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     George William Lawson was born on 29 January 1867 at Westbury, Tasmania, Australia. He married Ivy Rowena Grace Saltmarsh, daughter of Charles Saltmarsh and Rowlina Jane Bussey, on 15 January 1913 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia. George William Lawson died in 1924 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He was buried in 1924 at Christ Church Cemetery, Wellington Street, Longford, Tasmania, Australia.

     Hannah Lawson married Richard Lawson, son of Richard Lawson and Mary (?). Hannah Lawson was born in 1835.

     Harold Athol Lawson was born on 29 November 1874 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of William Lawson and Adelaide Lucas. Harold Athol Lawson died on 5 June 1875 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia.

     Harry Hatton Lawson was born on 5 March 1870 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of William Lawson and Adelaide Lucas. Harry Hatton Lawson died on 9 September 1905 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia, at age 35.

     Her married name was Symmons. Henrietta Piper Lawson was born on 30 May 1820. She was the daughter of Sarah Hodgetts.

     Henry Lawson was born in 1835. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Sarah Hodgetts. Henry Lawson died in 1910.

     Hubert Lucas Lawson was born on 2 September 1871 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of William Lawson and Adelaide Lucas. Hubert Lucas Lawson died on 9 August 1872 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia.

     John Lawson was born in 1837. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Mary (?)

     Mary Lawson was born in 1840. She was the daughter of Richard Lawson and Mary (?)

     Richard Lawson was born on 16 July 1793 at England. He married Sarah Hodgetts, daughter of Convict Thomas Hodgetts and Harriet Luce, in 1825 at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Richard Lawson died on 30 May 1856 at 'Little Hampton', Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia, at age 62. He was buried circa 2 June 1856 at Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia.

     Richard Lawson was born in 1829. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Sarah Hodgetts. Richard Lawson died in 1852.

     Richard Lawson married Hannah Lawson. Richard Lawson was born in 1836. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Mary (?)

     Richard Lawson married Mary (?) Richard Lawson was born in 1806.

     Her married name was Dowie. Sarah Maria Lawson was born on 3 August 1851. She was the daughter of Thomas Lawson.

     Thomas Lawson was born in 1827. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Sarah Hodgetts. Thomas Lawson died in 1883.

     William Lawson was born in 1831. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Sarah Hodgetts. William Lawson died in 1881.

     William Lawson was the son of George William Lawson and Ivy Rowena Grace Saltmarsh. William Lawson was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Wellington Street, Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He died circa 1918 at Longford, Tasmania, Australia.

     William Lawson was born on 15 September 1839 at Norfolk Plains, Tasmania, Australia. He married Adelaide Lucas, daughter of George Lucas and Elizabeth Hodgetts, on 9 June 1864 at Christ Church, Wellington Street, Longford, Tasmania, Australia. William Lawson died on 9 April 1881 at Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, at age 41.

     William Lawson was born in 1826. He was the son of Richard Lawson and Mary (?)

     William Richard Lawson was born on 9 June 1849. He was the son of Thomas Lawson.

     Edward Laye was born circa December 1884 at Oxfordshire, England. He was the son of Francis George Sinclair Laye and Amy Selina Nugent. Edward Laye died in December 1895.

     General Francis Laye married Mary Airey. General Francis Laye was born in 1754 at Northumbria, England. He died on 20 January 1828 at Ellison, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumbria, England.

     Francis George Sinclair Laye was buried at Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire, England. He died at Portaferry, Down, Ireland. He was born in 1853. He was the son of Joseph Henry Laye and Emilia Dean-Pitt. Francis George Sinclair Laye was Royal Navy in 1881 at Portsmouth, England. He married Amy Selina Nugent, daughter of Major General Charles Lavallin Nugent and Charlotte Marcia Dean-Pitt, in June 1882 at Portsea, Portsmouth, England.

     Joseph Henry Laye Major General Joseph Henry LAYE, C.B., son of Lt. General Francis LAYE, Maj General Laye, husband, present at her death ) M on 23 May 1848 St Paul's, Auckland
'. . .Laye took over the Commercial Hotel for his troops, and,assisted by the technical expertise of Lieutenant T. B. Collinson, Royal Engineers, began construction of a fort overlooking the settlement . .. The site chosen by Laye and Collinson was a sandyhill, standing some seventy feet above the Wanganui River, at the north end of the settlement . . ..Laye named it 'The Rutland Stockade'. . .On 16 April,a midshipman named Crozier from the gunboat was joking with a Maori,when he accidentally discharged his firearm, wounding the Maori in the cheek. The man belonged to a group which was friendly to the Europeans, and although he spread the word that it had only been an accident, others decided that this spilling of blood by a white man demanded utu.Two days later, an outlying farm belonging to a settler, J.A.Gilfillan, was attacked by five Maoris. Gilfillan and his sixteen-year old daughter escaped but his wife and three other children were murdered. It was believed that this attack had been carried out, not by the relatives of the wounded Maori, but by others who hoped to incriminate those who were friendly with the Europeans. However the plan miscarried, for the five murderers were caught and delivered up to Laye by theones they tried to incriminate. Laye decided to waste no time and promptly set up a court-martial . . . They found the accused men guilty and sentenced four of them to be hanged and the fifth, on account of his youth, tobe transported for life. On the 26th the sentence was carried out . .. . The Maoris pressed forward,forcing the mounted settlers to retire, and, covered by fire from the hills, seized some outlying houses and opened fire on the fort. . . .The Maoris came on with great gallantry, but . . . the defender's, fire was too effective . .. Laye and Hardy kept their men to their work,and Holmes' gunboat provided effective flanking fire. .. .' The Maoris gave up, and Laye reported in his letter, according to Bartrop, that two chiefs were killed on their side, but he suffered no losses.' Above from Michael Bartrop's To Face the Daring Maoris. He was born in 1814 at Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumbria, England. He was the son of General Francis Laye and Mary Airey. Joseph Henry Laye married Emilia Dean-Pitt, daughter of George Dean-Pitt and Susan Baillie, on 23 May 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand; Marriage Announcement: 'LAYE - PITT On Tuesday, 23rd May 1848, at St Paul's, by Rev J F Churton, J H Laye Esq, Captain of H M 58th Regt, second son of the late Lt Gen Laye, RA, to Emelia Marie Dean, second daughter of His Excellency Major General Dean Pitt, K H, commanding the Forces in NZ. [NZ'er 24 May 1848] Witnesses,Maj. General PITT and the Governor George Edward GREY.' Joseph Henry Laye died on 3 March 1895 at London, England.

     Joseph Henry Laye was born on 4 February 1849 at Auckland, New Zealand. He was the son of Joseph Henry Laye. Joseph Henry Laye died on 26 June 1938 at Dawlish, Devonshire, England, at age 89.

     Martha Laye married Michael Fazackerley, son of John Fazackerley and Elizabeth (?). Her married name was Fazackerley. Martha Laye was born circa 1781.

     Violet Selina Laye was buried at Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire, England, near F.G.S. LAYE, her father. She was born in December 1894 at Oxfordshire, England. She was the daughter of Francis George Sinclair Laye and Amy Selina Nugent.

     Clarence Trevor Lazarus was born in 1897 at Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of Henry George Lazarus and Alice Elizabeth Nichols.

     Elvire Lazarus was born in 1889. She was the daughter of Henry George Lazarus and Alice Elizabeth Nichols.