John Lawrence Family of Shillington & Meppershall, Bedfordshire

Subject: John LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1802 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 6 Jun 1841 Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (thatcher)
Census: 30 Mar 1851 Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (thatcher)
Death: __ ___ 1861 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Father: LAWRENCE
Mother: Eliza COOPER (b. 1783, d. 1868)
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Marriage: 1 Jan 1824 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouse: Ann GRAY
Birth: __ ___ 1804 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 7 Apr 1861 Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (widow)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 with James & Mary PETTIFOR: Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 3 Apr 1881 with James & Mary PETTIFOR: 3 Wallers Row, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 5 Apr 1891 with James & Mary PETTIFOR: Main Road, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Death: __ ___ 1894 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (age 90)
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Three Known Children
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1/M John LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1829 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Baptism: 19 Jan 1829 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 30 Mar 1851 with parents; Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (agriculture labourer)
Census: 7 Apr 1861 with wife and mother; Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (thatcher)

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Marriage: 17 Oct 1852 All Saints, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouse: Fanny TITMUS
Birth: __ ___ 1834 Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Death: __ ___ 1865 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
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Three Known Children
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• 1/F Ellen LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1856 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 13 Jul 1856 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1871 with James & Mary PETTIFER; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage: 16 Oct 1880 William ALLEN (b. 1855, ), son of James ALLEN; Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1881 High Street, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England (William a railway clerk)
  
  
• 2/F Eliza LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1859 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 18 Oct 1861 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Burial: 18 Oct 1861 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  
  
• 3/F Eliza Jane LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1863 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 1 Feb 1863 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1871 with James & Mary PETTIFER; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1881 with William & Ellen ALLEN; High Street, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
  Marriage: 26 Dec 1899 Albert VINTINNER (b. 1868, ); Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England

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2/ Samuel LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1835 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Baptism: 3 Jan 1836 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
7 Apr 1861 with mother; High Road, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (farm labourer & thatcher)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 Windmill Hill, Shillington, Bedfordshire, England (agriculture labourer)
Census: 3 Apr 1881 Bridal Way, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (thatcher)
Census: 5 Apr 1891 Land Lane, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (straw thatcher)
Census: 31 Mar 1901 Land Lane, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Death: __ ___ 1903 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (age 67)

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Marriage: 11 Oct 1857 Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouse: Emma TWYDELL
Birth: __ ___ 1839 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Baptism: 19 May 1839 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Death: __ ___ 1909 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (age 70)
Father: John TWYDELL (b. 1797, )
Mother: Susan (--?--) (b. 1800, )
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Nine Known Children
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• 1/F Sarah Ann LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1859 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 6 Mar 1859 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1877 Eliza LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  
  
• 2/M John LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1860 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 2 Sep 1860 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Burial: 1 Oct 1861 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  
  
• 3/M Frederick LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1862 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 7 Sep 1862 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage: 24 Dec 1883 Ellen IZZARD (b. 1862, ); Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1884 John LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1890 Ann Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1894 Percy LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1897 Albert Edward LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 Sugar Loaf, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (publican & straw thatcher)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1901 Winifred Ethel LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1904 Reginald Frederick LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1911 Sugar Loaf, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (thatcher & poultry dealer)
  
  
• 4/M James Henry LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1865 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 5 Mar 1865 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage: 24 Apr 1886 Martha PRATT (b. 1864, ); Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (by J.H. Rowlett, Rector)
  Son: __ ___ 1886 William LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1888 Arthur LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1891 Frederick John LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 Village, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (farm labourer)
  Son: __ ___ 1894 Francis LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1897 Waldron LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1898 Samuel Edward LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 Village, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (brickmaker by machinery & agriculture labourer)
  Son: __ ___ 1902 Harold James LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1907 Kathleen Ellen LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1911 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (farm labourer)
  
  
• 5/M John William LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1867 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 7 Apr 1867 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Burial: 11 Dec 1870 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  
  
• 6/F Fanny Susan LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1870 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 3 Apr 1870 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage: 2 Aug 1896 Charles William JOSLIN (b. 1870, ); Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (by John Smallpeace)
  
  
• 7/F Lois Jane LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1871 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 5 Nov 1871 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage: 5 Aug 1895 Theodore STACEY (b. 1868, ) ; Parish Church, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (by John Colston Jones)
  
  
• 8/M Henry LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1875 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 6 Jun 1875 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; Land Lane, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (farm labourer)
  Marriage: circa __ Sep 1897 Mary Jane TAYLOR (b. 1878, ); Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England
  Son: __ ___ 1899 John Henry LAWRENCE; Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England (builder's labourer)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1903 Hilda LAWRENCE; Harnsey, co. Middlesex, England
  Son: __ ___ 1905 Edward LAWRENCE; Stondon, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1908 Francis William LAWRENCE; Walsworth, Hertfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1910 Hubert LAWRENCE; Walsworth, Hertfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1911 Walsworth, Hertfordshire, England (horsekeeper on farm)
  
  
• 9/M Charlie LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1877 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Baptism: 15 Apr 1877 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; Land Lane, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (agriculture labourer)
  Marriage: circa __ Dec 1897 Harriet DISBREY (b. 1878, ); London, England
  Son: __ ___ 1899 James William LAWRENCE; Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England
  Daughter: __ Feb 1901 Elizabeth Emma LAWRENCE; Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 136 Cornwall Road, Tottenham, co. Middlesex, England (general labourer)
  Son: __ ___ 1903 Hubert Charles LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1906 Archibald LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Son: __ ___ 1909 Percy LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Daughter: __ Mar 1911 Fannie May LAWRENCE; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1911 Fill Dyke Lane, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (horsekeeper on farm)

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3/F Mary LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1845 Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Baptism: 6 Apr 1845 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage: 23 Jul 1864 James PETTIFOR (b. 1843, ); Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Son: __ ___ 1866 Frank PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Daughter: __ ___ 1867 Rosa PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Daughter: __ ___ 1871 Sophia PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 2 Apr 1871 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (agriculture labourer)
Son: __ ___ 1875 Frederick PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Son: __ ___ 1877 Peter PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Son: __ ___ 1880 Sydney J. PETTIFOR; Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 3 Apr 1881 3 Wallers Row, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (agriculture labourer)
Census: 5 Apr 1891 Main Road, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (brickyard labourer)
Census: 3 Apr 1911 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England (farm labourer with 5 of 9 children living)