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Pvt Thomas Lawford

Birth	:	1792 England
Death	:	6 Dec 1880 Beckwith, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.1175003, -97.6877975
Inscription	:	In memory of Thomas Lawford, died Dec 6, 1880, aged 88 yrs. "What though his aged form decay, And moulder in the tomb, His spirit lives in realms of day, Enjoying endless bloom"
Description	:	Private of the 37th North Hampshire Regiment of Foot Soldiers Second Battalion , who came to Canada in 1814, after the War of 1812. Disbanded at Kingston in 1816. Land Grant 'Perth Settlement' given to Soldiers 21 Dec 1821, Con 3 NE1/2 Lot 3 Beckwith Township. Arrived too Late to serve in action. Biography Thomas was born c.1792 in England, likely somewhere in northern England. His parents and precise birthplace remain unknown as of Jan. 2019. Thomas Lawford came to Canada in 1817 as a soldier in the 37th Regiment. Following his discharge, Thomas made his way to... Read More	Private of the 37th North Hampshire Regiment of Foot Soldiers Second Battalion , who came to Canada in 1814, after the War of 1812. Disbanded at Kingston in 1816. Land Grant 'Perth Settlement' given to Soldiers 21 Dec 1821, Con 3 NE1/2 Lot 3 Beckwith Township. Arrived too Late to serve in action. Biography Thomas was born c.1792 in England, likely somewhere in northern England. His parents and precise birthplace remain unknown as of Jan. 2019. Thomas Lawford came to Canada in 1817 as a soldier in the 37th Regiment. Following his discharge, Thomas made his way to Perth, Ontario, at the time a military settlement encampment. Receiving a 100 acre land grant in Beckwith Township (East half of lot 3, Conc. 3), Thomas set to work transforming his land into a productive farm operation. Thomas married Margaret Cameron at Perth in 1825 and they raised a large family of six boys and six girls. Thomas passed away 6 Dec 1880, aged 88, and Margaret died in June 1891, aged 86. On his civil death record, the registrar wrote: "An old soldier and pensioner."[1] The following account was written by Scott Manning based on search of British military records: Thomas was a discharged British soldier who served with the 2nd Battalion of the 37th Regiment of Foot, otherwise known as the North Hampshire Regiment. Hoping to learn where Thomas was from in England, I retained a researcher in 1983 to search Thomas’ military service records at the National Archives in London, England. His findings are summarized as follows. Thomas enlisted as a volunteer at Northumberland, the most northerly English county bordering Scotland. When the 2nd Battalion was formed in May 1813 Thomas’ name appears on the muster rolls as returning from furlough but there is no mention of where he was stationed beforehand. The thread of his whereabouts disappears prior to 1813 as the researcher was unable to find any trace of Thomas before that time, having checked muster rolls of both the 1st Battalion and the Northumberland militia. Regarding Thomas’ service with the 2nd Battalion, he was stationed in Belgium (Antwerp) from late 1814 into 1815. Later in 1815, his battalion was stationed at Fermoy, Ireland, a garrison town where a large number of British troops were massed prior to their departure for the battlefield near Waterloo, Belgium. So on June 18, 1815 at the age of 23, Thomas fought in the Duke of Wellington’s army at the Battle of Waterloo and a family story passed down confirms that Thomas was wounded on the battlefield. After Waterloo, Thomas was again stationed at Fermoy Barracks until early 1817 when his Battalion was disbanded and the remaining 432 men were sent to Canada to join the 37th Regiment’s 1st Battalion. Arriving in the summer of 1817, Thomas was stationed in Montréal from June 1818 until his discharge on 3 May 1820. Following his discharge, Thomas received a land grant to the East 1/2 Lot 3, Conc. 3, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, ON. Given his enlistment in Northumberland, Thomas Lawford could have actually come from somewhere in northern England. Moreover, his civil death record and gravestone strongly suggest he was born in 1792. Sources ↑ Short bio written Jan. 2019 by Scott Manning. Account based on confirmed historical records (Canada census, British military records, civil/ church records) and extensive family history research. Manning-3281, Wed, January 9, 2019.

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Pvt Thomas Lawford's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, USA.
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Pvt Thomas Lawford death on 6 Dec 1880 in Beckwith, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 39.1175003
Longitude: -97.6877975

Family Members:

Spouse

Margaret Cameron Lawford

(1805 - 1891)

Children

Margaret Lawford Day

(1829 - 1902)

Mary Ann Lawford Stewart

(1832 - 1908)

(1838 - 1891)

(1841 - 1921)

(1846 - 1922)

(1852 - 1873)

(1876 - 1971)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Highland Cemetery
Minneapolis, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1175003, -97.6877975

2. Crosson Cemetery
Minneapolis, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2011940, -97.6544720

3. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1183014, -97.8078003

4. Bennington Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.0385200, -97.5937800

5. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2050018, -97.5832977

6. Hall Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2404970, -97.6302360

7. Fairview Cemetery
Ada, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1610985, -97.8735962

8. Saint Borgia Cemetery
Ada, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1612050, -97.8739330

9. Crown Point Cemetery
Culver, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9613991, -97.6856003

10. Culver Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.0014000, -97.8225021

11. Saint Paul Cemetery
Delphos, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2677994, -97.7518997

12. Ackley Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0893160, -97.4797040

13. Delphos Cemetery
Delphos, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2778015, -97.7416992

14. Twin Hills Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0891991, -97.9019012

15. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Salina, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9356003, -97.7142029

16. Baldwin Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2061005, -97.9111023

17. Price Cemetery
Tescott, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0311012, -97.9143982

18. Franklin Cemetery
Tescott, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9841995, -97.8739014

19. Bohemian National Cemetery
Ada, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2193870, -97.9054030

20. Spring Creek Cemetery
Beverly, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1255989, -97.9458008

21. Vine Creek Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1194000, -97.4180984

22. Saline Valley Cemetery
Salina, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9160995, -97.6081009

23. Fairview Cemetery
Lamar, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2928009, -97.5299988

24. Greenville Cemetery
Niles, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9794006, -97.4646988