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| | WILLIAM SINCLAIR LAUGHTON (1888 - 1973)
Photo from John Ivan Laughton
Collection
Taken in the Orkney Islands this photo shows Archie
Laughton on the left with his son John Laughton, alongside
William Sinclair Laughton 1888 (Willie O' the Park). |
William Sinclair Laughton was born in
Orkney in September 1888 and we believe died circa 1973. William was the
4th child and 2nd son of David Laughton 1841.
We often find reference to William as "Willie O' the Park"
and it is believed that he is one of the last of the originals who was
in touch with John Ivan Laughton 1929, Paul Laughton 1923 and Norman
Laughton 1917.
In the picture
to the left, Archie refers to Willie as "Grandad".
My chart would suggest that Willie was Archie's Uncle and thus
John's Great Uncle. Perhaps though they all just referred to him
by that name? |
William is also the Great Grandfather of Sue
Yannaghas (nee Petrie) who is now an active contributor to
information on the Laughton family from the Orkney Isles of
Scotland. Sue is a resident of Scotland and the first to join the Laughton
Family Tree Team from outside North America.
Willie married Annie Kirkness and had eight (8)
children, 6 daughters and 2 sons:
 | Daughters
 | Annie Laughton (October 25, 1915 - 2005)
married John Arnold Petrie
 | son Jack Petrie married Kay
| Sue Petrie married ___
Yannaghas |
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| Thorfinn Petrie |
| Sidney Petrie |
| William Sinclair Petrie |
| Shelia Petrie (Crighton) |
| Marion Petrie (Parker) |
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| Eva Laughton (1915 - 1968)
married John R. Foubister
| had at least one daughter (see letter) |
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| Margaret Laughton (February 25, 1920 -
survived)
married _____ Randall |
| Jessie Jane Laughton (May 21, 1921 -
deceased) |
| Helen Laughton (April 26, 1923 - unknown
situation) |
| Patricia Harcus Laughton (1929 - November
5, 2001)
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| Sons
| William Sinclair Laughton (April 24, 1925 - 1998) |
| James Laughton (December 30, 1932 - February 23, 1933) |
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In the files that came from John Ivan Laughton in March 2009 there
was an original letter from Eva Foubister (nee Laughton) that was
written 2 years after the death of Willie's wife Annie, who died of a
stroke. Once we have a date of death
for Annie, we will know the approximate date of the letter. Eva reports
that she is the 2nd daughter of Willie and Annie, so I presume her birth
year of 1915 is incorrect, as that is also the date given for the 1st
daughter Annie. I presume that the letter was written to John Ivan
Laughton as it was an original from which I made the scan.
There was also a letter from Willy himself to John Ivan Laughton in
response to the notice posted in the Orcadian. This letter is
dated April 24, 1960.
In his letter of April 1960, Willy reported on the status of the
offspring of the various Laughton family members born out of John
Laughton 1801, who was Willy's grandfather:
| Elizabeth "Betsy" Laughton, christened May 23, 1915
married Archibald Foubister in 1851
| family of four are all deceased |
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| Sarah Laughton, February 15, 1833
married David Wooldrage
| two daughters still alive in 1960 and Mary not
married |
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| David Laughton, 1841
| family of 5, 3 deceased and2 alive (but
only 4 on chart?) - Willy being the youngest son who
reports he will be 72 in September, now a great grandfather |
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There are other links to "Willie O' The Park" and
they may be in the "History Collection".
William Sinclair Laughton |
In
January 2010 we received this great picture of William Sinclair
Laughton (Willie O' the Park) from his grandson Hamish
Crisp.
Hamish is the son of Patricia Harcus
Laughton (1929-2001) and Jim Crisp (80 years old and living in
Kirkwall, Orkney in 2010). Patricia was the 6th daughter of
Willie.
Also provided by Hamish was a picture of
Willie's sister Jessie Jean Laughton, who died of the Spanish
Flu in 1919:
Jessie Jean Laughton
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