Hi David,
I read your post and am wondering if we are indeed related?
I think your father is my great grandfathers brother and is my great uncle?
We have a family tree that has been done by someone within the family that only dates back to William James Lawder born 1858 or 59? at Carrigallan, County Leitrim North Ireland. (Farmhand). Died on 19th August 1945 Aged 87.
William moved to Australia (date unknown) and married Theresa Louisa Robinson at Warwick, Queensland in 1888. Theresa died on the 5th October 1920 Aged 62 years.
William and Teresa had 3 children:
Mary Elizabeth Lawder born 31/03/1891Canning Downs QLD Died 10/12/78 Aged 87. Married 8/10/1913 to George Daniel Wilkes born in Crows Nest Qld 9/03/1890 Died 3/06/1954 Aged: 64. Had 4 children: Ferdinand George, Evelyn Mary, Bernice Josephine, Marcia Teresa.
Thomas Henry Lawder born 16/09/1889 Canning Downs QLD
Died 1981 Toowoomba QLD Aged 92. Married in Warwick, QLD 11/09/1912 to Margaret Francis Ryan born in Ballyteige, Limerick, Ireland around 1882/83? Died 16/01/1944 in Warwick QLD. They had 3 Children:
Vincent Thomas Lawder Born 28/09/1914 Died: 31/05/1916 Aged 2. William (Bill) Henry Lawder: Born 11/05/1916 Died: 25/12/1995. Desmond Roy Lawder: Born: 4/06/1922 Died: 22/08/2004.
William Lawder: Whereabouts unknown. All we know is that he was married and had 2 children and may have moved south to Sydney Australia.
Is this by chance your fathers brother? We really don't know much about our family tree and as we live in Australia there are not many of us here with the surname Lawder (spelt this way)
I am hoping this could be the start of finding out more about our family history.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Vince Lawder
Gold Coast Australia