Individual Details
Rev Robert French LAURENCE M.A. (Oxford)
(2 Apr 1807 - 23 Apr 1885)
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 1807 | Eltham, Kent, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 11 Jul 1807 | St John the Baptist, Eltham, Kent, England | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jan 1835 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England - Elizabeth COATES |  | | |
| Census | 1841 | Clerk - King's Street, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1851 | Vicar of Chalgrobve & Rector of Berwick Salome Oxon NB Chalgrove and Berrick form ? Benenfice - Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1861 | Vicar of Chalgrove with Berwick Selome & Private Tutor - High Street, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1871 | Vicar of Chalgrove - Main Street, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Marriage | 8 Feb 1872 | Saint Mary, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England - Annie JOLLY | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1873 | Clerk in Orders | | ||
| Census | 1881 | Vicar of Chalgrove & Rector of Berwick Salome - Vicarage House, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Death | 23 Apr 1885 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 22 Jun 1885 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth COATES (1809 - 1867) |
| Child | Hannah Elizabeth Mary LAURENCE (1835 - 1900) |
| Child | Robert French LAURENCE (1836 - 1920) |
| Child | Thomas French LAURENCE (1839 - 1900) |
| Child | Sophia Jane LAURENCE (1840 - 1913) |
| Child | Henry French LAURENCE (1846 - 1917) |
| Child | John LAURENCE (1848 - ) |
| Child | Hercy William LAURENCE (1849 - 1912) |
| Child | Harriet LAURENCE (1855 - 1927) |
| Spouse | Annie JOLLY (1835 - 1914) |
| Father | John LAURENCE (1770 - ) |
| Mother | Hannah ARDIE? (1770 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry LAURENCE (1799 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Thomas LAURENCE (1801 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane LAURENCE (1802 - 1803) |
| Sibling | William LAURENCE (1804 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas French LAURENCE (1805 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Extract from transcription of Marriage register:1835 - Jan 5 - LAURANCE the Revd, Robert French, b, Lic, - COATES Elizabeth, sp. Lic - Peter EYRE, John COATES, A COATES, Elizabeth EYRE, Jane COATES.
Census
At the same address - his brother William plus:Mary Webb - Servant - 26 - House servant - born: Kidlington, Oxon
Census
At the same address:John Edward Henry Evans 20 - Boarder - Scholar - born: Llanfilhangel Y Creuddyn?, Cardiganshire (Wales)
William Henry Marston 18 - Boarder - Scholar - born: Stangrarden?, Herefordshire
Washington Hume 12 - Boarder - Scholar - born: Eltham, Kent
John Curtois 12 - Boarder - Scholar - born: Leasingham, Lincs
Census
Listed as a widower. At the same address:William Stateswill? Isanson? - Boarder - 31 - Clergyman B.A. - born: Newmarket, Cambs
William Laurence - Visitor - 67 - Of no profession - born: Eltham, Kent
Emily Piercey? - Servant - 17 - Domestic servant - born: Nettlebed, Oxon
Census
At the same address:Julia Mary Laurence - Granddaughter - 7 - Scholar - born: Norwich
Fanny Elizabeth Ratsey? - Granddaughter - 11 - Scholar - born: Watlington, Oxon
Edward Augustus Ratsey? - Grandson - 2 - Scholar ? - born: Oxford, Oxon
Louise Schupp 35 - Governess - Governess/Teacher - born: Germany
Alice Annie Stoddart 26 - Governess - Governess/Teacher - born: North Leach, Glos.
Annie Graves Ward 14 - Pupil - Scholar - born: Bradbury Stockport, Cheshire
Sarah Ellen Crisp 14 - Pupil - Scholar - born: Asherstone, Warwickshire
Emily Marianne Allen 13 - Pupil - Scholar - born: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Mary Emily Adshead 12 - Pupil - Scholar - born: Denton, Lancs
Mary Louisa Phelps 21 - Servant - Cook - born: Chalgrove, Oxon (see Rec # 522)
Ellen Billing Burton 16 - Servant - Housemaid - born: Chalgrove, Oxon (see Rec # 3991)
Probate
Extract from the probate calendar - Year: 1885Laurence, The Reverend Robert French - 22 June. The will of the Reverend Robert French Laurence late of Chalgrove in the county of Oxford Clerk who died 23 April 1885 at Chalgrove was proved at Oxford by Annie Laurence of Chalgrove widow the relict the sole Executrix. Personal estate £47 7s.
Endnotes
1. Memorial Card .
2. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 307730, 307731.
3. FamilySearch.Org , "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JM7G-YVF : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Robert French Laurence, 11 Jul 1807; citing SAINT JOHN,ELTHAM,KENT,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 307730, 307731..
4. OFHS Transcript of Chalgrove Parish Registers, Marriages.
5. 1841 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 881; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Chalgrove; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 9; Page: 12.
6. 1851 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 1726; Folio: 12; Page: 17.
7. 1861 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG 9; Piece: 885; Folio: 10; Page: 13.
8. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1429; Folio: 3; Page: 4.
9. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1872 Jan/Mar - Aylesbury - Vol: 3a Page: 529.
10. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, FHL Film Number: 919221.
11. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, FHL Film Number: 1967109.
12. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Paul, Canonbury, Register of marriages, P83/PAU1, Item 014..
13. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1492; Folio: 9; Page: 10.
14. Memorial Card .
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1885 Apr/Jun - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 424.
16. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1885 - Laurence, The Reverend Robert French.
17. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1885 - Laurence, The Reverend Robert French.