Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Thomas LAUGHTON

Male 1778 - Abt 1858  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas LAUGHTON was born on 8 Feb 1778 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 8 Feb 1778 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England (son of Thomas LAUGHTON and Elizabeth HOPKINS); died about 7 Feb 1858 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 7 Feb 1858 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.

    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

    Notes:

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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]

    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.

    Children:
    1. Susan LAUGHTON was born in Mar 1804 in England; was christened on 1 Apr 1804 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 24 Feb 1860 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 24 Feb 1860 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    2. Sarah LAUGHTON was born on 13 Sep 1807 in England; was christened on 13 Sep 1807 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 11 Apr 1818 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 14 Apr 1818 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    3. Thomas LAUGHTON was born on 22 Mar 1810 in England; was christened on 22 Mar 1810 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 9 Aug 1863 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 11 Aug 1863 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    4. Samuel LAUGHTON was born on 1 Oct 1812 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 1 Nov 1812 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 25 Aug 1891 in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England; was buried on 30 Aug 1891 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    5. William LAUGHTON was born about 7 Dec 1815 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 7 Dec 1815 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died about 15 Aug 1893 in England; was buried on 15 Aug 1893 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    6. Joseph LAUGHTON was born about 11 Jul 1819 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1819 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died about 25 Oct 1867 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 25 Oct 1867 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas LAUGHTON was born in 1740 in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England; died in Feb 1778 in England; was buried on 24 Feb 1778 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: F
    • Name: Thomas Lawton
    • Reference Number: 128.0
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    • _UID: 20075ECD6DC04FBF80FDBDBF6C914B501E7C
    • Residence: 11 Oct 1764, Wootton, Bedfordshire, England; at the time of his marriage
    • Occupation: 1774, Bedfordshire, England; as a labourer
    • Burial: 24 Feb 1778, Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; in the graveyard of the church of St. Mary [Church of England]

    Notes:

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    Read about wills in England. Thomas died on 24 Feb 1778.
    Elizabeth Hopkins Laughton died 11 August 1792.

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    Family History Library microfilm# 0,826,471. Is this parish register or Bishop's Transcripts? Marriage to ELIZABETH HOPKINS in Wootton August 7, 1792. Check in banns, too.

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    Also book 942.565? Poll Book 1774

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    Cardington church records microfilm. Burial records are not on microfilm # 1,042,928. PHOTOCOPY. Buried February 24, 1778 (National Burial Index II) in St. Mary's, Cardington.

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    Write BFHS - are these stones recorded?

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    look at - maybe order in Calgary microfiche # 6905837 - 2 fiche. Index to Cardington marriages A thru Z for 1573 to 1812; extracted from microfilm and book. Look for all Laughton/Lawton & Hopkin names. Not at FHC, Calgary, on 9 March 2002.

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    Microfiche # 6905836 - index to Cardington births & baptisms for 1572 - 1812; look for all Laughton/Lawton names, also Hopkins. From film # 0599354 item 1 and/or book Q 942.565 B4e v.8

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    Family History Library microfilm # 1,895,575 item 4. [check microfilm number] Cardington, Bedfordshire land tax assessment 1797-1832 Cardington

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    Microfilm # 0924129 item 11. Bedfordshire directory 1785

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    Check the copy of the 1782 census of Cardington that was recently found for any new information on the Laughton family in Cardington. BLARS.

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    Wootton Bishops Transcripts - item 2 on Family History Library microfilm # 1,066,998. No banns on this microfilm. Marriage of Thomas and Ann Hopkins August 7, 1792

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    Mount photocopies of Bedfordshire Marriage Licences onto legal paper to photocopy and reduce. See file folder in Laughton plastic file box.

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    942.565 B4b v. 81. No microfilm. EPISCOPAL VISITATIONS IN BEDFORDSHIRE, 1706-1720. Edited by Patirica Bell. Volume 81 of the Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Records Society.

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    PRIME CD. "This is the surname index to Bedfordshire Parish Registers up to 1812. The final version database is available for direct searching on your own PC. Over 750 copies sold, a must for all family historians searching for Bedfordshire ancestors." Price to Members: Overseas
    ?9.50 including overseas P & P for surface mail. Orders in writing to Mrs. V. Brown, 90 Devon Road, Luton, Beds LU2 0RL, enclosing a sterling cheque made payable to BFHS. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 15, No. 3, September 2005, page 16.

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    8 library tower, 1 copy, U of C call number NA969.B4 P47. BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE COUNTY OF HUNGTON AND PETERBOROUGH. Author: Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Published: Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1968. Ref: U of C online library catalogue, September 1, 2004.

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    SURNAME INTERESTS - online. Bedfordshire Family History Society website: www.bfhs.org.uk. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 14, No. 6, June 2004, pages 44 & 45.

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    BLT - GOV, 1 copy, U of C call number UK1 /LCH330/64L0003A. LIST OF THE LANDS OF DISSOLVED RELIGIOUS HOUSES. VOLUME 1: BEDFORDSHIRE- HUNTINGDONSHIRE. Corporate author: Great Britain. Public Record Office. Series. Ref: U of C online library catalogue, September 1, 2004.

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    photo for front cover
    info for back page of front cover
    re-format title page
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    change page to page "X of Y" in footer - how?
    find map of England
    find map of Bedfordshire - highlight Bedford City, Cardington, Goldington, Ravensden, Renhold, Stagsden, and Wootton

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    5 library tower, 1 copy, U of C call number DA645.A4 V.3. THE PLACE-NAMES OF BEDFORDSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE. Author: Allen Mawer and F. M. Stenton. Published 1926. Series: English Place-Name Society, volume 3. Ref: U of C online library catalogue, September 1, 2004.

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    Occupation:
    Thomas was not listed in the Poll Book for Bedford 1774. He likely did not own land.

    Thomas married Elizabeth HOPKINS on 7 Oct 1764 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas HOPKINS and Susanna) was born on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died in Aug 1792 in England; was buried on 11 Aug 1792 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth HOPKINS was born on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England (daughter of Thomas HOPKINS and Susanna); died in Aug 1792 in England; was buried on 11 Aug 1792 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: F
    • Reference Number: 129.0
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    • _UID: 47A36C041D1142D6B7457694D4CCEF00351F
    • Census: 1782, Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
    • Marital Status: 4 Sep 1782, Cardington, Bedfordshire, England

    Notes:

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    Try IGI on FamilySearch for her birth in England around 1740

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    Cardington church records. Burials are not on microfilm # 1,042,928. Death in 1792. PHOTOCOPY. ELIZABETH LAUGHTON died in 1792. Married to Thomas Laughton.

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    ELIZABETH LAUGHTON, widow of Thomas Laughton.

    Census:
    Elizabeth Laughton was a widow, living at cottage number 36, in the 1782 census of Cardington. Her children Susanna, Mary, Sarah and Thomas were living with her.

    Marital Status:
    Elizabeth was a widow at the time of the death of her daughter, Mary.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth LAUGHTON was born in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died in Mar 1768; was buried on 5 Mar 1768 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    2. Thomas LAUGHTON was born in England; died in Sep 1769 in England; was buried on 10 Sep 1769 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    3. Susanna LAUGHTON was born in Nov 1767 in England; was christened on 2 Dec 1767 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
    4. Ann LAUGHTON was born about Apr 1769 in England; was christened on 9 Apr 1769 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; died in Apr 1769 in England; was buried on 13 Apr 1769 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    5. Thomas LAUGHTON was born in Jul 1770 in England; was christened on 15 Jul 1770 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 10 Sep 1770 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    6. Mary LAUGHTON was born in Sep 1771 in England; was christened on 27 Sep 1771 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 4 Sep 1782 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 4 Sep 1782 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    7. Elizabeth LAUGHTON was born in Oct 1773 in England; was christened on 24 Oct 1773 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; died in Jul 1774; was buried on 5 Jul 1774 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    8. Thomas LAUGHTON was born in May 1775 in England; was christened on 23 May 1775 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; died in May 1775 in England; was buried on 27 May 1775 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    9. Sarah LAUGHTON was born in Jul 1776 in England; was christened on 14 Jul 1776 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
    10. 1. Thomas LAUGHTON was born on 8 Feb 1778 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 8 Feb 1778 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England; died about 7 Feb 1858 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 7 Feb 1858 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Thomas HOPKINS was born in England; died on 12 May 1766 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 13 May 1766 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 258.0
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    • _UID: 860AB236DD5F4FD4B422144F7D1567646D61
    • Apprenticed: 1742, Keysoe, Bedfordshire, England
    • Burial: 13 May 1766, Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; likely in the church graveyard

    Notes:

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    Write to Bedfordshire Archives for a photocopy of the Poor Law Document which shows the apprenticeship of Thomas Hopkins in Keysoe in 1742. Ref: page 84 in Index (microfiche).

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    Write to Bedfordshire Archives asking for a photocopy of the poor law document concerning the indemnity of Thomas Laughton, and wife Ann?, from the parish of St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, to Eaton Socon, in 1776. Ref. index page 84 (microfiche)

    Apprenticed:
    Thomas may have been the person who was mentioned in the Poor Law Documents of Keysoe as being apprenticed in 1742.

    Thomas married Susanna. Susanna was born in England; died on 24 Oct 1762 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 25 Oct 1762 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Susanna was born in England; died on 24 Oct 1762 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 25 Oct 1762 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Susanna Hopkins
    • Reference Number: 259.0
    • _UID: E3F22626415946F490852CFC676B5DE74824
    • Burial: 25 Oct 1762, Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; likely in the Stagsden church graveyard

    Children:
    1. Allen HOPKINS was born on 19 Jun 1731 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 20 Jun 1731 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 19 Mar 1732 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 20 Mar 1732 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.
    2. Susannah HOPKINS was born on 30 Dec 1732 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 31 Dec 1732 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
    3. William HOPKINS was born on 11 Oct 1734 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Oct 1734 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 13 Oct 1734 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 14 Oct 1734 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.
    4. Allen HOPKINS was born on 13 Sep 1735 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 14 Sep 1735 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 7 Dec 1747 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 8 Dec 1747 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.
    5. Mary HOPKINS was born about 6 May 1738 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 7 May 1738 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
    6. 3. Elizabeth HOPKINS was born on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1740 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died in Aug 1792 in England; was buried on 11 Aug 1792 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
    7. Isaac HOPKINS was born on 19 Feb 1744 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 20 Feb 1744 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 23 Feb 1744 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 24 Feb 1744 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.
    8. Thomas HOPKINS was born on 12 Jan 1754 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 13 Jan 1754 in Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England; and died.



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