Illegible record help please

[TunjiLees]

Hello,
I would greatly appreciate if people could offer their help in trying to find the parents of my ancestor Thomas Lawson of Angus.

To me the parents' names look like 'David Lawson' and 'Euphemia '. However the only match for such a couple is with a Euphen Low in Fife, and according to censuses Thomas is born in Kirriemuir, Angus, so I doubt it is them.

I have attached Thomas' death certificate in the hope that someone might make more sense of it than I have.

Thanks and regards,

-Tunji

[MonicaL]

Hi Tunji

I think the mother's name is certainly Euphemia and surname looks like LINN.  There is a couple, David and Euphemia (LINN) having children in Angus.  I can't see Thomas birth but at least 7 children are showing to them in the right period to be siblings to your Thomas in Angus.

Regards.

Monica

[JustJean]

Hi there

I'd suggest the mother's maiden name may be LINN and not LOW.  Not sure this helps but here is a family that seems to look very likely in 1841

Civil Parish: Lintrathen  
County: Angus  
Address: New Town  

Barbara Lawson age 5  
David Lawson age 50  
David Lawson age 11  
Euphemia Lawson age 45  
Isabella Lawson age 15  
John Lawson age 20  
Peter Lawson age 9  
William Lawson age 40  
Isabella Linn age 75  

However.....I don't see a birth of a Thomas to this couple!!!!

There is a huge IGI gap where he would fit in nicely though....


ALEXR. LAWSON  Christening: 09 DEC 1811 Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland  
JAMES LAWSON Christening: 05 DEC 1813 Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
WILLIAM LAWSON  Christening: 15 OCT 1815 Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
JOHN LAWSON  Christening: 09 JAN 1820 Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
ISOBEL LAWSON Christening: 08 MAY 1826 Tannadice, Angus, Scotland
DAVID LAWSON Christening: 05 OCT 1829 Tannadice, Angus, Scotland
PETER LAWSON Christening: 26 MAR 1832 Tannadice, Angus, Scotland

Best wishes
Jean
 

 

 

[MonicaL]

I think you and I Jean are thinking along the same lines  Hopefully, matching your 1841 census entry for the family, there is also this entry in Lintrathen  Angus, everyone showing as born in the county and agr. labs.:

Thomas Lawson    20, agr. lab
James Burnet    20
William Douglas 20
William Ballentyne 15

Address: Bothy Campsie, Lintrathen

Monica

[JustJean]

Hi Monica

Yup....most definitely.....great minds and all that... !!

Best wishes
Jean

[TunjiLees]

Great thank-you both!

[TunjiLees]

Can anyone find the family (David/Euphemia) in 51/61 ?

Thanks.

[MonicaL]

Hi Tunji

I think this might be them in 1851. I have a question mark down to Euphemia showing as Elspet (quite a different name, not one for variants like this):

David Lawson    62, farm servant, b. Lintrathen
Elspet Lawson    57, b. Kingoldrum, Forfarshire
Isabel Lawson    24, b. , b. Tannadice, Forfarshire
Peter Lawson    19, farm servant, b. Tannadice, Forfarshire
William Edward    4, grandson, b. Lintrathen
Helen Low    8 Mo, grandaughter, b. Lintrathen

Address: Newton, Lintrathen

I'll see if I can find them in 1861 and post.

Monica

[MonicaL]

The closest I can see in 1861 which seems to be the same family from 1851:

David Lawson 73, agr. lab., b. Lintrathen
Isabella Lawson 38, dom. serv., b. Lintrathen
Isabella Lawson 4, granddaughter, b. Lintrathen
Jane Lawson 1, granddaughter, b. Lintrathen
Margaret Lawson 1, granddaughter, b. Lintrathen
Helen Low 10, granddaughter, b. Lintrathen

Address: Eastertown Cothouse, Lintrathen

Monica