My niece's Larn ancestors, like her King and Teasdale relatives, also come from the city of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

It might seem strange to some to find a family with a Welsh surname living on the opposite side of England to the country from which they originated. The books "The surnames of Wales" and "Welsh Surnames" give the origin of the surname LARN as definitely being of Welsh origin, and give the name as being the Anglicised pronunciation of the place and surname LAUGHARNE - which in the Welsh language is pronounced Larn. These texts also link the Welsh Laugharne to Langhorne - which is a bit ironic, since my niece's family lived at Langhorne Creek in South Australia.

If you think you may be connected to this family, I would love to hear from you via email. In the near future, I will be adding pages which deal with the connecting families.

James was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in about 1768. He married Elizabeth Deacon or Dakin in Great Yarmouth in about 1788. They had 4 children. I don't know anything more about them.

Their children were:-

Sarah was born in Great Yarmouth at the end of 1878 and was baptised at St Nicholas Church a few weeks later. In June of 1811, she married John Teasdale at the same church.

James was the licensee of the Dolphin Hotel in Great Yarmouth in 1839.