Margaret Ambrose Lawson¹

Parents:

• Birth*: Margaret Ambrose Lawson was born on 8 June 1905 at Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, .^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson and Elizabeth Anderson Miller.¹
• Marriage*: Margaret Ambrose Lawson married Russell Albion Cole on Tuesday, 24 June 1930 at Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, .¹
• (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Ambrose Lawson died on 19 August 1996 at Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, , at age 91.¹

• (Passenger) Passenger List: Elizabeth Anderson Miller, Robert Davie Lawson, Margaret Ambrose Lawson, Ellen Cunnison Lawson, Lena Miller Lawson and Stanley Lawson was mentioned on a passenger list for R:Ship and with Robert Davie Lawson, Ellen Cunnison Lawson, Lena Miller Lawson, Stanley Lawson, William Miller jute powerloom tenter and Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson between 12 April 1913 and 26 April 1913 at Glasgow to Boston. List of manifest of alien passengers for the United States immigration officer at port of arrival; SS Numidian sailing from Glasgow 12 April 1913, arriving at Boston 26 April 1913; ref 1; Lawson, Elizabeth, aged 33, female, married, occ wife, can read & write, nationality British, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Dundee, name of relative or friend in country whence came Wm Miller, Forrest Park Road, Dundee, Scotland, final destination Mass Worcester, whether having a ticket to such final destination - no, passage paid by husband, in possession of $50, previously in US for visit in 1883, going to join friend or relative - husband Mr Chas Lawson 249 Chandler St, Worcester, Mass, [note - Father is no 18] never ..., polygamist, anachist..., in good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5ft 3in, open complexion, black hair, gray eyes, no ID marks, born Scotland Dundee.³
• Married Name: As of 24 June 1930, her married name was Cole.¹
• (Witness) Photograph: Margaret Ambrose Lawson is in this photograph taken circa 1975 along with James Miller Lawson, Lena Miller Lawson, Jean Mae Lawson, Donald Wallace Lawson, Isobel Douglas Lawson and Robert Davie Lawson.⁴
  

  Lawson brothers and sisters c 1975 Worcester MA USA;
  L-R Lena Brown, Jean Hendrickson, James Miller Laawson, Donald Lawson, Isobel McCulloch, Robert Lawson, Margaret (Meg) Cole

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	31 March 1911	They was listed as a member of the household of Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson and Elizabeth Anderson Miller in the 1911 census at 9 Henrietta Street, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, . Margaret Lawson, daug aged 5, at school, born Scotstoun Renfrewshire; 2 rooms with windows, 5 persons in household; Charles Lawson, head, 33, male, married, patternmaker, trade general engineering, worker, b Forfarshire, Dundee; Lizzie Lawson, wife, 31, female, married 8 years, 4 children born, 4 surviving, b Forfarshire, Dundee.5 Henrietta Street photos taken Sept 2017 by AD
Member of Household	1920	Margaret Ambrose Lawson appeared on the census of 1920 in the household of Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson and Elizabeth Anderson Miller at 98 Maywood Street, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, , Name:      Charles R Lawson Age:      42 Birth Year:      abt 1878 Birthplace:      Scotland Home in 1920:      Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts Street:      Maywood Street House Number:      98 Race:      White Gender:      Male Immigration Year:      1912 Relation to Head of House:      Head Marital Status:      Married Spouse's Name:      Elizabeth H Lawson Father's Birthplace:      Scotland Mother's Birthplace:      Scotland Native Tongue:      English Able to Speak English:      Yes Occupation:      Moterman Industry:      Street Ry Co Employment Field:      Wage or Salary Home Owned or Rented:      Rent Naturalization Status:      Naturalized Able to Read:      Yes Able to Write:      Yes Name:      Elizabeth H Lawson Age:      49 Birth Year:      abt 1871 Birthplace:      Scotland Home in 1920:      Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts Street:      Maywood Street Race:      White Gender:      Female Immigration Year:      1912 Relation to Head of House:      Wife Marital Status:      Married Spouse's Name:      Charles R Lawson Father's Birthplace:      Scotland Mother's Birthplace:      Scotland Native Tongue:      English Able to Speak English:      Yes Naturalization Status:      Naturalized Able to Read:      Yes Able to Write:      Yes.6