Biography

JESSIE LAWSON

Burial register ID: 2341
Surname: LAWSON
First name: JESSIE
Middle names:
Gender: Female
Age: 7 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 20-Aug-1878
Date of burial: 23-Aug-1878

Block: 8
Plot: 7
Inscription:

IN MEMORY OF

ROBERT ARTHUR LAWSON

BORN 1 JANUARY 1833, GRANGE, SCOTLAND

DIED 4 DECEMBER 1902, DUNEDIN

AGED 69 YEARS

ALSO HIS WIFE JESSIE SINCLAIR

(NEE HEPBURN)

DIED 29 DECEMBER 1923,

AGED 81 YEARS

AND THEIR DAUGHTER JESSIE

DIED 20 AUGUST 1878,

AGED 7 YEARS

ALSO HIS BROTHER WALTER

DIED 1 SEPTEMBER 1903,

AGED 74 YEARS

On separate monument:-

“JESUS LOVES ME”

WEE JESSIE

Bio contributor:

Jessie Lawson (c.1871-1878)

Jessie Lawson was the daughter of the well known architect Robert Lawson.
She was just seven years old when she died on 20th August 1878. She is buried here in the Northern Cemetery with her family. Her monument is of a special and unusual design, possibly designed by her father and was carved and erected by Thomson & Co. Monumental Masons.

Sources: Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust

Cyclopedia of New Zealand

There are 4 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
LAWSON JESSIE 7 Years 20-Aug-1878 23-Aug-1878
LAWSON JESSIE SINCLAIR 81 Years 29-Dec-1923 31-Dec-1923
LAWSON ROBERT ARTHUR 69 Years 04-Dec-1902 06-Dec-1902
LAWSON WALTER 73 Years 01-Sep-1903 03-Sep-1903