Lawrence/Laurance family look-up please

[Frenchy]

Hi all,

Can someone please find the below family in Canadian records?

Abraham Lawrence b. 1833 in Greenwich, England
m. Emma Louisa Would (b. abt. 1835 in Greenwich) 1857 in Lewisham

Children:
1. Henry Joseph Lawrence b. 1858 in Greenwich m. Margaret Dauphinee (b. abt. 1861 in Blandford) 1881 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (possible second marriage to an Alice K. Wills, b. abt. 1865 in Peckham, England,  m. 1888 Halifax, Nova Scotia)
2. George J. Lawrence b. abt. 1862 in Black Heath, England m. Esther J. Price (b. abt. 1866 in St. John's, Nf) 1888 In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
3. Abraham T. Lawrence b. abt. 1867 in Bermuda m. Emma McCarten (b. abt. 1873 in Greenwich) 1893 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
4. Emma Lawrence b. abt. 1870 in West Indies

Kind regards,
Chris

[aghadowey]

4. Emma Lawrence b. abt. 1870 in West Indies
Emma C. Laurence, born Bermuda, daughter of Alexr (coppersmith) & Emma, m.1890 Daniel W.P. Foster (soldier)
Abraham T. Laurence's marriage lists his father Abraham as a coppersmith so the above record for Emma probably just has her father's Christian name down as Alexr. instead of Abraham.

1. Henry Joseph Lawrence b. 1858 in Greenwich m. Margaret Dauphinee (b. abt. 1861 in Blandford) 1881 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (possible second marriage to an Alice K. Wills, b. abt. 1865 in Peckham, England,  m. 1888 Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Delayed birth registration for Henry Joseph Lawrence, son of Henry Joseph Lawrence & Margaret Dauphinee, born 1883. Father a butcher, born London, England. Date of application is 1929 and father is deceased.

The 1888 marriage to Alice is the correct Henry Laurence. Death for a Henry Lawrence died 1898 (age 34?), born in England also online.

Records found at https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/
By looking for Lawrence/Laurence records without putting in first names you mght find more details, just takes time to check all possible entries.

[cosmac]

The 1901 census for Henry Joseph shows an immigration year of 1878.  He is probably the Henry Lawrence boarding with James and Margaret Wallange in Halifax on the 1881 census.  You can search the various census from these links
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/census/index-e.html
http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html

1891 census Henry is living in Halifax with wife Alice and children Henry J, George W., Thomas A, and his brother Abraham T.
1901 census Alice and Henry are in Halifax and Edward R, William W, Ellen E., Earnest J., and Dorothy K. have been added to the household.

George J.  is in Yarmouth on the 1891 census with wife Isabella children Ida and Esther.  In 1901 he is in Montreal, Ste Anne district as Geo J. and Esther (Etta is how ancestry transcribes it) and daughters Ida L, and Belle E.  He is still in Quebec in 1911 as George J., Esther, children Ida L., Esther J., and his mother Emma L., 75  with an immigration year of 1885.

Debbie

[cosmac]

1891 census for Halifax Ward 5a
Emma Laurence 56, widowed, dressmaker
Emma Foster, 21, married, dressmaker
William T. Foster, 1 month, grandson to Emma Laurence.

Debbie

[cosmac]

There is a death registration Dec 1934 for Daniel W. P. Foster age 66 Bradford 9b 165 which seems to be Emma's husband based on the following.

Arrival into Canada 24 April 1930 on the Duchess of Richmond sailing from Liverpool to Montreal is
Daniel Foster, 21, single, b. Mirfield, Eng., occupation in England - clerk and intended occupation in Canada - postmaster's assistant.
Going to cousin Harry G. Laurence, postmaster Nipawin, Sask. and closest British contact was father
D.W.P. Foster of 61 Ashwell Rd. Potter Lane Bradford Yorkshire.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0axm/
List of postmasters for Nipawin

http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=577558&qryID=5bb99810-2e6d-414c-93fd-768bf1934fcb
History book of Nipawin Saskatchewan with writeup about Henry Joseph and his life.  More info on children if you go to the next pages.

You should be able to find traces of the family on the 1906 and 1911 census from the automated genealogy link posted earlier.

Debbie

[cosmac]

Daniel Deveril Foster birth registered Mar 1909 Dewsbury 9b 553 and a marriage for Daniel W. P. Foster to Emily Oldfield Halifax 9a 583 Mar 1911.

The death of Emma Catherine Foster Dec 1908 Dewsbury 9b 407 age 38 might be Emma Lawrence.  Dewsbury contains Mirfield which is where the passenger list gives Daniel's place of birth.  The age fits for Emma but she would have to have died in childbirth and the birth registration of the child delayed.  Something to consider.

Debbie

[cosmac]

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
Death of Emma Louise Lawrence 8 Oct 1928 @ 92 years
There might be some marriages that tie in with your family.
Dorothy Kate Lawrence to Charles Buxton Gaff 20 May 1925 Winnipeg
George William Lawrence to Anna Thorne 7 Dec 1912 at Winnipeg

On the 1916 census for Winnipeg, Manitoba address 173 Mighton(?)
Henry J. Lawrence 58, b. Eng, Butcher for Eaton Co.
Alice K., wife, 52, b. Eng
All children born Nova Scotia
Henry J. 34, soldier
George, 27, printer
Robert, 24, Manager - hardware
William, 23, machinist
Earnest, 20, chauffeur
Albert, 14
Richard, 13
Ellen, 22, Stenographer
Dorothy, 18
Emma, 84, B. England, mother, own income

http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/cemetery_brookside.stm
I didn't check all cemeteries.  At Brookside it looks like Alice and Henry J are buried there, possibly George William

Debbie

[cosmac]

a family tree on ancestry shows Dorothy Kate Lawrence, wife of Charles Buxton Gaff, dying 17 March 1970 White Rock, BC and Charles death 7 Sep 1980 New Westminster, BC.  No parents are given for Dorothy.  Beta Family Search for the BC death records shows Dorothy's death and parents of Henry Joseph Lawrence and Alice Kate Wills are given.  Her birth date was 30 Dec 1898 Halifax.

BC death registrations also have the deaths of the 2 youngest sons of Alice and Henry.
Richard Cuthbert Lawrence b. 19 Nov 1903 Halifax and d. 24 June 1926 at 22, he was single.
Albert Lawrence b. 13 July 1902 Halifax  d. 6 Aug 1980 Vancouver, BC with wife Edith Rebecca Styles.
They had at least one son, David Earl Lawrence b. 15 Jan 1948, New Westminster, BC and he died at 13 years on 21 Dec 1962 Vancouver, BC

Debbie

[susano]

Hi Chris

I can look-up all the BC death registrations that Cosmac has uncovered if you are interested and give you a transcription of the information contained on each.  It will not be for a couple of weeks though as the FHS library is closed until Jan 4 and I think I may be away most of that week.

Susan