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- When Lawrence was born, they lived at 3 Stockfield Road, Chadderton, England. Lawrence remembered little about his childhood in England. He talked about coming to America with his father James in the year 1913 and he was 12 yea rs old. He did mention remembering having had a trip on the ship Priscilla once they landed in America. It is not know for sure where he landed, therefore it is not definite where this trip was from but, the eventual destination was Fall River. Lawrence or "Pop" as everyone knew him in his later years, had worked in the North Dighton textile mile as many people of his day had. They lived in North Dighton at 108 Chase St . In later years, after all the children had left, they moved to Lillian Terris, in the Oakland section of Taunton, Ma. After that, they moved t o 492A Tremont Street and lived some years there in a mobile home. Toward the later years in life, they moved back to North Dighton to a senior citizen's complex called Lincoln Village at 92 Lincoln Ave., Dighton Ma. till the end of their days.
Pop's cemetary record is listed in the Mayflower cemetery, Taunton Ma, in the Taunton City Hall on page 87, item # 1878. The record indicates that he died at 82 years, 4 months, 11 days. He died of cancer of the stomach & bones and was interred (buried) on Nov. 22, 1983. The record states that he died on Nov. 11, 1983...this is not correct he died on Nov. 19, 1983. The record indicates that he was born in Chatterton, England, Chatterton is an area within Oldham, England.
October 24, 1995: I have proven since the last entries that Pop did not migrate in 1913 but, had come across with his mother, brothers and sister in 1904...Pop was only 3 years old. They landed in New York and took the Fall River line to Fall River, Ma. and this is the trip he remembered taking on the Steamer the Priscilla. Priscilla was the boat between New York and Fall River, Ma.
September Update: Check James' (Lawrence's father) notes to see the difference in dates and ports of entry that has since been learned.
October 29, 1995: A family story on Pop's naming as a baby. In the old days in England, the milkman would come around delivering the milk during the week. Someone from the household would have to go out to the street to take the milk delivery from the milkman. A few days after Pop was born, Clara went out to take delivery of the milk and the milkman, "What did you decide to name the new baby??" Clara mentioned that they weren't sure as yet. The milkman then went on to say that he had already gone by the days of having children and he did not have any named after after himself. He then went on to say, his name was Lawrence and if Clara and James would consider naming the new baby, Lawrence, then he, the milkman, would see to it that they get their milk for free for one year. If this is a true story, Clara and James must have taken the milkman up on the offer.
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Died:
- Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index
Name: Lawrence Stafford
SSN: 021-05-4205
Last Residence: 02764 North Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Sta tes of America
Born: 28 Jun 1901
Died: Nov 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)
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1901 - 1983 (82 years)
