James LAUGHTON

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• _UID: AA76D8A520DA48FE8540E8AAF787FCFFAD69
• Birth: Abt 1877, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 13 Apr 1891, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Since he was age 14 on April 13, 1891 in the census, his birth year was calculated as circa 1877.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 14, born in Ontario, with a father born in England, with a mother born in Manitoba, and a member of the Church of England. He was living with his parents, and his sisters, Catherine Laughton and Josephine Laughton.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 32.57
• Residence: East Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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• _UID: D616ED705B8D46C4A34EE451C8DA55F34BB5
• Birth: Abt 1851, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Immigration: 1862, Canada
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Residence: 17 Sep 1881, East Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
• Residence: 1882, East Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
• Census: 13 Apr 1891, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada
• Census: 1901, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Notes:

Residence:
Janice Ostrander Donato has letters from Arthur to his nephew, George Wildman Laughton. Arthur was a cook on a work train and also fished in Lake Winnipeg. He had a wife named Catherine, and children. He was in East Selkirk, Manitoba.

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FHL microfilm # 1,843,517. NAC microfilm # T-6435, East Selkirk, Rosser, Selkirk, Springfield: division 1, page 2, family 10, entries 4 and 5; Ref: Ancestry.com database

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FHL index book # 971.27 X11mL 1881. Try 1881 Census of Canada CD at home

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FHL microfilm # 1,465,717. NAC microfilm T-6292, East Selkirk and Varennes, Lisgar District, Manitoba. Division 1, page 7, family 31

Birth:
Since he was age 40 on April 13, 1891 in the census, his birth year was calculated as circa 1851.

Census:
Arthur was living with his parents, Sarah and Joseph Laughton, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. He was aged 8, born in Renhold, and a scholar.

Immigration:
Arthur immigrated to Canada in 1862.

Census:
Arthur was living with his widowed mother, Sarah Hopkins Laughton, at Farm House, Renhold. He was not married, aged 19 and born in Renhold. His occupation was recorded as 'farmer's son'.

Residence:
In his letter to his nephew, George Wildman Laughton, in Colorado, Arthur says "If ever you come to Selkirk you need not be afraid of not finding the house for there is not many living there it is at the end of Division, 11 miles from Winnipeg and west 3 miles up the road between that."

Residence:
Arthur's letters to his nephew, George, begin in 1882 from East Selkirk, Manitoba. Arthur's wife was named Catherine Kelly.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 40, married, born in England, had parents who were both born in England, a member of the Church of England, and a cook. He was living with his wife, Catherine Laughton, his son, James Laughton, and his daughters, Catherine Laughton and Josephine Laughton.

Census:
Arthur is recorded as the head of the family. His birthday was 25 May 1848 in England. He immigrated to Canada in 1862.

Arthur married C. SPENCE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 32.5
• _UID: 462C18097FF64346AC96DB3E1121F70116BB
• Marriage witness: 25 Nov 1836, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Salph End, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 13 Sep 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; labourer
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 13 Nov 1865, Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England; farmer, when his daughter, Elizabeth Laughton, married William Wildman
• Occupation: 29 Nov 1866, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; farmer, when his daughter, Rebecca, married James Brown,

Notes:

Marriage witness:
Joseph witnessed the marriage of his brother, William Laughton, to Lydia Seer.

Census:
Joseph Laughton was enumerated as a male, age 20 (rounded), and born in Bedfordshire. He was living with his parents Thomas Laughton (60 rounded) and Mary Laughton (60 rounded) in Salph End, Renhold. His married sister, Susan Goodliffe, and her family with also living with them.

Occupation:
He was aged 22, a bachelor, and living in Renhold, at the time of his marriage.

Census:
Joseph was aged 31, a coal merchant, and born in Renhold.

Census:
Joseph was living with his wife, Sarah, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. He was a farmer of 16 acres. He was aged 41 years and born in Renhold.

Died:
Joseph died aged 48 years.

Joseph married Sarah HOPKINS on 13 Sep 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Sarah (daughter of William HOPKINS) was born in 1821 in Wilden, Bedfordshire, England; died in Jan 1901 in England; was buried on 8 Jan 1901 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 32.5*
• Residence: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England; Leonard Street with Elizabeth Wildman
• _UID: 6FEF87D3989E4504B56E2EBDBF0BEC3B3669
• Residence: 13 Sep 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Directory: 1890, Bedfordshire, England
• Residence: 1 Apr 1900, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England; a home with her daughter, Eney (Josephine) Laughton Whittington
• Burial: 8 Jan 1901, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; in the West Grove of All Saints Church

Notes:

Photograph:
Janice Ostrander Donato has a photograph of Sarah Hopkins Laughton.

Residence:
She was aged 21, a "spinster", and living in Renhold, at the time of her marriage.

Census:
Sarah was aged 30, living with her husband, Joseph Laughton, and born in Wilden.

Census:
Sarah was living with her husband, Joseph Laughton, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. She was aged 40, and born in Renhold.

Census:
Sarah was the head of the household at a Farm house in Renhold. She was a widow, aged 51 and born in Wilden, Bedfordshire. Her occupation was recorded as 'widow farmer'.

Census:
Sarah was a widow, aged 60 and born in Renhold. She was farming 15 acres. She employed one man and one boy.

Directory:
Mrs. Sarah Laughton was listed as a farmer.

Notes:

Marriage:
Alan Laughton has a copy of the marriage certificate.

Marriage Banns:
The banns were read on August 1, August 8, and August 15 by A. J. Crispin, Vicar, at All Saint's Church, Renhold.

Marriage witnesses:
The witnesses were William Harper and Mary Harlow.

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Name: Thomas Lawton
• Reference Number: 64.0
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• _UID: CE6A17DF736D4A178D7193CF5136937E67F7
• Census: 1782, Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 7 Dec 1815, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 11 Jul 1819, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1830, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Land: 1832, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 13 Sep 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Burial: 7 Feb 1858, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

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Read about wills in England in 1858. Thomas died in Feb 1858.

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microfilm # 1595630 item 5. Bedfordshire, Renhold? land - tax assessment. Names of proprietors & occupiers, description of property, amount. # 1595630 item 5 (1797-1832). Also, # 1595742 item 13 (1930-1949).

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microfilm # 0087676 for Renhold Bedfordshire census 1851 - see page 72. PHOTOCOPY

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microfiche # 6905906 - births - 1 fiche. Index to Cardington Cotton End Chapel (Independent and Baptist) births & christenings for 1784 to 1837; check for any Laughtons. Extracted from microfilm # 583982 item 11 (PRO RG-4 series no. 274). Not in FHC, Calgary, 9 March 2002

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Renhold, Bedfordshire. Deposited documents: PO Howbury Estate Muniments - see items 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 56, 68, 69, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 129. Ref: Finding aid for Howbury Estate Muniments FHL microfiche 6085327. Manuscripts at BLARS.

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See report in Family History binder

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microfilm # 0241190. Renhold 1841 census. See database source # 59, Legacy source A00049. Check surnames of other families. PHOTOCOPY Laughton family entries - pages 4, 5, 15 and 16.

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From BFHS. SURNAME INTERESTS BFHS. 2003. Bedfordshire Family History Society. Cost ?2.50. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 14, No. 6, June 2004, pages 44 & 45.

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microforms room?, 1 copy of 19 microfiche U of C call number DA600.V5 A18 - Volume 1 index, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3. THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD. Edited by Arthur Doubleday and William Page. Publication: Washington: Brookhaven Press, repr. 1978, c. 1904. Originally published: London: Constable, 1904-1914. Ref: U of C online library catalogue, September 1, 2004.

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Buy book "Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire: County Sources at the Society of Genealogists. Interlink does not have this one. None at Global. Order from SOG website: www.sog.org.uk

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Book 942.565 B4b v. 50. Samuel Whitbread's notebooks, 1810-11, 1813-14. Edited by Alan F. Cirket. With some early Nonconformist Church books. Index. 152 pages. Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, 1971. The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society v. 50. Microfilm # 990095 item 13. [Is this series at U of C Library or U of A Library?]

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BEDFORDSHIRE PARISH POOR LAW PAPERS 1622-1834. This is a reprint. "The index includes all parish poor law papers included in or traceable through the Archives Service's lists of deposited parish records." Sterling cheque made payable to BFHS. Price: ?8.75 including P&P. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 15, No. 2, June 2005, pages 34 & 35. ARE THESE THE SAME AS THE MICROFICHE THAT I HAVE?

Census:
Thomas was living with his widowed mother, Elizabeth Hopkins Laughton, and his sisters, Susanna, Mary and Sarah. Although he would have been only 3 years old, he was 'at school by Mr. Howard'.

Occupation:
At the baptism of his son, William, Thomas was recorded as a labourer.

Occupation:
At the baptism of his son, Joseph, Thomas was recorded as a "cottager".

Occupation:
Was Thomas the Parish Clerk of Renhold before his son, Samuel?

Land:
Thomas was not listed in the Poll Books for 1832 (Family History Library microfilm # 416152), so it is unlikely that he owned land.

Census:
Thomas Laughton was enumerated as a male, age 60 (rounded), a farmer, and born in Bedfordshire. He was living with his wife Mary Laughton 60 (rounded) and youngest son, Joseph Laughton 20 (rounded) in Renhold. His married daughter, Susan Goodliffe and her family were also living with them.

Census:
Thomas Laughton was the enumerator for Renhold, enumeration district # 14.


Occupation:
Thomas was the parish clerk when his son, Joseph, married Sarah Hopkins.

Census:
Thomas was aged 73, a farmer and labourer, a widower, and born in Cardington.

Burial:
The Bishop's Transcripts of Renhold confirm that Thomas was 80 years old and from Renhold when he died. William Ussher was the vicar.

Died:
Thomas died aged 80 years.

Buried:
Thomas' burial service was conducted by William Ussher, Vicar.

Thomas married Mary KEMP on 29 Dec 1801 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Mary (daughter of William KEMP and Mary ROBERTS) was born in 1781 in England; was christened on 24 Jun 1781 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 16 Jul 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 18 Jul 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Reference Number: 65.0
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• _UID: B873619E585E4D60846A897B8F1BBB2206E5
• Birth: Abt 1778, Bedfordshire, England
• Baptism: 24 Jun 1781, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Salph End, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Death: 16 Jul 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; of dropsy, age 63 years, wife of Thomas Laughton,
• Burial: 17 Jul 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

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Birth:
Since she died on July 16, 1841 age 63, her birth year was calculated as circa 1778.

Baptism:
Mary's baptism was recorded in the Bishop's Transcripts of Renhold. She was the daughter of William and Mary Kempe.

Census:
Mary Laughton was enumerated as a female, age 60 (rounded), and born in Bedfordshire. She was living with her husband, Thomas Laughton (60 rounded), and their son Joseph (20 rounded) in Salph End, Renhold. Her married daughter, Susan Goodliffe, and family were living with them.

Death:
The attendant was Rebecca Hopkins.

Burial:
Mary is "of Renhold, aged 61." In the Bishop's Transcripts, the burial date is recorded as 18 July 1841.

Died:
Mary was aged 61 when she died.

Buried:
Mary's burial service was conducted by A. J. Crispin, Vicar.

Notes:

Marriage Banns:
The banns were read in All Saints Church on November 29, December 6, and December 13 by A. J. Crispin, Vicar.

Marriage witnesses:
The witness was Joseph Cooper. There may be another witness, but the record is obscure.