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William Edward Layton 1824–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1824

Birth Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 Apr 1916

Death Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Father: Charles Layton

Mother: Sarah Harman

Spouse(s): Susanna Child, Elizabeth Mingay

Children(s): William Layton, Anna Layton, Sarah Layton, William Layton, Charles Layton, Charles Layton

In 1824, William Edward Layton entered the world in Cantley, Norfolk, England, born to Charles Layton And Sarah Harman. In 1841, William Edward Layton resided in Reedham, Norfolk, England. William Edward Layton married Elizabeth Mingay, Susanna Child, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Layton, Charles Edward Layton, Charles Robert Layton, Sarah Alice Layton, William Charles Layton, William George Layton. William Edward Layton passed away in 1916 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Edward Layton entered the world in Cantley, Norfolk, England, born to Charles Layton And Sarah Harman.
  • In 1841, William Edward Layton resided in Reedham, Norfolk, England.
  • William Edward Layton married Elizabeth Mingay, Susanna Child, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Layton, Charles Edward Layton, Charles Robert Layton, Sarah Alice Layton, William Charles Layton, William George Layton.
  • William Edward Layton passed away in 1916 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Layton
1797–1871
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
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Sarah Harman
1797–1878
Birth Location: Hickling, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Child
1823–1891
Birth Location: Norton, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Mingay
1824–1866
Birth Location: Reedham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

William Layton
1862–1945
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Anna Layton
1859–1915
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Layton
1852–1920
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
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William Layton
1857–1858
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom
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Charles Layton
1866–1940
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
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Charles Layton
1851–1851
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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William Layton's Ancestors

Self
William Layton
1824–1916
Birth Place: Cantley, Norfolk, England
Parents
Charles Layton
1797–1871
Halvergate, Norfolk, England
Sarah Harman
1797–1878
Hickling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edward Layton
1770–1831
Reedham, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Marshal
1768–1800
Cantley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1741–1834
Elizabeth Waters
1742–1821
Robert Marshall
1747–1810
Ann Claxton
1745–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1706–1779
Ann Layton
1708–1774
William Waters
1696–1794
Sarah Mascull-Smith
1711–1781
John Marshall
1714–1790
Anne Pitcher
1704–1790

William Layton's Descendants

1.
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William (Edward) Layton (22 Aug 1824–27 Apr 1916) m. Susanna Child (1823–April 1891) m. Elizabeth Mingay (1824–July 1866)
  1. 1. William (George) Layton 1862–1945
  2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Layton 1859–1915
  3. 3. Sarah (Alice) Layton 1852–1920 m. Frederick (A) Lamprell 1850–1921
    1. 1. Ellen Lamprell 1884–1884
    2. 2. Walter (Edwin) Lamprell 1882–1966
    3. 3. Florence (Annie) Lamprell 1876–1968
    4. 4. Winifred (Lilian) Lamprell 1880–1897
    5. 5. Frederick (Charles William) Lamprell 1873–1957
    6. 6. Alice (Maria) Lamprell 1874–1937
    7. 7. Sidney (Stebbing) Lamprell 1891–1983 m. Dorothy (E) Smith 1894–1981
      1. 1. Peter (Frederick Thomas) Lamprell 1922–2004 m. Jacqueline (Victoria) SCUDDER 1925–2014
      2. 2. Daphne (Florence) LAMPRELL 1925–2015
    8. 8. Daisy (Ethel) Lamprell 1888–1964
    9. 9. Ellen ((Nellie) Elizabeth) Lamprell 1886–1967
    10. 10. Beatrice (Louise) Lamprell 1879–1880
  4. 4. William (Charles) Layton 1857–1858
  5. 5. Charles (Robert) Layton 1866–1940
  6. 6. Charles (Edward) Layton 1851–1851

William Layton's Timeline

15 Records

1824
22 Aug 1824
Birth of William Edward Layton in Cantley, Norfolk, England
Cantley, Norfolk, England
1824
22 Aug 1824
William Edward Layton was baptized in Cantley, Norfolk, England
Cantley, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 17
William Edward Layton resided here in Reedham, Norfolk, England
Reedham, Norfolk, England
1844
1844
Age 20
William Edward Layton resided here in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1845
1845
Age 21
William Edward Layton resided here in London, England
London, England
1851
1851
Age 27
William Edward Layton resided here in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1861
1861
Age 37
William Edward Layton resided here in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1871
1871
Age 47
William Edward Layton resided here in St Olave, London, England
St Olave, London, England
1881
1881
Age 57
William Edward Layton resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1891
1891
Age 67
William Edward Layton resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1901
1901
Age 77
William Edward Layton resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 87
William Edward Layton resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1916
22 Apr 1916
Age 92
Death of William Edward Layton in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1916
27 Apr 1916
Age 92
Burial of William Edward Layton in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1916
27 May 1916
Age 92
William Edward Layton - Probate in Ipswich
Ipswich

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Cantley, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11094; Schedule Number: 12
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 372; Folio: 144; Page: 39
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 563; Folio: 41; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341128
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4b; Page: 43
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 624; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 818923
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 14; Page: 20
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 322; Folio: 43; Page: 49; GSU roll: 542614
    [8] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1561; Folio: 281; Page: 15; GSU roll: 174794
    [9] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 785; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Reedham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 8; GSU roll: 438867
    [10] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers
    [11] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 2913
    [12] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Cantley, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 2913

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 785; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Reedham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 8; GSU roll: 438867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, City Directories, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London City Directories

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1561; Folio: 281; Page: 15; GSU roll: 174794

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 322; Folio: 43; Page: 49; GSU roll: 542614

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Olave, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 624; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 818923

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 563; Folio: 41; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341128

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 372; Folio: 144; Page: 39

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 14; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11094; Schedule Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4b; Page: 43
    [3] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 May 1916
    Event Place: Ipswich
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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