Person Page - 1191

Mary Ann Lynderson

• Birth*: 18 August 1808; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Marriage*: 29 May 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=John Matthew Lawson
• Death*: after 23 March 1825; Conc B Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Married Name: 29 May 1824; Lawson

John William Lawson

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Mary Ann Lynderson b. 18 Aug 1808, d. a 23 Mar 1825

• Birth*: 23 March 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Death*: 5 July 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

Clinton Matthew Lawson^1,2

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Lynderson b. 1810, d. 9 Nov 1877

• Birth*: 17 August 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Aug 17 1827 per page 249 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,4
• Marriage*: 3 July 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Clinton M. Lawson; Age: - ; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: John M. & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Mary McKinney; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: -- ; Date: Jul 3 1867; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Jul 30 1867 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Mary I. McKenney²
• Death*: 26 March 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010858: Name: Clinton M. Lawson; Date: March 26 1891; Age: 63y 7m; Occ.: farmer; Born: Brighton Twp.; Cause: cancer, 1 yr.; Phys.: Dr. Sanford; Inf.: O. C. Lawson, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Apr 4 1891; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #010858-1891, ancestry.com) Date Mar 26 1891 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.⁵
• Burial*: 28 March 1891; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Clinton M.; Lawson; Died; Mar 26 1891; Aged; 63 Yr's 9 Mo's; & 9 Dys (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton)
  per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see John M. Lawson⁶
• Residence*: 1852; Conc C Lots 27, 28, 29, 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Clinton Lawson owned land in lots 27, 28, 29 and part of 30, concession C, along the shoreline, about 1850. Sworn to be the sherriff's deputy n 1851, he brought Dr. King back to trial for poisoning his wife." from page 13 of Florence Chatten's book "Brighton Township" published in 2009.⁷
• Note*: 26 November 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "A warrant was issued for King's arrest, and Sarah's brother, Clinton Lawson, was sworn in as a special constable to serve it. It didn't take Lawson long to trace King to Cape Vincent. There he learned that King was staying at a farm owned by a man named Bate, about six miles inland. Accompanied by a United States Marshal named Gordon, Lawson went to the farm. Marshal Gordon entered the house while Lawson waited in the yard. About three minutes later, Lawson saw Dr. King jump out a window and make a break for the woods. When King saw Lawson chasing him, he turned and ran into the barn. Lawson followed, and found King hiding under some straw. He pulled a revolver and told King to come with him or be shot. Clinton Lawson had no legal authority to sieze King on American soil and drag him back to Canada, but U.S. Marshl Gordon must have looked looke the other way. Lawson ignored King's protests and forced the doctor to accompany him to Cobourg where he was locked in jail. During King's trial a lawyer asked Lawson if the doctor had returned to Canada willingly. Lawson replied "No, sir. No sir-ee!"." from
  Dr. William Henry King: A Gradual and Painful Death", included in the book "Murder - Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada" by Ed Butts
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1861 Census: see John M. Lawson⁸
• Residence: 3 July 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.⁹
• Residence: 1871; Conc B, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Northumberland County Directory 1871: "... Lawson, Clinton M., B s w Quarter 28 f. .. " pg. 98, bottom right, Northumberland County Directory, 1871 - ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: Lawson, Clinton, 41, b. Ont., Dutch, WM, farmer, married; Mary, 26, b. USA, Irish, WM, married; Oscar, 2, b. Ont., Dutch, WM (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, div. 1, pg. 36, line 4 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1881 Census: Lawson, Clinton, 54, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Mary, 38, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married; Oscar, 12, b. Ont., Ger., CM; Hadley, Alice, 17, . Ont., Eng., CM; Ostram, Brock, 14, b. Ont., Ger., CM (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 42, line 5 - ancestry.com)⁴

Mary I. McKenney

• Father*: James McKenney b. c 1810
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1810

• Birth*: 13 January 1842; U.S.A.; Date Jan 13 1842 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1844 & location USA per 1891 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1845 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date c 1845 & location Cda. per marriage register. Date Jan 13 1842 & location USA per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 3 July 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Clinton M. Lawson; Age: - ; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: John M. & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Mary McKinney; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: -- ; Date: Jul 3 1867; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Jul 30 1867 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Clinton Matthew Lawson¹
• Death*: 30 September 1910; Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#021844: Name: Mary Lawson; Date: Sep 30 1910; Age: 68y; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton Village; Status: widow; Parents: James Mckenna, b. Dublin & ?? , b. New York City; Cause: instantly, heart disease; Phys.: C. M. Sanford, Brighton; Inf.: O. C. Lawson, Brighton; Reg'd.: Sep 30 1910 (Ontario Death Registration, #021844-1910, ancestry.com) Date Sep 30 1910 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
  "Lawson: In Brighton village, on Friday morning, Sept. 30th, 1910, Mrs. C. M. Lawson, in her 69th year." from pg. 023 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^6,7
• Burial*: 2 October 1910; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Mary; Wife of; C. M. Lawson; Born; Jan 13, 1842; Died; Sep 30, 1910 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton)⁸

• Residence*: 30 July 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.¹
• Married Name: 30 July 1867; Lawson
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: see Clinton Lawson²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1881 Census: see Clinton Lawson³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1891 Census: see Osacr Lawson (son)⁴
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1901 Census: see Oscar Lawson (son)⁵

James McKenney

• Birth*: circa 1810; Dublin, Ireland; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Marriage*: before 1840; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=? ?

? ?

• Birth*: circa 1810; U.S.A.; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Marriage*: before 1840; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=James McKenney

• Married Name: before 1840; McKenney

Oscar Clinton Lawson^1,2

• Father*: Clinton Matthew Lawson b. 17 Aug 1827, d. 26 Mar 1891
• Mother*: Mary I. McKenney b. 13 Jan 1842, d. 30 Sep 1910

• Birth*: 15 February 1869; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 1869 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 15 1869 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1869 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Feb 15 1868 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,4,5,6,2,7
• Marriage*: 24 September 1892; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008647: Groom: Oscar Clinton Lawson; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Clinton & Mary Lawson; Bride: Nellie Edith Little; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Mary Little; Wit.: Mary Ann Little, Murray & james ?Benon?. Campbellford; Date: Sep 24 1892; Place: Murray Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. S. Clark; Reg'd.: Dec 31 1893; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008647-1893, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1892 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Hellen Nellie Edith Little⁸
• Death*: 26 May 1936; Telkwa, British Columbia; British Columbia Death Index: Name: Oscar Clinton Lawson; Born: 1869; Death: May 26 1936; Place: Telkwa; Reg'n#: 1936-09-514884 (ancestry.com) Date 1936 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.⁹
• Burial*: 29 May 1936; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Oscar Lawson; 1888 - 1936 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton)¹⁰

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see Clinton Lawson³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Clinton Lawson⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: Lawson, Oscar, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & USA, Meth., farmer, single; Mary, 47, b. USA, p.b. Ireland & England, Meth., widow; Glass, Emma, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., Meth., domestic, single; Schelthorp, William, 13, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., farm lab. (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. B-2, pg. 17, line 9 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence*: 4 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Clinton Matthew Lawson.¹¹
• Residence: 24 September 1892; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: Lawson, Oscar, 32, b. Ont. r. Feb 15 1862, Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Hellen, 29, b. Ont. r. Sep 17 1870, Eng., Meth., married; Mary, 59, b. Ont. r. Jan 12 1842, Ger., Meth., widow; Norah, 6, b. Ont. r. Aug 7 1899, daughter; Holtham, Bessie, 21, b. England Sep 25 1879, immig. 1891, Eng., Meth., house servant, single; Savage, Sidney, 15, b. England Jun 12 1886, Eng., Meth., farm servant, single (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 3, line 19 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census: 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1911 Census: Lawson, Oscar, 42, b. Ont. Feb 1869, Eng., Meth., farmer retired, married (1911 Census: Brighton, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 12-2, pg. 8, line 20 - ancestry.com)⁷

Hellen Nellie Edith Little^1,2,3

• Father*: George Little b. Dec 1840
• Mother*: Mary ? b. 17 Dec 1848

• Birth*: 17 September 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 17 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1871 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date 1871 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: 24 September 1892; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008647: Groom: Oscar Clinton Lawson; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Clinton & Mary Lawson; Bride: Nellie Edith Little; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Mary Little; Wit.: Mary Ann Little, Murray & james ?Benon?. Campbellford; Date: Sep 24 1892; Place: Murray Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. S. Clark; Reg'd.: Dec 31 1893; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008647-1893, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1892 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Oscar Clinton Lawson⁴

• Residence*: 24 September 1892; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Married Name: 24 September 1892; Lawson
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1901 Census: see Oscar Lawson²

Norah Lawson^1,2

• Father*: Oscar Clinton Lawson b. 15 Feb 1869, d. 26 May 1936
• Mother*: Hellen Nellie Edith Little b. 17 Sep 1871

• Birth*: 7 August 1894; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 7 1894 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Aug 7 1894 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.²

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1901 Census: see Oscar Lawson²

George Washington Lawson

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Lynderson b. 1810, d. 9 Nov 1877

• Birth*: 30 August 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Aug 30 1830 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 17 June 1858; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Phoebe Jane Pierson
• Death*: 3 September 1913; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Burial*: 5 September 1913; Albury Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see John M. Lawson²
• Census: April 1871; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1871 Census: Lawson, George W., 40, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Phebe J., 33, b. ont., Ger., WM, married; Stapleton, Henry, 18; Lont, Mary J., 20 (1871 Census: Hillier Twp., div. 2, pg. 25, line 12 - Conc 3, Lot 35, 100 acres, owner)¹

Phoebe Jane Pierson

• Father*: Joseph Pierson b. 1812, d. 11 Jul 1900
• Mother*: Elizabeth ? b. c 1810

• Birth*: 26 June 1837; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Jun 26 1837 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 17 June 1858; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=George Washington Lawson
• Death*: 21 August 1909; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Married Name: 17 June 1858; Lawson
• Census*: April 1871; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1871 Census: see John German¹

Joseph Pierson

• Father*: Col. James Pierson b. 2 Dec 1782, d. 27 Dec 1877
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Young b. 11 Nov 1787, d. 16 Mar 1872

• Birth*: 1812; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1811 & location Kingston per family tree of lblrobin on ancestry.ca, Jan 19 2021. per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1830; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth ?
• Death*: 11 July 1900; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of lblrobin on ancestry.ca, Jan 19 2021.¹

• Census*: 1851; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1851 Census: see James Pierson²

Elizabeth ?

• Birth*: circa 1810; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Marriage*: before 1830; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Joseph Pierson

• Married Name: before 1830; Pierson

Robert Johnson Lawson

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Lynderson b. 1810, d. 9 Nov 1877

• Birth*: 18 October 1837; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see John M. Lawson¹

Elizabeth Victoria "Lessie" Lawson^1,2

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Lynderson b. 1810, d. 9 Nov 1877

• Birth*: 10 April 1843; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per marriage register. Date Apr 10 1843 & Northumberland per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,2
• Marriage*: 8 August 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Josiah H. Sandford; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: W. H. & A. A. Sandford; Bride: Lessie V. Lawson; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: John H. & Eliza J. Lawson; Date: Aug 8 1867; Place: Northumberland Co.; Microfilm: 1030061 (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Aug 8 1867 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Josiah Heman Sanford²

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see John M. Lawson⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see John M. Lawson³
• Residence*: 8 August 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.²
• Married Name: 8 August 1867; Sanford
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontaio; Age 24? at 1871 Census: see Josiah H. Sanford⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1881 census: see Josiah H. Sanford⁶

Josiah Heman Sanford

• Father*: William Hawley Sanford b. 15 Dec 1815, d. 1870
• Mother*: Adeline Eliza Proctor b. Jun 1818, d. 28 Nov 1904

• Birth*: 1842; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1842 & location UC per 1861 Cecnsus. Date 1842 & location Cda. per marriage register. per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: 8 August 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Josiah H. Sandford; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: W. H. & A. A. Sandford; Bride: Lessie V. Lawson; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: John H. & Eliza J. Lawson; Date: Aug 8 1867; Place: Northumberland Co.; Microfilm: 1030061 (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Aug 8 1867 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Victoria "Lessie" Lawson²

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1851 Census: see William H. Sanford³
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see W. H. Sanford¹
• Residence*: 8 August 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: Sanford, Josiah H., 28, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Hotel Keeper, married; Elizabeth, 24, b. Ont., Ger., WM, married; Maitland R., 1, b. Ont., Eng.; Coyle, Daniel, 20, b. Ont., Scot., C. Pres., Scot., single; Forbes, Alexander, 28, b. Scotland, Scot., CP, Barrister, single; Gooderidge, Mary, 20, b. Ont., Eng., WM, servant, single; Vanslyke, Hannah, 25, b. Ont., Ger., WM, servant, single (1871 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. D, pg. 56 (pg 282 of 334), line 6 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Note*: March 1881; Sanford Hotel, Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "March 1881 - The Sandford Hotel on Young Street was destroyed by fire. (Lot 25 Main & Young)" from History of Brighton Business by Susan Brose, pg. 252
  Note: This should be Sanford, not Sandford. See William Henry Sanford who was the operator of this hotel in 1840 when William Weller went through on his trip to Montreal. The hotel was set back sort of where Sobey's is today, facing south to Main Street, although here showing a Young Street address.⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1881 Census: Sanford, Josiah H., 38, b. Ont., eng., CM, lab., married; Elizabeth V., 36, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; Robert M., 22?; John, 1 (familysearch.org)
  Note: This family comes out with Benjamin Powell??⁶

Robert Maitland Sanford

• Father*: Josiah Heman Sanford b. 1842
• Mother*: Elizabeth Victoria "Lessie" Lawson b. 10 Apr 1843

• Birth*: 13 November 1869; Ontario; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.

• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see Josiah H. Sanford¹
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12? at 1881 Census: see Josiah H. Sanford (Age shown as 22 - not likely)²

Monroe Lynson Lawson¹

• Father*: John Matthew Lawson b. 30 May 1796, d. Jul 1882
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Lynderson b. 1810, d. 9 Nov 1877

• Birth*: 9 September 1845; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Sep 9 1845 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 9 1845 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1846 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date 1845 per Burial. Date Sep 9 1845 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: 1870; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 250 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Harriet Amelia Ann Wheatley
• Death*: 26 July 1938; Conc B Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025965: Name: Monroe L. Lawson; Date: Jul 26 1938; Age: 92y 10m 17d; Res.: Conc B, Lot 31, Brighton Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp., Sep 9 1845; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Retired: 1936; Wife: Harriett Wheatley Lawson; Parents: John M. Lawson, b. Poughkeepsie, NY & eliza Lawson, b. Poughkeepsie, NY; Inf.: George Lawson, RR#2, Brighton, son; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Jul 28 1938; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Phys.: H. C. Rundle, Brighton; Reg'd.: July 28 1938; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025965-1938, ancestry.com) Date 1938 per Burial. per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,4
• Burial*: 28 July 1938; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Monroe L. Lawson; 1845 - 1938; His Beloved Wife; Harriet A. Wheatley; 1848 - 1917 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, sent to me via email by Rick Allen, June 23, 2006.
  per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,4

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see John M. Lawson⁶
• Note*: 4 November 1856; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; “The most far reaching event of this year was the coming of the railroad. Monroe Lawson was one of the few people still living in 1936 who saw the entrance of the first G.T.R. train. His nephew E. C. Guilett relates Mr. Lawson’s experiences in The Brighton Ensign of July 31st, 1931: He watched the workmen surveying for the Grand Truck Railway and his brother Clinton helped clear the way for the roadbed. The land was purchased from the settlers and the timber given to them for clearing it. Contracts for the railroad were let by sections and local labor aided by a gang of Irish workmen prepared the roadbed. Horse scrapers were used for all the grading and parts of the line were ready for use in 1855. Mr. Lawson well remembers climbing to the roof to see the first train of gravel cars pass through the farm, the line had been completed to Kingston in 1853 and in October 1856 all was in readiness for the first through train from Toronto to Montreal. Local celebrations had been held from time to time as sections of the line were completed but a crowd was assembled at every station on October 27, 1856, when the first train passed through. Probably no event in Canadian history had ever created such public enthusiasm as the completion of the Grand Trunk Railway. A two-day celebration was held in Montreal; about 8,000 attended the grand ball where “the ladies hoops suffered considerably”; and nearly a mile of tablecloth and 44,000 knives, forks, tumblers and wine glassed were needed for a huge banquet in the Company’s new workshop at Point St. Charles." from page 323 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.¹¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see John M. Lawson²
• Residence*: 1871; Conc C Lot 29, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Directory: "Lawson, Monroe L., C pt 29 f." (ancestry.com)¹²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1871 Census: see John M. Lawson⁵
• Residence: 17 January 1872; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Thomas D. Weller & Lizzie Atchison.¹³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: Lawson, Monroe, 35, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Hariet, 32, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; George, 8, b. Ont., Ger., CM; Roswell, 5; John, 84, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, widower; McMann, Myra, b. Ont., Irish, CM, servant, single (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 42, line 23 - ancestry.ca)¹⁰
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1891 Census: Lawson, Monrow, 45, b. Ont., p.b. USA & Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Hariet, 42, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Meth., married; George, 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., single; Rosswell, 15 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 18, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁹
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1901 Census: Lawson, Monroe, 55, b. Ont. r. Sep 9 1845, Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Harriet, 53, b. Ont. r. Dec 31 1847, Eng., Meth., married; George, 28, b. Ont. r. Dec 9 1872, Ger., Meth., son, single; Rossell(m), 25, b. Ont. r. Apr 1 1876, Ger., Meth., son, single (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 3, line 36 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1911 Census: Lawson, Monroe, 65, b. Ont. Sep 1845, Dutch, Meth., farmer, married; Harriet, 63, b. Ont. Dec 1847, Eng., Meth., married; Roswell, 35, b. Ont. Apr 1876, Dutch, Meth., farmer, son, married; Nettie, 33, b. Ont. Apr 1878, Dutch, Meth., daugther-in-law, married; Phyllis, 8, b. Ont. Oct 1902, grand-daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 101-5, sub-dist. 16 - 2, pg. 9, line 18 - Conc B, Lot 31 - ancestry.com)⁸

Harriet Amelia Ann Wheatley

• Birth*: 31 December 1847; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1848 per Memorial. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 31 1847 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Dec 31 1847 per page 250 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1870; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 250 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Monroe Lynson Lawson
• Death*: 15 February 1917; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 250 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Burial*: 17 February 1917; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Monroe L. Lawson; 1845 - 1938; His Beloved Wife; Harriet A. Wheatley; 1848 - 1917 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, sent to me via email by Rick Allen, June 23, 2006.¹

• Married Name: 1870; Lawson
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see John M. Lawson (father-in-law)²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1881 Census: see Monroe Lawson⁶
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1891 Census: see Monroe Lawson⁵
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1901 Census: see Monroe Lawson³
• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1911 Census: see Monroe Lawson⁴

George Lynson Lawson^1,2

• Father*: Monroe Lynson Lawson b. 9 Sep 1845, d. 26 Jul 1938
• Mother*: Harriet Amelia Ann Wheatley b. 31 Dec 1847, d. 15 Feb 1917

• Birth*: 9 December 1872; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Dec 9 1872 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Dater 1872 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth Maybee. Date Dec 9 1872 per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.^3,4,2,5,6
• Marriage*: 31 December 1902; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001124: Groom: George L. Lawson; Age: 30; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Mornoe Lawson & Harriet ... ; Bride: Sarah E. Maybee; Age: 24; Res.: Toronto; Born: Cannington; Status: spinster; Parents: Henry Maybee & Elizabeth - ; Wit.: Elsworth Maybee & Fannie Moon, Toronto; Date: Dec 3 1902; Place: Toronto; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: S. S. Weaver; Reg'd.: Jan 12 1903 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001124-1903, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 31 1902 & location Toronto per page 250 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Maybee⁷
• Death*: 1960; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per page 248 of "The Mitchell, Higgins, Parr and Lawson Book" by Lawrence and Helen Mitchell, seen at Trenton Public Library, June 2, 2004.
• Burial*: 1960; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhbiti) LAWSON; George L. Lawson; 1872 - 1960; His Wife; Sarah Elizabeth; Maybee; 1878 - 1958 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)⁸

• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Monroe Lawson⁵
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Monroe Lawson⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see Monroe Lawson³
• Residence: 31 December 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Sarah Elizabeth Maybee.²
• Census: 8 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1921 Census: Lawson, George, 47, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth ?3, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Meth., married; Clarke, 16, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Meth., student; Mayne, Emogene, 55, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Meth., sisteer-in-law, widow (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 3, pg. 7, line 46 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence*: 28 July 1938; R. R. # 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Monroe L. Lawson.⁹