Census 2: 1851, Age 61, Married, Ag lab.
Census 3: 1861, Age 72, Married, Ag lab.
Residence 1: 1841, Blaxhall, Suffolk.
Residence 2: 1851, Blaxhall, Suffolk.
Residence 3: 1861, Ship Common, Blaxhall, Suffolk.239