Louise Laughton

Brief Life History of Louise

When Louise Laughton was born in 1901, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Laughton, was 33 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Penrose, was 25. She married Percy James Brown on 19 April 1924, in Fulford, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died in 1973, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Percy James Brown
1901–1983
Louise Laughton
1901–1973
Marriage: 19 April 1924
Barbara brown
1925–1970
Miss Pauline Brown
1937–1975
Alan Brown
1937–

Sources (7)

  • Louise Laughton in household of Robert Penrose, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Louise Laughton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Louise Langhton, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

World Events (8)

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1915 · Zeppelin Raid

During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

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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