Agnes Lawson

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Lawson was born about 1866, in Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, John William Lawson, was 57 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Hall, was 45.

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Family Time Line

John William Lawson
1810–1902
Elizabeth Jane Hall
1823–1899
Agnes Lawson
about 1866–
Joseph Lawson
about 1866–

Sources (1)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Agnes Lawson - Church record: Christening record or certificate: christening: 30 December 1866; Bishop Middleham, Durham, England, United Kingdom

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic ‘son of Lawrence’; see Law 1. It is also found in Ireland since the 17th century.

Americanized form of Swedish Larsson and Danish, Norwegian or North German Larsen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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