• Title
  Street family - Papers of the Lawson family, 1827-1875
• Call number
  MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/Box 11
  R 893
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1827 - 1850
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  402238
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 4620, frames 1-95 (MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/11).
  Partly Digitised : R 893
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William Lawson was born in 1804, son of Lieutenant William Lawson, explorer, and Sarah, nee Leadbeater. William Lawson married Caroline Icely, daughter of Thomas and Susanna Icely of Devonport, England in 1832. They lived at Macquarie Plains, Bathurst and Veteran Hall, Prospect, NSW. William and Caroline had three sons and five daughters. Their second daughter, Susannah Caroline Lawson married John Rendell Street in 1860. William Lawson died in 1861.
  
  Caroline Lawson was born in 1802, daughter of Thomas and Susanna Icely of Devonport, England. She married William Lawson in 1832 and they lived at Macquarie Plains, Bathurst and Veteran Hall, Prospect, NSW. She was the sister of Thomas Icely of Coombing Park, Carcoar, and Greystanes, Prospect, NSW. Caroline Lawson died in 1875.
  
  Sophia Rebecca Lawson was born in 1840, fifth daughter of William and Caroline Lawson. She married Edward Richard Deas Thompson (1840-1920), son of Sir Edward Deas Thompson (1800-1879). She died in 1916, having no issue.
• Scope and Content
  1841-1846; Letters received by William Lawson, being Ms. letters. Correspondents include Edward Deas Thompson, Governor George Gipps, Governor FitzRoy and General Maitland (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/11)
  
  1832-1850; Correspondence of Caroline Lawson, being mainly letters received. Correspondents include Lady Mary FitzRoy, Lady Denison, Susanna Iceley, Thomas Icely, Charles Icely and William Lawson (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/11)
  
  1827-1850; Commonplace book of Caroline Lawson, being small notebook and fragment of second notebook with occasional entries dated between 1827 and 1850 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/11)
  
  1875; Miscellaneous papers, being letter (1) received by Edward Deas Thompson (1800-1879) from Edward Hargraves, 1875, concerning Hargraves claim for further compensation from the government for his role in the discovery of gold in NSW, and including note of response by Deas Thompson. (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/11)
  
  Date unknown; Copper etching plate, being etching plate of armorial bookplate of Edward Deas Thomson [Access only by appointment with Pictures Staff] (Call No.: R 893)
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 872497
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Denison, Caroline, Lady
  FitzRoy, Charles Augustus, Sir, 1796-1858
  Fitzroy, Mary, Lady, 1790-1847
  Gipps, George, Sir, 1791-1847
  Hargraves, Edward Hammond, 1816-1891
  Icely, Thomas Rothery
  Lawson, Caroline, 1802-1875
  Lawson, William, 1804-1861
  Thomson, E. Deas (Edward Deas), 1800-1879
  
• Subject
  Bookplates, Australian.
  Commonplace-books.
  Governors--New South Wales--Correspondence.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1123474

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