Husband - Lawton, William Graves Sr, Partner, Lawton and Vassie, Cor. King and Canterbury, 75 Union St. Dry Goods

Born: 1826 - Wakefield, Yorkshire, , England Immigrated to Saint John in 1835 Died: 21 Nov 1879 - Saint John, , NB, Bur: - Fernhill, Saint John, NB,

Parents:

Wife - Burns, Sarah Ann

Born: - England Chr: - , , , Died: 5 Feb 1892 - Washington DC Bur: - Fern Hill, Saint John, NB

Parents: Burns, Lewis ESQ, President Commercial Bank, Rep House of Assembley for Saint John (IRIN#5511) & Burns Mrs (IRIN#5512) - FRIN#1815

Children

1. Male: Lawton, James Henry - IRIN#2683 Born: Mar 1835 - Kings Ward Saint John, NB Died: 17 May 1835 - Saint John, NB, Bur: - Fernhill, Saint John, NB

2. Male: Lawton, Alfred Graves druggist Shediac, 72 Union St. Clerk - IRIN#5467 Born: 1847 - Kings Ward Saint John, , NB Spouse: Burns, Annie D - IRIN#2690 - FRIN#778 Marr: 20 Jan 1877 - St Paul's Church Saint John, NB, Rev Francis Partridge

3. Female: Lawton, Annie - IRIN#5468 Born: 1855 - Kings Ward Saint John,NB

4. Male: Lawton, Edmond, Proprietor Ben Lomond House in 1892, 72 Union St. Clerk & Druggist - IRIN#5469 Born: 1849 - Kings Ward Saint John, , NB Died: 21 Jul 1901 - Saint John, NB, Bur: - Fernhill, Saint John, NB, Spouse: Marr: 30 Mar 1860 - Saint John, NB,

5. Male: Lawton, Clarence - IRIN#5471 Born: 1844 - SaintJohn, Died: 24 Sep 1861 - 75 Union St Saint John, Bur: - Fernhill, Saint John, NB

6. Male: Lawton, Herbert, druggist, Shediac - IRIN#5472 Born: 1842 - Saint John, NB

7. Male: Lawton, William H, 11 Coberg St. Clerk - IRIN#2687 Born: 1838 - Kings Ward Saint John, Church of England Died: 14 Oct 1903 - Saint John, NB, Bur: - Fernhill, Saint John, NB, Spouse: Boies, Louisa Gertrude, only daughter - IRIN#3564 - FRIN#1796 Marr: 30 Aug 1858 - Sheffield, Sunbury Co, NB, Rev Wiggins

8. Male: Lawton, Stanley - IRIN#5515 Born: - Saint John, , NB, Died: 10 Jun 1895 - Saint John,NB

9. Male: Lawton, Edward, Proprietor Ben Lomond House in 1886 - IRIN#5516 Born: -Spouse: White, Martha - IRIN#5517 - FRIN#1816 Marr: 8 Jul 1886 - Ben Lomond House, Saint John, NB, Rev Thomas F Raymond

William Graves Lawton and Family lived in this house, on Union Street, Saint John, NB.

Bateman, John H.

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Shediac

Shediac

Carriagemaker

This entry was in the 1871 Directory.
John Harrington Bateman and his son, John A were both carriage makers

Bateman, John A.

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Smith's

Shediac

Westmorland

Carriagemaker

According to Tim Isaac, John H Bateman married a daughter of William Graves Lawton, but he had only one daughter, Annie, born 1855. Annie was
35 years younger than John H Bateman....so did she marry an older man or maybe his son, John A.












Fred H. Hartt, Frank Daniel and W.G. Lawton
Roberts & Bruckhof




Date November 21 1879
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe

By the death of W.G. LAWTON, Esq. which occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock this morn., St. John loses its oldest dry goods merchant. Mr. L. was 73 years of age. He was born at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England and learned the dry goods trade there. He afterwards engaged in business on his own account and had amassed a large amount of money when he determined to remove to America. He came to St. John and opened a dry goods store more than forty years ago. In 1845 he and John Vassie, Esq., formed a co-partnership, and for more than thirty years continued in business under the title of Lawton & Vassie. The deceased was a leading member of the Trinity Church and was a church warden for many years.


Date November 22 1879
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Daily News

W.G. LAWTON, one of the oldest dry goods merchants, died at his residence Union St. (St. John) between 8 and 9 o'clock yesterday. He had been in feeble health for some time past, the result of an attack of paralysis. He was born at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, 73 years ago and came to St. John about 45 years ago, establishing himself in a store on Market Square where he carried on his buiness till he was burnt out in the fire of 1839. After that fire, he did business in the Sands Block, Prince William St. removing to a store of Market Square in partnership with John Vassie under firm name Lawton & Vassie. There they remained until they erected their store on the corner of King and Canterbury streets, into which they moved. Mr. Vassie assumed the charge of the whosesale, and Mr. Lawton of the retain branch of the business. This store was destroyed by the great fire of 1877, since which time Mr. Lawton has carried on business in the premises on King St. He was a leading member of Trinity Church and was church warden for several years. His funeral will take place from his residence Monday afternoon.

Date February 8 1892
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe

The funeral of late Mrs. W.G. LAWTON took place this afternoon from the residence of F.G. JORDAN. The service was at the Stone Church and interment was at Rural (Fernhill) Cemetery. The deceased lady was a daughter of late Lewis BURNS, Esq., at one time President of the Commercial Bank and representative of St. John in the House of Assembly. Her husband, W.G. LAWTON was head of the firm Lawton & Vassie, a large dry goods house here. Mr. Lawton died some years ago. Mr. Vassie is still living in Scotland. For some years Mrs. Lawton has been living in Washington with her son, Stanley LAWTON and died there 3rd inst., age 77. Two other sons, Edmund LAWTON, formerly proprietor of the Ben Lomond House and Herbert LAWTON, druggist, Shediac, survive.




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