PDA

View Full Version : Lawton and Barraclough



IreneH
09-09-2007, 8:12 PM
I'm looking for both Lawton and Barracloughs in Aus.
My grandfather Robert Lawton and his wife Mary nee Barraclough arrived in NZ about 1908/9. No others of either family come to NZ but some did end up in Aus.
Robert's grandfather was George Lawton b. about 1811 in Saddleworth Yorkshire. He married someone called MaryAnn ???
Their son John married Lettice Hopwood about 1858. They were my grandfathers parents.

Mary Barraclough was the daughter of John and Mary Barraclough nee Lambert. John was b. about 1843 Dodworth Yorkshire and m Mary about 1866.
John was the son of William and Martha Barraclough also b. Dodworth about 1815.

Would love any info.

Irene

ChristineR
11-09-2007, 1:48 AM
Hi Irene

What part of Australia did your family go to?
Can you tell us what you know about the ones who went to Australia, so that we may be able to help.

Christine :)

IreneH
11-09-2007, 3:37 AM
That is half the problem Christine,. I don't know! All I know for sure is that some of them ended up there. I have a very unhelpful cousin who doesn't seem to won't to share :(.

I hazard a guess NSW, but it could be anywhere.

Of John and Lettice Lawton's kids there was
George Harry b. 1861
Albert b. 1863 m Caroline?
Frank b. 1875

Of John and Mary Barraclough's kids there was
Joseph William b. 1868 m Alice ?
Joshua b. 1875

I've only given the males as I can find most of the girls. Now weather it was this generation that came out or the next I have no idea.:( But any info would be helpful.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. Its not much to go on I know.

Irene

ChristineR
11-09-2007, 5:34 AM
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

you can search NSW BDMs online free
Queensland is also online - the url is elsewhere in this forum.

I will look in Victoria for you.

edit: I looked in Victoria BDM 1914-1920 and deaths Victoria 1921-1985
without seeing any of those 5 lads.
You also did not mention if you have them all in the 1901 census?

Christine :)

IreneH
12-09-2007, 8:18 PM
Hi Christine,

I only have Frank Lawton in and Joshua Barraclough in 1901. The rest seem to have disappeared. I'm told that Frank went to WW1 but so far I can find no trace of him. I'll take a look at NSW BDMs and see what if anything I can find.

Many thanks

Irene :)