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Sarah Lawson 1901–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Death Date: Oct 1975

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Jacob Lawson

Mother: Sarah MacDonald

Spouse(s): William Lightfoot

Children(s): Maurice Lightfoot, Doris Lightfoot

The story of Sarah Lawson began in 1901 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England. In 1911, Sarah Lawson resided in Little Eppleton Great Eppleton Moorsley, England. Sarah Lawson married William Lightfoot, and had children including Doris Lightfoot, Maurice Lightfoot. Sarah Lawson passed away in 1975 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Lawson began in 1901 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.
  • In 1911, Sarah Lawson resided in Little Eppleton Great Eppleton Moorsley, England.
  • Sarah Lawson married William Lightfoot, and had children including Doris Lightfoot, Maurice Lightfoot.
  • Sarah Lawson passed away in 1975 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Lawson's Ancestors

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Sarah Lawson
1901–1975
Birth Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Parents
Jacob Lawson
1872–1924
Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England
Sarah MacDonald
1873–1956
South Hetton, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas McDonald
1840–1893
Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah Moffatt
1834–1911
Moorsley, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
William McDonald
1802–
Mary Duff
1801–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Duff
1766–1847
Isabel Muckle
1762–1849

Sarah Lawson's Descendants

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Sarah Lawson (1901–Oct 1975) m. William Lightfoot (15 Dec 1905–03 Dec 1978)
  1. 1. Maurice Lightfoot 1938–2006
  2. 2. Doris Lightfoot 1935–2006

Sarah Lawson's Timeline

5 Records

1901
9 Oct 1901
Birth of Sarah Lawson in Middle Rainton, Durham, England
Middle Rainton, Durham, England
1901
1901
Birth of Sarah Lawson in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 10
Sarah Lawson resided here in Little Eppleton Great Eppleton Moorsley, England
Little Eppleton Great Eppleton Moorsley, England
1939
1939
Age 38
Sarah Lawson resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1975
Oct 1975
Age 74
Death of Sarah Lawson in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Middle Rainton, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Little Eppleton Great Eppleton Moorsley, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1975
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 1924

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