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James Law 1799–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Langley, Essex

Death Date: 05 Sep 1879

Death Location: St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex

Father: Jonathan Law

Mother: Lydia Law

Spouse(s): Emma Law

Children(s): Nathan Law, Amos Law, Jane Law, Frederick Law, Ellen Law, George Law, David Law, James Law

James Law was born in 1799 in Langley, Essex, the child of Jonathan Law And Lydia Law. In 1841, James Law resided in Langley, Essex. James Law married Emma Law, and had children including Amos Law, David Law, Ellen Law, Frederick Law, George Law, James Law, Jane Law, Nathan Law. James Law passed away in 1879 in St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex.

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Biography

  • James Law was born in 1799 in Langley, Essex, the child of Jonathan Law And Lydia Law.
  • In 1841, James Law resided in Langley, Essex.
  • James Law married Emma Law, and had children including Amos Law, David Law, Ellen Law, Frederick Law, George Law, James Law, Jane Law, Nathan Law.
  • James Law passed away in 1879 in St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Law
1773–1853
Birth Location: Lower Green, Langley, Essex
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Lydia Law
1768–1799
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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Spouses(s)

Emma Law
1824–1882
Birth Location: Langley, Essex
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Children(s)

Nathan Law
1847–1924
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
NL
Amos Law
1851–1884
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Jane Law
1857–
Birth Location: Langley, Essex
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Frederick Law
1858–1945
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Ellen Law
1862–
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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George Law
1865–1937
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
GL
David Law
1854–1855
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
DL
James Law
1849–1914
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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James Law's Ancestors

Self
James Law
1799–1879
Birth Place: Langley, Essex
Parents
Jonathan Law
1773–1853
Lower Green, Langley, Essex
Lydia Law
1768–1799
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Grandparents
Jonathan Law
1733–1815
Elmdon, Essex
Anne Bray
1735–1814
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Joseph Abrahams
1735–1815
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Esther Abrahams
1738–
Hackney, Middlesex
Great-Grandparents
John Law
1700–1775
Martha Law
1704–1786
George Tinworth
1708–1782
Susan Malyon
1708–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Law
1677–1751
Elizabeth South
1670–

James Law's Descendants

1.
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James Law (1799–05 Sep 1879) m. Emma Law (1824–05 Dec 1882)
  1. 1. Nathan Law 1847–1924 m. Emily Law 1850–1933
    1. 1. Emily (Jane) Harvey 1870–1923 m. Ezra (Charles) Harvey 1863–1941
      1. 1. Elsie (B M) Harvey 1918–
      2. 2. Harold (J J) Harvey 1916–
    2. 2. David (Stephen) Law 1875–1942 m. Alice Law 1880–1946
      1. 1. Percy (David) Law 1901–1975 m. Dorothy (Eleanor) Law 1904–1977
        1. 1. Violet (Doris) Ward 1926–2002 m. Harold (Sydney) Ward 1922–1993
        2. 2. Evelyn (Mary) Law 1927–2009 m. Dennis (Raymond) Hammond 1927–2013
      2. 2. Edward Law 1902–1990 m. Dorothy (Ethel) Law 1904–1994
      3. 3. Reginald (Stephen) Law 1904–1990 m. Olive Reed 1917–2011
        1. 1. Frederick (David Stephen) Law 1943–1946
    3. 3. Joel Law 1877–1944 m. Ellen Law 1872–1952
      1. 1. Sydney (Hubert) Law 1903–1973 m. Mildred (Phyllis) Law 1903–1984
        1. 1. Alfred (Douglas) Law 1925–2016 m. Lilian (Gertrude) Law 1927–2015
      2. 2. Winifred (Kate) Buxton 1904–1993 m. Henry (Albert George) Buxton 1904–1965
        1. 1. Eileen (W M) MacKay 1926–1998
      3. 3. Mildred (Alice Irenie) Marks 1907–1977 m. Leonard (Arthur) Marks 1909–1978
        1. 1. Pearl (Greta) Marks 1940–2007
      4. 4. Joseph (Albert) Law 1909–1994 m. Florence (Maud) Law 1906–1978
        1. 1. Ruth (Joan) Law 1930–1943
      5. 5. George (Frederick) Law 1911–1982
    4. 4. Alice (Fanny) Jeffrey 1880–1963 m. Sidney (George) Jeffery 1876–1919 m. Stephen Hoy 1885–1970
    5. 5. Ada Prior 1882–1953 m. Arthur (Thomas) Prior 1879–1960
      1. 1. Olive (Winifred Ada) Prior 1904–1995
    6. 6. Agnes (Florence) Stanley 1884–1915 m. Ernest (Edward) Stanley 1883–1955
      1. 1. Gladys (Ivy Agnes) Stanley 1908–1950
    7. 7. Kate Clarke 1887–1940 m. George (Ernest) Clarke 1882–1940
      1. 1. Leslie (Herbert Howard) Clarke 1916–1996
    8. 8. Beatrice (Maud) Harvey 1889–1983 m. Joseph (John) Harvey 1887–1960
      1. 1. Harold (Joseph John) Harvey 1915–
      2. 2. Elsie (Beatrice Matilda) Harvey 1918–
      3. 3. Margaret (Emily Irene) Payne 1922–2010
    9. 9. Henry (Herbert) Law 1893–1959 m. Ethel (Ellen) Law 1892–1928 m. Edith (Mary) Law 1897–1978
    10. 10. Ann (Elizabeth) Harvey 1872–1949 m. Alfred Harvey 1869–1927
      1. 1. Annie Harvey 1893–
      2. 2. Bertie (Henry) Harvey 1894–1982
      3. 3. Elsie (Alice Ada) Harvey 1898–1987
      4. 4. George (Alexander) Harvey 1901–1985
      5. 5. John (Edward) Harvey 1908–1985
  2. 2. Amos Law 1851–1884 m. Emily Law 1855–1926
    1. 1. John (William) Law 1877–1940 m. Emily (Elizabeth) Law 1878–1955
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ethel) Law 1904–1994 m. Edward Law 1902–1990
      2. 2. Ernest (William) Law 1900–1979 m. Ethel (May) Law 1901–
      3. 3. Doris (Ivy) Gayler 1908–1989 m. Cyril (Jack) Gayler 1908–1990
    2. 2. Emily (Maria) Wilds 1877–1954 m. William Wilds 1853–1927
      1. 1. Ellen (Elizabeth) Wilds 1888–1967
      2. 2. Richard (Ernest) Wilds 1883–1958
      3. 3. Sidney (Alfred Ernest) Wilds 1878–1881
      4. 4. Sidney (Alfred) Wilds 1890–1971
      5. 5. William (Henry) Wilds 1886–1953
      6. 6. William (Joshua) Wilds 1877–1881
      7. 7. Mabel (Evelyn) Wilds 1905–
      8. 8. Herbert (William) Wild 1900–1918
    3. 3. Lily Sell 1882–1971 m. John (William) Sell 1884–1955
      1. 1. Ivy (Margaret) Sell 1916–
      2. 2. Kenneth (D) Sell 1918–
      3. 3. Archie Sell 1920–
    4. 4. Alfred (James) Law 1883–1963
    5. 5. Charles (Amos) Law 1885–1963 m. Jane Law 1887–1963
  3. 3. Jane Law 1857– m. William Burgess 1852–1929
  4. 4. Frederick Law 1858–1945 m. Mary (Jane) Law 1860–1939
    1. 1. Herbert (Edgar) Law 1880–1916
    2. 2. Frank (Herbert) Law 1880–1952 m. Annie Law 1882–1945
      1. 1. Edith (May) Croaker 1905–1990 m. James (Henry) Croaker 1904–1988
      2. 2. Claude (Clement) Law 1908–1981 m. May (Margaret) Law 1914–1995
    3. 3. Agnes Saunders 1880–1964 m. Albert (Thomas) Saunders 1885–1958
      1. 1. Marie (E) Saunders 1915–
      2. 2. Montague (Stanley) Law 1905–
    4. 4. Beatrice (Ada) Boxall 1884–1944 m. Mathias Boxall 1882–1960
      1. 1. Beatrice (Ethel Maud) Boxall 1907–1925
      2. 2. Frederick (Matthias) Boxall 1910–1953
      3. 3. Ernest (Harold) Boxall 1913–1982
      4. 4. Victor (Edward) Boxall 1920–1977
    5. 5. Walter Law 1889–1947 m. Kathleen (Margaret) Law 1894–1948
      1. 1. John (Joseph) Law 1913–1979 m. Margaret (Constance) Law 1919–2006
      2. 2. Frederick (William) Law 1917–1979
      3. 3. Kathleen (Alice) Marshall 1923–2005 m. Percy (Douglas) Marshall 1920–1992
      4. 4. Kenneth (Walter) Law 1926–1983 m. Daphne (Joyce) Casbolt 1929–2011
      5. 5. Christine (Margaret) Law 1930–1950
      6. 6. Mary (Agnes) Start 1911–1958 m. William (Charles) Start 1909–1946
      7. 7. Doris (Eileen) Banks 1915–1988 m. Albert (Edward) Banks 1916–1983
        1. 1. Janet (M) Banks 1937–2014
      8. 8. Walter (Herbert) Law 1920–1923
    6. 6. Archibald (Harry) Law 1899–1988 m. Annie (Eliza) Law 1901–1950 m. Lily (May) Law 1904–1997
      1. 1. Norah (Edith) Dixon 1922–1975 m. Arthur (Lloyd) Dixon 1922–1983
    7. 7. Edith Vine 1894–1962 m. George Vine 1896–1943
      1. 1. Frederick (George) Vine 1922–2005
      2. 2. Gordon Vine 1927–1930
    8. 8. Bertie Law 1896–1916
  5. 5. Ellen Law 1862–
  6. 6. George Law 1865–1937 m. Annie Law 1868–1916
    1. 1. John (William) Law 1886–1951 m. Florence (Storey) Law 1886–1976
      1. 1. Christina Robinson 1912–2000 m. John Robinson 1902–1968
        1. 1. John Robinson 1941–2011
        2. 2. Mary Robinson 1939–1997
      2. 2. Norah Dunning 1915–2008 m. Arthur (D) Dunning 1916–2003
        1. 1. Alfred (John) Dunning 1942–2022
    2. 2. Mary Law 1887–
    3. 3. Jane Law 1890–
    4. 4. George Law 1892–1976 m. Florence (Gertrude) Law 1892–1973
    5. 5. Teresa Rennie 1894–1982 m. L-Corp (Wallace Stanley) Rennie 1891–1916 m. Robert Cunningham 1894–
      1. 1. George (Wallace) Rennie 1913–
      2. 2. Veronica (Teresa) Rennie 1915–1921
    6. 6. Kathleen Hefferman 1898–1986 m. Lawrence Hefferman 1894–1968
      1. 1. Annie Hefferman 1919–
  7. 7. David Law 1854–1855
  8. 8. James Law 1849–1914 m. Sarah (Anne) Law 1851–
    1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Law 1896–
    2. 2. Ada Lewis 1883–1965 m. Frederick (Charles) Lewis 1882–1963
      1. 1. Charlotte (Isabella) Lewis 1908–1950 m. Edward (Victor) Pay 1905–1985
        1. 1. Brian (Edward) Pay 1935–2009
        2. 2. Edna (Florence) Pay 1932–1997
      2. 2. Charles (Albert) Lewis 1919–1939
      3. 3. George (William) Lewis 1914–1990
      4. 4. Florence (Ellen) Lewis 1900–1902
    3. 3. George (William) Law 1878– m. Helen Law 1874–
      1. 1. George (William James) Law 1909– m. Mabel (Annie Amelia) Law 1912–1987
    4. 4. Mabel Law 1891–1895
    5. 5. John (William) Law 1881–1960 m. Mary (Ethel) Dale 1884–1962
      1. 1. George (William) Law 1904–1958 m. Ethel (Rose) Law 1903–
        1. 1. Doris (M E) Law 1926–

James Law's Timeline

9 Records

1799
1799
Birth of James Law in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1800
14 Sep 1800
Age 1
James Law was baptized in St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex
St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex
1841
1841
Age 42
James Law resided here in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1851
1851
Age 52
James Law resided here in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1861
1861
Age 62
James Law resided here in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1871
1871
Age 72
James Law resided here in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1879
05 Sep 1879
Age 80
Death of James Law in Langley, Essex
Langley, Essex
1879
Sep 1879
Age 80
Death of James Law in Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Essex
Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Essex
1879
05 Sep 1879
Age 80
Burial of James Law in St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex
St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 172; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207435
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1707; Folio: 83; Page: 17; GSU roll: 830753
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1120; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542757
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1120; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542757
    [7] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 327; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Langley; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 9; GSU roll: 241366
    [9] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [10] England and Wales Census, 1871, "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 June 2022), James Law, 1871.
    [11] England and Wales Census, 1841, "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 March 2021), James Law, Langley, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database
    [12] England and Wales Census, 1861, "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 March 2021), James Law in household of Frederic Law, Langley, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotlan
    [13] England and Wales Census, 1851, "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 November 2019), James Law, Langley, Essex, England; citing Langley, Essex, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and W
    [14] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 172; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207435
    [15] Ancestry Family Trees
    [16] Ancestry Family Trees
    [17] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1800
    Event Place: St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 327; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Langley; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 9; GSU roll: 241366
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 172; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207435
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 172; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207435
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1120; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542757
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1120; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542757
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1707; Folio: 83; Page: 17; GSU roll: 830753
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1879
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 December 2020, 22:49), entry for JAMES LAW (PID ); contributed by various users.
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2020), James Law in entry for George Law, 1885.
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 21 March 2020), James Law in entry for Ellen Law, 1862.
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 21 March 2020), James Law in entry for Jane Law, 1856.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1879
    Event Place: Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1879
    Event Place: St John the Evangelists Church, Langley, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
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