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Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson 1890–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1890

Birth Location: Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Aug 1975

Death Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: George Lawson

Mother: Emily Potbury

Spouse(s): Kathleen Kennedy

Children(s): Allan Lawson, Betty Lawson, Leslie Lawson, Muriel Lawson, Cecil Lawson, Jean Lawson

Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson was born in 1890 in Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand, the child of George Henry William Lawson And Emily Elizabeth Potbury. Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson married Kathleen Doreen Kennedy, and had children including Allan Ralph Lawson, Betty Lorraine Lawson, Cecil William George Lawson, Jean Doreen Lawson, Leslie Arthur Les Lawson, Muriel Elizabeth Lawson. Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson passed away in 1975 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson was born in 1890 in Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand, the child of George Henry William Lawson And Emily Elizabeth Potbury.
  • Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson married Kathleen Doreen Kennedy, and had children including Allan Ralph Lawson, Betty Lorraine Lawson, Cecil William George Lawson, Jean Doreen Lawson, Leslie Arthur Les Lawson, Muriel Elizabeth Lawson.
  • Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson passed away in 1975 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Children(s)

Cecil Lawson's Ancestors

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Cecil Lawson
1890–1975
Birth Place: Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
George Henry William Lawson
1866–1947
Kaniere, West Coast, New Zealand
Emily (Elizabeth) Potbury
1873–1943
18 Summers' Cottages, New Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
George Lawson
1832–1894
Hanover, Germany
Mary (Ann) Guest
1834–1921
Speldhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Guest
1812–1875
Mary Camfield
1809–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Guest
1786–1871
Rachel Camfield
1789–1875

Cecil Lawson's Descendants

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Cecil (Henry Francis (Frank)) Lawson (7 Mar 1890–27 Aug 1975) m. Kathleen (Doreen) Kennedy (16 Dec 1899–11 September 1982)
  1. 1. Allan (Ralph) Lawson 1920–2011 m. Margaret (M) Dickson 1926–2017
  2. 2. Betty (Lorraine) Lawson 1923–2012
  3. 3. Leslie (Arthur ( Les )) Lawson 1921–1995
  4. 4. Muriel (Elizabeth) Lawson 1928–2017
  5. 5. Cecil (William George) Lawson 1916–1956 m. Kathleen (Margaret (Queenie)) Smith 1911–1970
    1. 1. Alan (Kevin) Lawson 1945–2018
    2. 2. Michael Lawson 1947–2012
    3. 3. Patricia (Mary) Smith 1933–1986
    4. 4. Bernadette (Mary Theresa) Lawson 1948–2003
  6. 6. Jean (Doreen) Lawson 1925–2010

Cecil Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1890
7 Mar 1890
Birth of Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson in Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
1975
27 Aug 1975
Age 85
Death of Cecil Henry Francis (Frank) Lawson in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1890
    Event Place: Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1975
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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