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James Lawton 1816–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1816

Birth Location: New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 May 1885

Death Location: Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Ralph Lawton

Mother: Sally Twin

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The story of James Lawton began in 1816 in New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. James Lawton passed away in 1885 in Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lawton began in 1816 in New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.
  • James Lawton passed away in 1885 in Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

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James Lawton's Ancestors

Self
James Lawton
1816–1885
Birth Place: New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ralph William Lawton
1789–1854
Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Sally (Wadsworth Wordsworth) Twin
1790–1858
Treacle Street, Sholver Moor, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Lawton
1756–1806
Stones Cottage, New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Ann Wolfendine
1760–1814
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Matthew Wadsworth
1769–1844
Barkisland, Ripponden, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Taylor
1771–1840
Sholver, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Lawton
1727–1806
Sarah Whitehead
1731–1761
James Wolfendine
1730–1778
Mary Wolstencroft
1737–1774
William Wadsworth
1743–1826
Mary Whiteley
1748–1807
Jonathan Taylor
1740–
Anne Greaves
1742–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wadsworth
1713–1763
Mary Moore
1715–1747

James Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1816
25 Aug 1816
Birth of James Lawton in New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
1885
18 May 1885
Age 69
Death of James Lawton in Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1816
    Event Place: New Delph, Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1885
    Event Place: Denshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

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