Abraham Laflin 1822-1901

He was the second son of Jonathan Laflin and his wife Sarah. He was baptised on 25th December 1825, aged 3 years, which suggests he was born sometime in 1822. 

                                                     |-Charles Abbott
                                                     |-Agnes Abbott
                          |-Sarah Ann Laflin 1844-?  |-Albert Abbott
                          |                          |-Victor Abbott
                          |-Emma Laflin 1845-?       |-Herbert Abbott
                          |                          |-Harry Abbott
                          |-Jane Anna Laflin 1849-?  |-Annie Abbott
                          |     mar 1867 ------------|-Alice Abbott
                          |  Harry Abbott            |-Laura Abbott
                          |                          |-George Abbott
Abraham Laflin 1822-1901  |                          |-Amelia Abbott 1871-?
mar 1844 -----------------|-Catherine Laflin 1851-?
Letitia Garrod 1816-1889  |                           |-Florence Violet Juby 1875-1970
                          |-Eliza Laflin 1854-1936    |  mar 1900 Walter George Orvis 1878-1938
                          |     mar 1877 -------------|-Arthur Herbert Juby 1887-1955
                          | Herbert Lemon Juby        |  mar 1927 Gwendoline Louise Bucke 
                          |    1853-1888              |-Albert Edward Juby 1884-1966
                          |                           |   mar 1911 Florence Ellen Mercer.
                          |-Angelina Laflin 1856-1936 |-Lemon Herbert Juby 1889-1976
                                                      |   mar 1918 Ethel Quinton
                                                      |-Herbert Lemon Juby 1880-1965
                                                      |  mar 1916 Martha Vince.
                                                      |-Ethel Susannah Juby  1877-1905
                                                      |-Kate Louisa Juby 1882-1958
                                                      |   mar 1919 Ernest Benjamin Vince.

He appeared, aged 15, in the 1841 census with his parents living at Red House, Ringshall. No occupation was given, but he was probably a farm labourer.

The next record in which he appeared was his marriage in 1844. A marriage was held in the parish church of Nedging on 17th February 1844, after banns. The groom was Abraham Laflin, a bachelor of full age (22) and a labourer, living in Nedging, and the son of Jonathan Laflin, a labourer. The bride was Letitia Garrod, a spinster of full age and a servant, also living in Nedging, and the daughter of William Garrod, a labourer. The witnesses were Joseph Garrod and Eliza Welhams and all four made their marks instead of signing.

Sarah Ann Laflin was born on 27th February 1844 in Nedging. Her parents were Abraham Laflin, a labourer, and Letitia (formerly Garrod). The birth was registered on 15th March by her mother (still illiterate).

Soon after this, the family returned to Ringshall, because the younger children were all born in Ringshall. In 1851, Abraham and Letitia Laflin were living in Ringshall and Abraham was working as an agricultural labourer. With them were their three daughters, Sarah Ann (aged 7), Emma (aged 5) and Jane Ann (aged 1) and a visitor Sarah Pilbrow.

In 1861 Abraham and Lettisher Laflin were living in Ringshall and Abraham was working as a "flour dealer". Lettisher was described as "deaf". With them were five daughters - Sarah Ann (an unmarried servant aged 17), Jane Anna (aged 12), Catherine (aged 10), Eliza (aged 8) and Angelina (aged 4). The four younger girls were still at school. One member of the family was missing, Emma Laflin born in the winter of 1845 and so 16 at this time. She was probably the "Emma Laflin, aged 15" who was a "servant" in the household of her aunt Sarah Ann Wicks in Battisford.

In the 1871 census, they were living at Borded Barn, Whatfield with their daughter Angelina and grand-daughter Alice Abbot (aged 1).

In 1881, they were living at Preston Road, Monks Eleigh with their daughter Angelina. Littisher Laflin died in in second quarter of 1889 at the age of 72 and "Letitia Laflin of Kettlebarton, aged 72" was buried in Ringshall on 2oth April 1889.

They have not yet been found in 1891. Abraham Laflin died in the first quarter of 1901, aged 78. In 1901, Angelina Laflin was living in Elmsett Road, Whatfield and was a 48-year-old dressmaker. She died in 1936.

THEIR CHILDREN

1. SARAH ANN LAFLIN was was born in Nedging on 27th February 1844. In both 1851 and 1861 she was living in Ringshall with her parents and in 1861 she was working as a servant.

2. EMMA LAFLIN was born in the last quarter of 1845 and baptised in Ringshall on 10th June 1849, when she was 3 years old. She was living in Ringshall with her parents in 1851 but by 1861 she had gone to live with her aunt Sarah Wicks at Water Hall house, Badley near Battisford, where she was working as a servant. In 1871 Sarah Wickes had moved to Farm House, Badley near Battisford and her niece Emma Laflin (now aged 25) was still living in the same household.

3. JANE ANNA LAFLIN was born in the second quarter of 1849 and baptised in Ringshall on 10th June 1849 as "Jane Emma". In 1851, Jane Ann, aged 1, was living with her parents in Ringshall. In 1861, Jane Anna, aged 12, was living with her parents in Ringshall and attending school. On 25 December 1867, Jane Anna Laflin, age 19, daughter of Abraham, married Harry Abbott, age 28, at Ringshall, witnessed Abraham & Sarah Ann Laflin. The names of their children were supplied by Molly Johansen.

4. CATHERINE LAFLIN was born in the third quarter of 1851 and baptised in Ringshall on 13th October 1851. She was apparently baptised again on 3rd July 1853 in the same church. In 1861, aged 10, she was living with her parents in Ringshall and attending the village school.

5. ELIZA LAFLIN was born in the first quarter of 1854 and baptised in Ringshall on 26th January 1854. In 1861, Eliza Laflin, aged 8, was living in Ringshall with her parents and attending school. Her descendant, Molly Johansen, has provided details of Eliza's marriage to Herbert Lemon Juby and of their seven children.

6. ANGELINA LAFLIN in the second quarter of 1856 and baptised in Ringshall on 31st July 1859. She remained living with her parents and was found with them in Ringshall in 1861, in Whatfield in 1871 and in Monks Eleigh in 1881. In 1901, after her parents deaths, she was living in Elmsett Road, Whatfield and working as a dressmaker. She died in 1936.

Sources for this section

Parish registers for Ringshall - available in Ipswich Record Office.
Civil Registration Indexes available online from FreeBMD
Civil Registration Indexes and Census Data available online from Findmypast
Certificates which may be ordered online.
private communication from Molly Johansen

Page maintained by Susan Laflin. Last updated in December 2007.