Harry Lawton

MaleMarch 1911–

Brief Life History of Harry

When Harry Lawton was born in March 1911, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Harvey LeRoy Lawton, was 24 and his mother, Hazel Maud Gorvett, was 19. He lived in Elgin, Ontario, Canada in 1911.

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Family Time Line

Harvey LeRoy Lawton
1886–1960
Hazel Maud Gorvett
1892–1965
Harry Lawton
1911–
Kenneth Leroy Lawton
1919–1932
Mary Catharine Lawton
1922–1922

Sources (2)

  • Harry Lawton in household of Harvey Lawton, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Harry Earl Lawton, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (3)

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 23

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

Age 32

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

1982

Age 71

Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name, from Church Lawton in Cheshire, which is recorded as Lautune in 1086. The placename derives from Old English hlāw ‘mound, hill’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

variant of Laughton .

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

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