Where was John Laight in 1841?

[Davedrave]

I’d appreciate a second pair of eyes to look for John Laight, who seems to be missing from the 1841 Census.

Baptised in Kington in 1808, parents Thomas & Ann Laight
Not with wife Diana in Dormstone in 1841
He was a labourer (presumably an ag lab)
Not at father’s farm (Cockshot Farm)
Died in 1846 in Dormstone (Diana informant), buried in Kington

[CaroleW]

What was his cause of death? 

[Davedrave]

What was his cause of death?

Died suddenly, no medical attendant, no known cause, and no inquest as far as I know.

[CaroleW]

Thought he may have been in asylum or WH.  Can't see Diana in Worcs in 1841 - do you have census ref?  Who is she with?

[Davedrave]

Thought he may have been in asylum or WH.  Can't see Diana in Worcs in 1841 - do you have census ref?  Who is she with?

Dianah Laight
Age   30
Birth county   Worcestershire
Parish or township   Dormston
County   Worcestershire
Registration district   Pershore
Sub district   Upton Snodsbury
Family member first name(s)   Caroline, Felix, Lueza
Family member last name   Laight
Archive reference   HO107
Piece number   1204
Book number   14
Folio number   5
Page number   5
Schedule   1365

Caroline was her sister, Felix was her unmarried brother, Louisa her daughter

[confusion]

Thought he may have been in asylum or WH.  Can't see Diana in Worcs in 1841 - do you have census ref?  Who is she with?

Dianah Laight
Age   30
Birth county   Worcestershire
Parish or township   Dormston
County   Worcestershire
Registration district   Pershore
Sub district   Upton Snodsbury
Family member first name(s)   Caroline, Felix, Lueza
Family member last name   Laight
Archive reference   HO107
Piece number   1204
Book number   14
Folio number   5
Page number   5
Schedule   1365

Caroline was her sister, Felix was her unmarried brother, Louisa her daughter

I think you'll find that Caroline, and Felix were the children of John Laight and Diana/Dianah/Dinah.


Regards

Jim

[Davedrave]

Thought he may have been in asylum or WH.  Can't see Diana in Worcs in 1841 - do you have census ref?  Who is she with?

Dianah Laight
Age   30
Birth county   Worcestershire
Parish or township   Dormston
County   Worcestershire
Registration district   Pershore
Sub district   Upton Snodsbury
Family member first name(s)   Caroline, Felix, Lueza
Family member last name   Laight
Archive reference   HO107
Piece number   1204
Book number   14
Folio number   5
Page number   5
Schedule   1365

Caroline was her sister, Felix was her unmarried brother, Louisa her daughter

I think you'll find that Caroline, and Felix were the children of John Laight and Diana/Dianah/Dinah.


Regards

Jim

Thanks. Yes, my silly mistake. (I need to take more breaks ) I was getting confused with the 1851 Census, when her brother, Arthur Ballinger, was with her. He had been at Cockshot Farm in 1841 with Thomas and Ann Laight, John’s parents.

I can’t see John on either FindMyPast or Ancestry in 1841. Unless his name has been mistranscribed (or was maybe given inaccurately by the landlord of an inn he was at or something) he may, I suppose, have simply been missed off the census somehow.