Thomas LAUGHTON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 32.3
• _UID: D0CB1647C19149CE96E32F5D501582AFFC15
• Occupation: 10 Jun 1832, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Salph End, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1843, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 15 Sep 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 26 Aug 1853, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1854, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1861, Goldington, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

Occupation:
Thomas was a labourer at the time that his daughter, Sally, was baptised.

Census:
Thomas Laughton was enumerated as a male, age 30 (rounded), an agricultural labourer, and born in Bedfordshire. He was living with his wife, Ann Laughton (30 rounded), their daughter Sally (9) and son James (7) in Salph End, Renhold.

Occupation:
Thomas Laughton was listed as a Parish Constable for Renhold. He was a substitute for Thomas Joyce and Martin Long. Since Thomas would have been 33 years old and his father, Thomas, would have been 65 years old, I have concluded that it is the younger one who is the Parish Constable.

Census:
Thomas was aged 41, a publican, a widower, and born in Renhold.

Marriage witness:
Thomas was a witness to the marriage of his nephew, Thomas Goodliffe, to Harriet Groves.

Occupation:
Thomas was a woodsman at the time that his son James married Maria Sharpe.

Occupation:
In the 1854 Kelly's directory, Thomas was listed as a farmer.

Census:
Thomas was aged 51, a woodsman, married to Sophia, and born in Renhold.

Died:
Thomas was 53 [possibly 58] when he died. His residence was Goldington.

Thomas married Ann PESTELL on 1 Oct 1831. Ann was born in 1811 in England; died on 3 May 1850 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 3 May 1850 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Banns:
The banns were read at All Saint's Church by A. J. Crispin on October 2, October 9, and October 16, 1831.

1. Sally LAUGHTON was born on 10 Jun 1832 in England; was christened on 10 Jun 1832 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died on 31 Mar 1850 in England; was buried on 31 Mar 1850 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
2. James LAUGHTON was born in Feb 1834 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 20 Apr 1834 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; and died.

Thomas married Emma BETTS about 1850 in England. Emma and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Banns:
The marriage banns were read on September 22, September 29, and October 5 by A. J. Crispin, Vicar, at All Saint's Church.

Thomas married Sophy BONFIELD about 1851. Sophy was born in 1821 in Blunham, Bedfordshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Job LAUGHTON was born in 1854 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
2. Ruth LAUGHTON was born in 1857 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England; and died.
3. Mary Ann LAUGHTON was born in 1859 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England; and died.

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• 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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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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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]

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• 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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Bedford 1841 September quarter Vol 6 page 13.

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.

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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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
change "produced" to "compiled" in footer - how?
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]

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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 130.0
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• _UID: 8C4DF2DBEE4C49CBB6947A291F468BBC8D8C
• Residence: 3 Apr 1768, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
• Residence: 16 Apr 1768, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
• Marital Status: 27 Jun 1802, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Burial: 3 Dec 1816, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

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William baptized c. 1745 not likely in Renhold

Residence:
At the time of the reading of the banns to Mary Roberts, William Kemp was recorded as being of the "parish of St. Paul's, Bedford."

Residence:
At his marriage, William was aged 23 and "of the parish of St. Paul's, Bedford."

Marital Status:
William was a widower when the banns were read for his marriage to Mary Merrill.

Burial:
At his burial, William is recorded as being 71 years old. His burial service was conducted by A. J. Crispin, Vicar.

Buried:
Burial service conducted by A. J. Crispin, Vicar. William was aged 71.

William married Mary ROBERTS on 16 Apr 1768 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Mary (daughter of Richard ROBERTS and Mary) was born in 1746 in England; was christened on 19 Oct 1746 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died in May 1797 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 12 May 1797 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 131.0
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• _UID: D5CA9602191A4D188D6D4E48AF2905ABE723
• Residence: 16 Apr 1768, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

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Residence:
At the time of her marriage, Mary was aged 22, and living in Renhold.

Notes:

Marriage Banns:
The banns were read on April 3, April 10, and April 17, 1768, at All Saint's Church.

Marriage witnesses:
The witnesses were Thomas Ashpole, and Richard Ashpole. Also: Wm. Bick? present?

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 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]

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

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• Reference Number: 262.0
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• _UID: 3C546214F122490FBC14465168670016BDBF
• Indemnified: 1741, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 5 Sep 1741, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 2 Oct 1743, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 19 Oct 1746, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 26 Mar 1749, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

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Richard Roberts. Read Poor Law Documents Index microfiche again to get instructions on where to write for a photocopy of the Poor Law Documents that I want.

Indemnified:
Richard and his wife, Mary, were indemnified by the parish of Southoe, Huntingdonshire, in 1741 at Renhold.

Occupation:
Richard was a labourer at the time that his son, Daniel, was baptized.

Occupation:
Richard was a labourer when his daughter, Elizabeth, was baptized.

Occupation:
Richard was a labourer when Mary, his daughter, was baptized.

Occupation:
Richard was still a labourer at the time that his daughter, Alice, was baptized.

Richard married Mary. Mary was born about 1725 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 263.0
• _UID: 52EE99D43E074F209383F70D9EF28815A84A
• Marital Status: 2 Apr 1758, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marital Status: 17 Apr 1758, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

Marital Status:
At the time that the banns were read in April 1758 for her marriage to William Singlehurst, Mary was recorded as a widow.

Marital Status:
Mary's status as a widow was confirmed on her marriage record to William Singlehurst.