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Helen Gertrude Lawrence 1918–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08/23/1918

Birth Location: Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada

Death Date: 03/18/2020

Death Location: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Father: Frederick Lawrence

Mother: Lillian Beatty

Spouse(s): William Hurst

Children(s): Fredrick Hurst-Benhart, William Jr, John Hurst, James Sr

Helen Gertrude Lawrence was born in 1918 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, the child of Frederick Irwin Lawrence And Lillian Lena Beatty. In 1935, Helen Gertrude Lawrence resided in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California. Helen Gertrude Lawrence married William Henry Hurst, and had children including Edward Benhart, Fredrick Hurst Benhart, James T Hurst Sr, John Robert Hurst, William H Hurst Jr. Helen Gertrude Lawrence passed away in 2020 in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Gertrude Lawrence was born in 1918 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, the child of Frederick Irwin Lawrence And Lillian Lena Beatty.
  • In 1935, Helen Gertrude Lawrence resided in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.
  • Helen Gertrude Lawrence married William Henry Hurst, and had children including Edward Benhart, Fredrick Hurst Benhart, James T Hurst Sr, John Robert Hurst, William H Hurst Jr.
  • Helen Gertrude Lawrence passed away in 2020 in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Lawrence
1884–1952
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
FL
Lillian Beatty
1896–1961
Birth Location: Beamsville, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

William Hurst
1890–1938
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
WH

Children(s)

Fredrick Hurst-Benhart
1937–1971
Birth Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
FH
William Jr
1927–2008
Birth Location: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
WJ
John Hurst
1925–2008
Birth Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
JH
James Sr
1930–2002
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JS

Helen Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Helen Lawrence
1918–2020
Birth Place: Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
Parents
Frederick Irwin Lawrence
1884–1952
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lillian (Lena) Beatty
1896–1961
Beamsville, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Frederick (Daniel) Lawrence
1852–1928
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Annie (Maria) McKeown
1858–1888
Quebec
George (A) Beatty
1864–
Beamsville, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Rebecca (Jane Jennie) Box
1866–1950
Ontario
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lawrence
1813–1873
Elizabeth Parsons
1827–1897
Richard Working
1833–1887
Maria etc
1832–1915
George Beatty
1829–1911
Margaret Beatty
1840–1910
Thomas Box
1833–1912
Phoebe Buchner
1838–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Lawrence
1776–
James Parsons
1799–1880
Hannah Hill
1800–1885
ELIZABETH ASHENHURST
1796–1873
Philip Box
1792–1871
Jane Lord
1799–1864
James Buchner
1800–1861
Mary Lemon
1798–1841

Helen Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Gertrude) Lawrence (08/23/1918–03/18/2020) m. William (Henry) Hurst (Oct 1890–11/14/1938)
  1. 1. Fredrick Hurst-Benhart 1937–1971 m. Annette York 1945–2016
  2. 2. William (H Hurst) Jr 1927–2008
  3. 3. John (Robert) Hurst 1925–2008
  4. 4. James (T Hurst) Sr 1930–2002 m. Jean Hurst 1929–2017

Helen Lawrence's Timeline

5 Records

1918
08/23/1918
Birth of Helen Gertrude Lawrence in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
1935
1935
Age 17
Helen Gertrude Lawrence resided here in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 22
Helen Gertrude Lawrence resided here in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Helen Gertrude Lawrence resided here in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
2020
03/18/2020
Age 102
Death of Helen Gertrude Lawrence in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08231918
    Event Place: Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Calexico, California, March 1907-December 1952; NAI: 2843448; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004.; Record Gr
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00256; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 19-753
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: 2403; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 42-93
    [4] Manitoba, Canada, Birth Index, Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada; Vital Statistics

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Calexico, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Calexico, California, March 1907-December 1952; NAI: 2843448; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004.; Record Gr

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00256; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 19-753

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00256; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 19-753

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: 2403; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 42-93

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03182020
    Event Place: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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