'Lawson03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lawson of Boroughbridge Hall, Lawson of Longhirst, Lawson of Moreby, Lawon of Old Moor, Lawson of Poppleton, Lawson of York
Sir George Lawson, Lord Mayor of York (a 1530, Treasurer of Berwick) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Thomas Lawson, Mayor of York (a 1562) | ||||||||||||||
m. Christian Atkinson (dau of Hugh Atkinson of Castleford) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Peter Lawson of Poppleton (a 1584) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Beckwith (dau of Ambrose Beckwith of Stillingfleet) | |||||||||||||||
i. | George Lawson of Poppleton, later of Moreby (b 1575) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Twisleton (dau of George Twisleton of Barley) | |||||||||||||||
a. | George Lawson of Moreby (bpt 13.11.1606, rector of Eakring) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1656) Eleanor More of Normanton (bur 1686) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | George Lawson of Moreby (d 1699) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1680) Elizabeth Bosville (dau of Marmaduke Bosville of Seaton Rosse) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Marmaduke Lawson of Moreby and Seaton Rose (bpt 1585, bur 1761) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Susannah (d 1711) | |||||||||||||||
(i)+ | issue (dsp?) - George (b 1705), Marmaduke (b 1709, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Richard Lawson, Mayor of York (b 1697, a 1754) | ||||||||||||||
m. Barbara Burton (dau of Rev. Thomas Burton of Halifax by Elizabeth, dau of Francis Jessop of Broom Hall) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Marmaduke Lawson (b 1749, d 1814, rector of Sproatley, prebendary of Ripon) | ||||||||||||||
m. Barbara Isabella Wilkinson (d 1838, dau of John Wilkinson of the Middle Temple) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Marmaduke Lawson of Boroughbridge Hall (d unm 10.03.1823, MP) | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Andrew Lawson of Aldborough Lodge and Boroughbridge Hall (b 1800, d 28.02.1853, MP) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.02.1823) Marianne Anne Maria Gooch (dau of Sir Thomas Sherlock Gooch, 5th Bart of Benacre Hall) | |||||||||||||||
(c)+ | 2 sons and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Dorothy Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge (Captain RN, son of Andrew by Barbara Darcy, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
(iii)+ | other issue (d young) - Richard, George | ||||||||||||||
b.+ | 2 sons and 8 daughters | ||||||||||||||
ii.+ | 1 son and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
B.+ | 2 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
2. | Anne Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. William Lawson | |||||||||||||||
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Commoners starts its article on the following family with: "This is a branch of the house of Lawson, so long and so extensively spread over the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, and Cumberland." Its arms are identified as "Ar. a chev. between three martlets sa.". | |||||||||||||||
Robert Lawson of Longhirst, Northumberland (a 07.1610) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Robert Lawson of Longhirst (a 1632) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret | |||||||||||||||
A. | William Lawson of Longhirst & Old Moor | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret (m2. Anthony Mitford) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Lawson of Longhirst & Old Moor (a 1652, 1731, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (04.12.1679) Barbara Cook (dau of Edward Cook of Amble New Hall) | |||||||||||||||
a. | William Lawson of Longhirst (b 21.05.1684, d 01.03.1769) | ||||||||||||||
m. (29.12.1722) Ann Carnaby (dau of Robert Carnaby of Fulwell) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Lawson of Longhirst (b 31.121731, d unm 17.09.1822) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | William Lawson 'of Overacres' (b 11.04.1739, d 1804) | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.04.1739) Jane Smith of Togston | |||||||||||||||
(A) | William Lawson of Longhirst, Fieldhead & Hayclose (b 21.01.1775) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (24.02.1821) Hester Clark (dau of John Clark of Haddington) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Frances Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. John Wtson of Willington | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Edward Lawson of Morpeth, Fieldhead & Hayclose (b 17.12.1844, d 12.09.1826) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Dorothy Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Cook of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Margaret Lawson (b 1727, d 1826) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Tewart of Monkwearmouth | |||||||||||||||
(A)+ | issue - John of Glanton & Swinhoe, Edward of London | ||||||||||||||
(6)+ | otehr issue (d unm) - Robert (b 12.08.1742, d 08.1814), Barbara, Anne (d 1812), Jane (d 1742), Elizabeth (d 1818) | ||||||||||||||
b. | John Lawson of Old Moor (b 16.05.1691, a 1731, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | John Lawson, last of Old Moor (a 1828) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Anne Lawson | ||||||||||||||
c. | Margaret Lawson (b 1682) | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Atkinson | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Jane Atkinson (b 1709, d 1800) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Scott of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |||||||||||||||
d. | Jane Lawson (b 1688) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1713) Ralph Watson of North Seaton | |||||||||||||||
e. | Mary Lawson (b 1693) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1723) George Barker of Weleslade | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Barker | ||||||||||||||
m. Hannah Ellison (dau of Robert Ellison of Otterburn, relict of Thomas Dockwray) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Elizabeth Barker | ||||||||||||||
m. (1757) Samuel Cook of Newton | |||||||||||||||
f. | Sarah Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. (1741) Rev. John Walton | |||||||||||||||
g.+ | other issue - Edward (b 06.03.1686), Barbara (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1632), Elizabeth (a 1651), Isabel (a 1651) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Catherine Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m1. Anthony Sotherine | |||||||||||||||
m2. Robert Preston | |||||||||||||||
C. | Jane Lawson | ||||||||||||||
m. William Dawson of Camorse | |||||||||||||||
D.+ | other issue - Roger of Newcasrtle (a 1632), Isabel | ||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue - William, Thomas of Old Moor (had issue), Henry (had issue, Sheriff of Newcastle) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 31.01.06) :
BLG1952 (Lawson-Tancred (formerly Lawson) of Aldborough)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 03.05.19) : Commoners (vol 2, 'Lawson of Longhirst', p105+) with support from BLG1952 ('Lawson-Smith formerly of Colton')
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