James Lawson

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James Lawson, W.S., lived at No. 4 from about 1845 to 1853.1 He was born in Edinburgh on 02 June 1794, eldest son of Peter Lawson, a seed merchant, and Patricia Grant.2 He was a legal apprentice to James Laidlaw and admitted W.S. on 19 June 1818.3 The census of 1851, when he was living at No. 4 Malta Terrace, records he was not then a practising W.S.4 In the census of 1861, he was recorded living at Lochend, Kirkliston, a retired W.S.5 He died on 27 February 1864.6

On 18 April 1826,7 James Lawson married Margaret Clark, youngest daughter of John Clark in Edinburgh,8 and Margaret Paterson, born 01 November 1797.9

Two of their children were recorded living at No. 4 Malta Terrace in the 1851 census: Peter Lawson, a medical student, and Jane Lawson, born in Edinburgh in 1832.10 Their grandson, Isaac Matthew D’Olier, aged 11 months was also present. He was born in Edinburgh on 24 April 1850, the son of Helen Campbell Lawson and John Rutherford D’Olier, an Irish lawyer,11, 12 and died in Dublin on 04 November 1913.13

Peter Campbell Lawson was a medical student in 1851 when he was recorded living at No. 4. He was born in Edinburgh on 18 July 182814 and died in 1857.15

Jane Clerk Lawson married the artist James Archer (1823-1904) on 01 August 1853.16 James Archer was an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy at the time of his marriage, becoming an academician in 1858.17 The family moved to London in the 1860s and were living at Gloucester Mansions, Kensington in 1891.18Jane Clerk Archer died the following year.19

References

  1. PO Directories 1845-46 to 1852-53.
  2. Baptisms (OPR) Scotland. Edinburgh. 02 June 1794. LAWSON, James. 685/1 390 103. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 16 July 2021.
  3. Society of Writers to the Signet. (1890) A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable. p. 119. https://archive.org: accessed 16 July 2021.
  4. Census records. Scotland. St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh. 30 March 1851. LAWSON, James (Head). 685/2 29B, p. 08. https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 16 July 2021.
  5. Census records. Scotland. Kirkliston, Midlothian. 07 April 1861. LAWSON, James (Head). 667/ 02, p. 09. https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 16 July 2021.
  6. Society of Writers to the Signet. (1890) A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable. p. 119. https://archive.org: accessed 16 July 2021
  7. Marriages index (OPR) Scotland. Edinburgh. 18 April 1826. LAWSON, James and CLARK, Margaret. 685/1 630 318. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 16 July 2021.
  8. Society of Writers to the Signet. (1890) A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable. p. 119. https://archive.org: accessed 16 July 2021.
  9. Baptisms index (OPR) Scotland. St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh. 01 November 1797. CLARK, Margaret. 685/2 120 297. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 17 July 2021.
  10. Census records. Scotland. St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh. 30 March 1851. LAWSON, James (Head). 685/2 29B, p. 08. https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 16 July 2021.
  11. Baptisms index (OPR) Scotland. Edinburgh. 24 April 1850. D[OLIER], Isaac Matthew. 685/1 600 181. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 17 July 2021.
  12. Stillorgan Genealogy & History. https://www.youwho.ie/dolier.html: accessed 17 July 2021.
  13. Probate records. Scotland. Edinburgh. Certificate endorsement. 16 February 1914. D’OLIER, Isaac Matthew. Ancestry collection ‘Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 12 December 2023.
  14. Baptisms index (OPR) Scotland. Edinburgh. 18 July 1828. LAWSON, Peter Campbell. 685/1 560. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 17 July 2021.
  15. Monumental inscriptions. Scotland. Canongate, Edinburgh. 1857. LAWSON, Peter. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121686413/peter-lawson: accessed 12 December 2023.
  16. British Art. ‘James Archer – Summertime, Gloucestershire.’ 16 April 2008. http://goldenagepaintings.blogspot.com/2008/04/james-archer-summertime-gloucestershire.html: accessed 12 December 2023.
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  18. Census records. England. Kensington, London. 05 April 1891. ARCHER, James (Head). RG12/32/46. Ancestry collection ‘1891 England Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 12 December 2023.
  19. Deaths index (CR) England. Kensington, London. Q1, 1892. ARCHER, Jane Clark. vol. 1a, p. 192. Ancestry collection ‘England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 12 December 2023.

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