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William Thomas Law 1811–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1811

Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex

Death Date: 17 Apr 1853

Death Location: Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex

Father: Thomas Law

Mother: Ann Law

Spouse(s): Rebecca Law

Children(s): Hannah Law, Ellen Hair, Charles Law, Mahala Law, Sarah Law, Thomas Law, Frederick Law, John Law, Alfred Law

William Thomas Law was born in 1811 in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex, the child of Thomas Law And Ann Law. William Thomas Law married Rebecca Law, and had children including Alfred Law, Charles Nelson Law, Ellen Hair, Frederick William Law, Hannah Law, John Law, Mahala Law, Sarah Law, Thomas Law. William Thomas Law passed away in 1853 in Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Law was born in 1811 in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex, the child of Thomas Law And Ann Law.
  • William Thomas Law married Rebecca Law, and had children including Alfred Law, Charles Nelson Law, Ellen Hair, Frederick William Law, Hannah Law, John Law, Mahala Law, Sarah Law, Thomas Law.
  • William Thomas Law passed away in 1853 in Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Law
1791–1853
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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Ann Law
1787–1867
Birth Location: Arkesden, Essex
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Law
1813–1916
Birth Location: Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Essex
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Children(s)

Hannah Law
1848–1911
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
HL
Ellen Hair
1844–1923
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
EH
Charles Law
1849–1933
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
CL
Mahala Law
1837–1837
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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Sarah Law
1835–1783
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
SL
Thomas Law
1840–1918
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
TL
Frederick Law
1853–1931
Birth Location: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
FL
John Law
1846–1911
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
JL
Alfred Law
1842–1924
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
AL

William Law's Ancestors

Self
William Law
1811–1853
Birth Place: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Parents
Thomas Law
1791–1853
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Ann Law
1787–1867
Arkesden, Essex
Grandparents
Thomas Law
1758–1794
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Anne Law
1759–1844
Saffron Walden, Essex
Ezekiel Sibthorpe
1758–1838
Arkesden, Essex
Ann Whitaker
1757–1796
Wimbish, Essex
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Law
1733–1815
Anne Bray
1735–1814
John Clarke
1730–
Sarah Clarke
1730–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Law
1700–1775
Martha Law
1704–1786
George Tinworth
1708–1782
Susan Malyon
1708–1784

William Law's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Law (29 Sep 1811–17 Apr 1853) m. Rebecca Law (18 Sep 1813–20 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Hannah Law 1848–1911
  2. 2. Ellen Hair 1844–1923 m. Joseph Hair 1837–1890
    1. 1. Ellen (Nancy) Hair 1884–1972
    2. 2. William (Thomas) Hair 1862–1940
  3. 3. Charles (Nelson) Law 1849–1933 m. Ellen Law 1852–1944
    1. 1. Alice Law 1881– m. Edward (Albert) Smith 1879–
      1. 1. Charles (Henry Edward) Smith 1908–
      2. 2. Edward Smith 1916–
      3. 3. Randolph Smith 1920–
      4. 4. Margaret Smith 1917–
      5. 5. Howard Smith 1916–
      6. 6. Gwendolyn (A) Smith 1910–
      7. 7. William (J) Smith 1909–
      8. 8. Ernest Smith 1919–
      9. 9. Edward Smith 1921–
      10. 10. Arthur Smith 1922–
    2. 2. Nellie Ford 1896–1969 m. William (Arthur) Ford 1890–1963
      1. 1. Harry (Charles) Ford 1915–1992
      2. 2. Leonard (William) Ford 1914–
    3. 3. Charles Law 1885–1967 m. Florence (Beatrice) Law 1886–1962
      1. 1. Marjorie Law 1909–
    4. 4. Benjamin Law 1892–1892
    5. 5. Samuel Law 1874–1974 m. Elizabeth Law 1875–1931
      1. 1. Charles (Henry William) Law 1874–1918
      2. 2. Evelyn (Greta) Lowe 1899–1931 m. George (Arnold) Lowe 1893–1972
        1. 1. Greta (Ellen Elizabeth) Lowe 1916–1995
        2. 2. George (Edward) Lowe 1917–2008
        3. 3. Glen (Arnold) Lowe 1923–1999
        4. 4. Robert (Samuel) Lowe 1921–2013
        5. 5. Edith (Pearl) Lowe 1930–2015
        6. 6. William (Roger) Lowe –2018
      3. 3. William (Fennell) Law 1895–1931 m. Myrtle (Elizabeth) Law 1897–
        1. 1. Ralph (Ray) Law 1916–
        2. 2. Muriel Law 1923–
      4. 4. Vlola (Doris Ray) Rolls 1902–1995 m. Joseph (H Kellaway) Rolls 1891–1955
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Rolls 1925–2005
      5. 5. Ruby Law 1895–
      6. 6. Greter Law 1899–
      7. 7. Daniel Law 1903–
    6. 6. Alfred (William) Law 1872–1939 m. Margret Law 1868–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Smith 1890–1977 m. Archibald (Robert) Smith 1884–1974
      1. 1. Leslie (Archibald) Smith 1911–2000
      2. 2. Frederick (Herbert) Smith 1915–
    8. 8. James (John) Law 1878–1903
    9. 9. Fredrick Law 1876–1911 m. Sarah Law 1879–1906
      1. 1. Margaret (Laura May) Law 1903–1986 m. Walter (Hamilton Douglas) Black 1902–1975
        1. 1. James (Walter) Black 1924–2022
        2. 2. Baby Black 1930–1930
        3. 3. Charles (Nelson) Black 1925–1985
      2. 2. Charles (Ronald) Law 1900–1956 m. Mabel (Aureen) Law 1903–1963
        1. 1. Howard (Bruce) Law 1934–2005
        2. 2. Delbert (Frederick) Law 1926–1990
        3. 3. Ronald (Jackson) Law 1930–2004
        4. 4. Lorna (Geraldine) Law 1928–2015
        5. 5. Janet (Aureen) Shead 1932–2012 m. George (Joseph) Shead 1929–2010
        6. 6. James (Tfurston) Law 1930–2013 m. Edna (Margaret) Law 1933–2012
    10. 10. Charles Law 1876–1877
  4. 4. Mahala Law 1837–1837
  5. 5. Sarah Law 1835–1783
  6. 6. Thomas Law 1840–1918 m. Ann Law 1840–1924
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Carter 1862–1941 m. William Carter 1865–
      1. 1. Violet Carter 1902–1904
      2. 2. Daisy Carter 1902–1903
      3. 3. Florence (Emma) Carter 1898–1960
      4. 4. Grace (Evelyn) Carter 1896–1952
    2. 2. Albert (Edward) Law 1873–1949 m. Anna (Maria) Law 1875–1951 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Davies –1932
      1. 1. Gladys (Grace) Law 1899–
      2. 2. Joan (Ena Eileen) Harding 1909–
      3. 3. Aubrey (William Arthur) Law 1907–1979 m. Ada (Eleanor) Law 1910–1989
      4. 4. Cyril (Stanley Noble) Law 1904–1990
      5. 5. Eric (Albert Burgess) Law 1901–1977 m. Lily Law 1911–1986
    3. 3. Arthur Law 1880–1952
    4. 4. Florence Law 1869–1873
    5. 5. Emma (Grace Evelyn) Law 1867–1953 m. William Seymour 1855–
    6. 6. Frederick (James) Law 1865–1946 m. Minnie Law 1871–1954
      1. 1. William (Bonar) Law 1912–
      2. 2. John (Robert) Law 1902–1958 m. Ella (Amelia) Law 1901–1995
      3. 3. Howard (John) Law 1889–1889
      4. 4. Leonard (Frank) Law 1896–1966 m. Reta (Mary) Law 1896–1977
        1. 1. Joyce (Mureil) Piper 1931–2021 m. Albert (Frederick) Piper 1917–1991
      5. 5. Phyllis (Maud) Law 1898–1902
      6. 6. Philip (Thomas) Law 1906–1977 m. Caroline (Louisa) Law 1909–1983
    7. 7. Charles (Thomas) Law 1863–1938 m. Elizabeth Law 1869–
      1. 1. Kenneth (Charles) Law 1901–1971
      2. 2. Ronald (Arthur) Law 1903–1970 m. Evelyn (Edith) Law 1902–1985
    8. 8. Emily Law 1867–
  7. 7. Frederick (William) Law 1853–1931 m. Alice (Lanham) Laws 1854–1911
    1. 1. Alice (Ellen) Laws 1882–1946
    2. 2. William (Frederick) Law 1879–1938
    3. 3. Ernest (John) Law 1880–1964 m. Edith (Jane) Law 1884–
    4. 4. Florence (Ann) Lanham 1877–1953
    5. 5. Gertrude (Ethel) Law 1887–
  8. 8. John Law 1846–1911 m. Frances Law 1844–1907
    1. 1. Francis (Thomas) Law 1879–1956 m. Kate Law 1881–1969
      1. 1. Olive Law 1908–2003
      2. 2. Irene (May) Law 1910–1997
    2. 2. John (Arthur) Law 1872–1900
    3. 3. Mary (Caroline) Turner 1877–1945 m. Herbert (Clarence) Turner 1877–1947
    4. 4. George (William) Law 1874–1946
    5. 5. Hannah (Rebecca) Law 1869–1935
    6. 6. Fanny (Eliza) Mills 1867–1951 m. William (James) Mills 1868–1926
      1. 1. Ethel (Florence) Mills 1896–1962
      2. 2. William (John) Mills 1892–1915
      3. 3. Frances (Mary) Mills 1888–1963
      4. 4. Francis (Edward) Mills 1893–1893
    7. 7. Alfred (Charles) Law 1884–1918 m. Rosanna (Catherine) Law 1879–1936
    8. 8. Ellen (Jane) Jarvis 1881–1942 m. Ernest (Herbert) Jarvis 1879–1955
      1. 1. Alfred (Henry) Jarvis 1918–2003
      2. 2. Edith (Ellen Frances) Jarvis 1921–
  9. 9. Alfred Law 1842–1924 m. Emily Law 1841–1930
    1. 1. Florence (Alice) Langdon 1882–1964 m. Charles (Edward) Langdon 1879–1966
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Law 1875–1910
    3. 3. John Law 1874– m. Edith (Mary) Law 1871–
    4. 4. Henry (William) Law 1869–1949
    5. 5. Fred Law 1870–1950
    6. 6. Charley Law 1867–1939 m. Sarah (Ann) Law 1873–1963
      1. 1. Lillian (Grace) Daniels 1917–2006 m. Lloyd (Alfred) Daniels 1919–2003
      2. 2. Joseph Law 1902–1970 m. Violet (Katherine) Law 1907–1997
      3. 3. Ruth Bent 1899–1984 m. Ernest (John) Bent 1898–1983
        1. 1. Eric (Arthur) Bent 1932–1954
        2. 2. Myrtle (Winnifred) Bent 1923–2015
      4. 4. Catharine Law 1902–
    7. 7. John Law 1866–1866

William Law's Timeline

8 Records

1811
29 Sep 1811
Birth of William Thomas Law in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1811
29 Sep 1811
William Thomas Law was baptized in Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1811
29 Sep 1811
William Thomas Law was christened in Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1841
1841
Age 30
William Thomas Law resided here in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1851
1851
Age 40
William Thomas Law resided here in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1853
17 Apr 1853
Age 42
Death of William Thomas Law in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
1853
Sep 1853
Age 42
Death of William Thomas Law in Saffron Walden, Essex
Saffron Walden, Essex
1853
17 Apr 1853
Age 42
Burial of William Thomas Law in Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1811
    Event Place: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 302; Page: 57; GSU roll: 207435
    [13] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [14] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 340; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Littlebury; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 17; Page: 28; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241377

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1811
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, 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: Christening
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1811
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source:
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    [11] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 340; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Littlebury; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 17; Page: 28; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241377

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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    [11] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 302; Page: 57; GSU roll: 207435

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1853
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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    [10] Ancestry Family Trees
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1853
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex
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    [11] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
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