John Laker

Brief Life History of John

When John Laker was born on 10 September 1844, in Merstham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Laker Jr, was 36 and his mother, Jane Tate, was 38. He lived in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 3 October 1870, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

John Laker Jr
1808–1861
Jane Tate
1806–1881
Lashbrook Laker
1835–1901
Jane Laker
1837–1887
Susan Laker
1839–1879
William Laker
1842–1920
John Laker
1844–1870

Sources (5)

  • John Laker in household of John Laker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • John Laker Or Laher, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Laker, "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"

World Events (1)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex and Kent): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old English lacu ‘stream’ (see Lake , Lakeman ) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

North German: variant of Lake .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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