Mary (Edgington) Laitt (abt. 1829)

Born about 1829 in Bessels Leigh, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Henry (Lanchbury) Lancebury — married 27 Apr 1851 (to 1863) in Combe, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas (Lait) Laitt — married 18 Jan 1873 (to 1876) in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Mary was born about 1829.

First Marriage

Henry Lanchbury and Mary Edgington were married by banns in Coombe, Oxfordshire on 27th April 1851^[1]. Henry was 28, a widower working as a labourer and living in Long Coombe, the son of William who was a labourer. Mary was 22, a spinster working as a labourer and living in Wootton, Berks, the daughter of John Edgington who was a labourer. Mary signed her own name on the register whilst Henry could only make his mark with a cross, and the witnesses to the marriage were Edward Lanchbury and Hannah Mansell^[2].

Second Marriage

Thomas Laitt and Mary Launchbry were married in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 18th January 1873^[3]. They were widower and widow and both of full age. Thomas was a labourer living in Hanborough and the son of Thomas Laitt who was a labourer. Mary was a semptress living in Coombe and the daughter of John Launchbury (deceased). They each signed their own name on the register and the witnesses to the marriage were Benjamin Berry and Eliza Laitt^[4].

Research Notes

Mary's marriage stated that she was a widow but her father's name was recorded with the same surname. In fact she was the daughter of John Edginton not John Launchbury.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1851 J Quarter in Woodstock Volume 16 Page 235 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
2. ↑ Coombe Parish Register Transcript, Oxfordshire Family History Society, Woodstock Registration District Volume 2 CD
3. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1873 M Quarter in Witney Volume 3A Page 775 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
4. ↑ Hanborough Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/4 Sharing Link to Marriage Register image on Ancestry