Laslett family history

William and Mary Laslett of Sandwich

William Laslett was baptised on 9 March 1707 at the Corn Market Independent or Presbyterian Church at Sandwich, the sixth son of John Laslett of Sandwich and his wife Mary Laslett née Badcock. (See Page 20.)

Married Mary Wigmore, of this Parish, at Preston next Wingham on 12 July 1727 by licence. She died 16 April 1736 and was buried as Mary Lacy. There is a possible second marriage as William Lacy to Elizabeth Tahal at Woodnesborough on 25 November 1741.

Family of William and Mary Laslett

Sons

STEPHEN - baptised 16 February 1728 OS at St. Mary’s, Sandwich. On 8 March 1752 married Mary Moulton.
Children:
John – born 1791. A Builder. Married Charlotte Wale.
Children:
George - born 17 August 1834 at Orpington
Thomas Wale - born 2 September 1832 at Orpington
Charlotte - born 18 October 1829 at Orpington.
Esther Matilda - born 24 February 1828 at Orpington
William - born 27 August 1826 at Orpington. Married on 6 June 1852 in Surrey to Helena Croke. Helena had been born at Mallew Ireland on 14 April 1831. She died at Orpington on 29 March 1878. On 12 October 1881 William married Elizabeth Gearing. William died at Orpington in 1916.
Family of William and Helena Laslett:
Alice Elanor Magga - born 20 September 1870 at Orpington. Married William Lockhead and later Andrew.
Frederick Terrence - born 22 September 1868 at Orpington. Married Alma McPherson.
Children:
Florence – born 19 December 1902 in New York. Married James Mason.
Dixie – born 22 September 1906 in New York. Married Joseph Thompson.
Henry Arthur - born 31 July 1866 at Orpington. Married Ada Maria Henderson.
Children:
Gordon – born 1906. Died 1950.
Walter Charles - born 22 June 1864 at Orpington. Married Mary Cousins in 1891. Died on 27 June 1936.
Children:
Arthur – born 25 April 1899. Married Rose Gertrude Ward.
Children:
Doris – married name Hallet.
Thomas Isaac - born 2 May 1860 at Orpington. A bricklayer.
Agnes Francis - born 1 November 1854 at Orpington.
George - born 23 August 1856 at Orpington. Married Mary J. Died in 1933 at Spokane, Washington State
William John - born 13 April 1853 at Orpington. In 1878 married Francis Mary Trew (registered at Shoreditch). Died on 24 January 1918 at St Pauls Cray.
Children:
John W. – Born 14 December 1883. Arrived Ellis Island, NY 7 March 1908, single, aged 24 years via the Lucania out of Liverpool. Married Mary McGonicle. USA Death record for John Laslett born 14 December 1883 died New Haven, Connecticut 1969.
Children:
James A. – born 1917 in the USA. Married Dorothy Murray.
Children:
William – born 1949 USA.
Diana – born 1942 USA.
Robert – born 1951 USA.
Children:
Keith – 20 August 1972 USA
Lillian Maud – born 13 December 1897. Married Harry Hodges.
Ernest Augustine - born 18 July 1874 at Broom Hill Orpington. A Builder. In 1899 Ernest married Lucy Venables. He died on 21 February 1958 at Crumpsall Hospital.
Children:
Jack Terrance – born 7 June 1910 in Manchester. Married Edith Chilton. Edith had been born on 1 February 1908 in Manchester and died in 1974 in Stockport. Jack died on 19 February 1993 at Stepping Hill Hospital Stockport.
Children:
Barry Stuart – born 24 July 1946 in Manchester. A Telecommunications Manager. Married Jacqueline Ann Bottoms, a Teacher. She had been born at Stockport on 3 January 1947.
Children:
David John – born 28 May 1975 at Stockport. A Business Systems Analyst.

Family of William and Elizabeth Laslett
Charles William Gearing - born 23 August 1877 at Union Workhouse Farnborough. Registered with the surname Gearing. Married in 1901 to Mary Agness Syford in the Shoreditch Register.
Emily Charlotte - born 22 December 1880 at Orpington. Died September 1890.
Francis Mary - born 6 March 1881 at Orpington. Died 25 February 1887 at Orpington.
Ethel - born 24 April 1882 at Orpington. Died 29 May 1884 at Orpington.
John Corporal - born 14 DEC 1883 at Orpington.
Archibald Samuel - born 18 FEB 1885 at Orpington.
Charlotte Elizabeth - born 10 JAN 1887 at Orpington.
Elsie - born 11 OCT 1888 at Orpington. In 1909 married (?) Sevenoaks registry.
Stanley - born 7 OCT 1890 at Orpington.

WILLIAM – baptised 12 October 1730 at St. Mary’s, Sandwich. Married (c.1754) Mary Withers born 1730 the daughter of Robert and Grace Withers. William died 29 December 1783 at Seal. Mary died there in 1789.

See chapter William and Mary Laslett of Shoreham on page 34.