Lawrence

By Keitha April 2, 2011 3061 views 3 comments

Any help would be appreciated, I would like to find out origins of the Lawrence family Wairarapa -Gregories family Pahiatua.
Also to the where abouts of Edward James Lawrence brother to William lawrence who lived in Landowne ,Masterton Wairarapa.

cheers

Comments (3)

ngairedith

Hi Keitha,
just showing people what we have so ar ...

James Edward LAWRENCE

- was the 5th of 11 children of William LAWRENCE & Mary Ann ROBINSON who married in Wellington in 1861 and settled in Carterton
- his father William was born in London in 1836 near St Andrew, Holborn, and died in 1913. He was the first of at least 8 children to James LAWRENCE & Caroline FEASEY of London

- Mary Ann Lawrence died 4 May 1899 aged 55
- she is buried in Plot 58 at Clareille Cemetery, Carterton
- William Lawrence died on 30 December 1913
- he is buried in Plot 59 at Clareville Cemetery, Carterton

- the children of William Lawrence & Mary Ann Robinson were:

1862 - 1918 Harriet Lawrence
- she married Daniel HERCOCK (1864-1932) in 1886
- a son of William (1833-1902) & Catherine Micklejohn (1843-1918) Hercock. Daniel was a brother of Harry who married Caroline Lawrence below. The Hercock were living in Masterton in at least 1884 when a sister, Eliza, died (her brother mentioned was Thomas James )
- they had at least 3 children:
1887 - 1953 Frank Frederick Hercock
1889 - 1965 Thomas William Hercock (m Bertha Ellen WILLIS 1910)
1895 - 1956 Clarence Charles Hercock (m Marjorie Francis PINE 1914)

1864 - 1932 John Robinson Lawrence (sometimes recorded John Robert)
- he married Emily WENHAM (1867-1960) in 1887
- they had had least 2 children:
1888 - 1971 Ellen Lawrence
1890 - 1855 John William Lawrence
- John Robinson Lawrence died 1 January 1932 aged 68 in Carterton
- he is buried in Plot 49 - Block NEW SUR A at Clareville

1865 - 1949 William Henry Lawrence
- married Rose Young LETT (1872-1945) in 1887
- (sister of William Lett who married her sister Laura below)
- they lived for a time in Lansdowne Masterton
- they had at least 2 children:
1892 Daisy Lawrence
1894 Edward William Henry Lawrence

1867 - ???? James Edward Lawrence
- sometimes known as Edward or as James or combinations of
- married Emma Coe 1890
- they had at least 3 children as above
1891 - 1909 Sidney Lawrence (died aged 18)
1893 - 1895 Olive 'Holly' Maud Lawrence (died aged 2)
1901 - 1963 Leslie James Lawrence (died aged 62)
1905 - 1911 Eric William Lawrence (died aged 6)

1869 - 1933 Caroline Eliza Lawrence
- she married Harry HERCOCK (1863-1931) in 1891
- a son of William & Catherine Hercock. A brother of Daniel who married Harriet Lawrence above
- they had at least 6 children:
1892 - 1980 Ethel Mary/Marion Eliza Hercock (m Frederick Ethelbert SEDCOLE 1910)
1894 - 1954 Mary Ann Hercock
1896 - 1969 Olive 'Ollie' Harriet Hercock (m William Henry NAGEL 1916)
1898 Doris Hercock (m Robert Henry HAINES 1922)
1902 Eva Kathleen/Katherine Hercock (m Jack WENHAM 1925)
1905 - 1967 Francis William Hercock (m Ada Eose CLEMENT 1927)

1870 - 1954 Charles Lawrence
- he married Mary Ethel ROBINSON (1878-1956) in 1897
- they had at least 3 children:
1898 - 1899 Douglas Charles Lawrence (died aged 14 months)
1900 - 1986 Kenneth Edward William Lawrence
1904 - ???? Norma Phyllis Mary Lawrence

1873 - 1875 Ellen Lawrence
- died aged 2

1875 - ???? Elizabeth Lawrence
- she married Frederick William ENSON (1865-1932) in 1893
- no children found

1877 - 1959 Laura Lawrence
- she married William LETT (1869-1953) in Manukau on 25 April 1894 (brother of Rose Young Lett who married her brother William above). In 1944 they were living at 58 Kamo Rd Whangarei
- they had at least 2 children:
1895 - 1962 William Harold Lett
1904 - 1974 Donald Vincent Lett
- William died 12 September 1953 aged 84
- he is buried Plot 334 - Forest Lawn at Maunu Cemetery Whangarei
- Laura died 2 May 1959 aged 66, she is buried with William
- William was a son of Charles Lett (1837-1918) & Sarah Jane WATSON (1849-1917) who had 12 sons & at least 4 known daughters in Wellington & Masterton)
- NOTE: Charles Lett died March 1918

1878 - 1933 Frederick Lawrence
- he married Jane Mary ROHDE in 1905
- they had a son
1905 - 1979 Cecil Frederick Lawrence
- Jane was born 1887 to Ferdinand & Hannah/Johanna ROHDE (Te Kuiti)
- Frederick died on 7 Aril 1933 aged 54
- he is buried in Plot 107 - Block NEW SUR A at Clareville, Carterton

1883 - 1962 Ellen Lawrence
- she married Harold HODDER (1875-1960) in 1903
- they had at least 2 children:
1904 Emily Olive May Hodder
1907 Thelma Doreen Hodder
- Harold died 28 April 1960 aged 85
- he is buried Plot 30 at Clareville Cemetery Carterton
- Ellen died 24 September 1962 aged 78
- she is buried in Plot 157 - Block 1 - Area Lawn A at Clareville

Keitha

Hi,how you?hay still nothing on James Edward Lawrence where he could be its like he vanish off the earth.I have been to his parents grave and his brothers.
But I will keep looking i am a stubborn "Lawrence" no easy to give up.
Cheers for the info

ngairedith

way to go Keitha,
we WILL find him one day