Walter Laflin 1858-?
Walter Laflin was born in the last quarter of 1858 and baptised in July 1859 in Ringshall. He was the son of Benjamin Laflin and Charlotte Ellen (born Mullet.
|-Helena Amelia Laflin 1882-?
|-Walter Heard Laflin 1884-? mar 1910
Walter Laflin 1858-? | either Frances B. Dissent or Caroline Osborne
mar (1) 1882 Bury -------|-Bertie Laflin 1885-? ----------------- 3 sons.
Amelia Heard c1854-1886 | mar 1915 Minnie Boughton
mar(2) 1895
Marion Butcher c1866-?
In 1861, Walter Saffin (should be Laflin) (aged 3) was living in Ringshall with
his parents.
In 1871, Walter Laflin (aged 13) was living in Ringshall with his parents and
working as an agricultural labourer.
In 1881, Walter Laflin (aged 22) was living in Barking Road, Ringshall with his
parents and working as a drover).
In the second quarter of 1882 he married Amelia Heard in the Bury St Edmunds district and
their children were born there over the next few years. Helena Amelia Laflin was born in
the last quarter of 1882, Walter Heard Laflin in the third quarter of 1884 and Bertie Laflen
in the second quarter of 1885.
Amelia Laflin, aged 32, died in the last quarter of 1886. In 1891, Walter Laflin, widower,
was living in 118 Northgate Street,Bury St Edmunds and working as a drover (sheep). With him
were hisdaughter Milly (aged 7 and at school) and his sons Walter(aged 6)and Bertie (aged 5),
both at school, and his niece Elizabeth Pearl (aged 23) who was probably running the
household.
In the third quarter of 1895, Walter Laflin and Marion Butcher were married in the Bury St
Edmunds district. In 1901, Walter and Maria Laflin were living at 118 Fornham Road, Bury St
Edmunds and Walter was working as a drover. With themwere Walter's two sons, Walter (aged
16 and working as an errand boy) and Bertie (aged 15 and working as a miller).
Walter Laflin (the son) was married in the third quarter of 1910 and Bertie in the second
quarter of 1915.
Sources for this section.
Parish registers for Ringshall - available in Ipswich Record Office.
Civil Regsitration 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.