Samuel Laflin 1826-1862 & Caroline Thorpe c1823-1875.

Samuel was the son of Benjamin Laflin and his wife Harriet Mann and was baptised in Great Bricett in November 1826. He was probably born earlier the same year. 

                           |-Louisa Laflin 1847-?  mar 1865 Thomas Boyce 
Samuel Laflin 1826-1862    |-Solomon Laflin 1849-1851
mar 1846 ------------------|-Naomi Laflin 1851-1856	
Caroline Thorpe c1823-1875 |-Solomon George Laflin 1852-? mar 1872 Eliza Perry
                           |-Israel Laflin 1854-? mar 1880 Julia Young
                           |-a male Laflin 1857-1957
                           |-Emma Laflin 1858-?  mar c1874 Samuel Bager
                           |-Susannah Laflin 1862-? mar 1879 Charles Gillam
                           |-Frederick Laflin 1864-? mar 1886 Lucy M. Scambles

Samuel Laflin (aged 20, labourer of Ringshall & son of Benjamin Laflin) married Caroline Thorpe (of full age & daughter of Thomas Thorpe) in Battisford church on 1st May 1846. They both "made their mark" instead of signing.

Their first five children were baptised in Ringshall between 1847 and 1857, although Israel, the youngest was described as "of Croydon", suggesting that the family had moved away by then. Their son Israel was born in Croydon in the third quarter of 1854 and their daughter Naomi was buried there in the summer of 1856.

In 1861, they were living in Gloucester Road, Croydon and Samuel was working as a general labourer. With them were three of their surviving children - George aged 8, Israel aged 6 and Emma aged 2 (Louisa aged 14 was away from home). Samuel's in-laws, John and Marion Ramsey and his nephew William Ramsey, were also living in the same household. Since Caroline's maiden name was Thorpe, it seems most likely that Marion Ramsey (aged 26 & born in Battisford) was sister to either Samuel or Caroline. Samuel had a sister Mary Ann, baptised in Ringshall in 1831, but she would have been at least 30 in 1861.

Their daughter Susannah Laflin was born there in the first quarter of 1862 and Samuel Laflin died there in the second quarter of 1862 at the age of 36. "Frederick Loveland" was born there in the last quarter of 1864.

In the 1871 census, Charles Hilman and Caroline were living as husband and wife in Russell Road, Croydon and Charles was working as a labourer. Their marriage has not been found. In their household were their combined families - Charles Hilman's 3 sons (William Hilman aged 13, Thomas Hilman aged 11 and John Hilman aged 6 - all at school) and his 4 step-children, George Laughlin (now aged 18 and working as a "milk carrier"), Israel Laughlin (aged 17 and a labourer), Sussannah Laughlin (aged 9 and at school) and Frederick Laughlin (aged 6 and at school).

In the second quarter of 1875, Caroline Lafflin, aged 52, died in Croydon.

Sources for this section.

Parish registers for Great Bricett, Battisford & 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 January 2008.