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Edward LAWSON

Edward LAWSON[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1778 - 1863  (85 years)

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  • Name Edward LAWSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 5 May 1778  St George, Middlesex, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 24 May 1778  St George, Middlesex, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Residence 1807  London St, Limehouse, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 1791-1829 
    Master mariner 
    Residence 1829  10 George Street, Salmons Lane, Limehouse, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1841  St George Place and Back Road, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1841  10 George Street, Salmons Lane, Limehouse, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1841  St George Middlesex, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1851  Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1851  Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Relationship: Inmate
    Census 1861  39 Trinity Almshouse, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1861  Bethnal Green St Matthew, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 16 Jul 1863  39 Trinity Almshouse, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 15] 
    Person ID I18313086972  NunnSuffolk
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father Ralph LAWSON,   b. C1750, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ? 
    Mother Elisabeth BEATON,   b. C1750, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. C1780, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1772  St George in the East, Middlesex, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    Event 1778  Green Bank, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Family ID F1480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane ANDREW,   b. 30 Sep 1782, Foxe Lane, Shadwell, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1857, 39 Mile End, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1802  St George, East Stepney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 19] 
    Children 
     1. Edward LAWSON,   b. 30 Nov 1803, St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     2. Jane Elizabeth LAWSON,   b. 1806, Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1866, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Ralph John LAWSON,   b. 7 Nov 1807, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. APR-JUN 1847, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     4. Lydia LAWSON,   b. C1810, Shadwell, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1844, Wandsworth, London Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
    Family ID F632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • A search of the Trinity House petitions (Guildhall Library Ms 30218A/61) revealed the petition of Edward Lawson of 1829, aged 51 and then residing at 10 George Street, Salmons Lane, Limehouse. This stated that he went to sea in 1791 aged 13, and served for 38 years. It lists the 7 ships on which he sailed with details of his position, and states that he left off the sea in 1829 because of an 'affection of the kidney'. His wife Jane was then aged 49, and they had no children under 12 years old, nor any income from real or personal property.
      Copies of his marriage and baptism entries show that he (a bachelor) and Jane Andrew, spinster (a minor) were married by licence in the parish of St George Middlesex on 16 November 1802; and that he was baptised at 19 days old on 24 May 1778, also in St George Middlesex, son of Ralph Lawson, cooper by Elizabeth, of Green Bank.
      A further search of the register of almspeople of Trinity House (GL Ms 30219/1) revealed the following information:
      Mile End No.39: Edward Lawson; admitted 29 January 1850 aged 71; nominated by Captain Edward Foord; 'In what trade as master: Brazil'; 'admitted under the minutes of the Board, 12 June 1849 and 22 January 1850'; died 16 July 1863; also his wife Jane, aged 67, died 29 Oct 1857.
      <hr>
      From Trinity House files following are the ships on which Edward Lawson sailed progessing from ship's boy to master mariner: 1791 Nautilus (Brig) 190 tons Ships boy sailed Blyth to London 1799 Futuna (Brig) 230 tons Mate, London to Lisbon 1801 London packet (Brig)175 tons Mate London to Various ports 1803 Swift (Barque)167 tons Master London to various ports 1808 Sir Sydney Smith (Cutter) Master London to Continent 1816 Rover Brig 197 tons Master London to Sheilds 1828 Bridgewater 1276 Tons Ships Steward representing the Owners London to China 1829 left sea service due to medical reasons Edward held a Brazil licence as a Master Mariner and thus could take any vessel to ports around the world.<hr>

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1471163005] Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921. London Metropolitan Archives, London.Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint George In The East, Register of marriages, P93/GEO, Item 039.

    2. [S_1446631827] Ancestry.com, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries).
      Baptism date: 24 May 1778
      Baptism place: St George in the East, Middlesex, England

    3. [S_1387965179] Ancestry.com, Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - The original paper slip index, from which this database was created, is owned by The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, England.Original data: T).
      Marriage date: 1802
      Marriage place: St. George In The East

    4. [S_1476660979] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG 9; Piece: 255; Folio: 169; Page: 45; GSU roll: 542601.
      Birth date: abt 1778
      Birth place: St Georges, Middlesex, England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Bethnal Green St Matthew, Middlesex, England

    5. [S_1470630825] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A), Class: HO107; Piece: 1540; Folio: 693; Page: 5; GSU roll: 174770.

    6. [S_1477304116] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).
      Death date: Jul 1863
      Death place: London, United Kingdom

    7. [S_1451228101] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National ), Class: HO107; Piece 697; Book: 10; Civil Parish: St George Middlesex; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 4; Page: 1; Line: 15; GSU roll: 438812.
      Birth date: abt 1778
      Birth place: Middlesex, England
      Residence date: 1841
      Residence place: St George Middlesex, Middlesex, England

    8. [S_942359241] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    9. .
      IGI has christening record for Edward Lawson: 24 May 1778 at Saint George In The East, Stepney, London, England. He was the son of Ralph Lawson (Cooper) and Elizabeth of Green Bank, 19 days old.<hr>

    10. .
      Documents at Trinity House cite reference to a letter sent to Captain Lawson at Bilboa in 1808 that was endorsed thus: "This letter secreted in a cabbage for me to avoid suspicion: Bilboa being in possession of the French".
      <hr>
      First ref:
      These are to certify for the honourable corporation of Trinity House that Edward Lawson the within-named petitioner served on board the brig Rover of 197 tons. Edward Lawson master, of which Willm John Livingston owner in the capacity of master on her voyage from London to Shields in the year 1816 and was discharged therefrom in the same year. And that the petition to my best knowledge and belief is in distressed circumstances; and being a person of good character and reputation do recommend him as a proper object of the corporation's charity. As witness by my hand this 24th day of June 1829. Signed W.J.Livingston

      Second ref:
      These are to certify that Edward Lawson the within named petitioner is an inhabitant of the parish of St Anne Limehouse where he resides at No. 10 George Street in the house of Mr Knight and follows no occupation or employment of trade for a livelihood. (Three signatures follow) We whose names are hereunto subscribed do actually know and are well acquainted with the petitioner and his circumstances so that we can, and do hereby, vouch for the truth of what is stated in the annexed petition and that the petitioner is a person of good character and reputation and being in indigent circumstance do recommend him as a proper object of the corporation's charity.
      <hr>

    11. .
      SWEPSTON, Martha F 40
      SWEPSTON, Mary Elizth F 17 Middlesex
      SWEPSTON, Wm Henry M 12 Middlesex
      SWEPSTON, Olive F 9 Middlesex
      LAWSON, Edward M 63, Mariner, Middlesex
      LAWSON, Jane F 58 Middlesex
      RG number: HO107 Piece: 697 Book/Folio: 10/4 Page: 1
      Address: St George Place & Back Road, St George, Tower Hamlets County:
      Middlesex <hr>

    12. .
      A search of the Trinity House petitions (Guildhall Library Ms 30218A/61) revealed the petition of Edward Lawson of 1829, aged 51 and then residing at 10 George Street, Salmons Lane, Limehouse.
      This stated that he went to sea in 1791 aged 13, and served for 38 years.
      It lists the 7 ships on which he sailed with details of his position, and states that he left off the sea in 1829 because of an 'affection of the kidney'.
      His wife Jane was then aged 49, and they had no children under 12 years old, nor any income from real or personal property. <hr>

    13. .
      1851 census for Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green:
      Edward Lawson, inmate, married, aged 72, Sea captain and master mariner, born Middlesex, London
      Jane Lawson, wife, aged 68, born Middlesex, London
      Matilda Stonehewer, granddaughter, aged 13, born Middlesex, London
      Frederick Coker, grandson, aged 4, born Middlesex, London
      <hr>

    14. .
      1861 census; Parish of Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets. No 39: Edward Lawson, head, widower, aged 83, Captain, born, St George's, Middlesex. Mary An Swift, servant, widow, aged 47, housekeeper.<hr>

    15. .
      Edward Lawson 16 July 1863 at 39 Trinity Almshouse age 85 cause natural decay present at death
      M.A. Swift of 39 Trinity Almshouse , Bethnal Green. (Note: On 1861 census, Mary An Swift is living with Edward as his housekeeper)<hr>

    16. [S159626179] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint George In The East, Register of marriages, P93/GEO, Item 035.

    17. .
      Marriages St George in the East, Page 159, 1772:
      No 473, Ralph Lawson, of this parish, bachelor, and Elisabeth Beaton, of the same, spinster. Married in this church by banns this 24th day of May, 1772 by me Herbt Mayo, rector.
      Name: Ralph Lawson
      Spouse Name: Elisabeth Beaton
      Record Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 24 May 1772
      Parish: St George in the East
      County: Middlesex
      Borough: Tower Hamlets
      <hr>

    18. .
      As recorded in son Edward's baptism record<hr>

    19. .
      Two refs:
      Transcript from marriage entry: Edward Lawson bachelor and Jane Andrew spinster (a minor) were married by licence in the parish church of St George Middlesex this 16th day of November 1802 by me Joseph A. Rose
      Pallot's Marriage Index has entry for St George in the East Church, Stepney:
      Lawson Edwd and Jane Andrew s. minor (cons of her father John A).<hr>
      Register of almspeople of Trinity House (GL Ms 30219/1) revealed the following information:
      Mile End No.39: Edward Lawson; admitted 29 January 1850 aged 71;
      nominated by Captain Edward Foord; 'In what trade as master: Brazil'; 'admitted under the minutes of the Board, 12 June 1849 and 22 January 1850';
      died 16 July 1863; also his wife Jane, aged 67, died 29 Oct 1857.<hr>


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