Christening Record of Isaac Law (1803-1876)

Isaac Law was born on December 19, 1803 in South Hiendley, Yorkshire, England and was christened February 5, 1804 in the Felkirk Parish. Here is a copy of the christening record:

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Isaac is the last name in this (cropped) image. It indicates that he was born in 19 Dec 1803 and was christened on 5 Feb 1804. His father's name was John and his mother's name was Sarah. John and Sarah were living in South Hiendley.

Christening Record of Charles Law (1832-1862)

Charles Law was born December 19, 1832 in South Hiendley, a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire. There is no record of his birth--this was still several years prior to the beginning of civil registration and the Church records only provide his christening information. Charles was christened January 27, 1833. Here is a copy of the record:

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This image comes from the Bishops' transcripts of the Felkirk parish records. The originals are in the Borthwick Institute in York. We learn from this record that Charles, was the son of Isaac and Mary Law. He was christened on January 27, 1832. The parents lived in South Hiendley. Isaac was a cordwainer (a shoemaker). I can't quite make out the beginning of the curate's name, but the "bachcroft" is the ending portion of the name.

Isaac Brough Law and the 1880 Census

Isaac Brough Law does not appear in the 1880 census ... not that we've ever found, anyway. I was once hopeful of locating him, but I now believe that he simply was not recorded.

The 1870 census is the first to list Isaac. He appears in Paris, Rich County, Utah Territory (this was before the survey that determined that Paris was actually in Idaho).

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The main portions of the census entry reads as follows:
Dwelling 5, Family 5:
Humphries, John, age 33, farmer, born in England
Humphries, Mary A, age 26, keeping house, born in Missouri
Humphries, Harriet A, age 7, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, John F, age 4, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Samuel, age 2, at home, born in Utah

Dwelling 6, Family 6:
Humphries, Hannah, age 39, keeping house, born in England
Humphries, Hannah M, age 12, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Frederick W, age 10, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Isaac B, age 8, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Sarah E, age 5, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Marshal J, age 3, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, George A, age 3/12, at home, born in Utah

Isaac is listed here as Isaac Humphries; however, he and his older siblings Hannah Mariah and Frederick William were all children of Charles and Hannah Bocock Law. After Charles Law passed away (20 Sep 1862) Hannah married John James Humphries (2 Jul 1864) and Sarah, Marshal, and George are children from that second union.

Moving on to the 1880 census we find the family in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho.

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Dwelling 65, Family 65:
Humphreys, J. J., age 43, farmer, born in England
Humphreys, Mary A, age 35, wife, keeping house, born in Missouri
Humphreys, Harriet Ann, age 16, daughter, at school, born in Utah
Humphreys, John Thomas, age 14, son, at home, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Samuel S, age 11, son, at school, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Mary L, age 8, daughter, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Sarah L, age 5, daughter, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Charles E, age 9/12, son, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Hannah, age 49, wife, keeping house, born in England
Humphreys, Frederick Wm, age 20, son, at home, born in Utah
Humphreys, Sarah E, age 15, daughter, at school, born in Utah
Humphreys, Marshal J, age 13, son, at school, born in Idaho
Humphreys, George, age 9, son, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Clara, age 8, daughter, born in Idaho

You will note that Isaac's older brother, Frederick William is still there, but both he and his sister, Hannah Mariah are not listed. Hannah Mariah had married Thomas Harrison and shows up in the 1880 census living in Providence, Cache, Utah with her husband and two children.

Isaac is nowhere. After searching for him unsuccessfully throughout Idaho, Utah, and a little in neighboring states, I now believe that he was simply missed by whoever reported the information to the census enumerator.