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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

Born in 1855 in Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland, Janet (Jessie) Lawson was the child of Thomas Lawson and Ann Wilkie. In time, Janet (Jessie) Lawson married John Macdonald, and they raised a family that included Charles Steele MacDonald. Janet (Jessie) Lawson died in Wellington, New Zealand in 1926.

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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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Sources

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

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