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John Harry Lawton 1893–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUL 1893

Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Death Date: 25 Apr 1979

Death Location: Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Father: John Lawton

Mother: Mary Colvin

Spouse(s): Agnes Lawton

Children(s): Douglas Lawton, Cynthia Lawton

John Harry Lawton was born in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, the child of John Harry Lawton And Mary Minnie Colvin. In 1917, John Harry Lawton resided in Beaudesert, Moreton, Queensland, Australia. John Harry Lawton married Agnes Lawton, and had children including Cynthia June Lawton, Douglas John Lawton, Ronald Charles Lawton, Thomas Clive Lawton. John Harry Lawton passed away in 1979 in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Harry Lawton was born in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, the child of John Harry Lawton And Mary Minnie Colvin.
  • In 1917, John Harry Lawton resided in Beaudesert, Moreton, Queensland, Australia.
  • John Harry Lawton married Agnes Lawton, and had children including Cynthia June Lawton, Douglas John Lawton, Ronald Charles Lawton, Thomas Clive Lawton.
  • John Harry Lawton passed away in 1979 in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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John Lawton's Ancestors

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John Lawton
1893–1979
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland
Parents
John Harry Lawton
1860–1893
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Mary ((Minnie)) Colvin
1871–1929
Marlacoo, Co Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
John Lawton
1828–1913
Barthomley, Cheshire, England
Ann Leigh
1829–1902
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Leigh
1806–1881
Sarah Ibbs
1806–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harvey Leigh
1776–1843
Sarah Read
1782–1859

John Lawton's Descendants

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John (Harry) Lawton (12 JUL 1893–25 Apr 1979) m. Agnes Lawton (16 August 1903–19 January 1968)
  1. 1. Douglas (John) Lawton –1951
  2. 2. Cynthia (June) Lawton 1932–2002

John Lawton's Timeline

3 Records

1893
12 JUL 1893
Birth of John Harry Lawton in Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland
1917
1917
Age 24
John Harry Lawton resided here in Beaudesert, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
Beaudesert, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
1979
25 Apr 1979
Age 86
Death of John Harry Lawton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1893
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Beaudesert, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc; Collection Title: Dutton Park Cemetery - Index to Monument Inscriptions; Reference: Dutton Park Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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