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Janet (Jessie) Lawson 1855 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Dec 1926

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Lawson

Mother: Ann Wilkie

Spouse(s): John Macdonald

Children(s): Charles MacDonald

The story of Janet (Jessie) Lawson began in 1855 in Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland. Janet (Jessie) Lawson married John Macdonald, and had children including Charles Steele MacDonald. Janet (Jessie) Lawson passed away in 1926 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet (Jessie) Lawson began in 1855 in Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland.
  • Janet (Jessie) Lawson married John Macdonald, and had children including Charles Steele MacDonald.
  • Janet (Jessie) Lawson passed away in 1926 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lawson
1802 – 1876
Birth Location: Collessie, Fife
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Ann Wilkie
1812 – 1859
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fife
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Spouses(s)

John Macdonald
1853 – 1921
Birth Location: Garvock, Kincardinesh
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Children(s)

Charles MacDonald
1884 – 1969
Birth Location: Scotland
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Janet Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Janet Lawson
1855 – 1926
Birth Place: Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, 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
James Wilkie
1772 –
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Jean SHARP(Sharpe)
1780 – 1850
Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Lawson's Descendants

1.
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Janet ((Jessie)) Lawson (11 Mar 1855 – 15 Dec 1926) m. John Macdonald (abt 1853 – 20 Jan 1921)
  1. 1. Charles (Steele) MacDonald (28 Jun 1884 – 14/01/1969) m. Mary (Ann) Magill (12 Apr 1889 – 17 Mar 1973)
    1. 1. John MacDonald (13 Aug 1911 – 1967)
    2. 2. William MacDonald (1 Jan 1913 – 5 Feb 1991)
    3. 3. Charles MacDonald (22 Nov 1915 – 16 Nov 1981)
    4. 4. Margaret MacDonald (23 Oct 1917 – 3 Feb 2000) m. William (Lionel) Davey (Abt. 1915 – 4 Nov 1965)
      1. 1. Marie (Valerie) Davey (16 Jul 1935 – 2 Aug 2018) m. Francis (Michael) Lipinski (03 Jul 1931 – )
        1. 1. Allen (Stephen) Lipinski (23 Nov 1955 – ) m. Susan Mason m. Elaine Braddock (13 Apr 1960 – ) m. Catherine (Patricia) Ellery (01 Feb 1955 – )
        2. 2. Marie (Bernadine) Lipinski (29 Nov 1958 – ) m. Anthony (Hugh) Johnston (14 Oct 1949 – )
    5. 5. Thomas (Donald) MacDonald (2 Oct 1919 – 11 Jun 1991)
    6. 6. Alexander MacDonald (1921 – 16 Apr 1932)
    7. 7. Janette MacDonald (20 Sep 1922 – )
    8. 8. Robert MacDonald (1923 – )
    9. 9. Robert MacDonald (1923 – )
    10. 10. Florence (Morrel) MacDonald (23 Oct 1924 – 5 Oct 1998)
    11. 11. Mary (Strong) MacDonald (23 Oct 1924 – Jan 1925)

Janet Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
11 Mar 1855
Birth of Janet (Jessie) Lawson in Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland
1926
15 Dec 1926
Age 71
Death of Janet (Jessie) Lawson in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
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