Illegible record help please

[JustJean]

This appears to be the death indexing for the David above....he's a widower of a Euphemia Laing......so yet another interpretation!

1870 LAWSON DAVID     M 81 LINTRATHEN /ANGUS 302/00 0007

Best wishes
Jean

[MonicaL]

That makes me feel more confident as I wasn't too sure it was the right family. The grandson William Edward shows on IGI as son to David Edward and Catherine Lawson (haven't got that name connected to Thomas's family as yet). Helen Low also in 1851 is showing as daughter of John Low and Isabella Lawson who shows in the household in 1851/61. The other g/children in 1861 look to Isabella's children too.

Monica

[MonicaL]

Hopefully this will be the mother's death entry:

1860   LAWSON   EUPHEMIA   MILLAR   LINN   F   69   LINTRATHEN   /ANGUS   302/00 0012

Going by the names above, this is probably her christening entry:

EUPHANS LIN  Christening:  08 AUG 1793  Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland
Parents: JAMES LIN and ISOBEL MILLER (...and the Isabella Linn that Jean found in the household in 1841  )

Monica 

[TunjiLees]

Going by the age and birth parish of David Lawson, the following is his family:
JAMES LAWSON - AGNES CRICHTON
= 13 JUN 1785 Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
WILLIAM LAWSON  - Christening: 21 MAR 1786 Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
DAVID LAWSON - Christening: 05 APR 1788 Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
ALEXANDER LAWSON - Christening: 12 MAR 1792 Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland

No marriage for James Linn sadly.

I've gone back several generations in a few days on this line!! Many thanks to Monica and Jean!!

[hurworth]

in 1841

Civil Parish: Lintrathen 
County: Angus 
Address: New Town 

Barbara Lawson age 5 
David Lawson age 50 
David Lawson age 11 
Euphemia Lawson age 45 
Isabella Lawson age 15 
John Lawson age 20 
Peter Lawson age 9 
William Lawson age 40 
Isabella Linn age 75 

In the end was this family connected?

I'm trying to find the parents of William Lawson and his sister Margaret Hay nee Lawson.  In the 1871 census they are living at Northmuir, Kirriemuir and both are annuitants.   William's birthplace is recorded as Linthrathen and Margaret's is recorded as Kirriemuir (she stated that fairly consisently from census to census).

Margaret and William both died at Northmuir in 1872, and his occupation is given as retired tailor.  Margaret's son-in-law, James Thornton, was the informant recorded for both of them and states that their father was John Lawson, a crofter, but their mother's name is unknown. Margaret was born in approx 1796 and William in approx 1801.

I think the William who died in 1872 is likely to be the same William Lawson in this 1841 census, as his occupation is a tailor.

Edit to add as I think out loud - I see on FamilySearch there are several children baptised in Kirriemuir and Linthrathen whose parents are Robert Lawson and May Ogilvie.  They include a Margaret who was baptised in Kirriemuir on 28 Apr 1795 and a William in Linthrathen on 1 Mar 1800.  Also a David in Kirriemuir on 18 June 1793.

I'm thinking our Margaret's father wasn't John but was Robert.  One Margaret's daughters was named May/Marjory.

[MonicaL]

Hi Hurworth

There are a number of family trees on a/try including this one http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/17811154/person/28030569084/facts  It gives David Lawson's death as being on 15 June 1870, parents a James Lawson and Agnes Crichton. No original image included, so would need to be verified...

Monica 

[hurworth]

Thank you Monica.

There's another David Lawson who died at Southmuir, Kirriemuir in 1878 aged 85 years (but whose age was out by a couple of years in the census) .   I now have his death record (27 credits used today...it might be cheaper to take up drinking!).  His son is the informant and states his parents are Robert Lawson, linen weaver and Marjorie Lawson.

So the David Lawson at Lintrathen can't be their brother, but seems related in some way.

[TunjiLees]

Dear Hurworth,
I remember putting quite a lot of research into this family, cross-checking all the Lintrathen and Kirriemuir Lawsons at the Scotlandspeople centre. Unfortunately I don't have my research here with me at the moment, but off the top of my head, I believe I concluded that the following 4 are brothers:
-James Lawson m. Agnes Crichton
-Robert Lawson m. Marjory "May" Ogilvy
-John Lawson m. Isobel Gruar/Grewer
-Thomas Lawson m. Jean Smart
They all had children in the area around the 1790s

[MonicaL]

Hi TunjiLees 

That would be a perfect connection for these lines. So William, the tailor, was staying with cousin Robert, the farmer, in 1841?

Monica