George Lawrence

1817 - 1892  (74 years)

• Name	George Lawrence
  Born	8 Aug 1817	Byfield, , Northampton, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	678 Katherine St. N., Woolwich, Ontario
  	stone house and log barn
  	House is rubblestone and mortor now (2009) covered in siding. West half of the house is frame. Barn is half log.
  Residence	1842	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1852	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Ch. of England
  Occupation	1892	Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48832
  Died	21 May 1892	Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Person ID	I48832	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Harriet Singer,   b. 16 Feb 1823, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1899, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1841	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Phebe Ann Lawrence,   b. 30 Mar 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)   2. Catherine Lawrence,   b. 28 Nov 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles Lawrence,   b. 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 8 years)   4. Benjamin John Lawrence,   b. 25 Mar 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William George Lawrence,   b. 11 Jun 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Laurence,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Louisa Lawrence,   b. 20 Oct 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Merab Hannah Lawrence,   b. 28 Oct 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1876, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   9. Henry Edward Lawrence,   b. 14 Feb 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. George Lawrence,   b. 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Harriett Angeline "Angie" Lawrence,   b. 17 Jul 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Charles Lawrence,   b. 6 Aug 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F12743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the west side of the road, between Zuber's corners and the railway, is the farm that was the home of the Lawrence family. George Lawrence was born at Byfield, Northamptonshire, England, on August 8th, 1817. When he was eleven years of age he came to the township of Pilkington with King Reeves, who had gone back to England for a trip, and lived at his home because Mrs. Reeves was his aunt. When he had taken up a farm for himself, George Lawrence married Harriet Singer and they had a family of twelve, of whom two died young: Phoebe married Nathaniel Tribe; Catharine married Frederick Lasby; Benjamin married Delilah Copeland; William married Jane Stewart; Mary married Sylvester Lasby; Merab married Charles Stockford; Angeline married Thomas Shaw; George married Laura Kerr, and he is for the second time Mayor of Palmerston; and Charles married Elizabeth Seaton. George Lawrence died at Palmerston, at the home of his son, on May 22nd, 1892, and Mrs. Lawrence in August, 1899, at the age of seventy five. The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 11. George Lawrance Farmer born England Church of England 36 Harriet Lawrance born Canada Church of England 29 Phebe Lawrance born Canada Church of England 9 Kathrine Lawrance born Canada Church of England 7 Charles Lawrance born Canada Church of England 5 Benjamin Lawrance born Canada Church of England 2 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 18342-1893. George Lawrence d. 21 May 1892 Palmerston, aged 75, farmer, b. England, cause: heart failure [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 25. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 71. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842 George Lawrence, Yeom. , To Harriet Singer, Both Of Woolwich. Wit. Lewis Brace, Axmaker, . Of Waterloo And Elisha Huet, Yeom. , Of Woolwich [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 11.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Aug 1817 - Byfield, , Northampton, England Historic Building - stone house and log barn - - 678 Katherine St. N., Woolwich, Ontario Married - 1841 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1842 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of England - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1892 - Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Died - Cause: heart failure - 21 May 1892 - Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth