Brief Life History of James
When James Laughton was born in 1838, in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Laughton, was 44 and his mother, Mary Woodcock, was 33. He married Elizabeth Dobson on 26 March 1871, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Balby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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- James Laughton in household of Joseph Dobson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Laughton - Government record: birth: 1838; Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- James Laughton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Laughton en le Morthen in Yorkshire, Laughton in Leicestershire or any of the two places called Laughton in Lincolnshire (one near Gainsborough and another near Folkingham). The places are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, meaning ‘village or farm where leeks are grown’. It may sometimes have alternated with Leighton , which is mostly from placenames with the same etymology.
variant of Lawton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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