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John Wales Laws 1880–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1880

Birth Location: Silloth, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 31 May 1954

Death Location: Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England

Father: John Laws

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Wilkinson

Children(s): Harold Laws, Arthur Laws, Ida Laws

John Wales Laws was born in 1880 in Silloth, Cumberland, England, the child of John Laws And Mary Jane. In 1881, John Wales Laws resided in Globe Inn, Allonby, Cumberland, England. John Wales Laws married Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson, and had children including Arthur Laws, Harold Laws, Ida Laws. John Wales Laws passed away in 1954 in Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • John Wales Laws was born in 1880 in Silloth, Cumberland, England, the child of John Laws And Mary Jane.
  • In 1881, John Wales Laws resided in Globe Inn, Allonby, Cumberland, England.
  • John Wales Laws married Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson, and had children including Arthur Laws, Harold Laws, Ida Laws.
  • John Wales Laws passed away in 1954 in Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Laws's Ancestors

Self
John Laws
1880–1954
Birth Place: Silloth, Cumberland, England
Parents
John Laws
1848–1883
High Laws, Holm Cultram, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Glaister Laws
1813–1893
Hards Holme Cumberland England
Mary Holliday
1821–1905
Hayrigg, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Laws
1776–1866
Ann Glaister
1776–
John Holliday
1791–1868
Elizabeth Miller
1801–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glaister
1740–
Joseph Holliday
1749–1814
Hesther Holiday
1749–1794

John Laws's Descendants

1.
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John (Wales) Laws (29 Mar 1880–31 May 1954) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilkinson (8 Apr 1879–)
  1. 1. Harold Laws 1900–
  2. 2. Arthur Laws 1904–
  3. 3. Ida Laws 1907–

John Laws's Timeline

10 Records

1880
29 Mar 1880
Birth of John Wales Laws in Silloth, Cumberland, England
Silloth, Cumberland, England
1880
8 Jun 1880
John Wales Laws was baptized in Christ, Silloth, Cumberland, England
Christ, Silloth, Cumberland, England
1881
1881
Age 1
John Wales Laws resided here in Globe Inn, Allonby, Cumberland, England
Globe Inn, Allonby, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 11
John Wales Laws resided here in Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
1899
July 1899
Age 19
John Wales Laws was married in Wigton, Cumberland
Wigton, Cumberland
1901
1901
Age 21
John Wales Laws resided here in Allonby, Cumberland, England
Allonby, Cumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 31
John Wales Laws resided here in Westnewton and Allonby, Cumberland, England
Westnewton and Allonby, Cumberland, England
1939
1939
Age 59
John Wales Laws resided here in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1954
31 May 1954
Age 74
Death of John Wales Laws in Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England
Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England
1954
29 Jun 1954
Age 74
John Wales Laws - Probate in Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Silloth, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 31376
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4297; Folio: 25; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6099407
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5166; Folio: 33; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1342246
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 181
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4875; Folio: 33; Page: 23
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013095D

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Christ, Silloth, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1899
    Event Place: Wigton, Cumberland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Globe Inn, Allonby, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5166; Folio: 33; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1342246

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4297; Folio: 25; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6099407

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Allonby, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4875; Folio: 33; Page: 23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Westnewton and Allonby, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 31376

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013095D

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1954
    Event Place: Plaskett Lands, Mawbray, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 181

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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