William Thomas LAWS

1859 - 1912  (52 years)

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• Name	William Thomas LAWS
  Born	20 Dec 1859 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Certificate	20 Dec 1859 Old South Head Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [2]  – Birth
  Certificate	27 Jan 1881 William Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   – Marriage
  Occupation	27 Jan 1881 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  	Blacksmith
  Address	25 Aug 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  	William's address given as Jesmod Street, Surry Hills when William was the informant on the death certificate of his mother Anna (Honor) Laws.
  Certificate	25 Aug 1882 Jesmond Street, Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia   [5]  – Issue on mother's Death Transcript
  	Children of marriage: Mary Ann (Thornton), Ester Jane (Chapman), Cordelia Bott (Freeman), William Thomas, Sydney Phillip, 2 males, 1 female deceased.
  Informant	25 Aug 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  	Informant on the death certificate of his mother Anna (Honor) Laws .
  Newspaper	26 Aug 1882 10 Jesmond Street, Surry Hills. New South Wales, Australia   [6]  – Funeral
  Address	13 Dec 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [7]
  	William's address given as Jesmod Street, Surry Hills when William was the informant on the death certificate of his father William Laws.
  Informant	13 Dec 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [7]
  	Informant on death certificate of his father William Laws.
  Photos	Abt 1902  [8]
  	Wiliam Thomas and Cordelia Cordelia's marriage
  Address	Feb 1912 McDougall Street, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia   [9]
  	McDougall Street, Kensington, NSW
  Certificate	9 Feb 1912 McDougall Street, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia   [10]  – Death
  Died	9 Feb 1912 Kensington, New South Wales, Australia   [9]  – Cause: Morbus cordis, Dropsy
  Cemetery	10 Feb 1912 Waverley Cemetery, St Thomas Street, Bronte New South Wales, Australia   [11]
  	Name:William Thomas Laws Death Age:52 Birth Date:abt 1860 Death Date:9 Feb 1912 Death Location:A/c Mrs W T Laws, McDougall Street, Kensington Cemetery:Waverley Church of England Section:Section 15 Select Row 12 Grave 6314 Cemetery Location:New South Wales
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  Buried	10 Feb 1912 Waverley Cemetery, St Thomas Street, Bronte New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I38 Turner
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William LAWS,   b. Abt Sep 1820, Northfleet, Kent, England ,   d. 13 Dec 1882, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Honor "Hannah" ANDERSON,   b. Abt Jul 1825, Reed, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 25 Aug 1882, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1845 The Scots Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F26 Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Tamzon Charlotte SMITH,   b. 5 Apr 1859, Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 18 Sep 1937, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1881 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [16, 17]
  Children	1. Cordelia Cecelia "Cec" LAWS,   b. 1882, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 21 Sep 1965, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)   2. William Henry LAWS,   b. 1883, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1940, Granville, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 57 years)   3. Arthur Reginald LAWS,   b. 1885, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1955, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 70 years)   4. Irene May LAWS,   b. 11 May 1889, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 8 Jan 1955, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 65 years)   5. Frederick N. LAWS,   b. 1890, Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1891, Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 1 years)   6. Ella Mary LAWS,   b. 1892, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1976, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 84 years)   7. Gordon William LAWS,   b. 1900, 8 Bourke Street, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1905, Glebe New South Wales, Australia  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F15 Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

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  Born - 20 Dec 1859 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Certificate - Birth - 20 Dec 1859 - Old South Head Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Certificate - Marriage - 27 Jan 1881 - William Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation - 27 Jan 1881 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Married - 27 Jan 1881 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Address - 25 Aug 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Certificate - Issue on mother's Death Transcript - 25 Aug 1882 - Jesmond Street, Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia Informant - 25 Aug 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Newspaper - Funeral - 26 Aug 1882 - 10 Jesmond Street, Surry Hills. New South Wales, Australia Address - 13 Dec 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Informant - 13 Dec 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Address - Feb 1912 - McDougall Street, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia Certificate - Death - 9 Feb 1912 - McDougall Street, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia Died - Cause: Morbus cordis, Dropsy - 9 Feb 1912 - Kensington, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery - 10 Feb 1912 - Waverley Cemetery, St Thomas Street, Bronte New South Wales, Australia Buried - 10 Feb 1912 - Waverley Cemetery, St Thomas Street, Bronte New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  On NSW BDM index, mother listed as 'Hannah'. William did not state his parents on his marriage certificate. On death certificate mother listed as ' Honor'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Laws, William Thomas. 1859 Birth Transcript NSW, (1859)/148 (Reliability: 4). [S73] Laws, William Thomas. 1859 Birth Transcript NSW. [S8] Laws, William. and Smith, Tamzon. 1881 Marriage Transcript NSW, Blacksmith (Reliability: 4). [S76] Laws Anna/Hannah/Honor (Anderson). 1882 Death Transcript NSW, (1882)/1683 (Reliability: 4). [S76] Laws Anna/Hannah/Honor (Anderson). 1882 Death Transcript NSW. [S241] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Article identifier     http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13521848 Page identifier     http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1418208 APA citation     Family Notices. (1882, August 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 20. (Reliability: 3). [S77] Laws, William. 1882 Death Transcript NSW, (1882)/2389 (Reliability: 4). [S344] Ancestry Family Trees, Ondine22 http://connect.ancestry.com.au/Profile/00045069-0006-0000-0000-000000000000 also Eileen Freeman's tree http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/429094/person/-19139199 (Reliability: 3). [S74] Laws, William Thomas. 1912 Death Transcript NSW, (1912)/3189 (Reliability: 4). [S74] Laws, William Thomas. 1912 Death Transcript NSW. [S403] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Name: William Thomas Laws Death Age: 52 Birth Date: abt 1860 Death Date: 9 Feb 1912 Death Location: A/c Mrs W T Laws, McDougall Street, Kensington Cemetery: Waverley Church of England Section: Section 15 Select Row 12 Grave 6314 Cemetery Location: (Reliability: 3). [S304] Adrian, Jenny Naden. [S44] NSW BDM online, (<"http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm">http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm), (1845)/JA V1845 998 73B (Reliability: 4). [S162] Taylor, Amanda. [S338] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Name: Anna Anderson Spouse Name: William Laws Marriage Date: 1845 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1845 Volume Number: V (Reliability: 3). [S8] Laws, William. and Smith, Tamzon. 1881 Marriage Transcript NSW, (1881)/00098 (Reliability: 4). [S338] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Name: William Laws Spouse Name: Tamzon Smith Marriage Date: 1881 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1881 Registration Number: 98 (Reliability: 3).