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James Findlay Lawrence 1836–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1836

Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1908

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Charles Lawrence

Mother: Elspeth Semple

Spouse(s): Anne Fraser

Children(s): George Lawrence, James Lawrence, Margaret Lawrence, Charles Lawrence, William Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Elspeth Lawrence

In 1836, James Findlay Lawrence entered the world in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Lawrence And Elspeth Semple. James Findlay Lawrence married Anne Elizabeth Fraser, and had children including Charles Andrew Lawrence, Elspeth Semple Lawrence, George Lawrence, James Roy Lawrence, Margaret Ann Lawrence, Mary Stephen Lawrence, William Lawrence. James Findlay Lawrence passed away in 1908 in Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1836, James Findlay Lawrence entered the world in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Lawrence And Elspeth Semple.
  • James Findlay Lawrence married Anne Elizabeth Fraser, and had children including Charles Andrew Lawrence, Elspeth Semple Lawrence, George Lawrence, James Roy Lawrence, Margaret Ann Lawrence, Mary Stephen Lawrence, William Lawrence.
  • James Findlay Lawrence passed away in 1908 in Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Lawrence
1791–1882
Birth Location: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
CL
Elspeth Semple
1789–1857
Birth Location: Little Dens, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ES

Spouses(s)

Anne Fraser
1847–1937
Birth Location: Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AF

Children(s)

George Lawrence
1877–1948
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
GL
James Lawrence
1868–1952
Birth Location: Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Lawrence
1880–1968
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ML
Charles Lawrence
1870–1938
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
CL
William Lawrence
1872–1961
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WL
Mary Lawrence
1874–1950
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ML
Elspeth Lawrence
1893–1987
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EL

James Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
James Lawrence
1836–1908
Birth Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Charles Lawrence
1791–1882
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
Elspeth Semple
1789–1857
Little Dens, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Lawrence
1758–1843
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Mackie
1762–
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire Scotland
John Symple
1752–1821
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Baigrie
1766–
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Laurence
1747–
Sarah Crawford
1746–
William Mackie
1720–
Isobel Lamb
1720–1805
Isabel Scorgie
1727–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lamb
1695–
Elizabeth Vannet

James Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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James (Findlay) Lawrence (30 Apr 1836–17 Mar 1908) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Fraser (22 Dec 1847–24 Dec 1937)
  1. 1. George Lawrence 1877–1948 m. Jennet ((Janet) Tulloch) Duncan 1892–1978 m. Catherine Davidson 1881–1919
    1. 1. Johan (Thompson) Lawrence 1921–1981 m. James (Earl) Harris 1919–2022
      1. 1. Earl (William) Harris 1941–2017
    2. 2. George (McKenzie) Lawrence 1904–1984 m. Rozilla (Ann) Mitchell 1905–
    3. 3. Mary (McKenzie) Lawrence 1918–1939 m. Wellington (Kenneth) Lomas 1902–1981
    4. 4. Alexander Lawrence 1926–2004 m. Nellie (Hope) Gray 1924–1976 m. Eva (Geraldine "Geri" Adams) Ledoux 1926–
    5. 5. Amelia ("Amy" Creighton Jenkins) Lawrence 1924–1999 m. Klaus (Mass) Knutson 1893–1982 m. Joseph (Roy) Stokes 1916–2002
      1. 1. Georgina (Janet) Knutson 1947–2008
      2. 2. Kenneth (Claus) Knutson 1950–2013
    6. 6. Annie (Parlie) Lawrence 1915–2017 m. Murray (Robert) Shortill 1913–1994
      1. 1. JANE (ANNE) SHORTILL 1947–2013
    7. 7. Catherine ("Cathie" Davidson) Lawrence 1909–2009 m. Wellington (Kenneth) Lomas 1902–1981
    8. 8. Robert ("Bob" Fraser) Lawrence 1913–1997 m. Marion (Isabel) Latimer 1913–1999
    9. 9. William ("Bill") Lawrence 1922–2008 m. Annie (Mary) Bablitz 1926–2017
    10. 10. Barbara ("Barrie" Leslie) Lawrence 1906–1982 m. Alex ("Sandy") Grassick 1901–1969
      1. 1. Margaret (Catherine) Grassick 1928–1970 m. William (Douglas) Paterson 1919–1999
    11. 11. Charles Lawrence 1907–1907
    12. 12. James Lawrence 1911–1911
  2. 2. James (Roy) Lawrence 1868–1952
  3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Lawrence 1880–1968 m. William Lawrence 1876–1960
    1. 1. Evelyn (May) Lawrence 1905–1997
    2. 2. Charles (James) Lawrence 1902–1978 m. Ivy (Elizabeth) Smithson 1905–1990
  4. 4. Charles (Andrew) Lawrence 1870–1938
  5. 5. William Lawrence 1872–1961 m. Margaret (Cameron) Littlejohn 1885–1959
    1. 1. William Lawrence 1905–1979 m. Christina Anderson 1909–1967
    2. 2. James Lawrence 1907–1974 m. Maggie (Bella) Rose 1911–2005
      1. 1. Ian (George) Lawrence 1942–1994
    3. 3. Charles Lawrence 1910–
    4. 4. Grace (Bristow) Lawrence 1915–1994 m. Thomas (Neish) Gordon 1916–2001
  6. 6. Mary (Stephen) Lawrence 1874–1950
  7. 7. Elspeth (Semple) Lawrence 1893–1987 m. Alexander Allan 1890–1977
    1. 1. William Allan 1928–1989
    2. 2. Hilda (Annie Law) Allan 1925–

James Lawrence's Timeline

12 Records

1836
30 Apr 1836
Birth of James Findlay Lawrence in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1836
30 Apr 1836
James Findlay Lawrence was baptized in Longside,Aberdeen,Scotland
Longside,Aberdeen,Scotland
1836
30 Apr 1836
James Findlay Lawrence was christened in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 5
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 15
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 25
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 35
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 45
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 55
James Findlay Lawrence was employed in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 55
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 65
James Findlay Lawrence resided here in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1908
17 Mar 1908
Age 72
Death of James Findlay Lawrence in Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 470; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 6; Page: 17; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_48; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Machar; ED: 21; Page: 12; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_26
    [4] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Peterhead; ED: 21; Page: 7; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_77
    [5] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1871_40
    [6] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Peterhead; ED: 21; Page: 5; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_70
    [7] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 3; Page: 2; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_63
    [8] 1891 Census of Scotland, Blackhill Parish, Peterhead Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland page 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Longside,Aberdeen,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Parish registers, 1621-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Longside

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 470; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 6; Page: 17; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_48; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Machar; ED: 21; Page: 12; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1871_40

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 3; Page: 2; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_63

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Scotland, Blackhill Parish, Peterhead Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland page 5

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Peterhead; ED: 21; Page: 5; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_70

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Peterhead; ED: 21; Page: 7; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_77

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Blackhills, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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