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JEROME LAUGHTON (1834 - 1925)

The following information was provided by Bruce Norman Laughton, of Sun City Arizona - grandson of Jerome Laughton:

The historical records note that Jerome traveled to Canada, most likely with his brother John, on May 20, 1853 aboard the S. S. Jamaica from Glasgow, Scotland to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The LDS Family Search lists him on the 1881 Census as a Labourer and Presbyterian. It notes that he was 46 at the time of the Census (circa 1834/1835 birth year) and that living with him in 1881 was Jane (26 years), son William (3 years) and daughter Ida (<1 year).

There is a conflict in the dates from the above notes. If Jerome married Jean when he was 40, that would have been in 1874 and so if he came to Canada in 1853 with Jean he was not married. It may be that Jerome did not come to Canada with John but followed later. This is another puzzle to be resolved.

In February 2009, access to the new 1891 Canadian Census provided information on the Jerome Laughton 1834 Family at the time it resided in Walkerton, Ontario. Here is a snapshot of that information. See also the Laughton Document Listing on this web site.

Jerome Laughton 1801 Family in Walkerton, Ontario.

If we check the 1891 Census for District #51 (Bruce East) and Sub-District "Walkerton" we get a listing of both the John Laughton (Household #374) and Jerome Laughton (Household # 191). Based on this census we had to correct our family tree chart that had previously indicated that "Ida Laughton died young at < 1 year".  Clearly she is 10 years old on this Census.

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Broken down by household this would be:

Notes in the files from Paul Laughton 1923 state that Jerome was buried in Walkerton, Ontario and that he is located in Plot # 1363.  Although we have not yet identified the exact location of this grave and obtained photographs, we have added the details to the Cemetery Listing for Walkerton.

Please note that the site visit to Walkerton was completed on June 15, 2009 and that the new information is now posted to the Walkerton Cemetery page. I will leave this page as it is for the time so that everyone has time to note the updates and confirm any information reported.

Paul Laughton's notes to Diane Laughton Eden in 1981 (Vista, California ) also note that Jerome's daughter "Lillian R. Laughton Dinsmore", who apparently died young, is also buried at the family plot in Walkerton. Diane is the Great-Granddaughter of Jerome, Granddaughter of Herbert and daughter of Raymond Patterson Laughton, the 7th son of Herbert and Gladys Laughton.

The Walkerton site visit of June 2009 confirms that Lillian Dinsmore (nee Laughton) is buried beside Jerome and Jean Laughton.  A separate stone marks the Dinsmore grave site, however there is no reference to the husband being buried at that site (Harry C. Dinsmore). The dates of birth and death also note that Lillian was 50 years old at the time of her death (1889 - 1939).  The daughter who "died young" was Ida Laughton who is reported to have been born in 1881 and presumably deceases (10 years) in 1891. No confirmation of those dates are available at this time.

Please go to the page of Raymond Patterson Laughton 1928 to find the package of information that was exchanged between Paul Laughton and Diane Eden Laughton in 1981.

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