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LAURENSON, John Robertson

LAURENSON, John Robertson

Male 1897 - 1929  (31 years)


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  • Name LAURENSON, John Robertson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 27 Jul 1897  Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Relation to Head of House: Son 
    _MILT Between 1914 and 1925  [5] 
    Death 30 Apr 1929  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Arrival 2 Dec 1929  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Departure Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I34822  Stark Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025 

    Father LAURENSON, Laurence,   b. 15 Oct 1852, Crown, Catfirth, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1913, Booth of Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother ROBERTSON, Catherine,   b. 21 Mar 1864, Walls, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1914, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1887  Shore Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SUTHERLAND, Jane Geddes,   b. 7 Sep 1890, Hoy, Orkney, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1966, St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1920  Windhouse, Mid Yell, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. LAURENSON, Catherine Annie S,   b. 1920, Mid Yell, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1977, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. LAURENSON, Benjamin Franklin,   b. 1928   d. 1995, Wick, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F12279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jul 1897 - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head of House: Son - 1901 - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1929 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 2 Dec 1929 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - - Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    SHETLANDS ROLL OF HONOUR 1920    		SHETLANDS ROLL OF HONOUR 1920
    Roll of honou WW1 Shetland
    Service records    		Service records
    Sutherland Laurenson Roll of Service Shetland profile    		Sutherland Laurenson Roll of Service Shetland profile
    Medal card    		Medal card
    George Armstrong Brown    		George Armstrong Brown
    George at sailing time from Wellington, NZ
    Oct 1981- Deb & Ian Tobeck's wedding    		Oct 1981- Deb & Ian Tobeck's wedding
    Albert McDowall    		Albert McDowall
    Samuel pringle Death 9.9.1876    		Samuel pringle Death 9.9.1876

  • Sources 
    1. [S88] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Lerwick; ED: 1; Page: 13; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_2.

    2. [S12] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S254] Ancestry.com, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), South Australia Indexes to Death 1926-1930.

    4. [S903] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85.
      New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957      		 New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
      The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85


    5. [S1324] Ancestry.com, Web: UK, Campaign Medals Awarded to World War I Merchant Seamen, 1914-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D8047269

    6. [S1299] Ancestry.com, Web: UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D8535095


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