Records held in the Lawson One Name Study

The list of records below are computerised and held within several different database files, all of which are made freely available to researchers of the Lawson name. The only stipulation to this being that you MUST be registered and have posted your interests to the Forename Forums.

All data has been added to the searchable databases which has powerful search facilities enabling members to find records easily. Again these will only be available to those members who have posted details of their families in the Forums.

The addition of further records is taking place constantly and whilst this page will be updated periodically additional data may be available so do please enquire. I have omitted several personal notes from most of the files such as the names of other researchers sharing an interest in individuals. I am always able to put you in contact with fellow researchers so ask if anyone else shares an interest in your family line.

The contents of my databases are continually being updated. For example the census database now contains over 60,000 people and includes details from the 1881 census with 1841 to 1911 census details being added. The database also now includes names from the 1939 Register which contain actual dates of birth. In some cases families can be plotted through 70 years. I will gladly pass any further information to you in return for details of your own research.

Where specific dates are unknown dates for civil registrations are shown as 1st of March, June, September and December to denote the quarter in which registration occurred. Similarly dates in other databases are frequently shown as 01.01.1855 etc to indicate an approximate date of birth, death marriage etc. I would welcome additional information on any of the entries within these indexes such as full dates, places, parents and spouses.

Please do let me have details of any Lawson records you may have of your own family lines so that I can update the records I keep.

Records - England and Wales

• Births 1837 - 2006 61,399 records (updated 17.3.2019) This database now also includes the maiden names of mothers and some father's names.
• Marriages 1837 - 2005 44,822 records (updated 17.8.2012)
• Deaths 1837 - 2007 41,581 records (updated 27.7.2013)
• British Census Database Extensive database of British census details (over 60,000 people) 1841 - 1911. This database has fields for each census year with the appropriate address of each person where known at this stage. Individuals have an identification number and a card or family number so that searches for other family members can easily be made. Dates of birth have been estimated from ages given at census times and are shown as 1st January to enable searches to be made on birth dates. Female spouses can be identified by 'n.' shown in the surname field. This has also now been extended to include details from the 1939 Register which contains precise dates of birth of people.
• Wills 1853 - 1939 over 3,300 English wills showing dates, addresses, value of estates and executors. This includes several Scottish confirmations executed in London
• Burials Index of over 6,800 Lawson burials.
• Lawson convicts showing partial details of 628 during the 1800's

Registration Records - Scotland

• Births 1855 - 1942 males only (females 1855-92)
• Marriages 1855-1959 males and 1855-1889 females

Registration Records - Ireland

• Births - over 900 records
• Marriages - over 600 records

I.G.I. Records Worldwide

• Baptisms 1993 and 1994 I.G.I.
• Marriages 1993 and 1994 I.G.I.

Records USA and Canada

• Baptisms/burials (13kb) 5,000+ records
• Marriages (10kb) 7,300+ records
• Census records containing details of over 30,000 people. Again individuals are given personal and family numbers making it easy to see other members of the same household.
• USA Immigration records over 2,450 entries

Other Records

Pedigrees submitted by over 1,800 researchers of the Lawson name worldwide from which additional databases have been compiled
BIG R submissions for Lawson name

30th December, 2022

30/12/2022 The US census database has been updated and now contains 48571 names

13/12/2022 The Lawson UK census database has been updated with an additional 700 names and updated 1921 addresses

26/11/2022 The Cheesbrough census, births and marriages databases have been update

12/11/2022 The England & Wales births, deaths and marriages databases have been updated

30/8/2022 The Vertigan census, births and marriages databases have all been updated

The Lawson wills database has been updated with details now to 1960 showing executors and estate values. The deaths database has also been updated to include many more dates and showing wills

The Lawson births database for England & Wales has been updated with new births between 2007-2010. Additional data has also been added

The Lawson worldwide births database has been updated with an additional 450 entries

The Cheesbrough databases have been updated the deaths file is now working.

The Online Database site has moved due to problems with the original site. Please see the link in the Site Navigation Panel for the new URL

A new database listing Lawson soldiers who were killed in action during WWI

A further 911 births have been added to the Scottish births database covering 1840-1854

The Lawson North American database has been extended to add 3000 Canadian arrivals

I now have a database of Lawson names in the 1911 Scottish census. By using the referencing numbers I am able to group families and will be adding details to the UK census database

The Lawson burials database has been extended with an additional 550 entries from Yorkshire

The total number of records in all the databases has now passed HALF A MILLION entries

The Lawson deaths in Scotland has been extended to include entries between 1930-1949

The US census database has received a major update, the total now covering 44,000 Lawson names.

1/6 The Lawson UK wills database has been extended to include an additional 1027 Scottish wills. Full details will be added later

11/5 The Lawson births and marriages databases for England and Wales have been extensively updated with further details including the names of parents and census reference numbers for cross-referencing.

The Lawson Scottish marriages database has been extended with an additional 2818 entries and now covers marriages between 1855-1979

The Cheesbrough & Vertigan on-line databases have now been extended and includes data from the 1939 Register

The Lawson England & Wales deaths database has been updated to include ages 1837-1912 with a few blanks which will be completed soon.

The Cheesbrough births database for England and Wales has been updated to include much more detail especially the names of parents and census reference numbers.

The Lawson US births database has been extended with an additional 2973 Virginia State entries.

The US State census file has been updated showing the numbers of Lawson entries found in individual years.

The US marriage database has been updated with additional 1890 Texas entries and now totals 30,231 records.

479 Tennessee Lawson births have been added to the database.

There is a new item on the Site Navigation Panel containing details of The Lawson Letters issues by the late Mary Alice Lawson. I have added issues from this publication which are available to senior members who have posted details of their Lawson families.

The Lawson Scottish births database has been updated with entries for females covering 1920-1999  with 4,323 additional names.

The Lawson Scottish births database has been updated with entries for males now covering 1855-1999  with 2,420 additional names.

The Lawson Canadian census database has been updated and now contains 4,200 names.

The Lawson burials database has been updated with 353 records from Isle of Man

The Lawson wills database has been extended to include 1027 Scottish entries between 1876 and 1936.

The Miscellaneous baptisms database has been updated with an additional 785 entries from Lancashire.

An additional 511 entries have been added to the Lawson Wills UK database which now covers up to 1945. Additional Irish wills have also been added.

An additional 700 Lawson baptisms and marriages have been added to the on-line searchable databases covering the Isle of Man. These can be located in the UK Baptism and UK Miscellaneous Marriage databases.

The Lawson births database for England and Wales has been updated to include 1837-2006 with over 61,300 entries.

IMPORTANT UPDATE
The searchable on-line database site has changed to a different server. Please refer to the Searchable Database link in the Site Navigation Panel for the new site address.

The Lawson deaths database for England and Wales has been updated and now extends to 2005 with 41,231 entries.

A new database of Lawson deaths in USA has been added with 5,80 entries. This is available only to Senior Members who have posted some details in one of the site Forums.

An additional 3,684 new births have been added to the US database available only to Senior Members who have posted details of their Lawson families.