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George Lawton 1854–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1854

Birth Location: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1935

Death Location: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Father: Jesse Lawton

Mother: Hannah Sheldon

Spouse(s): Sarah Gannon, Mary Thornton

Children(s): Thomas Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, George Lawton, John Lawton, jesse lawton, Harriet Shufflebotham, Jack Lawton, Harriett Lawton, Joseph Lawton

George Lawton was born in 1854 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of Jesse Lawton And Hannah Sheldon. In 1861, George Lawton resided in Fenton, Fenton, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, E. In 1871, George Lawton resided in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. George Lawton married Mary Thornton, Sarah Agnes Gannon, and had children including Elizabeth Lawton, George Lawton, Harriet Shufflebotham, Harriett Lawton, Jack Lawton, Jesse Lawton, John Lawton, Joseph Lawton, Thomas Lawton. George Lawton passed away in 1935 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • George Lawton was born in 1854 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of Jesse Lawton And Hannah Sheldon.
  • In 1861, George Lawton resided in Fenton, Fenton, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, E.
  • In 1871, George Lawton resided in Fenton, Staffordshire, England.
  • George Lawton married Mary Thornton, Sarah Agnes Gannon, and had children including Elizabeth Lawton, George Lawton, Harriet Shufflebotham, Harriett Lawton, Jack Lawton, Jesse Lawton, John Lawton, Joseph Lawton, Thomas Lawton.
  • George Lawton passed away in 1935 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Lawton
1821–1861
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Hannah Sheldon
1823–1856
Birth Location: Fenton, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Gannon
1869–1944
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Thornton
1863–1933
Birth Location: Longton, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Lawton
1888–1936
Birth Location: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Lawton
1886–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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George Lawton
1889–1972
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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John Lawton
1896–1944
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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jesse lawton
1892–1964
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Harriet Shufflebotham
1894–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Jack Lawton
1896–
Birth Location: Staffordshire
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Harriett Lawton
1887–
Birth Location: Audley, Staffordshire, England
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Joseph Lawton
1883–
Birth Location: Audley, Staffordshire, England
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George Lawton's Ancestors

Self
George Lawton
1854–1935
Birth Place: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Jesse Lawton
1821–1861
Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Hannah Sheldon
1823–1856
Fenton, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Lawton
1801–
Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Maria Rigby
1804–1859
Madeley, Staffordshire, England
Edward Lawton
1780–1864
Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Ann ((Nancy)) Elsmore
1800–
Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
John Lawton
1757–1831
Jane Denks
1756–1838
John Elsmore
1777–
Rebecca Lamford
1770–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas miner)
1733–1797
Hannah Lawton
1738–1803

George Lawton's Descendants

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George Lawton (January 1854–Apr 1935) m. Sarah (Agnes?) Gannon (1869–Jul 1944) m. Mary Thornton (1863–Jul 1933)
  1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1888–1936 m. Bertha Lear 1890–1949
    1. 1. Gladys (Lawton) Mrs 1916–1997 m. Charles (Thomas Key) Mr 1914–1981
      1. 1. Kenneth Key 1940–2014
    2. 2. Nellie Lawton 1920–2014 m. James Pritchard 1917–1990
    3. 3. Esther Lawton 1923–1944
    4. 4. Irene Lawton 1930–2014
    5. 5. jean lawton 1932–2021
    6. 6. Thomas Lawton 1917–1917
    7. 7. Bertha Lawton 1912–1912
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lawton 1886–
  3. 3. George Lawton 1889–1972
  4. 4. John Lawton 1896–1944
  5. 5. jesse lawton 1892–1964
  6. 6. Harriet Shufflebotham 1894–
  7. 7. Jack Lawton 1896–
  8. 8. Harriett Lawton 1887–
  9. 9. Joseph Lawton 1883–

George Lawton's Timeline

7 Records

1854
January 1854
Birth of George Lawton in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 7
George Lawton resided here in Fenton, Fenton, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Fenton, Fenton, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 17
George Lawton resided here in Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Fenton, Staffordshire, England
1888
July 1888
Age 34
George Lawton was married in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 37
George Lawton resided here in Fenton, Lane End St John, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Fenton, Lane End St John, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 47
George Lawton resided here in Fenton, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Fenton, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
1935
Apr 1935
Age 81
Death of George Lawton in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1854
    Event Place: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Wellington, Staffordshire, England; Date Range: 1854 - 1900; Film Number: 1471183
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2178; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6097288
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6b; Page: 115
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2872; Folio: 47; Page: 39; GSU roll: 836386
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2611; Folio: 41; Page: 19
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1940; Folio: 84; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542891
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [9] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [10] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1888
    Event Place: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Fenton, Fenton, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1940; Folio: 84; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542891

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2872; Folio: 47; Page: 39; GSU roll: 836386

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Fenton, Lane End St John, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2178; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6097288

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Fenton, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2611; Folio: 41; Page: 19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wellington, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1935
    Event Place: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6b; Page: 115
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