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William Lawson 1819 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1819

Birth Location: Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 11 Aug 1892

Death Location: Burnley, Lancashire

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Margaret Dickinson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawson

Children(s): William Lawson

In 1819, William Lawson entered the world in Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England, born to James Lawson and Margaret Dickinson. William Lawson married Elizabeth Lawson, and had children including William Lawson. William Lawson passed away in 1892 in Burnley, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • In 1819, William Lawson entered the world in Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England, born to James Lawson and Margaret Dickinson.
  • William Lawson married Elizabeth Lawson, and had children including William Lawson.
  • William Lawson passed away in 1892 in Burnley, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lawson
1792 – 1857
Birth Location: Wigglesworth, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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Margaret Dickinson
1791 – 1852
Birth Location: Gills, Tosside, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lawson
1835 – 1861
Birth Location: Tosside, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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Children(s)

William Lawson
1853 – 1929
Birth Location: Tosside, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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William Lawson's Ancestors

Self
William Lawson
1819 – 1892
Birth Place: Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Lawson
1792 – 1857
Wigglesworth, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Margaret Dickinson
1791 – 1852
Gills, Tosside, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Grandparents
Adam Lawson
1761 – 1839
Long Preston, Yorkshire, England
William Dickinson
1765 –
Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Carr
1770 – 1858
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1726 – 1816
Agnes Nisbet
1733 –
Thomas Dickinson
1732 – 1768
Margaret Lawson
1735 – 1771
Matthias Carr
1728 – 1770
Margaret Jackson
1735 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lawson's Descendants

1.
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William Lawson (21 Feb 1819 – 11 Aug 1892) m. Elizabeth Lawson (30 May 1835 – Jan-Mar 1861)
  1. 1. William Lawson (27 Feb 1853 – 19 Dec 1929) m. Mary CORT (23 Dec 1857 – )
    1. 1. Ruth Lawson (13 Aug 1887 – 22 Nov 1968) m. Harvey Longworth (abt 1891 – 1949)
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Longworth (04 Mar 1916 – 14 Nov 1993)
      2. 2. Joseph Longworth (05 Feb 1918 – 16 Sep 2009)
      3. 3. Arnold Longworth (12 Jan 1922 – 12 May 2003)
      4. 4. Norman LONGWORTH (09 Apr 1924 – 14 Nov 2002) m. Gladys (I) Haworth (25 Aug 1924 – 2013)
        1. 1. Joyce Longworth m. Raymond (kenneth) Horsefield

William Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1819
21 Feb 1819
Birth of William Lawson in Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England
1892
11 Aug 1892
Age 73
Death of William Lawson in Burnley, Lancashire
Burnley, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Gisburn forest, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire
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