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LAIGHT, Lettice Ann
1849 - Yes, date unknown Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1809 - 1873 (67 years)-
Name LAIGHT, Lettice Ann Birth 9 Sep 1849 Louth, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I854 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father LAIGHT, James, b. Between 1806 and 1809, Rushford, Norfolk, England d. 1873, Norwich Registration District, Norfolk (Age 67 years) Relationship natural Mother TURNER, Harriet, b. 1809, West Tofts, Norfolk d. 11 May 1891, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland (Age 82 years) Relationship natural Marriage 29 Nov 1837 Burton, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F531 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KING, James, b. Between 1846 and 1847, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1867 Norwich, Norfolk, England Family ID F612 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
LETTICE ANN LAIGHT 1849-
The birth of Lettice LAIGHT was registered in 1849.
(GRO September Q 1849 Louth 14 499)
When Lettice LAIGHT was in her teens she decided that she could no longer stand the name Lettice and started to use the name Ann.
(source: roy@brookswyngates.com)
From the 1851 census of the Stag Inn, Norwich St. Benedicts, Norfolk:
James LAIGHT, lodger, aged 42, occupation not known, born at Rushford, Norfolk;
Harriett LAIGHT, aged 41, born at Tofts, Norfolk;
Catherine LAIGHT, aged 12, born at Lincoln, Lincolnshire;
James LAIGHT, aged 10, born at Lincoln, Lincolnshire;
William LAIGHT, aged 5, born at Lincoln, Lincolnshire;
*Lettie LAIGHT, aged 2, born at Louth, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/1816/212/8)
From the 1861 census of 53 Barn Road, Norwich St. Benedicts:
James LAIGHT, head, aged 54, fly driver, born at Rushford, Norfolk;
Harriet LAIGHT, wife, aged 52, born at Tofts, Norfolk;
Catherine LAIGHT, daughter, aged 22, needlewoman, born at Lincoln;
Anne LAIGHT, daughter, aged 17, needlewoman, born at Lincoln;
*Lettice LAIGHT, daughter, aged 11, born at Louth, Lincolnshire;
Thomas CUMBY, visitor, aged 2, born at Norwich, Norfolk.
(RG9/1218/131/11)
From the 1871 census of Crooks Place, Queen Street, Norwich St. Stephen, Norfolk:
James KING, head, aged 24, shoemaker, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
*Lettice KING, wife, aged 22, born at Louth, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/1816/108/23)
QUERY:
Where did she and her husband go after 1871?
(revised 19.06.2009)