William Laundon (abt. 1808 - 1878)

Born about 1808 in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lee) Laundon — married 13 Oct 1835 in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1878 at about age 70 in Glenfield, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

William Laundon was born in Leicestershire, England.

William LAUNDON.^[1]

William was born in about 1808, and was christened at Wigston Magna, Leicestershire on 1 May 1808, the son of William and Hannah LAUNDON the fourth of seven children. The Parish of Wigston Magna is located in the South/Southeast of Leicestershire about 3.9 miles from Leicester and includes the village(s) of Wigston Magna & East Wigston.The christening record indicates 'gg son' next to the relationship to the child.

William married Mary LEA on 13 Oct 1835 at St Bartholomews Church in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire. William and Mary had 5 children.

Kirby Muxloe is a village and civil parish east of Leicester The name "Kirby" comes from the name of a Dane Caeri, who established the community here in the late ninth or early tenth century. The settlement was known as Carbi, and then later Kirby. The village was recorded in the Doomsday book as 'Carbi'. (Caeri's settlement) with a working population of 8. At the time the land in Kirby Muxloe was owned by Hugh de Grandesmaynel and by William Peverel. The first official use of Kirby Muxloe was used in 1703 in the Oxford Dictionary of Placenames, which states that 'Muxloe' is a family name. There was such a family but they lived three miles away, in the village of Desford. The railway came to Kirby Muxloe in 1848 when the Midland Railway built a line through Kirby, and on July 1, 1859 Kirby Muxloe railway station opened at Kirby fields (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Muxloe).

In 1838 when he registered the birth of their first daughter Ann, he signed with his mark - x, and indicated he was an agricultural labourer residing at Wigston Magna, Leicestershire. In 1841 they still resided at Wigston Magna on the Lester Road; at this time William was still working as an agricultural labourer.

In 1848 their son William is born, the 1861 census suggests he was born in New Parks, Leicestershire, but the 1901 census suggests Paris. New Parks is an area in the city of Leicester England It is in the west of the city, close by the county border (west of which is Glenfield). Had they travelled to France around this time? or is it just a typo? The family are believed to be French Huguenots.

By 1851 the couple had moved to Glenfield. Glenfield is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire England. It is part of the Blaby district. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book but the village was greatly enlarged in the 1920s-50s. Glenfield was the site of the first station from Leicester West Bridge on the Leicester and opened on 17 July 1832 as the world's third steam railway (http://en.wikipedia.org). They are living with their 2 daughters Ann 13, Sarah 11 and son William aged 3. William is now listed as a waggoner, someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle.

In 1861 they are living at Glenfield at Caster Farm House, which is also listed as William's occupation. At this time their daughter Sarah is working in the kitchen, son William as a servant and the younger children Mary Ann aged 7 and Benjamin aged 4 are also living with them, listed as scholars. William is listed as LAUNDER in this census.

By 1871 William and Mary are still in Glenfield and William is listed again as having the occupation of an agricultural labourer. Their son Benjamin aged 14 is still living with them, occupation listed as a Farmers Boy.

William died on 11 Jan 1878 of pneumonia after an illness of 7 days. His daughter Sarah LEE was present at the death and also the informant on death certificate. The death certificate lists his occupation as 'Bailiff'. It is understood that at that time a Bailiff was employed by the landowner who owned a farm or farms, the bailiff being in charge of seeing that the tenant farmer(s) kept the farm(s) in a good state and paid the rent on time. He acted as a 'middle man' between the two, although I suspect he was more on the landowner's side than the tenant farmer. This is more likely to have been Williams’ role whilst residing at Caster Farm House and in later years, when he modestly lists himself as an agricultural labourer.

DNA

The maternal line and the paternal line is confirmed by DNA to the ancestral couple of William LAUNDON and Hannah SMITH. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Veronica Williams for creating WikiTree profile Laundon-4 through the import of Roberts_2013-08-13_2013-08-17.ged on Aug 16, 2013.
2. ↑ ‘’GEDmatch Triangulated Group’’ on chromosome 14 , 19cMs overlapping segments between Joan Patricia Roberts, Private JENKINS and a child of John Laird jENKINS, 2016-2019.
3. ↑ The DNA confirmation is further supported by multiple matches at AncestryDNA.

• IGI Film, LDS Darwin, 822776 Wigston Magna; LAUNDON christenings - not actual register. LDS Film viewed at Darwin on 5 Oct 2011.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of April 25, 2010), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, 7314409 Leicester, Wigston 1717-1814.

• FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), www.findmypast.com, Database online.

• BDM - Certificates, LAUNDON Ann to Baker- Marriage - GRO 83/1857.

• 1841 England Census, LAUNDON Ann. BLABY UNION, Leicestershire; HO107 piece 599 folio 13/6 page 4.

• 1851 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com.au, LAUNDON William. Database online.

• 1871 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), www.ancestry.com, LAUNDON William (1809). Database online.

• BDM - Certificates, LAUNDON Mary; Death GRO Blaby 291//1897.

• BDM - Certificates, LAUNDON William; Death GRO Blaby 482/1878.

• BDM - Certificates, ROBERTS to Baker (formerly LAUNDON) marriage - GRO 2a 266/1878.

• BDM - Certificates, LAUNDON Ann - Birth - GRO Blaby 147/1838.

• IGI Index, www.familysearch.org, LAUNDON - Leicestershire Batch 7314409; Sheet 24; Source: 0822776. Film viewed at LDS Darwin 5 October 2011.

• 1861 England Census - Find my past, www.findmypast.com, LAUNDER William, Glenfield Road.

• 1881 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com.au, LAUNDON Benjamin. Database online.

• Pallot's Marriage Index for England 1780 - 1837 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001), www.ancestry.com.au, Database online.

• Free Reg, Parish Register, LAUNDON to LEA, marriage.