Julia Ann Laflin 1845-1945
Julia Ann Mullet had been born on 12th September 1845 in Barking. Her mother was Eleanor Charlotte Mullet and no details of her father were recorded. The birth was registered on 30th September by her mother (illiterate). On Christmas Day 1847, her mother married Benjamin Laflin and Julia was brought up as part of their family.
Julia Ann Mullett/Laflin |-William Henry Richardson 1872-?
1845-1945 |-Ernest Alfred Richardson 1875-?
mar 1871 ------------------|-Annie A. Richardson 1876-?
Alfred Richardson |-Edgar Arthur Richardson 1879-?
1843-? |-Ellen Richardson 1883-?
|-Herbert Richardson 1885-?
Both Julia and their first two sons were baptised in Barking,
suggesting that they lived there until 1850. In 1851, Julia Laflin (aged 5) was
living with her parents in Ringshall. She was not with them in the 1861 census.
In the last quarter of 1871, she married Alfred Richardson in the Dunmow district.
William Henry Richardson was born in the third quarter of 1872; Ernest Alfred
Richardson was born in the first quarter of 1875, Annie Agnes Richardson was born in
the last quarter of 1876 and Edgar Arthur Richardson was born in the first quarter of
1879.
In the 1881 census, Alfred and Julia A. Richardson were living in Dunmow Road, Great
Bardfield, Essex, with their four children and Alfred was described as an "agricultural
labourer". The children were William (aged 8), Ernest (aged 6) and Annie (aged 4), who
were at school, and Edgar (aged 2).
Ellen Deborah Richardson was born in the third quarter of 1883 and Herbert Laflin
Richardson was born in the third quarter of 1885.
In 1891, Alfred and Julia A. Richardson were living in the High Street, Bardfield Saling,
Stebbing Essex. Alfred was working as a groom (domestic) and Julia as a laundress. With
them were their children, William (a wheelwright aged 18), Ernest (a shoemaker's apprentice
aged 16) and Edgar (aged 12), Ellen (aged 7) and Herbert (aged 5) who were at school.
Annie (a domestic servant aged 14) was at Church Street, Saffron Walden, in the household
of Henrietta S. Griffinhoofe a widow living on her own means.
In 1901, Alfred and Julia Ann Richardson were living in the High Street, Great Bardfield
and Alfred was a stockman on a farm. With them were their three younger sons, Ernest (a
journeyman shoemaker aged 26), Edgar (a jobbing gassener aged 22) and Herbert (an agricultural
labourer aged 15).
Julia died in the third quarter of 1945 at the age of 99, "just a few weeks short
of her 100th birthday" according to her brother Arthur's family.
Sources for this section.
Parish registers for Ringshall and Barking - available in Ipswich Record Office.
Civil Regsitration Indexes available online from FreeBMD
Civil Registration Indexes and Census Data available online from Findmypast
Various certificates purchased online.
Various comments from my grandfather Arthur Laflin and other members of his family.
Page maintained by Susan Laflin. Last updated in December 2007.