Brief Life History of Sylvester John
When Sylvester John Lawless was born on 5 June 1918, in Nelson, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, William Alexander Lawless, was 18 and his mother, Marie Louise Josephine Godin, was 14. He married Florence Amy Parsley on 14 November 1942, in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom. He died on 29 June 1995, in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Sylverter John Lawless - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sylverter John Lawless
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
- Sylvester J. Lawless, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1918–1995 Male
1923–1986 Female
Parents and Siblings
1900–1989 Male
1903–1972 Female
Siblings (14)
1918–1995 Male
1920–1987 Male
1921–1988 Male
1922–1987 Male
1924–1997 Male
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World Events (7)
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
Age 3
1937 · Miramichi Strike
Age 19
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
Age 27
Name Meaning
Scottish, Irish, and English: nickname from Middle English laweles, laghles ‘lawless, uncontrolled by the law’, applied either to someone who was undisciplined or to an outlaw (i.e. one from whom the protection of the law had been withdrawn).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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