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LAURENSON, James

LAURENSON, James

Male 1838 - 1884  (46 years)


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  • Name LAURENSON, James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Christening Apr 1838  Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 16 Apr 1838  Tingwell, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 16 Apr 1838  Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1841  Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Event 1851  Resident at Uphouse, Bressay. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation Seaman and Farmer Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1851  Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Residence 1861  Lerwick and Gulberwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1861  Lerwick and Gulberwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1861  Lerwick and Gulberwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 18 Jun 1884  Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10] 
    Burial Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I5345  Stark Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

    Father LAURENSON, Fleming,   b. 14 Jul 1809, Uphouse, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1879, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother SAMUELSON, Elizabeth Janet,   b. 15 Feb 1809, Yell, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1879, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1831  Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Family ID F2020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HANLIN, Agnes,   b. 1838, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1890, Hampden, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1859  Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Children 
    +1. LAURENSON, Mary Hanlin,   b. 1860, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1945, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. LAURENSON, Fleming,   b. 1861, Hampden, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1924, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. LAURENSON, James Hanlin,   b. 1863, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1937, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. LAURENSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1864, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1869, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. LAURENSON, Gilbert,   b. 18 Feb 1866, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1941, Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. LAURENSON, Agnes,   b. 1868, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1870, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. LAURENSON, Grace Margaret Robertson,   b. 1868, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1870, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. LAURENSON, John Turnbull,   b. 24 Aug 1870, Chalgrove, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1903, Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 MARSHALL, Mary Ta'itua,   b. 3 Jan 1860, Saluafata Uplou, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1932, Lufilufi, Apia, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1878  Apia, Upolu, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. LAURENSON, William,   b. 16 Mar 1882, Apia, Upolu, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1930, Apia, Upolu, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. LAURENSON, Charles Duncan,   b. 23 Mar 1884, Taumaufa, Apia, Samoa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1938, Hillsborough, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - Apr 1838 - Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1838 - Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    James laurenson    		James laurenson
    Wedding Certificate James Laurenson and Agnes Hanlin 22Dec1859    		Wedding Certificate James Laurenson and Agnes Hanlin 22Dec1859
    International Hotel    		International Hotel
    James worked here prior to his death. Sourced from British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Oc-B13-17

  • Notes 
    • Occupation: Master Mariner / Trader

      Note: James went to sea at 12yrs and at 18yrs was a first lieutenant. He is listed as a master mariner

      Note: He emigrated to New Zealand prior to 1859 as he was married to Agnes Hanlin in this year.

      Note: Mention of James Laurenson in 1878 in Apia. Given as Captain James Laurenson

      Note: He was living in Apia in Feb 1880 as in Newspaper article about a census of foreigners in Samoa

      Note: He became a trader in Apia and died there in 1884.

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Agnes Hanlan
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1642738026&indiv=try

    2. [S583] Ancestry.com, Samoa, Select Burials, 1895-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Fleming Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1688483164&indiv=try

    4. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for John Turnbull Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6065908491&indiv=try

    5. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Fleming Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6065908479&indiv=try

    6. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for William (Willie) Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6065906318&indiv=try

    7. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
      Record for Charles Duncan Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=110124870379&indiv=try

    8. [S15] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937.

    9. [S45] Ancestry.com, 1841 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Whiteness and Weesdale; ED: 2; Page: 12; Line: 1460; Year: 1841.

    10. [S177] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    11. [S66] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).


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