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Jesse Lawton 1821–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1821

Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: January 1861

Death Location: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire

Father: John Lawton

Mother: Maria Rigby

Spouse(s): Hannah Sheldon

Children(s): George Lawton, Alice Lawton, Lydia Lawton, Lucinda Lawton, Mary Lawton, Charles Lawton, Emily Chetwin, Henry Lawton

In 1821, Jesse Lawton entered the world in Fenton, Staffordshire, England, born to John Lawton And Maria Rigby. Jesse Lawton married Hannah Sheldon, and had children including Alice Lawton, Charles Lawton, Emily Lawton Chetwin, George Lawton, Henry Lawton, Lucinda Lawton, Lydia Lawton, Mary Lawton. Jesse Lawton passed away in 1861 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Jesse Lawton entered the world in Fenton, Staffordshire, England, born to John Lawton And Maria Rigby.
  • Jesse Lawton married Hannah Sheldon, and had children including Alice Lawton, Charles Lawton, Emily Lawton Chetwin, George Lawton, Henry Lawton, Lucinda Lawton, Lydia Lawton, Mary Lawton.
  • Jesse Lawton passed away in 1861 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lawton
1801–
Birth Location: Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
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Maria Rigby
1804–1859
Birth Location: Madeley, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Sheldon
1823–1856
Birth Location: Fenton, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

George Lawton
1854–1935
Birth Location: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
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Alice Lawton
1852–
Birth Location: Fenton, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lydia Lawton
1840–
Birth Location: Fenton, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lucinda Lawton
1848–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Lawton
1842–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Charles Lawton
1850–1851
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Emily Chetwin
1844–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Henry Lawton
1844–
Birth Location: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
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Jesse Lawton's Ancestors

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Jesse Lawton
1821–1861
Birth Place: Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Lawton
1801–
Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Maria Rigby
1804–1859
Madeley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Lawton's Descendants

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Jesse Lawton (abt 1821–January 1861) m. Hannah Sheldon (1823–October 1856)
  1. 1. George Lawton 1854–1935 m. Sarah (Agnes?) Gannon 1869–1944 m. Mary Thornton 1863–1933
    1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1888–1936 m. Bertha Lear 1890–1949
      1. 1. Gladys (Lawton) Mrs 1916–1997 m. Charles (Thomas Key) Mr 1914–1981
        1. 1. Kenneth Key 1940–2014
      2. 2. Nellie Lawton 1920–2014 m. James Pritchard 1917–1990
      3. 3. Esther Lawton 1923–1944
      4. 4. Irene Lawton 1930–2014
      5. 5. jean lawton 1932–2021
      6. 6. Thomas Lawton 1917–1917
      7. 7. Bertha Lawton 1912–1912
    2. 2. Elizabeth Lawton 1886–
    3. 3. George Lawton 1889–1972
    4. 4. John Lawton 1896–1944
    5. 5. jesse lawton 1892–1964
    6. 6. Harriet Shufflebotham 1894–
    7. 7. Jack Lawton 1896–
    8. 8. Harriett Lawton 1887–
    9. 9. Joseph Lawton 1883–
  2. 2. Alice Lawton 1852–
  3. 3. Lydia Lawton 1840–
  4. 4. Lucinda Lawton 1848–
  5. 5. Mary Lawton 1842–
  6. 6. Charles Lawton 1850–1851
  7. 7. Emily (Lawton) Chetwin 1844–
  8. 8. Henry Lawton 1844–

Jesse Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1821
abt 1821
Birth of Jesse Lawton in Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Fenton, Staffordshire, England
1861
January 1861
Age 40
Death of Jesse Lawton in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1821
    Event Place: Fenton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire
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