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Isabella Anderson Lawson1,2

F, #14843, b. 12 January 1863
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 19 Aug 2018

Parents:

Father*: Robert Davie Lawson1 b. 24 Jan 1838, d. 18 Nov 1909
Mother*: Helen Cunnison1 b. 3 Dec 1838, d. 24 Sep 1908
  • Birth*: Isabella Anderson Lawson was born on 12 January 1863 at Berryhillock, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, ; 1863 births in the parish of Coupar Angus in the coounty of Forfar, ref 23; Parish of Birth Blairgowrie, Isabella Anderson Lawson, born 1863 January Twelfth 9h 30m pm at Berryhillock Blairgowrie, female, parents Robert Lawson mason and Helen Lawson ms Cunnison who marrieed 1860 Dec 27th at Blairgowrie, signed Robert Lawson father, registered 1863 February 4th at Blairgowrie signed Geo Robertson registrar, March 18th transcribed at Coupar Angus signed Geo Logan registrar.1,3
  • She was the daughter of Robert Davie Lawson and Helen Cunnison.1
  • Marriage*: Isabella Anderson Lawson married Somebody Douglas circa 1895 at USA, .
  • (Witness) Photograph: Isabella Anderson Lawson is in this photograph taken circa 1873 along with Robert Davie Lawson, Helen Cunnison, Helen Reid Lawson, Thomas Butchart Lawson, Margaret Reid Lawson, Mary Butchart Lawson, Eliza Cunnison Lawson and Alexander Hutcheson Lawson.4
    Back L-R: Robert Davie Lawson, Isabella Anderson Lawson, Thomas Butchart Lawson, Helen Reid Lawson, Helen Cunnison, Alexnader Hutcheson Lawson;
    Front L-R: Margaret Reid Lawson, Mary Butchart Lawson, Eliza Cunnison Lawson
  • Emigration*: Isabella Anderson Lawson emigrated with Isabella Anderson Lawson on an unknown person circa 1893 at Massachusetts, USA, .
  • Married Name: As of circa 1895, her married name was Douglas.
  • (Witness) Passenger List: She was mentioned on a passenger list with Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson and Elizabeth Anderson Miller on the Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line between 6 April 1912 and 20 April 1912 at Glasgow to Boston. List of manifest of alien passengers for the United States immigration officer at port of arrival; SS Parisian sailing from Glasgow 6 April 1912, arriving at Boston 20 April 1912; ref 19; Lawson, Charles, aged 34, male, married, occ pattern maker, can read & write, nationality Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Scotstoun, name of relaive or friend in country whence came wife Mrs Lawson 4 Rennetta Street Scotstoun, final destination Mass Boston, whether having a ticket to such final destination - no, passage paid by self, in possession of less than $50 - 35$, never in US before, going to join friend or relative - sister Mrs B Douglas 50 Chestnut St Ward Mass, never ..., polygamist, anachist..., in good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5ft 10in, fair complexion, dark hair, brown eyes, no ID marks, born Scotland Dundee.5

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davie Lawson and Helen Cunnison in the 1871 census at 43 Whites Lane, Blackness Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Isabella Lawson Daughter - Female 8 1863 Scholar Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland; Robert Lawson Head Married Male 33 1838 Master Builder Perthshire, Scotland; Hellen Lawson Wife Married Female 32 1839 - Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.6
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davie Lawson and Helen Cunnison in the 1881 census at 247 Blackness Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Isabella Lawson Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1863 Linen Weaver Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland; Robert Lawson Head Married Male 43 1838 Mason Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland; Ellen Lawson Wife Married Female 42 1839 - Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.7
Blackness Road photos taken Sept 2017 by AD
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davie Lawson in the 1891 census at Blackness Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Isabella A Lawson Daughter Unmarried Female 28 1863 Weaver Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland; Robert T Lawson Head Married Male 53 1838 Mason Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland; Helen Lawson Wife Married Female 52 1839 - Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.8

Citations

  1. [S40] ED [June 2017].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Stautory Birth 1863 Coupar Angus 279/00 0023 [June 2017].
  3. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Stautory Birth 1863 Coupar Angus 279/00 0023 via C-Coupar Ancestry [June 2017].
  4. [S21] Headstone Photograph; , AD [Sept 2017].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 176 [June 2017].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f0025851358[June 2017].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f0027096832 [June 2017].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f0035784105 [June 2017].