LAWSON, GEORGE MERVYN, brother of Bernard Sloane Lawson (qv); b. 7 May 1865; adm. 31 May 1877 (H); left Aug 1881; King’s Coll. London; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jan 1885; BA 1889; ordained 1890; Curate, St. Peter’s, Wolverhampton, Staffs. 1890-2; with Universities Mission to Central Africa at Msaraka, Zanzibar 1893-5; Curate, St. Cyprian’s, Kimberley, South Africa 1895-1903; Director, Griqualand West Mission, South Africa, 1903 -; Archdeacon of Kuruman 1912 -; served as temp. Chaplain to the Forces during 1914-18 war; d. 1945.

LAWSON, ERIC ST. JOHN, brother of Bernard Sloane Lawson (qv); b. 24 Jun 1869; adm. 16 Jun 1881 (G); left Aug 1885; joined Indian Police 9 Apr 1891; Probationary Assistant District Superintendent of Police Aug 1893, confirmed Apr 1895; services applied for by Siamese Govt. to assist in the reorganisation of their police force 1898 onwards; District Superintendent Feb 1899; Commissioner of Police, Bangkok 1902; Superintendent Apr 1906; 3rd cl. Order of White Elephant, Siam 1904, 1st cl. Order of Crown of Siam 1914; joined British Army Feb 1915; with British Expeditionary Force, France Feb 1916; temp. Lieut. -Col. 1917; demobilised 1919; retd. Apr 1921, with rank Lieut. -Col.; OBE 1 Jan 1919; adviser to Ministry of Local Govt., Siam; retired to Guernsey, Channel Islands; d. 25 Apr 1954.

LAWSON, BERNARD SLOANE, eldest son of George Lawson FRCS, Harley Street, London, Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria, and Mary Louisa, dau. of William Thomson, Surgeon, EICS Bengal; b. 27 Dec 1863; adm. 15 Jun 1876 (H); left Dec 1879; Middlesex Hospital, Broderip scholar 1885; MRCS LRCP 1886; practised in Harley Street, London; emigrated to New Zealand; m. 16 Jul 1891 Annie Madeleine, sister of Sir Havilland Walter De Sausmarez, Bart. (qv); d. at Timaru, New Zealand 5 Jan 1893.

LAWSON, ---; b.; adm.; a boarder (Clapham) 1799.

Lawrence, John Henry, son of Laurie Asher Lawrence, F.R.C.S., of St. Marylebone, by Elizabeth Rachel, daughter of Isaac Solomon Joseph, of Kensington; b. May 23, 1887; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left July 1905; enlisted in 28th Batt. London Regt. Sept. 3, 1914; Lieut. A. S. C. Dec. 1, 1915; temp. Capt. April 1, 1917; served in France July 1915 - March 1919; mentioned twice in despatches; O.B.E. June 7, 1918; m. Sept. 5, 1917, Violet Louise, daughter of Charles Marcus, of Hampstead; d. Nov. 14, 1949.

LAWRENCE, HARRY WILLIAM CHARLES; b. (Marylebone) 18 Dec 1852; adm. 28 Sep 1865 (G); living, no occupation, in Harrow, Middlesex (1881 Census); m. (by 1880) Mary ---.

Lawrence, Edward Feurtado, brother of John Henry Lawrence (q.v.); b. Nov. 28, 1892; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); left July 1911; d. Feb. 14, 1913.

LAWRANCE, HENRY, eldest son of Edward Lawrance, Barbados, West Indies, and Rebecca Skeete Briggs (IGI); b. (West Indies) 23 Sep 1863; adm. 24 Jun 1879 (H); left May 1882; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Oct 1882; BA 1888; MA 1889.

LAWLEY, SIR ROBERT, BART., only son of Sir Robert Lawley, Bart., and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir Lambert Blackwell, Bart., MP; bap 22 Mar 1735/6; adm. Sep 1748 (Watts'); in school list 1752; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 5 Apr 1753; succ. father as 5th baronet 28 Nov 1779; MP Warwickshire from 1780; of Canwell Priory, Staffs.; m. 11 Aug 1764 Jane, only dau. of Beilby Thompson, Escrick, Yorks.; d. 1 Mar 1793.

LAWFORD, JOHN GRANT, second son of William Robinson Lawford, Leighton Buzzard, Beds., and Catherine Elizabeth Firth (IGI); b. 10 Feb 1811; adm. 18 Sep 1821 (Stelfox's); Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Jul 1828; BA 1833; MA 1835; ordained priest (Lincoln) 15 Mar 1835; Master, Aylesbury GS 1835; Perpetual Curate of Heath and Reach, Beds., 15 Mar 1835-42, of Soulbury, Bucks., 11 Apr 1839-45; m. 1838 Phoebe, third dau. of W. Dawson, Turnham Green, Middlesex; d. at Brussels 23 Jun 1847.