Caroline Hosking
1851 – 1920
? (farmer's wife)
CH
Biography
Born: 6 May 1851, New Cumnock, Scotland | Died: 5 January 1920, Long Plains, South Australia | Mother: ? | Father: ? | Occupation: ? (farmer's wife)
Family
| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| Self | Caroline Hosking (1851–1920) |
| Spouse | Robert Dunlop Lawrie (1850–1917) |
| Daughter | Catherine Leah Lawrie (1880–1962) m. Robert May |
| Daughter | Janet Stevenson Lawrie (1881–1959) m. William Arnold |
| Daughter | Alberta Grace Lawrie (1882–1953) m. George Alfred Carslake |
| Son | Hugh John Lawrie (1885–1960) m. Dorothy Agnes Hilderbrant |
| Son | Frank Lindsay Lawrie (1886–1920) m. Sophia Parker / Ethel Maud Hunter |
| Daughter | Jeanette Lawrie (1887–1893) |
| Daughter | Marion Vida Lawrie (1888–1955) m. George May |
| Daughter | Caroline Edna Lawrie (1890–1957) m. William Henry Parker |
| Son | Robert Dunlop Lawrie (1891–1891) — infant death |
Life Summary
Caroline Hosking was born on 6 May 1851 at New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. She emigrated to South Australia at an unknown date (likely as a child with her family, but her parents' names are not yet recorded in the vault).She married Robert Dunlop Lawrie on 3 July 1879 at the Church of Christ, Alma, South Australia. They had nine children together and farmed at "Bleak Farm," Long Plains.
She died on 5 January 1920 at Long Plains, South Australia — just over two years after her husband Robert.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 May 1851 | Born at New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| ? | Emigrated to South Australia (date and ship unknown) |
| 3 July 1879 | Married Robert Dunlop Lawrie at Church of Christ, Alma, SA |
| 23 Mar 1880 | Daughter Catherine Leah born |
| 19 May 1881 | Daughter Janet Stevenson born |
| 4 Sep 1882 | Daughter Alberta Grace born at "Bleak Farm," Long Plains |
| 24 Jul 1885 | Son Hugh John born at Balaklava, SA |
| 27 Dec 1886 | Son Frank Lindsay born at "Bleak Farm," Long Plains |
| 1887 | Daughter Jeanette born |
| 23 May 1888 | Daughter Marion Vida born at Alma, SA |
| 21 Apr 1890 | Daughter Caroline Edna born at Balaklava, SA |
| 18 Jun 1891 | Son Robert Dunlop born (died 5 Dec 1891) |
| 1893 | Daughter Jeanette died |
| 26 Nov 1917 | Husband Robert died at Long Plains |
| 5 Jan 1920 | Died at Long Plains, South Australia |
Sources
- Webtrees (Trevor Lawrie) — individual page I0536: https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://lawriefamily.info/genealogy/individual.php?pid=I0536&ged=trevorlawrie — accessed 17 June 2026
- Webtrees family page (F111): https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://lawriefamily.info/genealogy/family.php?famid=F111&ged=trevorlawrie — accessed 17 June 2026
- Lawrie Family - Carslake Connection: Vault file `History/Lawrie Family - Carslake Connection.md`
- Carnamah Biography — Alberta Grace Lawrie: https://www.carnamah.com.au/bio/alberta-grace-lawrie — confirms parents Robert Dunlop Lawrie & Caroline Hosking — accessed 17 June 2026
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