Thomas Lawrence Family of Sheerness, co. Kent

Subject: Thomas LAWRENCE
Birth: say __ ___ 1784 of Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Burial: 25 Aug 1832 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: 31 Jan 1814 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
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Spouse: Lucy Louisa BEYERT
Birth: __ ___ 1793 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 7 Jun 1841 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
Census: 30 Mar 1851 Sheerness, co. Kent, England (laundress parish relief)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 Blue Town, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Death: __ ___ 1877 co. Kent, England (age 88 ?)
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Six Known Children
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1/M William David LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1816 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Marriage: 28 Sep 1850 Emma COPPING (b. 1829, ); Parish Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
Census: 5 Apr 1891 25 Sheppey Street, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (mariner)
Death: __ ___ 1898 Sheerness, co. Kent, England (age 83)

2/F Mary Ann LAWRENCE
Birth: 30 Jan 1818 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Son: __ ___ 1840 Robert Edward LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Marriage: circa Jun 1843 Joseph EARL (b. 1818, ); co. Kent, England
Daughter: __ ___ 1843 Louisa Harriet EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Son: __ ___ 1845 William Henry EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Son: __ ___ 1848 James George EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Daughter: __ ___ 1849 Charlotte Mary Ann EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 30 Mar 1851 Sheerness, co. Kent, England (Joseph a rigger)
Son:__ ___ 1852 Henry John EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Daughter: __ ___ 1855 Mary EARL; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 7 Apr 1861 West Minster, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (Joseph a rigger)
Census: 3 Apr 1881 26 Wood Street, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (Joseph a pensioner)

3/M George LAWRENCE
Birth: 25 May 1820 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 30 Mar 1851 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (agriculure labourer)
Census: 7 Apr 1861 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (agriculure labourer)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (agriculure labourer)
Census: 3 Apr 1881 No. 8 Minster Street, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (agriculure labourer)
Death: __ ___ 1891 Minster, co. Kent, England (age 72)

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Marriage: 1 Oct 1848 Parish Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
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Spouse: Mary HILLS
Birth: __ ___ 1831 Minster, co. Kent, England
Census: 2 Apr 1911 with son Charles; 25 St Vincent Terrace, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
Death: __ ___ 1915 Minster, co. Kent, England
Father: John HILLS
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Six Known Children
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• 1/F Mary Ann LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1849 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: 24 Oct 1868 Henry William EPPS (b. 1842, ); Parish Church, Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1871 Henry EPPS; Minster, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1878 Charles EPPS; Minster, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1883 Kate EPPS; Minster, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1890 Rose EPPS; Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 1 Pleasant Cottage, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (Henry a labourer in shipyard)
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 90 James Street, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (Henry a boot repairer)
  
  
• 2/M John William LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1852 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 with brother Charles; 25 St Vincent Terrace, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (labourer, Royal Dockyard)
  
  
• 3/M James John LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1855 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (agriculure labourer)
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (picture frame maker)
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (picture frame maker)
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  Marriage: 13 Oct 1883 Abbey Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
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  Spouse: Frances Alice WHITAKER
  Birth: __ ___ 1864 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Father: George WHITAKER
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  Five Known Children
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  • 1/F Alice Ellen LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1884 Minster, co. Kent, England
    Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 2/F Lily Ada LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1887 Minster, co. Kent, England
    Marriage: 1 Oct 1913 Ernest Edward DONGWORTH (b. 1884, ); Abbey Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 3/M James George LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1890 Minster, co. Kent, England
    Marriage: __ Jan 1917 Jessie Harriet WARD; Abbey Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 4/M Frederick John LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1891 Minster, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 with parents; Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (monumental mason)
    Marriage: 18 Mar 1918 Emily Gertrude DONGWORTH (b. 1884, ); St Paul, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Occupation: __ ___ 1918 West Minster, co. Kent, England; machinist, HM Dockyard
    Daughter: __ ___ 1919 Dinah M. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Daughter: __ ___ 1923 Joan D. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 5/M William Charles LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1900 Minster, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 with parents; Halfway Houses, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England
  
  
• 4/M Charles William LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1857 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: 13 Oct 1884 Lydia PIERSON (b. 1860, ); Abbey Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 9 Berridge Road, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (skilled labourer H.M.D)
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 25 St Vincent Terrace, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (skilled labourer, Royal Dockyard)
  
  
• 5/F Eliza Ann LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1860 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Death: __ ___ 1873 Minster, co. Kent, England
  
  
• 6/F Catharine Rosa LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1870 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: 11 Jul 1891 Arthur Emmanuel GRIFFITHS (b. 1866, ); Abbey Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1893 Arthur George GRIFFITHS; Minster, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1895 Percy Lawrence GRIFFITHS; Deptford, London, England
  Son: __ ___ 1897 Reginald William GRIFFITHS; Deptford, London, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1900 Katie GRIFFITHS; Deptford, London, England
  Son: __ ___ 1902 Sidney John GRIFFITHS; Ilford, co. Essex, England
  Son: __ ___ 1904 Frank Herbert GRIFFITHS; Ilford, co. Essex, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1906 Edith Grace GRIFFITHS; Ilford, co. Essex, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1908 Elsie Miriam GRIFFITHS; Ilford, co. Essex, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 12 Khartoum Road, Ilford, co. Essex, England (Arthur a tennis bat maker)

4/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Apr 1823 Sheerness, co. Kent, England

5/M Henry LAWRENCE
Birth: 10 Nov 1825 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 7 Apr 1861 Beer Shop, High Street, Minster, co. Kent, England (beer retailer)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 19 High Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England (licensed victualler)
Census: 3 Apr 1881 19 High Street, Ordnance Arms Inn, Queenborough, co. Kent, England (licensed victualler)
Death: __ ___ 1884 Queenborough, co. Kent, England (age 59)

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Marriage: 31 Jan 1853 Parish Church, Minster, co. Kent, England
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Spouse: Lucy Mahala COWLING
Birth: __ ___ 1834 Salcott, co. Essex, England
Census: 5 Apr 1891 7 South Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England (widowed dressmaker)
Death: __ ___ 1895 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
Father: John COWLING
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Seven Known Children
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• 1/M John Charles LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1856 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 76 High Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England (master mariner)
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 32 Coleridge Avenue, East Ham, co. Essex, England (master mariner & contractor)
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  Marriage: circa Dec 1874 Rainham, co. Kent, England
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  Spouse: Emmeline Jane WILLS
  Birth: __ ___ 1857 Rainham, co. Kent, England
  Census: 3 Apr 1881 11a South Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England (barge master's wife)
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  Ten Known Children
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  • 1/M John Charles H. LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1875 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Marriage: circa Dec 1895 Rosa MAJOR (b. 1867, ); co. Kent, England
    Census: 31 Mar 1901 24 Crown Quay Road, Sittingbourne, co. Kent, England (barge captain)
    Son: __ ___ 1901 Alfred Thomas LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Son: __ ___ 1904 Gordon Taylor LAWRENCE; Folkestone, co. Kent, England
    Death: __ ___ 1905 co. Surrey, England
    
    
  • 2/M William Thomas LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1879 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Census: 31 Mar 1901 "Decima", Gillingham Dock, co. Kent, England (mate)
    Death: __ ___ 1902 Sheerness, co. Kent, England (age 22)
    
    
  • 3/F Lily Emmeline LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1883 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; 76 High Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 4/F Lulu Gwendoline LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1885 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Marriage: circa Mar 1908 Rolston William PATER (b. 1880, ); Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Daughter: 12 Oct 1909 Violet Emma PATER; Rawal Pindi, Punjab, India
    Daughter: __ ___ 1911 Glory PATER; Rawal Pindi, Punjab, India
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 Rawal Pindi, Bengal, India (wife)
    
    
  • 5/M Henry Charles LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1888 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Marriage: circa Dec 1907 Lizzie KETTLE; co. Kent, England
    Daughter: __ ___ 1910 Clarice Lilian LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 Sheerness, co. Kent, England (bricklayer's labourer)
    Son: __ ___ 1912 Henry G. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Daughter: __ ___ 1914 Vera J. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Death: 27 May 1915 on board HMS Princess Irene, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (internal explosion)
    
    
  • 6/F Emmeline Victoria LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1890 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Baptism: 23 Feb 1890 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Death: 5 Jan 1965 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 7/F Alice Lloyd Elizabeth LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1894 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Baptism: 7 Nov 1894 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    
    
  • 8/M Wyndham Edgar LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1897 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Baptism: 5 Dec 1897 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 with parents; 32 Coleridge Avenue, East Ham, co. Essex, England
    
    
  • 9/M Royal Wills Cottingham LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1900 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 with parents; 32 Coleridge Avenue, East Ham, co. Essex, England
    
    
  • 10/F Queen Alexandra LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1902 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
    Census: 2 Apr 1911 with parents; 32 Coleridge Avenue, East Ham, co. Essex, England
  
  
• 2/F Rebecca Azuba LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1860 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: 4 Dec 1881 William John BEACH (b. 1848, ); Parish Church, Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 98 Samuel Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (William a dockyard labourer)
  Death: 23 Oct 1923 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  
  
• 3/M Henry Thomas LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1862 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: circa Jun 1882 Jane CASSAM (b. 1863, ); Milton, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1883 George Ernest LAWRENCE; Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1884 Lucy Mahala LAWRENCE; Rochester, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1888 Henry Thomas LAWRENCE; Rochester, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 6 Davis' Square, Stoke, co. Kent, England (barge lighterman)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1895 Azuba Rebecca LAWRENCE; Rochester, co. Kent, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 79 The Common, Rochester St Nicholas, co. Kent, England (Master of barge)
  Death: __ ___ 1902 Rochester St Nicholas, co. Kent, England (age 39)
  
  
• 4/M Albert Arthur Edward LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1864 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: 5 Apr 1889 Emma MARRIAGE (b. 1871, ); Parish Church, Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1891 Hector LAWRENCE; Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1892 Claude LAWRENCE; Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1894 Albert LAWRENCE; Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1896 Leonard LAWRENCE; Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1901 Bernard Edwin LAWRENCE; Strood, co. Kent, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 44 High Street, Strood, co. Kent, England (coffeehouse keeper)
  Son: __ ___ 1903 Raymond Vincent LAWRENCE; Strood, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1908 Freda Nellie LAWRENCE; Strood, co. Kent, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 3 Station Road, Strood, co. Kent, England (coffee house proprietor)
  
  
• 5/F Elizabeth Louisa M. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1867 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Death: __ ___ 1887 Queenborough, co. Kent, England (age 20)
  
  
• 6/F Mary Ann LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1869 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with mother; 7 South Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  
  
• 7/F Emma Miriam LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1874 Queenborough, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with mother; 7 South Street, Queenborough, co. Kent, England

6/M Charles LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1830 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Census: 30 Mar 1851 with mother; Sheerness, co. Kent, England (waterman)
Census: 7 Apr 1861 3 Bull Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (waterman)
Census: 2 Apr 1871 Blue Town Sheerness, co. Kent, England (waterman)
Census: 3 Apr 1881 24 School Lane, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (waterman)
Census: 5 Apr 1891 11 School Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (boatman)
Census: 31 Mar 1901 3 School Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (waterman)
Death: __ ___ 1905 Sheerness, co. Kent, England

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Marriage: 13 Oct 1884 St Paul, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
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Spouse: Mary Ann LACK
Birth: __ ___ 1841 Craunfield/Comfields, Bedfordshire, England
Census: 2 Apr 1911 1 School Lane, Blue Town, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
Father: Thomas LACK
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Five Known Children
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• 1/F Mary Ann LACK
  Birth: __ ___ 1859 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Census: 7 Apr 1861 with parents; 3 Bull Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  
• 2/M Thomas Charles LACK LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1862 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; 11 School Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (sailor)
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 H.M.S. Vindictive, Malta (Stoker, Royal Navy)
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 Sheppey Union Workhouse, Minster in Sheppey, co. Kent, England (Naval Pensioner)
  
  
• 3/F Elizabeth Ann LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1868 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Census: 5 Apr 1891 with parents; 11 School Lane, Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  
  
• 4/M Henry Charles LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1870 Minster, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: circa Mar 1897 Ellen Jane PETTS (b. 1874, ); Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 10 Union Street, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (barge waterman)
  
  
• 5/M John LAWRENCE
  Birth: 4 Sep 1874 Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Marriage: circa Dec 1896 Ellen FRIER (b. 19 Jun 1875, ); Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1901 Rose Edith M. LAWRENCE; Rochester, co. Kent, England
  Census: 31 Mar 1901 Ellen FRIER (b. 19 Jun 1875, ); 1 West Passage, Sheerness, co. Kent, England (waterman barge)
  Son: __ ___ 1903 Percy Thomas E. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1906 William LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1907 Doris Kathleen LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1907 Lillian Branch LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1908 Daisy Jessie M. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1911 George A. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Census: 2 Apr 1911 21 School Lane, Blue Town,Sheerness, co. Kent, England (licensed waterman)
  Son: __ ___ 1912 Charles E. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1915 Harold William LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Son: __ ___ 1917 Ernest F. J. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England
  Daughter: __ ___ 1919 Ivy M. LAWRENCE; Sheerness, co. Kent, England