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Josephine Lawton 1913–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1913

Birth Location: Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 Sep 2001

Death Location: Knowsley, Merseyside, England

Father: Joseph Lawton

Mother: Isabella Wells

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The story of Josephine Lawton began in 1913 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England. In 1921, Josephine Lawton resided in Hindley, Lancashire, England. Josephine Lawton passed away in 2001 in Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Josephine Lawton began in 1913 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1921, Josephine Lawton resided in Hindley, Lancashire, England.
  • Josephine Lawton passed away in 2001 in Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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Josephine Lawton's Ancestors

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Josephine Lawton
1913–2001
Birth Place: Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Lawton
1876–
Wigan Lancashire
Isabella Wells
1875–1929
Higher, Ince, Nr Wigan, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Lawton) Wells
1851–1883
Standish Wigan, Lancashire, England
Ellen Pulford
1850–1908
Ince, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Wells
1814–1880
Rebecca Lowton
1819–1854
Peter Pulford
1813–1851
Hannah Mercer
1812–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1786–1863
Betty Fisher
1787–1869
James Lowton
1787–1850
Cicily
1788–1841
John Pulford
1790–
Elizabeth Heys
1792–1870
William Mercer
1765–1823
Ann Livesley
1770–1856

Josephine Lawton's Timeline

3 Records

1913
1913
Birth of Josephine Lawton in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England
Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England
1921
1921
Age 8
Josephine Lawton resided here in Hindley, Lancashire, England
Hindley, Lancashire, England
2001
8 Sep 2001
Age 88
Death of Josephine Lawton in Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Knowsley, Merseyside, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1518268, ED 22, Sch 176; Book: 18268

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Hindley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1518268, ED 22, Sch 176; Book: 18268

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 2001
    Event Place: Knowsley, Merseyside, England

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