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MAY LAWSON LEEDS 1902/3

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Samantha

Samantha Report 22 Mar 2010 22:19

Trying to find offspring of May Lawson born in Leeds 1902/3. Family had moved down to Leeds from Dumfries in the late 1890s.

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Mar 2010 22:25

EDIT:- to any other helpers! Ignore this first one it's the second 1911 which is the correct one!

Is this the family in 1911

LAWSON, David Head Widower M 56 1855 Tailor Wholesale Clothing Kirkcaldy Scot Resident VIEW
LAWSON, William Son Married M 33 1878 Tailors Presser Wholesale C W S Yorks Sowerby Bridge VIEW
LAWSON, Elizabeth Wife Married
14 years F 32 1879 Household Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, Doris Daughter Single F 13 1898 Tailoress Whole Sale Clothing Yorks Shipley VIEW
LAWSON, May Lily Daughter Single F 10 1901 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, Lily Daughter Single F 9 1902 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, William Henry Son Single M 7 1904 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, David Son Single M 6 1905 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, Earnest Son Single M 4 1907 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
LAWSON, Cristaina Daughter Single F 2 1909 School Yorks Holbeck Leeds VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
27189 Reference:
RG14PN27189 RG78PN1554 RD502 SD1 ED13 SN122

Registration District:
Holbeck Sub District:
Holbeck EnumerationDistrict:
13 Parish:
Holbeck

Address:
25 Recreation Mount Holbeck Leeds County:
Yorkshire (West riding)

If so, then the more names you have the more likely to find a connection in Search Trees above.

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EDIT:-This is the correct one!

There's also this one from Dumfries, but it's not Leeds?
LAWSON, John Head Married M 55 1856 Framework Kniter Dumfries Scotland VIEW
LAWSON, Mary Wife Married 32 years F 51 1860 Housekeeper Preston Lancs VIEW
LAWSON, Robert Son Single M 19 1892 Gas Stove Driller Dumfries Scotland VIEW
LAWSON, May Daughter F 9 1902 School Armley Yorks VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
26910 Reference:
RG14PN26910 RG78PN1545 RD499 SD3 ED40 SN244

Registration District:
Bramley Sub District:
Wortley EnumerationDistrict:
40 Parish:
Armley and Bramley

Address:
8 Ledgards Place County:
Yorkshire (West riding)

If it is the first one, then her name was May Lily which will help find a marriage, so could you confirm if either of these are correct.

Samantha

Samantha Report 22 Mar 2010 22:40

yes cheers catherine you have got it .8 ledgards place is on my great granfathers papers, and he was Robert lawson 1892 Dumfries the family moved to leeds 1896 or ther abouts

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Mar 2010 23:02

Just in case you don't have this:-

Looks to be same family:-

1891 Scotland Census about John Lawson
Name: John Lawson
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Dfsshire, Dumfries
Registration Number: 821
Registration district: Dumfries
Civil parish: Dumfries
Town: Dumfries
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: Stoop
Occupation: Woolen Framework Knitter
ED: 21
Household schedule number: 231
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1891_393
Household Members:
Name Age
John Lawson 35
Mary Lawson 30 born: England
Hellen Lawson 10 born: Dfsshire, Dumfries
William Lawson 8
James Lawson 5
Agnes Lawson 3
Mary Lawson 1



1881 Scotland Census about John Lawson
Name: John Lawson
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Dumfries
Registration Number: 821
Registration district: Dumfries
Civil parish: Dumfries
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: 41 Friars Vennel
Occupation: Frame Work Nitter
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 76
Line: 22
Roll: cssct1881_322
Household Members:
Name Age
John Lawson 24
Mary Lawson 20
Helen Lawson 7 Mo

Possible:-
1861 Scotland Census about John Lawson
Name: John Lawson
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relationship: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Dumfries
Registration Number: 821
Registration district: Dumfries
Civil parish: Dumfries St Michael
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: Doctors Well
ED: 20
Household schedule number: 41
Line: 5
Roll: CSSCT1861_143
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Irving 71
James Irving 39
Mary Irving 37
Margaret Irving 27
Agnes Wilson 14
Robert Wilson 15
Jannet Wells 11
Elizabeth Kennedy 11
Agnes Hunter 4
John Lawson 4
James Grey 2
Agnes Gordon 21

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Mar 2010 23:10

There are a few possible marriages for May:-

Marriages Dec 1921 (>99%)
Lawson May Hancock Holbeck 9b 1261
Hancock Thomas H Lawson Holbeck 9b 1261

Marriages Sep 1925 (>99%)
Lawson May Cross Holbeck 9b 1359
Cross Samuel J M Lawson Holbeck 9b 1359

Marriages Sep 1927 (>99%)
LAWSON May Grayson Leeds 9b 1141
Grayson John H Lawson Leeds 9b 1141

Do you have any idea who she married?

Samantha

Samantha Report 22 Mar 2010 23:10

yep cheers the 1881 census has it. that is the right mod
cheers

Samantha

Samantha Report 22 Mar 2010 23:14

yep it was grayson cheers
samantha