John Hugh LawsonAge: 471803–1850
- Name
- John Hugh Lawson
- Given names
- John Hugh
- Surname
- Lawson
| Christening | February 1803 (Age ) Kingston, , Norfolk Island |
| Birth | 26 April 1803 28 23 Kingston, , Norfolk Island |
| Australian History | 1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Birth of a brother | 2 August 1804 (Age 15 months) Kingston, , Norfolk Island
younger brother -
William Lawson Jr.
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| Australian History | 1804 (Age 8 months) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Christening of a brother | 26 September 1804 (Age 17 months) Kingston, , Norfolk Island
younger brother -
William Lawson Jr.
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| Birth of a brother | 26 May 1806 (Age 3) At Sea
younger brother -
Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr.
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| Birth of a brother | 26 February 1808 (Age 4) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
James Lawson
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| Australian History | 1808 (Age 4) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Death of a brother | 20 October 1811 (Age 8) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
James Lawson
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| Marriage of parents | View family 23 March 1812 (Age 8) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
father -
Lieut. William Lawson Sr.
mother -
Sarah Leadbeater
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| Birth of a sister | 17 January 1813 (Age 9) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Rebecca Lawson
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| Birth of a sister | 13 October 1816 (Age 13) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Hannah Anne Lawson
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| Birth of a sister | 13 October 1816 (Age 13) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Sophia West Lawson
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 13) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 14) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1819 (Age 15) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Sarah Maria Lawson
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| Death of a sister | 16 January 1819 (Age 15) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Sarah Maria Lawson
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| Birth of a sister | 1 May 1821 (Age 18) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Sarah Maria Lawson
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| Birth of a brother | 21 January 1823 (Age 19) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
Thomas Lawson
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 20) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 21) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Birth of a sister | 5 July 1826 (Age 23) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Allis Lawson
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| Australian History | 1828 (Age 24) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 25) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Marriage of a sister | Rebecca Lawson - View family 7 June 1830 (Age 27) Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
James Brindley Bettington Sr.
younger sister -
Rebecca Lawson
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| Death of a mother | 11 July 1830 (Age 27) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
mother -
Sarah Leadbeater
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| Marriage of a sister | Hannah Anne Lawson - View family 18 November 1830 (Age 27) Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
Henry Bayly
younger sister -
Hannah Anne Lawson
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| Australian History | 1830 (Age 26) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 27) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Marriage of a brother | William Lawson Jr. - View family 10 May 1832 (Age 29) Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
William Lawson Jr.
sister-in-law -
Caroline Icely
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| Marriage of a sister | Sophia West Lawson - View family 22 October 1832 (Age 29) Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
Edward Hallen
younger sister -
Sophia West Lawson
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 28) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 29) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 31) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Marriage of a brother | Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr. - View family 7 January 1836 (Age 32) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr.
sister-in-law -
Honoria Mary Dickinson
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| Australian History | 1836 (Age 32) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Marriage of a sister | Sarah Maria Lawson - View family 15 July 1837 (Age 34) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
Ambrose Hallen
younger sister -
Sarah Maria Lawson
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| Australian History | 1838 (Age 34) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 35) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 36) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Marriage of a brother | Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr. - View family 1841 (Age 37)
younger brother -
Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr.
sister-in-law -
Sarah Ann Kirk
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| Australian History | 1841 (Age 37) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 38) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 39) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 41) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Death of a brother | 3 February 1849 (Age 45) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr.
|
| Death of a father | 16 June 1850 (Age 47) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
father -
Lieut. William Lawson Sr.
|
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 46) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Death | 4 November 1850 (Age 47) "Merrendee", Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Burial | 7 November 1850 (3 days after death) "Pioneer Cemetery", Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 2 June 1774 Finchley, Middlesex, England Death 16 June 1850 (Age 76) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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6 years mother |
Birth 28 February 1780 Death 11 July 1830 (Age 50) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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Marriage: 23 March 1812 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
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-9 years #1 himself |
John Hugh Lawson
Birth 26 April 1803 28 23 Kingston, , Norfolk Island Death 4 November 1850 (Age 47) "Merrendee", Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
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15 months #2 younger brother |
William Lawson Jr.
Birth 2 August 1804 30 24 Kingston, , Norfolk Island Death yes |
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22 months #3 younger brother |
Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr.
Birth 26 May 1806 31 26 At Sea Death 3 February 1849 (Age 42) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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21 months #4 younger brother |
James Lawson
Birth 26 February 1808 33 27 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 20 October 1811 (Age 3) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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5 years #5 younger sister |
Rebecca Lawson
Birth 17 January 1813 38 32 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Death 25 February 1882 (Age 69) California, USA |
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4 years #6 younger sister |
Birth 13 October 1816 42 36 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Death 22 March 1878 (Age 61) Liverpool St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| #7 younger sister |
Sophia West Lawson
Birth 13 October 1816 42 36 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Death yes |
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2 years #8 younger sister |
Sarah Maria Lawson
Birth about 1819 44 38 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Death 16 January 1819 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years #9 younger sister |
Sarah Maria Lawson
Birth 1 May 1821 46 41 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Death 30 March 1902 (Age 80) |
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21 months #10 younger brother |
Thomas Lawson
Birth 21 January 1823 48 42 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Burial Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years #11 younger sister |
Allis Lawson
Birth 5 July 1826 52 46 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia Burial Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |