George Laslett

Brief Life History of George

When George Laslett was born in August 1843, in Ash-by-Ridley, Kent, England, his father, Robert Laslett, was 35 and his mother, Mary Ann Knight, was 34. He married Jane Ratcliffe on 28 March 1866, in Woodnesborough, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Folkestone, Kent, England in 1881. He died on 3 August 1893, in Elham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 50, and was buried in St Nicholas Churchyard, Ash, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

George Laslett
1843–1893
Jane Ratcliffe
1841–1910
Marriage: 28 March 1866
George Laslett
1869–
Elizabeth J Laslett
1871–
Annie Maria Laslett
1874–
Robert Laslett
1879–

Sources (15)

  • George Laslett, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Laslett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Laslett, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (3)

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: a 16th-century Kentish development, with loss of -n-, of the Cheshire surname Lancelot .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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