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Robert Dunlop Lawrie

1850 – 1917
Deceased Telfer Line
RL

Biography


Robert Dunlop Lawrie (1850–1917)

Basic Details


  • Full Name: Robert Dunlop Lawrie

  • Born: 23 May 1850, Craigman, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

  • Marriage: Married Caroline Hosking (1851/1862–1920) — likely 1877-1879 in South Australia

  • Death: 26 November 1917, Long Plains, South Australia

  • Burial: Shannon (Calomba) Cemetery, South Australia — Section SE 32, Plot 67, buried 01/11/1917


Parents


  • Father: John Lawrie (1810–1888, Galston Ayrshire → South Australia)

  • Mother: Janet/Jean Dunlop (1811–1902)


Paternal Grandparents


  • Grandfather: Alexander Lawrie (1780–1847, Auchtermuchty, Fife — NOT Ayrshire!)

  • Grandmother: Jean Dunlop (c.1791)

  • Great-Grandfather: John Laurie (1737–1795, Auchtermuchty, Fife)

  • Great-Grandmother: Elizabeth Low (1739–1810)

  • 2nd Great-Grandfather: John Lourie (c.1689)

  • 2nd Great-Grandmother: Ann Gilmour (c.1697)


Spouse


  • Wife: Caroline Hosking (1851/1862–29 Dec 1920, Long Plains, SA)

  • Marriage: Around 1877-1879, South Australia


Children (from WikiTree Lawrie-15)


  • Caroline Edna Lawrie (married James Davey)

  • Jeanette Lawrie

  • Marion Vida Lawrie

  • Catherine Leah Lawrie

  • Janet Stevenson Lawrie

  • Alberta Grace Lawrie (1882–)

  • Hugh John Lawrie

  • Frank Lindsay Lawrie (1886–1920)

  • Robert Dunlop Lawrie

    • Death Notices


    • Robert D. Lawrie died 26 Nov 1917 — Trove article (Chronicle, SA, 8 Dec 1917)

    - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87415066
    • Caroline Lawrie died 29 Dec 1920, age 58 — Trove article (Observer, Adelaide, 10 Jan 1920, Page 27)

    - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165672457

    Sources


    • WikiTree (Lawrie-15): https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lawrie-15

    • Carnamah Bio (Alberta Grace Lawrie): https://www.carnamah.com.au/bio/alberta-grace-lawrie

    • FindAGrave (Robert Dunlop Lawrie): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201872053/robert_dunlop_lawrie

    • Adelaide Plains Council Cemetery Records: PDF showing Shannon/Calomba Cemetery burials

    • FamilySearch (Alexander Lawrie): https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ12-XRS/alexander-lawrie-1780-1847

    • FamilySearch (John Laurie): https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ12-XRD/john-lawrie-1737-1795

    • Geni (Robert Dunlop Lawrie): https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Lawrie/6000000001358593132

    • Geni (Alexander Lawrie I): https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Lawrie-I/6000000001358151294


    Notes


    • 🔧 CORRECTED 1 Jun 2026: Birth was previously recorded as 29 Dec 1850, Balaklava/Long Plains, SA. Corrected to 23 May 1850, Craigman, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland based on Geni (19 linked trees), FindAGrave memorial, and Trove death notice convergence. Death was previously recorded as 28 Aug 1917; corrected to 26 Nov 1917 per Trove (Chronicle, 8 Dec 1917) and FindAGrave.

    • No biographical obituary found in Trove — only brief death notices exist

    • Trove access was partially blocked by Anubis (bot protection) during research

    • The Lawrie family settled in Long Plains, South Australia area

    • Shannon/Calomba Cemetery records confirm burial location

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