Harriett, daughter of William Laws & Mary, was baptised on 9 Apr 1820 in Welney, Norfolk, England.[1]
Harriett (age Minor), daughter of William Laws, married John Register on 16 Mar 1838 in Southery, Norfolk, England.[2]
In the 1841 census Harriett (age 20) was in Southery, Norfolk, England.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Register
M
30
Norfolk, England
Harriett Register
F
20
Norfolk, England
Ann Register
F
2
Norfolk, England
Harriett Register
F
1week
Norfolk, England
In the 1851 census Harriot (age 33) was the wife of John Register in Southery, Norfolk, England.[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Register
Head
M
40
Southery, Norfolk, England
Harriot Register
Wife
F
33
Hilgay, Norfolk, England
Sophia Laws
Daughter
F
14
Feltwell, Norfolk, England
Ann Register
Daughter
F
11
Methwold, Norfolk, England
Harriot Register
Daughter
F
9
Southery, Norfolk, England
Eliza Register
Daughter
F
6
Methwold, Norfolk, England
Larman Register
Son
M
1
Methwold, Norfolk, England
Harriet and her five children sailed from Liverpool, England, to New York, New York, United States on the ship City of Washington. They arrived on 13 Jun 1853.[5]
In the 1860 census Harriet (age 42) was in Medina, Medina, Ohio.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Harriet Register
F
42
England
Sophia Register
F
22
Milliner & Dressmaker
England
Harriet Register
F
18
Seamstress
England
Eliza Register
F
13
England
Lyman Register
M
11
England
Leroy Register
M
6
Ohio
Rollo Register
M
6
Ohio
John Register
M
4
Ohio
Arthur Register
M
1
Ohio
Harriet was in a naturalization record and was naturalized at age 61 on 12 Apr 1881 in McPherson, Kansas, USA..[7]
Sources
↑Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1040559, Ancestry Record 9841 #43081580 (accessed 15 February 2024), Harriett Laws baptism on 9 Apr 1820, daughter of William Laws & Mary, in Welney, Norfolk, England.
↑Marriage: "Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938", Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 314/7, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61043 #902419835 (accessed 15 February 2024), Harriett Laws (minor) marriage to John Register on 16 Mar 1838 in Southery, Norfolk, England.
↑1841 Census: "1841 England Census", Class: HO107; Piece: 755; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Southery; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 7; Page: 6; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438850, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #8388257 (accessed 15 February 2024), Harriett Reyaster (20) in Southery in Downham registration district in Norfolk, England. Born in Norfolk, England.
↑1851 Census: "1851 England Census", Class: HO107; Piece: 1830; Folio: 488; Page: 34; GSU roll: 207485; ED, institution, or vessel: 11b; Household schedule number: 130, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #5386235 (accessed 15 February 2024), Harriot Register (33), wife, in household of John Register (40) in Southery in Downham registration district in Norfolk, England. Born in Hilgay, Norfolk, England.
↑Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #610515 (accessed 16 February 2024), Gender: Female; Ship Name: City of Washington; Ethnicity/ Nationality: British (English); Destination: USA; Place of Origin: Great Britain; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Birth Date: abt 1818; Departure Port: Liverpool, England; Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1853; Name: Harriet Register; Age: 35.
↑1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Medina, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M653_1007; Page: 211; Family History Library Film: 805007, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #42329926 (accessed 15 February 2024), Harriet Register (42) in Medina, Medina, Ohio. Born in England.
↑Naturalization: "Missouri, U.S., Western District Naturalization Index, 1840-1990", The National Archives at Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri; Naturalization Index for the Western District of Missouri, compiled 1930 - 1950, documenting the period ca. 1848 - ca. 1950; Record Group Title: Records of the District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: RG 21, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2494 #68647 (accessed 15 February 2024), Record Type: Naturalization; Birth Date: 1820; Naturalization Age: 61; Name: Harriet Register; Naturalization Place: McPherson, Kansas, USA; Naturalization Courthouse: District Court; Naturalization Date: 12 Apr 1881.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26378894/harriet_elizabeth-register: accessed February 15, 2024), memorial page for Harriet Elizabeth “Betsy” Laws Register (2 Mar 1817–18 Mar 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #26378894, citing Bean Cemetery, Little River, Rice County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Steve Patterson (contributor 46929902).
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