John Lawson was born around 1837 in Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.

John married Martha Chew in 1868 in the Clitheroe Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Martha Chew:

- Matilda Bertha Emma Chew	born around 1866 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Margaret Ann Lawson	born around 1868 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Thomas (Tom) Lawson	born around 1870 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Sarah Lawson	born around 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- George Farnell Lawson	born around 1877 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Robert Lawson	born around 1879 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Bella Lawson	born around 1881 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- John Lawson	born around 1886 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Ethel Lawson	born around 1888 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1837		Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Note 1.
1881		66 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	79 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.

John was a Wheelwright.

Details of John's death are not known.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1881 Census. John's birthplace.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	66 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1901	79 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1911	79 Taylor Street (Jubilee Terrace), Clitheroe, Lancashire.