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Masons in Yard
William Stuart Lawrence
Masons in Yard
Masons in Yard

William Stuart Lawrence

Aberdeen, Scotland, 1888 - 1975
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About MeBorn in 1888, william Stuart Lawrence left school in 1902 (aged 13) and worked in the granite industry like his father before him. He wanted to get married, so went to Boston and worked in the USA for about 4 years from 1910, returning in 1914 and marrying. He served with the Signals in France from 1915 until the end of the war and returned home to Bedford Place. He worked with various yards (Charles MacDonald's, Fyfe's, McKay's and AA Brown as a carver of high ability. He contracted silicosis and was advised to leave the industry but was still in demand and was offered a job as foreman at AA Brown where he worked from about 1915 to 1935. He retired in 1953 and died in 1975, aged 87.

Works attributed to Lawrence are detailed in the file.
J. Gordon Brown
J. Gordon Brown
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1956 - 2016
Eric Gill
Eric Gill
Brighton, England, 1882 - 1940
J & J Ingram
J & J Ingram
Aberdeen, Scotland
Broadford Works Aberdeen, 1842-1864
Richards
Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002
King Faisal I of Iraq
King Faisal I of Iraq
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 1885 - 1933
Rock Drill Arrangement
John M. Henderson & Co. Ltd.
Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1866
William McKay and Sons Limited
William McKay and Sons Limited
City Granite Works, 1906 - 1983
Edmond Merson
Edmond Merson
Strichen, Scotland, 1890 - 1979
Aberdeen Granite Association
Aberdeen Granite Association
1887 - 1983
J. Lizars Film Wallet
Norman Gordon Cook
Engineer, 1899-1927
Charles Mcdonald Limited
Charles Mcdonald Limited
Froghall Granite Works, founded 1877
Image Not Available for Annie Inglis
Annie Inglis
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1922 - 2010
George Davidson
George Davidson
Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1872 - 1910
Two Silver Communion Beakers from St Clement's Church made by George Booth and Sons
George Booth & Sons
Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1815 - 1850
Mary Garden
Mary Garden
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1874 - 1967
Eddie Curtis
Eddie Curtis
Seaham, County Durham, born 1953
R D Lawrence
R D Lawrence
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1892 - 1968
Dr Nelson's Improved Inhaler
Victor Cook
Engineer, 1897-1990
Jimmy Allan
Jimmy Allan
Morayshire, Scotland, 1912 - 1971
Sandy Dunbar
Sandy Dunbar
London, England, 1929 - 2012
Front of Photograph
G. and W. Morgan
William Duthie
William Duthie
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1860 - 1941
Valentines
Valentines
Dundee, founded 1851
Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas
Woodington, Ohio, USA, 1892 - 1981