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Christopher John Alexander Lawrence 1871–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1871

Birth Location: Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 12 Oct 1939

Death Location: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Gabriel Lawrence

Mother: Charlotte Cheel

Spouse(s): Philomena (Lawrence), Frances Batchelor

Children(s): Leonard Lawrence, Christina Lawrence, Vera Lawrence, Winifred Lawrence, Verdun Lawrence, Edith Lawrence, Philomena Lawrence

The story of Christopher John Alexander Lawrence began in 1871 in Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Christopher John Alexander Lawrence married Frances Sarah Batchelor, Philomena O Hanlon Lawrence, and had children including Christina May Lawrence, Edith Maude Lawrence, Leonard Gallipoli Lawrence, Philomena Amelia Lawrence, Vera Marjory Lawrence, Verdun Christopher Lawrence, Winifred Philomena Lawrence. Christopher John Alexander Lawrence passed away in 1939 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher John Alexander Lawrence began in 1871 in Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Christopher John Alexander Lawrence married Frances Sarah Batchelor, Philomena O Hanlon Lawrence, and had children including Christina May Lawrence, Edith Maude Lawrence, Leonard Gallipoli Lawrence, Philomena Amelia Lawrence, Vera Marjory Lawrence, Verdun Christopher Lawrence, Winifred Philomena Lawrence.
  • Christopher John Alexander Lawrence passed away in 1939 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Lawrence
1871–1939
Birth Place: Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Gabriel How Lawrence
1817–1899
Rainham, Kent, England
Charlotte Cheel
1832–1921
Rainham,kent,england
Grandparents
Thomas Lawrence
1790–1840
Rainham, Kent, England
Abigail Lawrence
1788–1863
eastling,kent,england
Thomas Cheel
1801–1877
Thornham, Kent, England
Sarah Breeze
1795–1847
Kent
Great-Grandparents
Peter Lawrence
1754–1794
Hannah (Manners)Lawrence
1757–1822
Thomas Cheel
1771–1845
Maria Floyd
1777–
Thomas Breeze
1770–1805
Elizabeth Roberts
1780–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lawrence
1729–1779
Catherine Bush
1725–1778
John Chel
1738–1805
Elizabeth STEADMAN
1741–1821
THOMAS FLLOYD
1752–1792
Olive Thompson
1753–1836

Christopher Lawrence's Descendants

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Christopher (John Alexander) Lawrence (27 Sep 1871–12 Oct 1939) m. Philomena (O'Hanlon) (Lawrence) (15 Jan 1880–22 Sep 1948) m. Frances (Sarah) Batchelor (1869–30 Aug 1907)
  1. 1. Leonard (Gallipoli) Lawrence 1915–1988 m. Ellen (Grace) Clark 1917–2001
    1. 1. Yvonne (Grace) Lawrence 1941–2012 m. Norman (George) Brown 1933–2009 m. Charles (Francis) O'Malley 1929–2011 m. Jack (Raymond) Stokes 1922–1986
    2. 2. Barbara (Louisa) Lawrence 1938–1938
    3. 3. Brian (Leonard) Lawrence 1945–2013
  2. 2. Christina (May) Lawrence 1912–1981
  3. 3. Vera (Marjory) Lawrence 1914–2011
  4. 4. Winifred (Philomena) Lawrence 1909–1987
  5. 5. Verdun (Christopher) Lawrence 1916–1962
  6. 6. Edith (Maude) Lawrence 1919–2012 m. Alexander (Archibald) Jamieson 1914–1983
  7. 7. Philomena (Amelia) Lawrence 1918–1995

Christopher Lawrence's Timeline

2 Records

1871
27 Sep 1871
Birth of Christopher John Alexander Lawrence in Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1939
12 Oct 1939
Age 68
Death of Christopher John Alexander Lawrence in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Salt Water Creek, Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

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