Researching Jackson Lawlor
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 401 people with the Lawlor surname? In that year Lawlor was ranked number 3178 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jackson means "Son of JACK" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jackson Lawlor on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jackson Lawlor and the Lawlor Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lawlor Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lawlor family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jackson Lawlor at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jackson Lawlor using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Jackson Lawlor.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2776 people with the Lawlor surname in the UK? Lawlor is now ranked number 1921 for popularity in the UK. |
Lawlor Family Tree Databases
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Lawlor Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Lawlor surname in the USA? Lawlor is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lawlor Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jackson Lawlor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jackson Lawlor
Jackson Lawlor
Hugh Jackson Lawlor (11 December 1860 – 26 December 1938) was an Irish Anglican priest and author. He is best remembered for his term as Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
Hugh Jackson Lawlor was born in Ballymena, Co Antrim. He was educated at Drogheda Grammar School, Rathmines School, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin from where he graduated with BA in mathematics in 1882, getting his MA in 1885. For a while in the 1880s, he was an examiner in mathematics for the Intermediate Board of Education. He was a curate at Christ Church, Kingstown (modern day Dunleary) from 1885 to 1893 then an assistant to Archbishop King’s Lecturer in Divinity at the University of Dublin. He was Senior Chaplain of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh from 1893 to 1898 and then Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Dublin. From 1924 until his retirement in 1933 he served as the (Church of Ireland) Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
Source: Jackson Lawlor, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lawlor
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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