Jonathan Laflin 1817-?

Jonathan was baptised in Ringshall on 25th December 1825, aged 8 years and was the eldest son of Jonathan Laflin and his wife Sarah. This implies he was born some time in 1817. 

                    |-Abraham Laflin 1841-? ---- 8 children
                    |    mar 1866 Emma Mills 1845-?	
                    |-Joseph Laflin 1843-1884 --- 4 children  
                    |    mar(1) 1862  Matilda Welham c1842-1864
                    |    mar (2) 1866 Louisa  Pipe 1836-1910	
                    |-Frederick Laflin 1845-1925 --- 4 children
Jonathan Laflin     |    mar 1879 Julia Wilgoss
 1817-?             |-Maurice Laflin 1847-?  mar 1872 in Dundee, Betsy McCafferty.
mar 1841 -----------|-Alfred Laflin 1849-?
Elizabeth           |-Edgar Laflin 1853-1930 ------ 4 children
Stockings           |     mar 1880 Sarah Ellen Jones 1854-? 
1825-?              |-James Laflin 1855-?
                    |-Elizabeth Jane Laflin 1858-? mar 1892
                    |-Hiram Laflin 1860-?  ---------2 children 
                    |     mar 1883 Selina Burch 1864-?
                    |-Caleb Laflin 1863-?
                    |-Annie Laflin 1867-? mar 1891 Albert Edward Murr.

Jonathan has not been found in the 1841 census (6th June 1841), but on 31st May 1841, he married Elizabeth Stockings, daughter of Elizabeth Stockings at Battisford. They should have appeared in the 1841 census as a married couple.

In 1851, they were living at Battisford Tye and Jonathan Laflin was working as an agricultural labourer. With them were five children, Abram aged 9, Joseph aged 8, Fredrick aged 6, Morris aged 4 and Alfred aged 1. All the children had been born in Battisford.

In 1861, Jonathan Laflin and Elizabeth were living at Battisford and Jonathan was working as a labourer. With them were seven children. Frederick (aged 16) and Maurice (aged 14) were working as labourers. Alfred (aged 11), Edgar (aged 7) and James (aged 5) were at school. Jane (aged 3) and Hiram (aged 8 months) were at home.

In 1871, Jonathan Laflin and Elizabeth were still living in a cottage in Battisford and Jonathan was still a labourer. With them were four children - James (a labourer aged 15), Hiram (aged 10), Caleb (aged 8) and Anna (aged 3).

In 1881 they were still living at Battisford and Jonathan Laflin was still working as a farm labourer. With them were three of their children. James (aged 25) and Hiram (aged 20) were unmarried and working as farm labourers. Annie (aged 13) was still at school.

THEIR CHILDREN

1. ABRAHAM LAFLIN was their eldest son. He married Emma Mills and they had eight children.

2. JOSEPH LAFLIN was their second son. He married Matilda Welham, but she died soon afterwards. Then he married Louisa Pipe and they had four children.

3. FREDERICK LAFLIN, their third son, lived at home for many years. In 1879 he married Julia Wilgoss and they had four children.

4. MAURICE LAFLIN was born in the second quarter of 1847 and was with his parents in Battisford in 1861. The IGI showed the marriage on 19th February 1872 between Morris Laflin and Betsy McCafferty in Dundee, Scotland.

5. ALFRED LAFLIN was born in the third quarter of 1849 and was with his parents in 1861 but not in 1851. He was not with them in 1871, 1881 or 1891. In the last quarter of 1896 Alfred Laflin was married in the Stow S. registration district. His bride was either Alice Codd or Emily Horrex.

6. EDGAR LAFLIN married Sarah Ellen Jones and they had at least three children.

7. JAMES LAFLIN was born in the last quarter of 1855 and was with his parents in Battisford in 1861, 1871 and 1881.

8. ELIZABETH JANE LAFLIN was born in the first quarter of 1858 and was with her parents in 1861. By 1871 she had left home and may have been the "Elizabeth J. Laflin" who was married in Nantwich in the third quarter of 1892.

9. HIRAM LAFLIN was born in the third quarter of 1860 and was with his parents in Battisford in 1861. He married Selina Burch and they had at least two children.

10. CALEB LAFLIN was born in the third quarter of 1863 and was with his parents in the 1871 census.

11. ANNA/ANNIE LAFLIN their youngest child, was born in the second quarter of 1867 and was living in Battisford with her parents in both 1871 and 1881. On 23rd February 1891, she married Albert Edward Murr in Ringshall parish church.

Sources for this section

Parish registers for Ringshall and Battisford - available in Ipswich Record Office.
International Genealogical Index available online
Civil Registration Indexes available online from FreeBMD
Civil Registration Indexes and Census Data available online from Findmypast

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