George LAUGHTON

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Reference Number: 16.1
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• _TODO: Open
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• _TODO: Completed
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• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 12 Oct 1858, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 1 Jan 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Skills and talents: 1868, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Skills and talents: 1868, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 29 Dec 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Immigration: 1882, Canada
• Burial: Mar 1885, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 2 Mar 1885, Toronto Junction, York County, Ontario, Canada
• reburied: 8 Jun 1905, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Arthur Laughton says in letter written 2 August 1888 "In my last letter mother [Sarah Hopkins Laughton] was telling about George and Jess coming to Canada and living there but did not hear any more."

Christened:
George was baptized at 10 months old.

_TODO:
are there any references to George or Jesse in "A Meeting Place Forever: A Brief History of Davenport-Perth United Church"? Find book. U of C, U of A, ILL

_TODO:
National Archives of Canada microfilm # C-4511, ship 'Polynesian' in 1882 arriving at Halifax, page 16; ref: database/index on Ancestry.com

_TODO:
FHL index microfilm # 1,819,277 items 3-4 L's 1869-1919. George died March 2, 1885 in Toronto West or York County

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Renhold

Census:
George was enumerated as a male, age 4, and born in Bedfordshire. He was living at Salph End, Renhold, with Samuel Laughton 25 (rounded), Mary Laughton 25 (rounded), Jesse Laughton 2, and Leonard Laughton 5 months.

Census:
George was aged 4, and born in the county of Bedfordshire.

Census:
George was aged 14, living with his parents, Samuel and Mary Laughton, and born in Renhold.

Occupation:
At the time of his marriage, George was a sawyer, aged 22, a bachelor, and living in Renhold.

Marriage witness:
George was a witness to the marriage of his brother, Jesse, to Ann Buck.

Census:
George was living with his wife, Eliza, at Brook Farm, Renhold. He was aged 24, and born in Renhold. He was a sawyer. Eliza's brother, Robert, and sister, Emma, were living with them.

Skills and talents:
George wrote the "Family Register", a poem about his parents and his brothers and sister.

Skills and talents:
Did George also write the 2 prayers that were found in the family bible that his brother, Leonard Laughton, had? The prayers are signed "G.L."

Census:
George was living with his wife, Eliza, at Brook Farm [Number 51?], Renhold. He was aged 34, and born in Renhold. He was a carpenter.

Census:
George was enumerated as the head of the household, married, a male, age 44, a carpenter and sawyer, and born in Renhold, Bedfordshire. He was living with his wife Eliza Laughton 44, their niece Florence E. Shorley 6, and lodger Fanny Buck. They were living at the Work House End of Renhold. [Fanny Buck was the mother of Ann Buck, who was married to George's brother, Jesse Laughton.]

Marriage witness:
George was a witness to the marriage of his cousin, Sarah Jane Laughton, to Frank Kidman.

Immigration:
George Laughton, an adult, was listed on the manifest of the 'Polynesian' in 1882.

Burial:
George was bured in the churchyard of Davenport Church in Toronto Junction.

Death:
The informant of George's death was Jos. McCallum. It was recorded that George was 48, born in England and a labourer. His father and mother's names were not recorded, nor their place of birth. The cemetery was not recorded.

reburied:
George's remains were moved from the Davenport Churchyard to Prospect Cemetery, section 12, lot 620, grave 2. George was not mentioned on the tombstone. The Mount Pleasant Group general number was 3080 (033080-1).

George married Eliza KING on 12 Oct 1858 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Eliza (daughter of John KING and Lydia SHARPE) was born in Sep 1835 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; died in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]