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George Washington LAWSON (1882 - 1940)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	George Washington LAWSON (1882 - 1940) + Margaret Elizabeth JONES (1886 - 1962)	James LAWSON (1836 - 1898)
		Elizabeth Mary CHADWICK (1857 - 1889)	William John CHADWICK (1826 - 1871)	Benjamin CHADWICK
				Mary Jane COSTIGAN
			Ellen HART (1834 - 1913)

b. 1882 at Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

m. 1908 Margaret Elizabeth JONES (1886 - 1962) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1940 at Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia aged 58

Near Relatives of George Washington LAWSON (1882 - 1940)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William John CHADWICK	1826	Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA	1871	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	45
Grandmother	Ellen HART	1834	Cullompton, Devon, England	1913	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia	79
Father	James LAWSON	1836	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland	1898	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	62
Mother	Elizabeth Mary CHADWICK	1857	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1889	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	32
Self	George Washington LAWSON	1882	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1940	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	58
Wife	Margaret Elizabeth JONES	1886	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	1962	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	76
Brother	John Hampton Chadwick LAWSON	1880	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1946	Victoria, Australia	66
Sister	Esther Helen LAWSON	1885	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1942	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	57
Uncle	Edward CHADWICK
Uncle	George Washington CHADWICK
Uncle	Benjamin Charles CHADWICK	1858	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1930	Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia	72
Aunt	Emily Jane HOARE			1951	Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Myrtle CHADWICK
Cousin	Ellen CHADWICK	1883	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	1955	Victoria, Australia	72
Cousin	Albert George CHADWICK	1885	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	1942	Victoria, Australia	57
Cousin	Elsie May CHADWICK	1887	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	1962	Ashburton, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia	75
Nephew	Jack EVANS
Niece	Lily EVANS
Nephew	George EVANS	1882
Sister in Law	Alexandrina (Lexie) MCDONALD
Brother in Law	George Percy EVANS	1880	Murtoa, Yarriambiack Shire, Victoria, Australia	1945	Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia	65

Events in George Washington LAWSON (1882 - 1940)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1882		George Washington LAWSON was born	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1889	7	Death of mother Elizabeth Mary CHADWICK (aged 32)	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	60
1898	16	Death of father James LAWSON (aged 62)	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	60
1908	26	Married Margaret Elizabeth JONES (aged 22)	Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1940	58	George Washington LAWSON died	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	Note 5

Note 1: George Washington Lawson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: George Washington Lawson Birth Date: Abt 1882 Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1882 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: James Lawson Mother: Elizth Mary Chadwick Registration Number: 20588

Note 2: Burial info Ballarat Star 31 July 1889 Mrs Elizabeth Lawson, of Ballarat East, died yesterday morning after a lingering ill ness. Deceased, who was aged 58, in years gone by took a prominent part in local musical and histrionic affairs, as did also her husband, Mr Edward Lawson. Mrs Lawson, who suffered from heart disease and rheumatism, leaves a grown up family of six sons and five daughters.

Note 3: Burial info The Ballarat Star 24 Aug 1898 LAWSON.— The friends of the late Mr James Law- son, painter, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Ballarat New Cemetery. The funeral cortege will move from 186 Sturt street This Day (Wednesday), the 24th instant, at 3 o'clock precisely.

Note 4: Geo Washington Lawson in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Geo Washington Lawson Gender: Male Marriage Registration Year: 1908 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Margt Elizth Jones Reference Number: 9029

Note 5: Deceased by 1942 - sister Esthers death notice

Personal Notes:

Mentioned as brother (dec) in sister Esthers death notice

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: George Washington Lawson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: George Washington Lawson Birth Date: Abt 1882 Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1882 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: James Lawson Mother: Elizth Mary Chadwick Registration Number: 20588

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Geo Washington Lawson in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Geo Washington Lawson Gender: Male Marriage Registration Year: 1908 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Margt Elizth Jones Reference Number: 9029

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