Edward LAWSON

Edward LAWSON[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1832 - 1903  (71 years)

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  • Name Edward LAWSON  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 19 Feb 1832  Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 18 Mar 1832  St Anne, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1841  Tarling St, St George, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1851  25 Gloucester St, St Leonard Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1851 
    Butcher 
    Census 1861  24 Great Cambridge St, Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1861 
    Messenger 
    Residence 1861  Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Relationship: Head
    Census 1871  Great Cambridge St, St Leonard, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1871 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1871  St Mary, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Relation to Head: Head
    Census 1881  67 Great Cambridge St, St Leonard, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1881 
    Carpenter 
    Occupation 1886 
    Decorator as per daughter's wedding certificate 
    Census 1891  67 Great Cambridge St, St Leonard, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1891 
    Carpenter 
    Census 1901  67 Great Cambridge St, St Leonard, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1901 
    Painter 
    Death C1903  Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I18313084025  NunnSuffolk
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Sarah FOWKES,   b. C1810, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd.
    Marriage 18 Sep 1831  St Mary Stratford Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Family ID F3418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen --?--,   b. Abt. 1837, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd.
    Marriage C1854  London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ralph John LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1855, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. JAN-MAR 1913, Hackney, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Edward LAWSON,   b. Jan 1857, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1901, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Helen L. LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1859, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     4. Maud LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1860, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     5. Alfred LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1865, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     6. Alice Rose LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1867, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     7. Sarah LAWSON,   b. Abt. 1869, London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
    Family ID F3417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • His occupation seems to change from carpenter to painter/decorator after 1881 as he is described as a decorator on daughter Maud's wedding certificate whose address is given as Gt Cambridge St where the family was living from 1861 for at least 40 years.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S159417216] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P91/JNB/057.

    2. [S_1475746296] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 471; Folio: 26; Page: 46; GSU roll: 823367.

    3. [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: 249; Folio: 88; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542599.

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      London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
      Name: Edward Lawson
      Record Type: Baptism
      Estimated Birth Date: abt 1832
      Baptism Date: 18 Mar 1832
      Father's name: Ralph John Lawson
      Mother's name: Sarah Lawson
      Parish or Poor Law Union: Limehouse St Anne
      Borough: Tower Hamlets

      Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Anne, Limehouse, Register of baptisms, P93/ANN, Item 006

      Transcript: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of St Anne Limehouse in the county of Middlesex in the Year 1832:
      18 March b Feb 19 1832 No 1318 Edward, son of Ralph John and Sarah Lawson, Limehouse, butcher

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      1851 census for 25, Gloucester Street, Saint Leonard Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets


      Sarah LAWSON, Head Widow F 41 1810 Butcher Stepney Middlesex
      Edward LAWSON, Son Unmarried M 19 1832 Butcher Stepney Middlesex

      RG number: HO107 Piece: 1538 Folio: 290 Page: 30

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      1861 census 24, Great Cambridge Street, Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London:
      RG number: RG09 Piece: v249 Folio: 88 Page: 13

      Edward LAWSON, Head Married M 27 1834 Messenger Middlesex
      Helen LAWSON, Wife Married F 24 1837 London Middlesex
      Ralph J LAWSON, Son M 6 1855 London Middlesex
      Helen L LAWSON, Daughter F 2 1859 London Middlesex
      Edwd LAWSON, Son M 4 1857 London Middlesex

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      1871 census for Cambridge St, Great, St Leonard, Shoreditch, London:
      RG number: RG10 Piece: 471 Folio: 27 Page: 47
      Edward LAWSON, Head M 36 1835 Middlesex
      Hellen T LAWSON, Wife F 33 1838 Middlesex
      Ralph I LAWSON, Son M 16 1855 Middlesex
      Edward LAWSON, Son M 14 1857 Middlesex
      Hellen J LAWSON, Daughter F 12 1859 Middlesex
      Maud LAWSON, Daughter F 11 1860 Middlesex
      Alfred LAWSON, Son M 6 1865 Middlesex
      Rose LAWSON, Daughter F 4 1867 Middlesex
      Sarah LAWSON, Daughter F 2 1869 Middlesex
      Henry N NASH Boarder M 29 1842 Devon
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      1881 census for 67, Gt Cambridge St, Shoreditch, London:

      RG number: RG11 Piece: 407 Folio: 72 Page: 1
      Edward LAWSON, Head Married M 47 1834 Carpenter N K Middlesex
      Ellen T LAWSON, Wife Married F 43 1838 Wife N K Middlesex
      Ralph J LAWSON, Son Single M 25 1856 Shoemaker Shoreditch Middlesex
      Ellen J LAWSON, Daughter Single F 22 1859 Tailoress Shoreditch Middlesex
      Maud LAWSON, Daughter Single F 20 1861 Boot Fitter Shoreditch Middlesex
      Alfred LAWSON, Son Single M 16 1865 Chemists Assistant Shoreditch Middlesex
      Alice LAWSON, Daughter Single F 14 1867 Boot Fitter Shoreditch Middlesex
      Sarah LAWSON, Daughter Single F 11 1870 Scholar Shoreditch Middlesex
      Sarah LAWSON, Mother Widow F 68 1813 Silk Weaver N K Middlesex
      Henry N NASH Boarder Single M 39 1842 Commercial Clerk Devonport Devon
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      1891 census for 67, Great Cambridge Street, Shoreditch, Haggerston London
      RG number: RG12 Piece: 254 Folio: 133 Page: 10

      Edward LAWSON, Head Married M 57 1834 Carpenter Stepney London
      Ellen LAWSON, Wife Married F 54 1837 St Giles London
      Alfred LAWSON, Son Single M 25 1866 Bootmaker Shoreditch London
      Alice LAWSON, Daughter Single F 21 1870 Milliner Shoreditch London
      William MCDONALD, Boarder Single M 30 1861 Gas Fitter Dundee Scotland
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      1901 census for 67 Great Cambridge Street, Shoreditch

      RG number: RG13 Piece: 280 Folio: 116 Page: 16

      Edward LAWSON, Head Married M 69 1832 Painter Limehouse London
      Ellen LAWSON, Wife Married F 64 1837 St Georges London
      Alfred LAWSON, Son Single M 36 1865 Boot Clicker Shoreditch London
      Alice LAWSON, Daughter Single F 31 1870 Milliner Shoreditch London
      George SMITH, Boarder Single M 36 1865 Carpenter Shoreditch London
      William BROWN, Boarder Married M 40 1861 Cord Warner Shoreditch
      London
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      England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
      Name: Edward Lawson
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
      Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1903
      Age at Death: 71
      Registration district: Shoreditch
      Inferred County: London
      Volume: 1c
      Page: 78
      Source Information:
      FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
      Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
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      London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
      Name: Ralph John Lawson
      Spouse Name: Sarah Fowkes
      Record Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1831
      Parish: St Mary Stratford Bow
      County: Middlesex
      Borough: Tower Hamlets
      Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary Stratford Bow, Register of marriages, P88/MRY1, Item 015
      Transcript: Ralph John Lawson of this parish bachelor and Sarah Fowkes of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns with consent of (blank) this eighteenth day of September in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty one by me John Stock.
      Signed: Ralph John Lawson, Sarah Fowkes. Witnesses: Charles Wey, Ann Fowkes (her mark)
      No 68
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