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Thomas LAUGHTON

Male 1778 - Abt 1858  (79 years)


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  • Name Thomas LAUGHTON 
    Birth 8 Feb 1778  Cardington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 8 Feb 1778  Cardington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    AFN F 
    Census 1782  Cardington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 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 7 Dec 1815  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • At the baptism of his son, William, Thomas was recorded as a labourer.
    Occupation 11 Jul 1819  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • At the baptism of his son, Joseph, Thomas was recorded as a "cottager".
    Occupation 1830  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Was Thomas the Parish Clerk of Renhold before his son, Samuel?
    Land 1832  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thomas was not listed in the Poll Books for 1832 (Family History Library microfilm # 416152), so it is unlikely that he owned land.
    Census 12 Jun 1841  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 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.
    Thomas Laughton was enumerated on June 12, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.    		 Thomas Laughton was enumerated on June 12, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    1841 England Census. HO107, Piece 1, Book 11. Renhold, Bedfordshire: Bedford registration district, Bedford and Cardington sub-registration district, Enumeration District #14. Ancestry.com (database on-line), accessed December 14, 2014. Page 4, THOMAS LAUGHTON.
    Detail: Thomas Laughton was enumerated on June 12, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.    		 Detail: Thomas Laughton was enumerated on June 12, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    1841 England Census. HO107, Piece 1, Book 11. Renhold, Bedfordshire: Bedford registration district, Bedford and Cardington sub-registration district, Enumeration District #14. Ancestry.com (database on-line), accessed January 25, 2015. Page 4, THOMAS LAUGHTON.
    Census 12 Jun 1841  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Thomas Laughton was the enumerator for Renhold, enumeration district # 14.
    Occupation 13 Sep 1841  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Thomas was the parish clerk when his son, Joseph, married Sarah Hopkins.
    Census Apr 1851  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thomas was aged 73, a farmer and labourer, a widower, and born in Cardington.
    Burial 7 Feb 1858  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • The Bishop's Transcripts of Renhold confirm that Thomas was 80 years old and from Renhold when he died. William Ussher was the vicar.
    Name Thomas Lawton  [1] 
    Reference Number 64.0 
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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?
    _UID CE6A17DF736D4A178D7193CF5136937E67F7 
    Death Abt 7 Feb 1858  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Thomas died aged 80 years.
    Burial 7 Feb 1858  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    • Thomas' burial service was conducted by William Ussher, Vicar.
    Person ID I36  Everyone
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2016 

    Father Thomas LAUGHTON,   b. 1740, Wootton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1778, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HOPKINS,   b. 30 Nov 1740, Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1792, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1764  Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13] 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1764  Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    [a different date] 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary KEMP,   b. 1781, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Banns 29 Nov 1801  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • The banns were read in All Saints Church on November 29, December 6, and December 13 by A. J. Crispin, Vicar.
    Marriage 29 Dec 1801  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 16] 
    Marriage witnesses 29 Dec 1801  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • The witness was Joseph Cooper. There may be another witness, but the record is obscure.
    Children 
     1. Susan LAUGHTON,   b. Mar 1804, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1860, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years)
     2. Sarah LAUGHTON,   b. 13 Sep 1807, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1818, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     3. Thomas LAUGHTON,   b. 22 Mar 1810, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1863, Goldington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     4. Samuel LAUGHTON,   b. 1 Oct 1812, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1891, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. William LAUGHTON,   b. Abt 7 Dec 1815, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 15 Aug 1893, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
     6. Joseph LAUGHTON,   b. Abt 11 Jul 1819, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 25 Oct 1867, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years)
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2011 

  • Sources 
    1. [S277] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00071, (Bedford, Bedfordshire, England: 1934), 25 May 2001, Page 40, A00071. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S371] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00305, 11 Mar 2002, Page 72, A00305. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S278] David Baker, A00236, (Bedford, England: The Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, 1973), 25 May 2001, Page 100, A00236. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S6] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00072, (Norwich, Norfolk, England. April 1986), 5 Jun 2001, Notes page 3, A00072. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 14 Feb 2001, Notes page 1. Item #6: Baptisms 1813 to 1867, page 3, ref #23., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Baptisms 1813 to 1867. Item # 6, reference 58, page 8. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S211] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00183, 16 Mar 2001, Notes page 1. Photocopies of 1830, 1837, 1838 & 1863 on pages 2-4., A00183. (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S1235] Government of England and Wales, England Census 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Bedford registration district, Bedford and Cardington sub-registration district, Enumeration district #14, Renhold Civil Parish, HO107, Piece 1, Book 11, page 4, Thomas Laughton. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S13] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00049, 16 Jan 1981, Renhold, enumeration district # 14 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Marriages 1837 to 1983. Item # 11, reference 16, page 8., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S27] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00052, 21 Apr 1987, Burials: ref # 344, page 123. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 14 Feb 2001, Burials 1813 to 1897. Item # 12, reference 344, page 43. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S278] David Baker, A00236, (Bedford, England: The Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, 1973), 25 May 2001, Page 99, A00236. (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S971] Laughton, Lorna Flint, LA0001, (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. April 13, 2005.), 20 Oct 2008, page 52, LA0001. (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Banns 1755 to 1821. Item # 9, reference 121, page 25. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Marriages 1755 to 1812. Item # 9, reference 118, page 30., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 14 Feb 2001, check, A00170. (Reliability: 3).


 

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