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Personal data George Richard Laker 

  • He was born on 4TH Q 1853 in Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent. England.
    Name: George Richard Laker
    Registration Year: 1853
    Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration District: Sevenoaks
    Inferred County: Kent
    Volume: 2a
    Page: 322
  • He was christened on February 12, 1854 in Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent. England.
    Name: George Richard Laker
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 12 Feb 1854
    Christening Place: Seal, Kent, England
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    Father: George Laker
    Mother: Sophia Laker
  • Profession: in the year 1881 Agricultural Labourer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: Stake Cottages, Fawk Comming Godden, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Stake Cottages, Fawk Comming Godden, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Laker Head Married Male 44 1817 Agricultural Labourer East Grinstead, Sussex, England
      Sophia Laker Wife Married Female 30 1831 - Seal, Kent, England
      Mary A R Laker Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Seal, Kent, England
      George R Laker Scholar - Male 7 1854 Scholar Seal, Kent, England
      Emma Laker Daughter - Female 5 1856 Scholar Seal, Kent, England
      Lucy Laker Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Seal, Kent, England
      Elizabeth Laker Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Seal, Kent, England

      Name: George R Laker Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: 1854 Relation: Son Father's Name: George Laker
      Mother's Name: Sophia Laker Gender: Male Where born: Seal, Kent, England Civil Parish: Seal County/Island: Kent
      Country: England Registration District: Sevenoaks Sub-registration District: Shoreham ED, institution, or vessel: 1
      Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 71 Piece: 487 Folio: 10 Page Number: 14 Household Members: Name Age George Laker 44 Sophia Laker 50 Mary A R Laker 9 George R Laker 7
      Emma Laker 5 Lucy Laker 3 Elizabeth Laker 10/12
    • in the year 1871: Stake Cottages, Fawk Comming Godden, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Stake Cottages, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Laker Head - Male 53 1818 - Sussex, England
      Sophia Laker Wife - Female 39 1832 - Kent, England
      George Laker Son - Male 17 1854 - Kent, England
      Emma Laker Daughter - Female 15 1856 - Kent, England
      Lucy Laker Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Kent, England
      Elizabeth Laker Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Kent, England
      Jessie Laker Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Kent, England
      James Laker Son - Male 6 1865 - Kent, England
      Kate Laker Daughter - Female 2 1869 - Kent, England
      Sophia Laker Daughter - Female 2 1869 - Kent, England
      Caroline Laker Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Kent, England

      Name: George Laker Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: 1854 Relation: Son Gender: Male Where born: Seal Kent England Civil Parish: Seal Town: Fawke and Godden County/Island: Kent Country: England Registration District: Sevenoaks Sub-registration District: Shoreham ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Household Schedule Number: 54
      Piece: 921 Folio: 10 Page Number: 11 Household Members: Name Age George Laker 53 Sophia Laker 37 George Laker 17 Emma Laker 15 Lucy Laker 13 Elizabeth Laker 10 Jessie Laker 9 James Laker 6
      Kate Laker 2 Sophia Laker 2 Caroline Laker 6/12
    • in the year 1881: Fawke Farm, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Fawke Farm, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      William Gorham Head Married Male 43 1838 Stone, Kent, England Farm Bailiff
      Jane Gorham Wife Married Female 42 1839 Iden, Sussex, England -
      Henry Walter Gorham Son Single Male 13 1868 Hastings, Sussex, England -
      Caroline Hart Gorham Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Hastings, Sussex, England -
      Alice Jane Gorham Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Sevenoaks, Kent, England -
      Blanche Maria Gorham Daughter Head Single Female 7 1874 Seal, Kent, England -
      Martha Gorham Daughter Single Female 5 1876 Seal, Kent, England -
      Thomas Wm Gorham Son Single Male 3 1878 Seal, Kent, England -
      Grace Nellie Gorham Daughter Single Female 0 1881 Seal, Kent, England -
      Caroline West Mother In Law Widow Female 75 1806 Iden, Sussex, England -
      George Laker Lodger Single Male 25 1856 Seal, Kent, England Ag Lab
    • in the year 1891: 8 Old Greatness, Sevenoaks, Kent.
      Name: George Laker Gender: Male Age: 39 Relationship: Head Birth Year: 1852 Spouse: Elizbeth Laker
      Birth Place: Seal, Kent, England Civil Parish: Sevenoaks Ecclesiastical parish: St John Residence Place: Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Registration District: Sevenoaks Sub registration district: Sevenoaks ED, Institution or Vessel: 5
      Piece: 673 Folio: 133 Household Members: Name Age George Laker 39 Elizbeth Laker 39
      Fred Caplin 16 (Lodger) Florence Payne 12 (Niece)
    • in the year 1901: .
  • He died on 2ND Q 1908 in Sevenoaks, Kent. England, he was 55 years old.
    First name(s) George Richard Last name Laker Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1856
    Age 52 Death quarter 2 Death year 1908 District Sevenoaks County Kent Volume 2A Page 421
    Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

    Name: George Richard Laker Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Registration Year: 1908 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
    Age at Death: 52 Registration District: Sevenoaks Inferred County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 421
  • This information was last updated on November 23, 2020.

Household of George Richard Laker

He is married to Elizabeth Prall.

They got married on 4TH Q 1881 at Sevenoaks, Kent. England, he was 28 years old.

First name(s) Elizabeth Last name Prall Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1881 Registration month -
MarriageFinder ™ Elizabeth Prall married one of these people Richard Greenhow, George Richard Laker District Sevenoaks
County Kent Country England Volume 2A Volume as transcribed 2A Page number 1035
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Name: George Richard Laker Registration Year: 1881 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration District: Sevenoaks
Inferred County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 1035 Records on Page: Name Richard Greenhow George Richard Laker
Sarah Ann Lingard Elizabeth Prall

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Christening day February 12, 1854

  • The temperature on February 12, 1854 was about -0.8 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The RMS Tayleur sinks off Lambay Island on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia with great loss of life.
    • February 17 » The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
    • February 23 » The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.
    • March 1 » German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.
    • August 4 » The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.
    • October 9 » Crimean War: The siege of Sevastopol begins.

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