Lauretta (Mitchell) Kelk was born in Yorkshire, England.
Lauretta was born on January 3, 1876, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Mary Mitchell (no father mentioned on Baptism Register, or England Census of 1881). Lauretta was Baptized on May 14, 1876, in Keighley, at Saint Andrew Church. She was presented by her mother, Mary. In the 1881 Census, Lauretta is seen with her mother, and brother, William, residing in the household of Grandparents, William, and Mary Mitchell. By 1991, her mother had married Joseph Ashton. Lauretta resided with her mother, and new step father until her marriage in 1905. On September 9, 1905, Lauretta married Thomas Kelk in Keighley, at Saint Mary Eastwood Church. The couple would have three children between 1905, and 1914.
Lauretta passed away in Ewecross, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1950.
Birth
January 3, 1876, Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 194a.
Baptism
May 14, 1876, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, Saint Andrew Church.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910: Parish Register.
Saint Andrew, Keighley, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1876: page 138 no 1104.
Residence
142 Park Lane, Keighley, Yorkshire. Age 5. With mother and brother in household of Grandparents.
England census 1881.
53 Park Lane, Keighley, Yorkshire. Age 15, occupation, "Worsted Spinner". Listed as "Step daughter in household of Joseph Ashton. Mother Mary, and two natural siblings, William, and Harry, also at residence, along with two half-siblings.
England Census 1891.
9 Barn Street, Keighley, Yorkshire. Age 25, occupation, "Twister" in worsted mill. "Step daughter". Still residing with mother, and step father.
England Census 1901.
Marriage
September 9, 1905, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, Saint Mary Eastwood Church.
England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 346.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register: Old Reference Number: 74D83/4/1/4.
Saint Mary Eastwood, Keighley, Parish Register, Marriages, 1905: page 197 no 393.
Residence
Keighley, Yorkshire. Age 35.
England Census 1911.
Death
1950, Ewecross, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 2c page 694.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XDN-RK3 : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Mitchell, 1876; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7GKF-2MM : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Mitchell in household of Joseph Ashton, Keighley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95B-FW8 : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Mitchell in household of Joseph Ashton, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Keighley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:267K-K4N : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Mitchell, 1905; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1905, quarter 3, vol. 9A, p. 346, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWN5-K4K : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Kelk, Keighley, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-RXKM : accessed 14 May 2016)], Lauretta Kelk, 1950; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ewecross, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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