Richard Lawson, b: -

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}


	^{Francis Lawson}^{b.1791 Leven, England d.}

	^{Frances Lawson}^{b.1793 Leven, England d.}

	^{Elizabeth Lawson}^{b.1795 Leven, England d.}		^{Richard Lawson}^{b. d.}

	^{Hardy Lawson}^{b.1797 Leven, England d.}

	^{Hannah Lawson}^{b.1799 Leven, England d.}

	^John Lawson^{b.1803 Leven, England d.}

	^Ann Lawson^{b.1805 Leven, England d.}		^{Ann Pickering}^{b. d.}

	^Jane Lawson^{b.1808 Leven, England d.1881}