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Alexander Lawson 1730–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1730

Birth Location: Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Dec 1812

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Cicile Cornwall

Spouse(s): Margaret Birrill, Margaret Birrill

Children(s): John Lawson, John Lawson, James Lawson, Adam Lawson, John Lawson

Alexander Lawson was born in 1730 in Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Lawson And Cicile Cornwall. Alexander Lawson married Margaret Birrill, and had children including Adam Lawson, James Lawson, John Lawson. Alexander Lawson passed away in 1812 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lawson was born in 1730 in Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Lawson And Cicile Cornwall.
  • Alexander Lawson married Margaret Birrill, and had children including Adam Lawson, James Lawson, John Lawson.
  • Alexander Lawson passed away in 1812 in Fife, Scotland.

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Alexander Lawson's Ancestors

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Alexander Lawson
1730–1812
Birth Place: Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Lawson
1706–
Scotland
Cicile Cornwall
1697–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Lawson's Descendants

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Alexander Lawson (16 Apr 1730–23 Dec 1812) m. Margaret Birrill (Oct 1732–) m. Margaret Birrill (1732–)
  1. 1. John Lawson 1769–1856 m. Isabelle Gruar 1763–1836
    1. 1. Alexander Lawson 1794–1868 m. Susan Cownie 1806–1879
      1. 1. Susan Lawson 1846– m. James Wylie 1837–1897
        1. 1. Lyell Wylie 1880– m. Mary (Jane) Farish 1881–1924
        2. 2. Susan (Ann) Wylie 1871–1910
        3. 3. Bella (Jane) Wylie 1873–1938
        4. 4. James Wylie 1877–
        5. 5. David (Alexander) Wylie 1881– m. Margaret (Emily Jane) Chalmers 1889–1941
        6. 6. Arthur (Mill) Wylie 1886–1958
        7. 7. William Wylie 1874–1958 m. Margaret (Lindsay (Maggie)) Moncur 1874–1916
      2. 2. John Lawson 1835–1906
      3. 3. Thomas Lawson 1844–1906
      4. 4. Isabella Lawson 1833–1908
      5. 5. Robert Lawson 1827–1917
      6. 6. Margaret Lawson 1829–1830
      7. 7. Alexander Lawson 1831–1835
      8. 8. James Lawson 1837–1841
      9. 9. William Lawson 1839–1841
      10. 10. Jane Lawson 1843–1843
      11. 11. David Lawson 1841–1872
      12. 12. Alexander Lawson 1840–
    2. 2. Elspit Lawson 1796–1813
    3. 3. John Lawson 1798–
    4. 4. James Lawson 1802–1812
    5. 5. May Lawson 1790–1813
    6. 6. Margaret Lawson 1792–1834
    7. 7. Marjorie Lawson 1791–1813
  2. 2. John Lawson 1754–
  3. 3. James Lawson 1769–1856
  4. 4. Adam Lawson 1751–
  5. 5. John Lawson 1757–1856

Alexander Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
16 Apr 1730
Birth of Alexander Lawson in Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland
1812
23 Dec 1812
Age 82
Death of Alexander Lawson in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1730
    Event Place: Libberton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1812
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

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