Adelaide Miriam Laflin 1831-?

Adelaide Miriam was the daughter of Jonathan Laflin and his wife Hannah Laflin and was baptised in Ringshall on 21st June 1835, aged 4 years. This suggests she was born in 1831.

In 1841, Miriam Laflin (aged 10) was living in Ringshall with her parents. In 1851, "Edley" Laflin (aged 18) was living in Ringshall with her parents.

On 24 December 1852, Adelaide Miriam (aged 22) daughter of Jonathan Laflin married Jabez Palmer. Alfred Laflin witnessed the marriage and both bride and groom “made their mark” instead of signing. When Alfred had been married in October 1851, the witnesses were "Edly" Laflin and Jabez Palmer.

In 1861, Javis and Miriam Palmer were living in Ringshall and Jabez was working as a farm labourer.

In 1881, Javis and Miriam Palmer were living in Stowmarket Road, Ringshall and Jabez was working as an agricultural labourer. With them were two visitors- her Hannah Laflin aged 35 (Adelaide's sister) and Rose Laflin aged 1. "Rose" was probably Adelaide Rosetta, the daughter of her cousin Hannah and Robert Makens.

In 1891, Jabez and Miriam "Laflin" were living in Ringshall and Jabez was working as an agricultural labourer. With them were their "niece" Rose Laflin (aged 11 and attending school) and a nephew James Laflin (aged 4 and born in Ringshall in 1887)

In 1901, Miriam Palmer was living in Battsford Road, Ringshall and in receipt of parochial relief. She had a lodger, Rose Laflin (aged 21).

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

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