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Doris Venita Lawson 1889 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Greymouth, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Apr 1956

Death Location: Gisborne, New Zealand

Father: George Lawson

Mother: Emily Potbury

Spouse(s): Charles Cooze

Children(s): Arthur Cooze, Edna Cooze, Doris Cooze, Phyllis Cooze, Francis Cooze, Lilian Cooze

In 1889, Doris Venita Lawson entered the world in Greymouth, New Zealand, born to George Henry Lawson and Emily Elizabeth Potbury. Doris Venita Lawson married Charles Arthur Cooze, and had children including Arthur Leonard Joseph Cooze, Edna Florence Denholm Cooze, Doris Eveline Cooze, Phyllis May Cooze, Francis Everard Cooze, Lilian "Lily" Cooze. Doris Venita Lawson passed away in 1956 in Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Doris Venita Lawson entered the world in Greymouth, New Zealand, born to George Henry Lawson and Emily Elizabeth Potbury.
  • Doris Venita Lawson married Charles Arthur Cooze, and had children including Arthur Leonard Joseph Cooze, Edna Florence Denholm Cooze, Doris Eveline Cooze, Phyllis May Cooze, Francis Everard Cooze, Lilian "Lily" Cooze.
  • Doris Venita Lawson passed away in 1956 in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Lawson
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
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Emily Potbury
1873 – 1943
Birth Location: New Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Charles Cooze
1872 – 1948
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Arthur Cooze
1911 – 1982
Birth Location: Hokitika, New Zealand
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Edna Cooze
1913 – 1985
Birth Location: Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand
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Doris Cooze
1915 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Phyllis Cooze
1917 – 1993
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
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Francis Cooze
1927 – 1992
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
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Lilian Cooze
Birth Location: –
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Doris Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Doris Lawson
1889 – 1956
Birth Place: Greymouth, New Zealand
Parents
George Henry Lawson
1866 – 1947
Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
Emily (Elizabeth) Potbury
1873 – 1943
New Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Mary (Ann) Guest
1834 – 1921
Speldhurst, Kent, England
Francis (William) Potbury
1839 – 1882
Marylebone, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Emily Jones
1837 – 1918
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Guest
1812 – 1875
Mary Camfield
1809 – 1879
Henry Jones
1805 – 1864
Alice Picknell
1808 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Guest
1786 – 1871
Rachel Camfield
1789 – 1875

Doris Lawson's Descendants

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Doris (Venita) Lawson (27 Aug 1889 – 3 Apr 1956) m. Charles (Arthur) Cooze (19 May 1872 – 11 May 1948)
  1. 1. Arthur (Leonard Joseph) Cooze (11 Aug 1911 – 30 Oct 1982) m. Joan Howchow
  2. 2. Edna (Florence Denholm) Cooze (24 Apr 1913 – 27 June 1985)
  3. 3. Doris (Eveline) Cooze (1915 – )
  4. 4. Phyllis (May) Cooze (04 Feb 1917 – 26 Jan 1993)
  5. 5. Francis (Everard) Cooze (5 Mar 1927 – 18 Dec 1992)
    1. 1. Brian (Everard) Cooze m. Bernadine Cooze
      1. 1. Michael (Everard) Cooze
    2. 2. Darin (Leonard) Cooze
  6. 6. Lilian ("Lily") Cooze

Doris Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
27 Aug 1889
Birth of Doris Venita Lawson in Greymouth, New Zealand
Greymouth, New Zealand
1956
3 Apr 1956
Age 67
Death of Doris Venita Lawson in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Greymouth, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand
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