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Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson 1852 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1852

Birth Location: Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 May 1917

Death Location: Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Lawson

Mother: Ann Wilkie

Spouse(s): William Elder

Children(s): Annie Elder

Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson was born in 1852 in Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Lawson and Ann Wilkie. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson married William Elder, and had children including Annie Wilkie Elder. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson passed away in 1917 in Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson was born in 1852 in Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Lawson and Ann Wilkie.
  • Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson married William Elder, and had children including Annie Wilkie Elder.
  • Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson passed away in 1917 in Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lawson
1802 – 1876
Birth Location: Collessie, Fife
TL
Ann Wilkie
1812 – 1859
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fife
AW

Spouses(s)

William Elder
1851 – 1892
Birth Location: Cults, Fife
WE

Children(s)

Annie Elder
1875 –
Birth Location: Pitlessie, Cults, Fife, Scotland
AE

Elizabeth Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Lawson
1852 – 1917
Birth Place: Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Lawson
1802 – 1876
Collessie, Fife
Ann Wilkie
1812 – 1859
Auchtermuchty, Fife
Grandparents
Thomas Lawson
1778 – 1840
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Helen Henderson
1778 – 1860
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Black
1751 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Lawson's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Lawson (Jul 1852 – 22 May 1917) m. William Elder (28 Jun 1851 – 26 January 1892)
  1. 1. Annie (Wilkie) Elder (25 October 1875 – 26 October1933) m. Andrew (Pratt) Black (26 July 1874 – 8 October 1953)
    1. 1. Betsy (Lawson) Black (22 Sep 1901 – 18 March 1985) m. Sydney (Edward) Pragnell (1 Oct 1897 – 1978)
      1. 1. Betty (Maud) Pragnell (27 Sep 1921 – 18 July 2002) m. Robert Palmer m. Laurie Ballantine
        1. 1. Lynaire Palmer
        2. 2. Sandra Palmer
      2. 2. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (12 Jul 1923 – 25 Oct 2016) m. Muriel (Jean) Mears (29 Jun 1923 – 26 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Derene (Anne) Pragnell (16 Jan 1947 – ) m. Laurence (Charles) McGregor (31 May 1943 – )
        2. 2. Kevin (Edward) Pragnell (28 Jan 1949 – 29 Sep 2023) m. Valerie (Ann) Abbott (6 Oct 1946 – 11 Oct 2022)
        3. 3. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (31 Oct 1952 – ) m. Sharon (Andrea) Spence
      3. 3. Gavin Pragnell (31 Aug 1929 – 02 Sep 1929)

Elizabeth Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1852
Jul 1852
Birth of Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson in Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland
1917
22 May 1917
Age 65
Death of Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson in Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand
Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1852
    Event Place: Kings Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1917
    Event Place: Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand
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