Birth: 1845 Pitch Place, Elstead, Surrey, UK
Father: Thomas Luff 1812-1887
Mother: Ann (Anne) Croucher 1817-1890
Marriage: October-December 1869 Lewisham, Kent, UK
Wife: Mary Lester 1847-1928
Death: October-December 1915 Croydon, Surrey, UK
Henry George Luff 1870-1939
James John Luff 1872-1930
Maud Mary Luff 1874-1937
Thomas Arthur Luff 1876-1952
Harriet (Harriett) Annie Luff [Snelling] 1878-1959
Emily Kate Luff 1880-1882
Mary Louisa Luff [Endersby] 1881-1936
I cannot find an entry for his registration of birth.
Christening of James Luff in the IGI on 20 April 1845 in Thursley, Surrey, parents Thomas and Anne Luff.
The same information is in Ancestry All England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912 for James Luff on 20 April 1845 at Thursley, St Michael and All Angels, parents Thomas and Anne Luff. "Baptisms folemnized in the Parifh of Thursley in the County of Surrey in the Year 1845 [...] April 20th No. 699 James son of Thomas, a labourer, and Anne Luff of Pitchplace, Elsted."
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 for James Luff on 20 April 1845 in Thursley, Surrey, parents Thomas and Anne Luff. "Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Thursley in the County of Surrey in the Year 1845 [...] April 20th No. 699 James son of Thomas, a labourer, and Anne Luff of Pitchplace, Elstead."
I cannot find an entry in the 1851 census but in the West Surrey Family History Society West Surrey 1851 census as James Luff aged 6, born in Elstead and living with his parents (Thomas and Ann), two brothers (Charles and Thomas) and three sisters (Ann, Mary and Sarah) at Elstead, Surrey.
His brother was registered in January-March 1852 in Hambledon and baptised on 25 January 1852 at St Michael and All Angels, Thursley when they were living in Elstead.
His brother was registered in January-March 1854 in Hambledon and baptised on 19 February 1854 at St Michael and All Angels, Thursley when they were living in Elstead.
His brother was registered in October-December 1857 in Hambledon and baptised on 31 January 1858 at St Michael and All Angels, Thursley when they were living in Elstead.
His sister was registered in April-June 1860 in Hambledon, and baptised on 27 May 1860 at St Michael and All Angels, Thursley when they were living in Elstead.
In the 1861 census as James Luff aged 16, born in Elstead, Surrey, a labourer and living with his parents (Thomas and Ann), five brothers (Alfred, Charles, Edwin, Henry and Thomas) and two sisters (Kate and Sarah) at Pitch Place, Elstead. This address was shared with another family.
His sister was registered in October-December 1862 and baptised on 22 February 1863 at St Michael and All Angels, Thursley when they were living in Elstead.
Marriage of James Luff and Mary Lester in FreeBMD in October-December 1869 in Lewisham (1d 1100).
In the 1871 census as James Luff aged 26, born in Elstead, Surrey, no stated employment, and living with his wife (Mary), son (Henry G) and three lodgers (George Goodwin aged 25, born in Lewisham, Kent, widowed and a bricklayer, A H Easley aged 75, born in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, widowed and no stated employment, and M A Easley aged 44, born in Clerkenwell, Middlesex and no stated employment) at Blunden House, Hill Road, Sydenham. Another two families were living at the same address.
In the 1881 census as James Luff aged 36, born in Elstead, Surrey, a gas fitter, and living with his wife (Mary), three sons (Henry, James and Thomas), three daughters (Emily, Harriet and Maud) and a lodger (Elizabeth Buck aged 60, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, widowed and no stated employment) at 6 Roland Grove, Sydenham, Kent.
In the 1891 census as James Luff aged 44, born in Elstead, Surrey, a gas fitter, and living with his wife (Mary), two sons (Arthur and H G), and three daughters (Harriett, Mary L and Maud) at 13 Rowland Grove (off Dallas Road), Sydenham, Lewisham, London. Three other families were living at the same address.
In the 1901 census as James Labb (original is illegible) aged 56, born in Godalming, Surrey,a gas fitter and employer, and living with his wife (Mary), son (James) and two daughters (both named Mary) at 11 Union Grove, Sydenham, London.
In the 1911 census as James Luff aged 66, born in Horsley (sic - in the index, Thursley on the original), Surrey, a builder and employer, and living with his wife (Mary) and son (James John) in five rooms at 16 Kemble Road, Forest Hill, Kent S E.
Death of James Luff in FreeBMD in October-December 1915 in aged 70 in Croydon (2a 416).
There are five entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for James Luff born in Elstead, Surrey in 1845, parents Thomas Luff and Ann Croucher. Another entry adds his marriage to Mary and six children, ( not Mary), but gives his death in Kent in June 1894. David Hornblow lists all his children plus an H G born in 1881. Another gives his wife as Mary Ann Lester, and his death in 1915.
James Luff was my my half first cousin twice removed. His wife was the sister of the husband of his sister Ann.
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