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Robert Dunlop Lawrie

1850 – 1917
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Biography

Basic Details

  • Full Name: Robert Dunlop Lawrie
  • Born: 23 May 1850, Craigman, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
  • Marriage: Married Caroline Hosking (1851/1862–1920) — likely 1877-1879 in South Australia
  • Death: 26 November 1917, Long Plains, South Australia
  • Burial: Shannon (Calomba) Cemetery, South Australia — Section SE 32, Plot 67, buried 01/11/1917

Parents

  • Father: John Lawrie (1810–1888, Galston Ayrshire → South Australia)
  • Mother: Janet/Jean Dunlop (1811–1902)

Paternal Grandparents

  • Grandfather: Alexander Lawrie (1780–1847, Auchtermuchty, Fife — NOT Ayrshire!)
  • Grandmother: Jean Dunlop (c.1791)
  • Great-Grandfather: John Laurie (1737–1795, Auchtermuchty, Fife)
  • Great-Grandmother: Elizabeth Low (1739–1810)
  • 2nd Great-Grandfather: John Lourie (c.1689)
  • 2nd Great-Grandmother: Ann Gilmour (c.1697)

Spouse

  • Wife: Caroline Hosking (1851/1862–29 Dec 1920, Long Plains, SA)
  • Marriage: Around 1877-1879, South Australia

Children (from WikiTree Lawrie-15)

  • Caroline Edna Lawrie (married James Davey)
  • Jeanette Lawrie
  • Marion Vida Lawrie
  • Catherine Leah Lawrie
  • Janet Stevenson Lawrie
  • Alberta Grace Lawrie (1882–)
  • Hugh John Lawrie
  • Frank Lindsay Lawrie (1886–1920)
  • Robert Dunlop Lawrie

    • Death Notices

    • Robert D. Lawrie died 26 Nov 1917 — Trove article (Chronicle, SA, 8 Dec 1917)
    - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87415066
    • Caroline Lawrie died 29 Dec 1920, age 58 — Trove article (Observer, Adelaide, 10 Jan 1920, Page 27)
    - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165672457

    Sources

    • WikiTree (Lawrie-15): https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lawrie-15
    • Carnamah Bio (Alberta Grace Lawrie): https://www.carnamah.com.au/bio/alberta-grace-lawrie
    • FindAGrave (Robert Dunlop Lawrie): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201872053/robert_dunlop_lawrie
    • Adelaide Plains Council Cemetery Records: PDF showing Shannon/Calomba Cemetery burials
    • FamilySearch (Alexander Lawrie): https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ12-XRS/alexander-lawrie-1780-1847
    • FamilySearch (John Laurie): https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ12-XRD/john-lawrie-1737-1795
    • Geni (Robert Dunlop Lawrie): https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Lawrie/6000000001358593132
    • Geni (Alexander Lawrie I): https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Lawrie-I/6000000001358151294
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