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William Lawson 1620 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.

Death Date: Abt. 1661

Death Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Father: William Lawson

Mother: Margaret Young

Spouse(s): Margaret Martindall

Children(s): John Lawson

The story of William Lawson began in 1620 in Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.. William Lawson married Margaret Martindall, and had children including John Lawson. William Lawson passed away in 1661 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawson began in 1620 in Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK..
  • William Lawson married Margaret Martindall, and had children including John Lawson.
  • William Lawson passed away in 1661 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lawson's Ancestors

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William Lawson
1620 – 1661
Birth Place: Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.
Parents
William Robert Lawson
1572 – 1632
Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England
Margaret Young
1585 – 1660
Longhirst, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Robert Lawson
1540 – 1610
Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Gray
1550 –
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lawson's Descendants

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William Lawson (1620 – Abt. 1661) m. Margaret Martindall (1620 – Aft 1664)
  1. 1. John Lawson (1660 – 6 Aug 1731) m. Barbara ((Barbary)) Cooke (Nov 1660 – 15 May 1740)
    1. 1. Edward Lawson (6 Mar 1687 (Christened 11 Mar 1687) – 21 Aug 1766 (Buried 24 Aug 1766)) m. Sarah Bell (30 May 1683 – 14 Jun 1725)
      1. 1. Margaret Lawson (1713 – ) m. Lancelot Morpeth (1709 – Jan 1752)
        1. 1. Mary Morpeth (1736 – ) m. Thomas Forster (2 Feb 1733 – Aft. 1782)

William Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Lawson in Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.
Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.
1661
Abt. 1661
Age 41
Death of William Lawson in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1661
    Event Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

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