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Ralph Lawson 1547–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: September 4, 1623

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmund Lawson

Mother: Margery Swynhowe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brough

Children(s): Roger Lawson, John Lawson, Margaret Lawson, Alice Lawson, Jane Lawson, Joshua Lawson, Margaret Lawson

The story of Ralph Lawson began in 1547 in Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England. Ralph Lawson married Elizabeth Brough, and had children including Alice Lawson, Henry Lawson, Jane Lawson, John Lawson, Joshua Lawson, Margaret Lawson, Roger Lawson. Ralph Lawson passed away in 1623 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Lawson began in 1547 in Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England.
  • Ralph Lawson married Elizabeth Brough, and had children including Alice Lawson, Henry Lawson, Jane Lawson, John Lawson, Joshua Lawson, Margaret Lawson, Roger Lawson.
  • Ralph Lawson passed away in 1623 in Yorkshire, England.

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Ralph Lawson's Ancestors

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Ralph Lawson
1547–1623
Birth Place: Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmund Lawson
1520–1551
Durham, Northumberland, England
Margery Swynhowe
1520–1620
Rock, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
James Lawson
1500–1547
Newcastle On Tyne,,Northumberland,England
Alice Bertram
1500–1547
Newcastle,Upon-Tyne,Northumberland,England
Ralph Swynhowe
1497–1525
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Edith Grey
1510–1575
Horton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1480–1518
Horsely
1480–
George Bertram
1460–
Roger Grey
1475–1542
Isabel Darcy
1469–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lawson
1460–1547
Ann Wilcock
1460–
Thomas Grey
1455–1541
Jacquetta Woodville
1444–1509
William Darcy
1443–1488
Eupheme Langton
1443–1471

Ralph Lawson's Descendants

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Ralph Lawson (1547–September 4, 1623) m. Elizabeth Brough (1544–October 9, 1623)
  1. 1. Roger Lawson 1573–1613 m. Dorothy Constable 1580–1632
    1. 1. Henry ("The Royalist") Lawson 1594–1635 m. Anne Hodgson 1600–1663
      1. 1. Captain (John) Lawson 1635–1698 m. Catherine Howard 1637–1668
        1. 1. John (Roger) Lawson 1651–1665 m. Mary McConnell 1687–1750 m. Mary McConnell 1678–1707
        2. 2. Henry Lawson 1666–1726
        3. 3. Reverend (Thomas "The Jesuit Priest") Lawson 1666–1750
        4. 4. Catherine Lawson 1664–
        5. 5. Philip Lawson 1662–1693
        6. 6. Ralph Lawson 1663–1663
        7. 7. Reverend (William) Lawson 1668–1726
        8. 8. Charles ("Captain of Horse") Lawson 1664–1694
      2. 2. Henry Lawson 1625–1644
      3. 3. Dorothy Lawson 1621–1712
      4. 4. James Lawson 1623–
      5. 5. Frances (the Monk) Lawson 1630–1712
      6. 6. Mary Lawson 1622–
    2. 2. Ralph Lawson 1598–1612
    3. 3. Dorothy Lawson 1600–1628
    4. 4. James Lawson 1601–
  2. 2. John Lawson 1575–1655 m. Sarah Rowland 1582–
    1. 1. Rowland Lawson 1617–1661 m. Lettice Wale 1626–1665
      1. 1. John Lawson 1648–1703 m. Mary Kilbey 1665–1737
        1. 1. Judith Lawson 1670–1740 m. John Lawson 1669–1729
        2. 2. Epaphroditus Lawson 1684–1722
        3. 3. Catherine Lawson 1685–1722
        4. 4. John Lawson 1690–1761
      2. 2. Epaphroditus Lawson 1640–1661
      3. 3. Joanna Lawson 1642–1684
      4. 4. Henry Lawson 1650–1672
      5. 5. Letitia Lawson 1652–1669
      6. 6. Richard Lawson 1642–1658
      7. 7. Roland Lawson 1644–1706
    2. 2. Christopher Lawson 1605–
    3. 3. Lettice Lawson 1615–
    4. 4. Catherine Lawson 1611–
    5. 5. William Lawson 1613–1658
    6. 6. Richard Lawson 1618–1658
    7. 7. Epaphroditus Lawson 1626–1652
    8. 8. Arminta (C) Lawson 1889–1980
    9. 9. John Lawson 1589–
  3. 3. Margaret Lawson 1570–
  4. 4. Alice Lawson 1575–
  5. 5. Jane Lawson 1575–
  6. 6. Joshua Lawson 1589–
  7. 7. Margaret Lawson 1575–

Ralph Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Ralph Lawson in Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England
Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England
1623
September 4, 1623
Age 76
Death of Ralph Lawson in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 4, 1623
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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