William Lawn (1870)

Born 1870 in Wangford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Lawn was born in Suffolk, England.

William was born in 1870 in Wangford, Suffolk, England, to Thomas Lawn and his wife Caroline (Smart) Amass.^[1]

William was baptised on 6th September, 1871 in Mettingham, Suffolk.^[2]

In 1871 William was living with his parents and siblings, in The Castle, Mottingham, Wangford, Suffolk, England.^[3]

Thomas Lawn Head - Male 34 1837 - Middlesex, England

Caroline Lawn Wife - Female 44 1827 - Norfolk, England

Caroline A Lawn Daughter - Female 12 1859 - Suffolk, England

Henry A Lawn Son - Male 9 1862 - Suffolk, England

William Lawn Son - Male 0 1871 - Suffolk, England

In the 1881 census, William is shown to be living at Street, Brockdish, Depwade, Norfolk, England. ^[4]

Caroline Lawn Wife head Married Female 55 1826 Millers wife New Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Caroline Lawn Daughter Single Female 22 1859 Drabett machinist Coddenham, Suffolk, England

William Lawn Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Suffolk, England

The 1891 census shows William is living in Alburgh, Norfolk.^[5]

Caroline Lawn Head F 64 Norfolk, England

Caroline Amass Daughter F 34 Suffolk, England

William Lawn Son M 20 Norfolk, England

Research notes

William seems to have vanished after his mother's death. There are an abundance of records for various William Lawn. Further research is required to establish which of the records relate to this William. (Ling-1181 17:28, 24 January 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XWZ-ZLM : 1 October 2014), William Lawn, 1870; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wangford, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3VM-M3T : 18 September 2020), William Lawn, 1871.
3. ↑ “Record Transcription: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census | Findmypast.Co.Uk.” Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0007594887.
4. ↑ “Record Transcription: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census | Findmypast.Co.Uk.” Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1881%2F0009050861.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4WNN-D6Z : 22 February 2021), Caroline Lawn, Alburgh, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Norfolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.