Nicholas Simpson
(Abt 1757-1829)
Rachel Atkinson
(Abt 1769-Bef 1851)
William Lawn
(1798-1871)
Rachel Simpson
(1804-1879)
Thomas Lawn
(1826-1879)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Jane Johnson

Thomas Lawn

  • Born: 21 Oct 1826, Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England
  • Marriage (1): Jane Johnson on 14 Feb 1855 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England
  • Died: 29 Apr 1879, Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England at age 52
  • Buried: 1 May 1879, Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England

  General Notes:

Crooked Billet Inn, Estate: 'under £100' - left to his wife.
All Saints Churchyard
Steve Moran : I visited the Crooked Billet in May 2001, and talked to t he Landlady. She told me that - whilst she had not seen it herse lf . . . - 2 of her staff had seen a ghost in the same place, just insi de the door (and just beside where Deb and I were having lunch!). We agre ed that, as Thomas had been the only landlord to die at the pumps, the gho st was probably him . . .

1851 Census HO 107/2352 Saxton : Hannah Lawn, 84, widow, born in Towton, C harles Lawn 45, son, farmer, Hannah Lawn 42, daughter, James Lawn, 26, gra ndson, Blacksmith, Thomas Lawn 24, grandson, farm labourer, William Lawn 2 2, grandson, farm labourer, Nicholas Lawn, grandson, 15, blacksmith's appr entice, David Lawn, 14, grandson, farm labourer, Benjamin Lawn, 12, grands on, Walter Lawn grandson 1 - born in Saxton

1861 Census RG9/3538 Saxton : Crooked Billet, Thomas Lawn, 34, farmer a nd publican, Jane 29, born in Saxton, Charlotte 3, William 2, Henry 5 mont hs - born at the Crooked Billet, Saxton

1871 Census RG10/4741 Saxton : Crooked Billet, Thomas Lawn, 44, Publican a nd farmer of 18 acres born in Saxton, Jane 39 born in Sherburn, Charlot te 13, Henry 11, Rachel 9, Alice 4, Tom 2 - born in Saxton

1881 Census RG11/4714 Saxton : Crooked Billet, Job Bailey, 31, butcher a nd innkeeper, Charlotte 23, Joseph Thomas 6 months, Alice Lawn, sister-in- law 14 servant, Thomas Lawn 12 - born in Saxton

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism: Saxton-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, England, 22 Oct 1826.

• Occupation: Farmer and Innkeeper of the Crooked Billet from 1855-1879.


Thomas married Jane Johnson on 14 Feb 1855 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England. (Jane Johnson was born about 1832 in Sherburn-In-Elmet, North Yorkshire England, died on 27 Jun 1913 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England and was buried in 1913 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England.)


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