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Ernest Hargreaves Westwood
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 11th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 21st August 1918 (aged 19).
He was buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France [Grave Ref V D 75]
He married Unknown.
Child:
daughter [b 1904]
Physician and surgeon at Hebden Bridge [1905]
Born in Bury [24th March 1899].
He was
captain of the Brighouse Harriers [1913, 1920] /
a member of Brighouse Borough Council [1929] /
Chairman of the Housing & Property Committee [for 20 years] /
an alderman [1937] /
a Freeman of the Borough of Brighouse [4th April 1964].
He died in Rochdale [Q4 1977].
Lawson Road, Brighouse is named for him
He was
a farm labourer [1851] /
a coal dealer [1861, 1871].
He married Mary Sutcliffe [1814-1885].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was mother-in-law Sarah Sutcliffe
[b 1792].
James died 23rd October 1871 (aged 61).
Mary died 27th May 1885 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1323]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a carter (coal) [1861] /
a coal dealer [1871] /
a coal merchant [1881, 1891].
In [Q4] 1871, he married Mary Elizabeth Hanson [1840-1911] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 9/11 Holt Street, Skircoat, Halifax [1881].
Living with them [in 1881] was James's widowed mother Mary
Lawson.
James died 25th November 1892 (aged 46).
Mary Elizabeth died 21st September 1911 (aged 71).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1323]
with James's parents
On 10th December 1818, he married Amelia Child [1801-18??]
at All Hallows Church, Kirkburton.
She was widowed and a glazier [1841] / a plumber & glazier employing
2 men & 2 apprentices [1851]
Children:
John died in 1829 (aged 36).
Amelia and the children lived at Southgate, Halifax [1841,
1851].
Amelia died in 1858 (aged 61).
The couple were buried at Halifax Parish Church:
John [16th August 1829];
Amelia [21st July 1858]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He trained at Airedale College and served at Dogley Lane,
Huddersfield
before becoming
Minister at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden [15th
September 1895-1913].
He lived at Forest House, Illingworth [1905].
In January 1913, he left to serve at Boston Spa.
Physician and surgeon in Hebden Bridge [1895].
He served with the Local Government Medical Service [1895].
He was Medical Officer of Health for Todmorden Rural District
[1895].
He lived at
Holme House, Hebden Bridge [1905]
Born in Otley [13th June 1841].
He moved to Brighouse [1861].
He worked for Joseph Blakeborough & Sons Limited in their plumber's
shop in Police Street
In 1864, he took over the business of Henry Welsman to establish
Joseph Lawson & Sons.
In [Q2] 1866, he married Catherine Blakeborough in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were Joseph's parents &
sister Maria
Born in Leeds.
He was
a crane tenter in worsted mill [1881] /
a hoist tenter [1891] /
a hoist minder in worsted mill [1901] /
a chip & fish vendor (lock up shop) [1911] /
a lamplighter for Morecambe Corporation [1921].
In [Q2] 1890, he married Priscilla Brooksbank [1863-1???] in Halifax.
Child: Florence Grace [b 1st August 1897] who
married Albert Edward Norman Woodhouse [b 1897] & had
daughters Constance Grace [b 12th November 1920]
& Florence [b 19th July 1922].
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were Louis's widowed
father William & daughter Mary.
Living with them [in 1901] was Rebecca Lawson, who
was Priscilla's mother and Louis's stepmother.
Living with them [in 1921] were daughter Florence Grace &
family.
A Louis Lawson died in Lancaster [Q3 1927] (aged 63).
Living with Priscilla [in 1939] were daughter Florence
Grace & family
He was a Quaker and a clothier.
He married Susannah Fox.
Child:
Susana [16??-14th October 1706] who married John Marsland III of Quarmby
Richard died 8th July 1707.
He was buried at Quaker Burial Ground, Elland
[10th July 1707]
This & associated entries use material contributed by John Claussen
He was
a medical practitioner with Bradford Education Committee
[1921] /
a medical practitioner and practised in Hipperholme for 47 years
[from 1939].
He married Annie Tarbet [1891-1985].
Children:
They lived at
Robert died 28th August 1985 (aged 93).
Annie died 12th November 1985
(10 weeks after her husband).
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £89,490
(£89,096 net)
She was a dress maker living with her widowed mother at Laverock
Lane, Brighouse [1871]
She was a laundress [1891] and still living with her mother
Child:
Robert John Henry [1867-1871]
All the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Halifax [24th December 1906].
He was a shop assistant Halifax Industrial Society grocery
department [1939].
In [Q4] 1936, he married Hilda Sutcliffe [1912-19??] in Halifax.
Recorded in 1961, when he
held a beer off licence at his shop at 112 Spring Hall Lane, Halifax,
and applied for a new licence to sell wines & spirits for consumption
off the premises.
He died in Halifax [Q1 1966] (aged 59)
Born in Halifax [27th May 1879].
He was a journeyman butcher [1911, 1939].
In [Q2] 1905, he married Lily Whiteley [1876-1960] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
A Walter Lawson died in Halifax [Q2 1948] (aged 69).
A Lily Lawson died in Halifax [Q2 1960] (aged 84)
He was
a machine maker [1871] /
a tea dealer [1881, 1891].
In [Q2] 1861, he married (1) Martha [1830-1880] in Halifax.
She was the widow of Jabez Hartley & had 2 children by her
first marriage:
who lived with their mother and stepfather [1871]
Children:
The family lived at
Martha died 14th May 1880 (aged 50).
In [Q2] 1881, William married (2) Rebecca Brooksbank in Halifax.
William died 6th December 1893 (aged 60).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3248]
with Martha's first husband.
Rebecca died Q4 1901 (aged 69).
Lawson, Dr Ref 549-1671
Many members of the Lawson family were GPs in Southowram and
Hipperholme.
They held their surgeries at Towngate, Southowram and Linden Terrace, Hipperholme
Lawson, Arthur Raymond Ref 549-720
Son of Sarah & George Lawson of 2 Oxford Street,
Brighouse.
Lawson, Dr Garnet Ref 549-684
Of Hebden Bridge.
Lawson, Dr Garnet Gloag Ref 549-963
MB.
Lawson, Gilbert Ref 549-51
MBE.
Lawson, James Ref 549-1187
Born in Settle.
Mary was born in Ovenden / Illingworth
Lawson, James Ref 549-1186
Son of James Lawson.
Mary Elizabeth was born in Halifax, (possibly) the daughter of
Jacob Hanson
Lawson, John Ref 549-1233
He was a plumber & glazier [1819, 1827].
Amelia, from Kirkburton, was born in Shelley.
Lawson, Rev John Ref 549-624
BA.
Lawson, Dr Joseph Ref 549-964
MB.
Lawson, Joseph Ref 549-353
Son of Maria [1817-1???] & Robert Lawson [1818-1???],
leather dresser.
Catherine was born in Otley, the daughter of Joseph Blakeborough
Lawson, Laurence Edmund Ref 549-1434
He had an ironmonger and sanitary ware business in Brighouse
Lawson, Louis Ref 549-2
Son of William Lawson.
Priscilla was born in Halifax [8th December 1863], the
daughter of Henry Brooksbank
Details of Prisclla's death / burial place are not yet known
Lawson, Richard Ref 549-1036
Of Warley.
Lawson, Robert Ref 549-3
Born in Carnwath, Lanarkshire [7th June 1892].
Annie was born in Angus, Forfarshire [29th March 1891]
Lawson, Robert Emmett Ref 549-9721
On 21st February 1866, he married Sarah, daughter of John Kershaw, at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah was a widow within 12 months.
Lawson, Thomas Whiteley Ref 549-650
Son of Walter Lawson.
Hilda was born 17th September 1912
Lawson, Walter Ref 549-664
Son of James Lawson.
Lily was born in Halifax [12th February 1876]
Lawson, William Ref 549-6
Born in Halifax.
Martha was born in Halifax.
Rebecca was the widow of Henry Brooksbank
Rebecca's burial place is not yet known
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The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
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Marriages
1805,
1810,
1858,
1894,
1911
Lawson surname Ref 549-1
Unattached BMDs for Lawson
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