My LAWLOR FAMILY
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Welcome to my LAWLOR FAMILY Pages. Information shown in these pages has been gathered from many sources - including from my parents and living relatives. I am very grateful for their support and memories. I have not researched this side of my family very much, therefore there is not a lot recorded on these pages. I have not shown ALL my information on these pages but, in-time I will work on up-dating these pages. Some information may be incorrect and, there is much detail still to find. I welcome any contacts with new and/or, correct information or, just to make contact with me. Please go back to my HomePage for my contact details.
I only go back to about, the 1800's. My early Lawlor ancestors came from Killahan, Kerry, Ireland. MAURICE LAWLOR had a son Jeremiah Lawlor (I am sure there was more children), who was born in 1852 and died in 1917 in Ireland. Jeremiah married Catherine CARROLL. She was born in 1852 and also died in Ireland. They had seven children:
Maurice
Lawlor 1878 - The only children to come and live in New Zealand were; Hannah, Catherine and, Bridget. Maurice (1878) married and had five children. Ellie married a Dan McKenna and they had one child.
Hannah
Lawlor Hannah arrived in New Zealand on board the ship "S.S. Paparoa" in Wellington on 10th May 1908. She was 25 yrs at the time. On her arrival in NZ, she travelled to Gisborne and work for long standing family friends, CJ Parker. Hannah married William George C Chaney on 22 December 1912 in Otaki, NZ. They had five children - Ellen Joan, Kathleen Clara, William Joseph, Maurice and, Bernard.
Catherine
Mary Lawlor Catherine arrived in New Zealand with her sister Bridget, on board the ship "S.S. Ruahine" in Wellington on 10th January 1910. On her arrival in NZ, she travelled to Gisborne and worked for J J Parker at Opouiti. Catherine married Walter George Warren on 21 December 1918 in Auckland. They had five children - Mary, Arthur William, Maurice Patrick, Walter Brian and, Joseph Michael Valentine. The family moved around the upper North Island to work on many jobs, during the depression years of 1932-1936. After the depression years, the family settled in Greeton, Tauranga. About 1957, Catherine moved to Ponsonby Home in Auckland and, spent her last two weeks of life at her son Maurice's home in Tauranga. She died on 13th March 1966. Of Catherine's and Walter's children; Mary became a nunn and, has now retired and lives in Stratford; Arthur never married and died on 14th February 1988 in Hastings; Maurice married and adopted one child but, Maurice died on 01 April 1984 in Tauranga; Walter married Catherine Lucy Christian and they have seven children and, they live in Putaruru where Walter retired in 1991; Joseph married and had four children and, still lives in Tauranga.
Bridget
Lawlor Bridget arrived in New Zealand with her sister Catherine, on board the ship "S.S. Ruahine" in Wellington on 10th January 1910. Bridget and her sister Catherine travelled to Gisborne after arriving in Wellington. They came to Gisborne because their older sister Hannah, was already there working for CJ Parker of Emerald Hills who was related to the Lawlors. When Bridget and Catherine arrived it had been arranged that Bridget would work for the Quinns and, Catherine would work for the DJ Barry family who had a big liquor store. Bridget married Edmond Thomas Murphy on 01 November 1911 in Gisborne. They had nine children - Kathleen (Kitty) Bridget, Michael Edmund, Patrick John, Mary (Molly) Winifred, Dorothy Joan, Maurice Lawlor, Nancy Mary, Kevin Anthony Thomas and, Brian Joseph. Bridget died 15 August 1952 in Gisborne and, Edmund died 31 October 1980.
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