Waterloo Region Generations
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Arthur Johnston Lawson

Male 1896 - 1981  (85 years)


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  • Name Arthur Johnston Lawson 
    Born 6 May 1896  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Service #730535 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1921  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-83229 
    Died 2 Jul 1981  , Orange Co., Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I83229  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Peter Lawson,   b. 18 Mar 1825, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1903, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Eliza Jane "Jane" Fleming,   b. 10 Oct 1839, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1867  Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F21671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmina MacDonald "Winnie" Sutherland,   b. 4 Jan 1897, Golspie, , Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1985, Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1916  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Christine Irene Lawson,   b. 7 Jan 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2018  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F58772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • children:

      Christine Irene, b in Hespler, Ont., 7 Jan 1920 - d. 29 Nov 2018
      Audrey Jane, b Toronto 14 Oct 1921 - d. 16 June 1989
      Alexander Sutherland, b Toronto 11 Dec 1926 - d.30 Jan 2018
      Margaret Isabel, b Toronto 22 Aug 1929 - d. 28 July 1999

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 19.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Arthur Johnston Lawson
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 29 Jul 1916
      Event Place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 20
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Toronto
      Occ: soldier - Hespeler
      Father's Name: Peter Lawson
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fleming
      Spouse's Name: Winnie Macdonald Sutherland
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 19
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Golspie, Scotland
      Res: Hespeler
      Spouse's Father's Name: Alexander Sutherland
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Christina Macdonald

    4. [S358] Social Security Death Index, Name: A. Lawson Social Security Number: 265-25-7740 Birth Date: 6 May 1896 Issue Year: 1970 Issue State: Florida Last Residence: 32806, Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA Death Date: Jul 1981.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 22 May 1867.
      Lawson, Peter married 13 May 1867 to Jane Fleming In Branchton by Rev. Mr. Williams, Hespeler. All of Branchton.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1896 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jul 1916 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jul 1981 - , Orange Co., Florida Link to Google Earth
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