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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: slaw on Saturday 29 March 08 10:58 GMT (UK)
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John Lawson born 1807 Alford Aberdeen married Elizabeth McBain 1828 Auchterless Aberdeen, could I ask for a lookup of them on the 1841 census, they had a son Robert born 1831 Forgue Aberdeen
Thankyou
Sheila
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hi sheila :)
try 1841 census robert lawson age 10 living with grandparents
http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
ev
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Hello Sheila
The 1841 census is free at www.freecen.org.uk
Shall however - go and see if I can find them. Regards, Steve :O)
Robert found in his Grandparents house. Shall send you a pm
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Hello Sheila -
Elizabeth Mcbain married John Lawson on 25 May 1828 in Auchterless.
(A search on the IGI brings up a John Lawson and Elizabeth McBain in Nigg, Kincardine and a birth to this couple of a Robert Lawson on 06 Jan 1831 with ch. of 25 Jan 1831. Only child born to a John Lawson and Elizabeth McBain in Scotland from 1830 to 1850. Regards, Steve :O)
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Further searching of the database only brings up a total of 41 John Lawsons in the 1841 census. The 2 nearest:
Parish: Durris, Kincardineshre
John Lawson - age 30 Farmer
Betty Lawson - age 20
Katherine Lawson age 01
or at Inverey, Crathie and Braemar, Aberdeenshire a 30 year old John lawson a 'Dyker' in the household of Duncan Abercrombie.
I'm aware that even with the 'rounding down of the ages for the '41' census Betty is too young.
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Do you have them in the '51 census? Apologies for any confusion caused.....
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Thankyou for the reply, I don't have them on the 1851 census. I have son Roberts marriage 1856 states mother and father both deceased also father John was a Sergeant in the 60th Rifle Regiment. Would appreciate any further help.
Sheila
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A possible death date for John Lawson would be most helpful as I am trying to establish whether Elizabeth McBain who came to Australia in 1841 as the wife of Alexander Pittendrigh had been previously married to John Lawson.
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I have not been able to find a death for John Lawson, possibily he was killed while serving with the 60th Rifle Regiment, they only reference we have to his death is his son Roberts marriage cert. where he states both his father and mother are both dead
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The Elizabeth McBain who was married to John Lawson was born 02/02/1807
daughter of Gillis McBain and Elizabeth Gill married Kinloss 22/12/1787
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Hi all - John Lawson and Elizabeth McBain were my 3rd great grandparents and I have been trying to track them down for a number of years.
Recently I found a burial record for a John Lawson, Corporal, 60th Rifle Regiment. He died or perhaps was killed while serving in India and was buried 23rd July 1846 in Karachi.
I'm leaning toward him being my 3rd great grandfather who was perhaps demoted from Sergeant to Corporal.
No luck with Elizabeth McBain though!
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Hello, I haven't looked at family history for a long time. Good to have this information, maybe sometime in the future when I get to Kew I may be able to find this John lawson in the muster books
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Hi, below is the link to the British India Office record. I have a copy of the original burial record but it is too large to post here, I tried it yesterday but was informed it was too large a file.
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BL/BIND/D/387349
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I cannot open this link
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You do need a current subscription to Find My Past to be able to view this link unfortunately
Monica
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Its a register of burials at Kurrachee, Lower Scinde, in the year 1846
July 23d, John Lawson, 37 years, Corpl HM's 60th Rifles, buried at Kurrachee, H H Brereton, Chaplain.
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Thankyou
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Unfortunately the record does not say whether he was killed in action or died from other means.
There was a cholera epidemic in that region in 1846 so perhaps that was what caused his death.