George
Laws
Born about in Cheriton, Kent, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma Eliza (Peck) Laws
— married
26 Dec 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Sewell) Laws
— married
6 Dec 1886 in Folkestone, Kent, England
Descendants 
Father of
Annie Elizabeth Laws, Eliza Jane Laws, George William Laws, Robert James Laws, Minnie Eliza Jane Laws, Mary Beatrice Laws, Henry Wilfred Laws, Ada Kathleen Laws, Elsie Annie Laws, Leonard Cecil Laws, James Laws and Ivy Dorothea Laws
Died about
at about age 64
in Folkestone, Kent, England
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2017
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Biography
George Laws was born in Folkestone, Kent, England.
George Laws was born in 1852 in Cheriton, Kent, England to parents John Laws and Elizabeth Webb. He was baptized on 13 Jun 1852 in Cheriton, Kent, England. [1]
He married firstly Emma Eliza Peck on 26 Dec 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England. [2]
Children: Annie Elizabeth, Eliza Jane.
He married secondly Sarah Sewell on 6 Dec 1886 in Folkestone, Kent, England. [3]
Children: George William, Robert J, Minnie Eliza Jane, Mary Beatrice, Wilfred Henry, Ada Kathleen, Elsie, Leonard Cecil, Ivy. [4] [5] [6]
He died in 1916 in Folkestone, Kent, England.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNV-CRTP : 12 March 2020), George Laws, 13 Jun 1852; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Cheriton, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN6T-K82 : 12 March 2020), George Laws, 1874.
- ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNN-KHM1 : 18 April 2019), George Laws, 6 Dec 1886; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Marriage, Folkestone St Mary and St Eanswythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom, page 65, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2F2-XMM : 22 February 2021), George Laws, Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FV-7KQ : 20 May 2019), George Laws, Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Folkestone subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW68-6KH : 28 June 2019), George Laws, Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription
- First name(s) GEORGE
- Last name LAWS
- Birth year 1852
- Birth quarter 2
- Registration month -
- Mother's last name -
- District Elham
- County Kent
- Country England
- Volume 2A
- Page 609
- Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
- Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
- Subcategory Births & baptisms
- Collections from Great Britain
- GRO Birth Registration:
- LAWS, GEORGE
- Mother's maiden name: WEBB
- GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 609
- Canterbury Baptisms Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Birth year -
- Baptism year 1852
- Baptism date 13 Jun 1852
- Place Cheriton
- Father's first name(s) John
- Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
- County Kent
- Country England
- Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
- Record set Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Baptisms 1538-1912
- 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- 2, Wood Cottages Cherry Garden Road, Folkestone, Elham, Kent, England
- Household Members
- First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- John Laws Head Married Male 46 1815 Agricultural Labourer Lympne, Kent, England
- Elizabeth Laws Wife Married Female 38 1823 - Lyminge, Kent, England
- George Laws Son - Male 8 1853 - Cheriton, Kent, England
- Elizabeth Laws Daughter - Female 6 1855 - Cheriton, Kent, England
- Eliza J Laws Daughter - Female 1 1860 - Cheriton, Kent, England
- Canterbury Marriage Banns Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Banns year 1874
- Banns date 06 Dec 1874
- Place Folkestone, Christ Church
- Marriage year 1874
- Marriage date -
- Spouse's first name(s) Emma Eliza
- Spouse's last name Peck
- Groom's parish Folkstone
- Bride's parish Folkstone
- County Kent
- Country England
- Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
- Archive reference U3/217/1/12
- Year range 1873-1880
- Page 19
- Record set Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Banns 1754-1928
- England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Name note -
- Marriage year 1875
- Marriage date 10 Jan 1875
- Marriage place Folkestone
- Spouse's first name(s) Emma Eliza
- Spouse's last name Peck
- Residence Folkestone, Kent, England
- County Kent
- Country England
- Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
- Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
- Subcategory Marriages & divorces
- Collections from Great Britain
- Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
- 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- 32, Coolinge St CP, Folkestone Town, Elham, Kent, England
- Household Members
- First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- George Laws Head Married Male 28 1853 Bricklayers Lab Cheriton, Kent, England
- Emma E Laws Wife Married Female 30 1851 - Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
- Annie E Laws Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- John Lewis Greenland Lodger Single Male 21 1860 Gen Lab Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
- Henry Thurton Lodger Single Male 22 1859 House Painter St Pancras, Middlesex, England
- Canterbury Marriages Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Birth year 1853
- Marriage year 1886
- Marriage date 06 Dec 1886
- Place Folkestone, Ss Mary & Eanswith
- Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Ann
- Spouse's last name Sewell
- Groom's age 33
- Groom's father's first name(s) John
- Groom's father's last name Laws
- Bride's age 20
- Bride's father's first name(s) William John
- Bride's father's last name Sewell
- County Kent
- Country England
- Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
- Archive reference U3/88/1/25
- Year range 1883-1895
- Page 65
- Record set Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Marriages 1538-1928
- England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
- First name(s) GEORGE
- Last name LAWS
- Marriage quarter 4
- Marriage year 1886
- Registration month -
- MarriageFinder™ GEORGE LAWS married one of these people
- Sarah Ann Sewell, Annie Elizabeth Thompson
- District Elham
- District number -
- County Kent
- Country England
- Volume 2A
- Page 1777
- Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
- Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
- Subcategory Marriages & divorces
- Collections from Great Britain
- England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Age 33
- Marriage year 1886
- Marriage date 06 Dec 1886
- Marriage place Folkestone
- Father's first name(s) John
- Father's last name Laws
- Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Ann
- Spouse's last name Sewell
- Spouse's birth year 1866
- Spouse's birth date 1866
- Spouse's father's first name(s) William John
- Spouse's father's last name Sewell
- Residence Folkestone, Kent, England
- County Kent
- Country England
- Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
- 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- Palmerston Street, Folkestone, Elham, Kent, England
- Household Members
- First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- George Laws Head Married Male 39 1852 General Labourer Cheriton, Kent, England
- Sarah Laws Wife Married Female 23 1868 - Bexley, Kent, England
- George Laws Son - Male 3 1888 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Robert Laws Son - Male 1 1890 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- George Pilcher Lodger Widower Male 33 1858 General Labourer Dover, Kent, England
- Stephen Pilcher Son Single Male 11 1880 - Charlton, Kent, England
- 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- 15, Boscombe Road, Folkestone, Elham, Kent, England
- Household Members
- First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- George Laws Head Married Male 57 1844 Bricklayers Labourer Folkestone, Kent, England
- Sarah Laws Wife Married Female 31 1870 - Sussex, England
- George W Laws Son Single Male 13 1888 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Robert J Laws Son Single Male 11 1890 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Minnie M Laws Daughter - Female 8 1893 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Mary B Laws Daughter - Female 7 1894 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Wilfred H Laws Son - Male 5 1896 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Elsie Laws Daughter - Female 2 1899 - Folkestone, Kent, England
- Henry G Cockett Boarder Single Male 26 1875 Bricklayers Labourer Folkestone, Kent, England
- 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- 6 Park St Folkestone, Folkestone, Kent, England
- Household Members
- First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
- Sarah Ann Laws Wife Married Female Charing 41 1870 Folkestone Kent
- George Laws Head Married Male Ash Porter 58 1853 Bexley
- George Laws Son Single Male Butcher's Assistant 23 1888 Folkestone Kent
- Robert Laws Son Single Male Billiard Marker 20 1891 Folkestone Kent
- Minne Laws Daughter Single Female Genl Servant 18 1893 Folkestone Kent
- Mary Laws Daughter Single Female Genl Servant 11 1900 Folkestone Kent
- Wilfred Laws Son - Male Butchers Assistant 14 1897 Folkestone Kent
- Elsie Laws Daughter - Female School 12 1899 Folkestone Kent
- Leonard Laws Son - Male School 9 1902 -
- Ivy Laws Daughter - Female - 4 1907 -
- Canterbury Burials Transcription
- First name(s) George
- Last name Laws
- Birth year 1853
- Death year 1916
- Age 63
- Burial year 1916
- Burial date 29 Feb 1916
- Burial place Folkestone, St John the Baptist
- County Kent
- Country England
- Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
- Archive reference U3/178
- Page 22
- Year range 1910-1921
- Record set Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Burials 1538-1988
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