Jacob Laflin 1804-1876 & Hannah c1810-1885.
Jacob was the fourth son of James Laflin and his second wife Ann Ramsey and was baptised in 1804. He witnessed Benjamin's wedding in 1825 and probably married Hannah shortly afterwards.
Jacob Laflin 1804-1875 |-Hannah Laflin 1831-? mar c1825 -------------|-Charlotte Laflin 1833-? Hannah c1810-1885 |-Sarah Laflin 1837-? mar 1857 James Cutling
In the 1841 census (6th June), Jacob and Hannah were living in
a cottage in Great Bricett and Jacob was working as a farm labourer. With them
were their three children, Hannah (aged 10), Charlotte (aged 8) and Sarah (aged 4).
In 1851, they were living in Great Bricett and Jacob was working as a farm labourer.
With them was their 8-year-old nephew Robert (son of Jacob's younger brother Abraham)
In the 1861 census (7th April), Jacob Laflin, age 61, was living in Great Bricett
with his wife Hannah, age 51 and born in London. Their daughter Sarah had married
James Cutling in Great Bricett in April 1857 and their other two daughters were
away from home.
Jacob was buried in 1878 at the age of 74 (the inscription on their gravestone says he
died on 23rd August 1878).
In 1881, his widow Hannah was living in Ipswich Road, Ringshall two nieces Jemima and
Harriet (daughters of Jacob's older brother Benjamin) and a boarder, Benjamin Emsden
(aged 9 and atschool). She died in 1885 at the age of 75 (the inscription on their
gravestone says she died on 6th February 1885).
Sources for this section.
Parish registers for Ringshall & Great Bricett - available in Ipswich Record Office.
Monumental Inscriptions for Ringshall Church - in Ipswich Record Office - and
gravestone in Ringshall church yard.
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 January 2008.