Robert Laflin 1857-? & Margaret Hawes

Robert was the eldest son of William Laflin and Maria Abbott. He was born at the end of 1857 and baptised in Ringshall on 12th June 1859 along with his younger sister Sarah. His parents were living in Baylham at the time. 

                          |-Margaret Maud Laflin 1883-?
                          |-Elizabeth Mary Laflin 1885-?
                          |-William Laflin c1887-?
                          |-Kate Maria Laflin 1889-?
Robert Laflin 1857-?      |-Bertram George Laflin 1891-?
mar 1882 -----------------|-Florence Mary Laflin 1892-?	
Margaret  Hawes           |-Harry Laflin 1896-?
                          |-Eveline Laflin 1898-?
                          |-Percy Laflin 1901-?
                          |-Ellen Laflin 1905-?

In 1861 (aged 3) and 1871 (aged 13), Robert was living with his parents in Ringshall. He probably attended the local school, but this was not recorded.

In the 1881 census, Robert (aged 23) was living with his parents in Barking and working as an agricultural labourer. In the autumn of 1882, Robert Laflin and Margaret Hawes were married in the Bosmere district and between 1882 and 1889, the births of their children were registered there. These were Margaret Maud Laflin in summer 1883, Elizabeth Mary Laflin in spring 1885 and Kate Maria Laflin in summmer 1889. William was born around 1887, but his birth has yetto be found.

In the 1891 census, Robert and Margaret "Ladkin" had moved to Bishops Stortford and were living in Parsonage Lane. Robert was working as a stud groom. With them were four children, all born in Barking. These were Maud (aged 8 and at school), Elizabeth (aged 6 and at school), William (aged 4) and Katie (aged 2).

The younger children were all born in the Bishops Stortford registration district. These were Bertram George Laflin in summer 1891, Florence Mary Laflin in winter 1892, Harry Laflin in spring 1896 and Eveline Laflin in winter 1897.

By 1901, Robert and Margaret were living at Woodhouse Farm, Bishops Stortford and Robert was still working as a stud groom. With them were six children - Maud (aged 18), Katie (aged 12), Bertie (aged 9), Florrie (aged 8 and at school), Harry (aged 5) and Evelyn (aged 3). Elizabeth (aged 16) and William (aged 14) were not at home.

Two more children, born in Bishops Stortford, may also belong to this family. These were Percy Laflin, born autumn 1901, and Ellen Laflin, born spring 1905.

In 1970, the estate of Miss Emma Mary Sage left a small amoun tof money to each of the surviving children of William’s son Robert. These were listed as Mrs Maude Hartwell, Mrs Mary Harris, Mr Bertram Laflin, Mrs Florence Phillips, Miss Evelyn Laflin, Mr Percy Laflin and Miss Ellen Laflin. Three other children were said to have died without issue by this date - they were probably William, Kate Maria and Harry.

Sources for this section.

Parish registers for Ringshall & Great Bricett - 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 January 2008.