John was born on 18 OCT 1832 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of Thomas Lawrie and Janet Murray.
His wife was Sarah McAllister, who he married on 2 OCT 1857 in Old Monkland,Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their eight known children were Jesse (c1856-?), Jane Scott (1858-1937), Thomas (1860-?), Christina (1862-?), James (1864-?), Agnes (1867-?), William (1870-?) and John (1873-?).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | 18 OCT 1832 |
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| Christening | 28 OCT 1832 |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Occupation | Coalminer |
Note 1
!Source: Ancestry.com Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: John Lawrie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1832
Baptism Date: 28 Oct 1832
Baptism Place: , Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Father: Thomas Lawrie
Mother: Janet Murray
FHL Film Number: 1042965
Reference ID: 2:15JDHWT
!Source: scotlandspeople.gov.uk SR Marriages
No Year Surname County/MR GROS Data Image Extract
1 1880 TURNBULL ALEXANDER LAWRIE JANE SCOTT BOTHKENNAR /STIRLING 473/00 0001
In actual image of marriage record, Jane is identified as a Coal Laborer and a Spinster resding at Dunipace.
Her parents are John Lawrie, Coalminer and Sarah Lawrie M.S Mcallister.
Alexander is a Coalminer and a Bachelor residing at Kinnarid, Larbert.
His parents are William Turnbull, Coalminer and Rosina Turnbull M.S. Easton.
The Banns were on 31 Dec 1879.
!Source: Ancestry.com 1861 Scotland Census
Name: John Lawrie
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1833
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah Lawrie
Gender: Male
Where born: Bothwell, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 652/2
Registration district: Old Monkland Middle District
Civil Parish: Old Monkland
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 154
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 23
LINE: 22
Roll: CSSCT1861_118
Household Members:
Name Age
John Lawrie 28
Sarah Lawrie 29
Janet Lawrie 6
Jane Lawrie 3
Thomas Lawrie 11 Mo
Elizabeth Mcallister 20 [Sister-in-law, born: New Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1841
Jane Addie 66 [Mother-in-law, born: Alloa, Clackmannanshire abt 1795]
!Source: Ancestry.com 1871 Scotland Census
Name: John Lawrie
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1833
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah Lawrie
Gender: Male
Where born: Bellshill, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 478
Registration district: Dunipace
Civil Parish: Dunipace
County: Stirlingshire
Address: Stirling Rd Rossbank
Occupation: Coalminer
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 62
LINE: 4
Roll: CSSCT1871_82
Household Members:
Name Age
John Lawrie 38 [Where born: Bellshill, Lanarkshire abt 1833]
Sarah Lawrie 39 [Where born: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire abt 1832]
Jessie Lawrie 15 [Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1856]
Jane S Lawrie 13 [Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1858]
Thomas Lawrie 10 [Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1861]
Christina Lawrie 8 [Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1863]
James Lawrie 6 [Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire abt 1865]
Agnes Lawrie 3 [Where born: Dunipace, Stirlingshire abt 1868]
William Lawrie 10 Mo [Where born: Dunipace, Stirlingshire abt 1870]
The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871.