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           Alice Rigg was born circa 1896 at Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England..^7,8
     Alice Rigg appears as Alice Rigg, age 5, in the census of 1901 at Claughton, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his daughter.¹
     Alice Rigg resided in 1901 at 5 Green Street, Claughton, Lancashire, England, with her parents and brother Frank and sister Ruth.¹
     Alice Rigg appears as Alice Rigg, age 15, in the census of 1911 at Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his daughter.⁹
     Alice Rigg resided in 1911 at 39 Melbourne Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings: Frank, Ruth, Lilian, Hilda, and Elizabeth Jane.¹⁰

           Frank Pearson Rigg was born in 1898 at Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England..^7,8
     Frank Pearson Rigg appears as Frank P. Rigg, age 3, in the census of 1901 at Claughton, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his son.¹
     Frank Pearson Rigg resided in 1901 at 5 Green Street, Claughton, Lancashire, England, with his parents and sisters Alice and Ruth.¹
     Frank Pearson Rigg appears as Frank Pearson Rigg, age 13, in the census of 1911 at Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his son.⁹
     Frank Pearson Rigg resided in 1911 at 39 Melbourne Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings: Alice, Ruth, Lilian, Hilda, and Elizabeth Jane.¹⁰

           Ruth Rigg was born in 1899 at Wray, Lancashire, England..^7,8
     Ruth Rigg appears as Ruth Rigg, age 2, in the census of 1901 at Claughton, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his daughter.¹
     Ruth Rigg resided in 1901 at 5 Green Street, Claughton, Lancashire, England, with her parents and brother Frank and sister Alice.¹
     Ruth Rigg appears as Ruth Rigg, age 12, in the census of 1911 at Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England,in the household of Septimus Pearson Rigg as his daughter.⁹
     Ruth Rigg resided in 1911 at 39 Melbourne Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings: Alice, Frank, Lilian, Hilda, and Elizabeth Jane.¹⁰

     Clara L. Birkinshaw was also known to have been born on 11 September 1877 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^3,15
     Clara L. Birkinshaw was born on 11 September 1878 at Waterbury, Connecticut..^16,6,17,3
     Clara L. Birkinshaw appears as Clarra L. Berkenshaw, age 1, in the census of 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Litchfield, Connecticut,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.¹⁸
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided on 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Connecticut, with her parents and sisters Amelia and Ada as well as three boarders.¹⁸ She was also known to have been born in 1885 at Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁹
     Clara L. Birkinshaw appears as Clara Birkenshaw, age 22, in the census of 13 June 1900 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter; Ann Birkinshaw, Harry's mother, was also enumerated on this census with this family.²⁰
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided on 13 June 1900 at 301 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and sisters Amelia and Ada and her paternal grandmother, Ann Birkinshaw.²⁰ She was a teacher on 13 June 1900.²⁰ She was a teacher in September 1905.²¹ She and Ada Knowles Birkinshaw were found on a passenger list on 1 September 1905 at New York sailing from Liverpool, England on the 26th of August on the ship the S. S. Lucania.²¹
     Clara L. Birkinshaw appears as Clara Birkinshaw, age 31, in the census of 1910 at Brooklyn (Ward 13), Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.²²
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in 1910 at South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and sister, Ada.²² She was a teacher in the public school system in 1910 at Brooklyn, New York.²²
     Clara L. Birkinshaw appears as Clara L. Birkinshaw, age 35, in the census of 9 January 1920 at Brooklyn Assembly District 21, Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.²³
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided on 9 January 1920 at 99 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, New York, with her father and sister, Ada.²³ She was a teacher in a school on 9 January 1920 at Brooklyn, New York.²³
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in 1920 at 2211 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.⁶ She was "a school teacher on behalf of the Public Schools of New Yokr, N.Y." (Was this an exchange program and how long did she stay in Canada to teach?) On 24 August 1920 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.⁶ She applied for a passport on on 8 September 1920 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She applied for a passport for the purpose of attending the World's Sunday School Convention in Japan, China, and India. One Mrs. Annie E. Jones, who knew Clara for 35 years swore on an affidavit that the "applicant is sailing from Vancouver, B.C., on the S.S. Monegle, for Japan and China to attend World Conference of Sunday School teachers. I am entirely satisfied as to her citizenship and recommend that her passport be issued immediately and mailed to the American Consul general at vancouver in ample time for her to make her boat."⁶ An amendment to the passport application in September was issued on 30 December 1920 at Hong Kong for the purpose of visiting Egypt, British Ports and United Kingdom, Italy and France to travel.⁶ She was found on a passenger list on 23 March 1921 sailing from at Southampton and arriving at the Port of New York on 1 April 1921 on the S. S. Adriatic.¹⁷
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in April 1921 at 118 Flatbush Avenue, Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁷
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in April 1922 at 21 Madison Avenue, Rocelle Le Centre, Rhode Island.¹⁷ She was found on a passenger list on 14 April 1922 sailing from at Hamilton, Bermuda, and arriving at the Port of New York on 16 April, 1922 sailing on the S. S. Megantic.¹⁷ She was a teacher in December 1922.²⁴
     Clara L. Birkinshaw and Ada Knowles Birkinshaw resided in December 1922 at 2 Waverly Place, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York.²⁵
     Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in April 1935 at 84.67 162 Street, Jamaica, Long Island, New York.³ She was found on a passenger list on 20 April 1935 sailing from at Buenos Aires, Argentina, and arriving at New York on 9 May, 1935, sailing on the S. S. Southern Cross ship.³
     Clara L. Birkinshaw died in 1953 at Lee County, Florida.⁷

           Ada Knowles Birkinshaw was born on 29 March 1877 at Milton, Connecticut..^14,15,16,17 She was also known to have been born circa 1880 at Milton, Connecticut.¹⁸
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw appears as Ada Berkenshaw, age 4, in the census of 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Litchfield, Connecticut,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.¹⁹
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw resided on 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Connecticut, with her parents and sister Amelia and Clara as well as three boarders.¹⁹
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw appears as Ada Birkenshaw, age 23, in the census of 13 June 1900 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter; Ann Birkinshaw, Harry's mother, was also enumerated on this census with this family.²⁰
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw resided on 13 June 1900 at 301 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and sisters Amelia and Clara and her paternal grandmother, Ann Birkinshaw.²⁰ She was a milliner on 13 June 1900 at Brooklyn, New York.²⁰ She was a milliner in September 1905.²¹ She and Clara L. Birkinshaw were found on a passenger list on 1 September 1905 at New York sailing from Liverpool, England on the 26th of August on the ship the S. S. Lucania.²²
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw appears as Ada K. Birkinshaw, age 34, in the census of 1910 at Brooklyn (Ward 13), Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.⁴
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw resided in 1910 at South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and sister, Clara.⁴ She was a milliner in a millinery in 1910 at Brooklyn, New York.⁴ She was found on a passenger list on 12 February 1916 at Hamilton, Bermuda, and arriving at the Port of New York on 14 February, 1916 sailing on the S. S. Bermudia.²³
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw appears as Ada Birkinshaw, age 40, in the census of 9 January 1920 at Brooklyn Assembly District 21, Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.²⁴
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw resided on 9 January 1920 at 99 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, New York, with her father and sister, Clara.²⁴ She was in the millinery business (lingerie) on 9 January 1920 at Brooklyn, New York.²⁴
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw and Clara L. Birkinshaw resided in December 1922 at 2 Waverly Place, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York.²⁵
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw married Sven Hansen.²⁶
     Ada Knowles Birkinshaw died in September 1963 at Punta Gorda, DeSoto County, Florida, at age 86.^6,26

     Amelia Birkinshaw was also known to have been born in September 1873 at New York.⁷
     Amelia Birkinshaw was born in 1876 at New York..⁸
     Amelia Birkinshaw was born in 1876 at New Jersey..⁹
     Amelia Birkinshaw appears as Amelia Berkenshaw, age 6, in the census of 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Litchfield, Connecticut,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter.¹⁰
     Amelia Birkinshaw resided on 16 June 1880 at Thomaston, Connecticut, with her parents and sisters Ada and Clara as well as three boarders.¹⁰
     Amelia Birkinshaw appears as Amelia Birkenshaw, age 26, in the census of 13 June 1900 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw as his daughter; Ann Birkinshaw, Harry's mother, was also enumerated on this census with this family.²
     Amelia Birkinshaw resided on 13 June 1900 at 301 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and sisters Ada and Clara and her paternal grandmother, Ann Birkinshaw.² She was a milliner on 13 June 1900 at Brooklyn, New York.²
     Amelia Birkinshaw married Paul Van der Voort Lawrence on 30 June 1904 at All Souls' Universalist Church, Brooklyn, New York.¹¹
     Amelia Birkinshaw and Paul Van der Voort Lawrence resided in May 1905 at 305 Hewes Street, Brooklyn, New York.¹²
     Amelia Birkinshaw appears as Amelia B. Lawrence, age 35, in the census of 1910 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Paul Van der Voort Lawrence as his wife.¹¹
     Amelia Birkinshaw and Paul Van der Voort Lawrence resided in 1910 at 301 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, in the same house as her father and sisters. Their number is different from the father's; it appears to have been a two family house.¹³
     Amelia Birkinshaw died on 9 August 1961.

           Paul Van der Voort Lawrence was born in 1870 at New York..¹
     Paul Van der Voort Lawrence married Amelia Birkinshaw, daughter of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw and Eliza Mahony, on 30 June 1904 at All Souls' Universalist Church, Brooklyn, New York.¹
     Paul Van der Voort Lawrence and Amelia Birkinshaw resided in May 1905 at 305 Hewes Street, Brooklyn, New York.²
     Paul Van der Voort Lawrence, age 40, appears as head of household in the census of 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, with Amelia Birkinshaw, Knowles B. Lawrence and Evelyn E. Lawrence.¹
     Paul Van der Voort Lawrence and Amelia Birkinshaw resided in 1910 at 301 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, in the same house as her father and sisters. Their number is different from the father's; it appears to have been a two family house.³ Paul Van der Voort Lawrence was an assistant sueprintendant in the post office in 1910 at Brooklyn, New York.¹

           Knowles B. Lawrence was born on 5 January 1909 at Brooklyn, New York..^1,3,4
     Knowles B. Lawrence appears as Knowles B. Lawrence, age 1 year three months, in the census of 1910 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Paul Van der Voort Lawrence as his son.¹
     Knowles B. Lawrence resided in 1910 at 301 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, with his parents and sister, Evelyn. His maternal grandparents and two aunts also lived at the same address but on a different floor.¹ He resided at Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, since 1926 for the summers.²
     Knowles served in the U. S. Army 6th General Hospital in North Africa and Italy during World War II.²
     Knowles B. Lawrence married Olive Houston.^5,6
     Knowles B. Lawrence resided between 1945 and 2002 at Needham, Massachusetts.²
     Knowles B. Lawrence was a board certified general surgeon in 1947 at Glover Memorial Hospital, Needham, Massachusetts.² He was a chief of surgery. He started the cancer management board in 1968 at Glover Memorial Hospital, Needham, Massachusetts.² He also practiced at New England Baptist Hospital, The Veterans' Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, and Newton-Wellesely Hospital.² He was an associate professor of surgery at Boston University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and authored 25 papers on surgical subjects, most of them related to cancer.²
     Knowles B. Lawrence died on 10 May 2002 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, at age 93 He died on the same day as his wife, Jane who died shortly before him.^7,2

           Evelyn E. Lawrence was born in 1906 at New York..¹
     Evelyn E. Lawrence appears as Evelyn E. Lawrence, age 3, in the census of 1910 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York,in the household of Paul Van der Voort Lawrence as his daughter.¹
     Evelyn E. Lawrence resided in 1910 at 301 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York, with her parents and brother, Knowles. Her maternal grandparents and two aunts also lived at the same address but on a different floor.¹

           Olive Houston was born on 19 February 1908..²
     Olive Houston married Knowles B. Lawrence, son of Paul Van der Voort Lawrence and Amelia Birkinshaw.^3,4
     Olive Houston died on 10 May 2002 at Needham, Massachusetts, at age 94.⁵

           Evelyne H. Lawrence was born on 12 December 1941 at Needham, Massachusetts..³
     Evelyne H. Lawrence married Dion Van Irvin.⁴
     Evelyne H. Lawrence resided in May 2002 at Louisville, Kentucky.⁵
     Evelyne H. Lawrence died on 1 September 2020 at Louisville, Kentucky, at age 78.³

     Sven Hansen was a retired sea captain.¹
     Sven Hansen married Ada Knowles Birkinshaw, daughter of Harry Knowles Birkinshaw and Eliza Mahony.¹

           Martha Dixon was born in 1875 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England..³

           John Bamford was born circa 1872 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England..^9,10 He was christened on 8 February 1872 at Penwortham, England.¹¹
     John Bamford appears as John Bamford, age 9, in the census of 1881 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England,in the household of Robert Bamford as his son.¹
     John Bamford resided in 1881 at Back Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings: Henry, Robert, James, and William.¹
     John Bamford appears as John Bamford, age 19, in the census of 1891 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England,in the household of Robert Bamford as his son.²
     John Bamford resided in 1891 at Back Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, England, with his parents and brothers Robert and William.² He was a sorter in the post office in 1891 at Penwortham, England.²

     William Charles Bamford's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1875 in the an unknown place registration district, at England.^{11,12,13,14,15} He was christened on 26 September 1875 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ He also went by the name of Charles.
     William Charles Bamford appears as William C. Bamford, age 5, in the census of 1881 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England,in the household of Robert Bamford as his son.¹
     William Charles Bamford resided in 1881 at Back Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings: Henry, Robert, James, and John.¹
     William Charles Bamford appears as William C. Bamford, age 15, in the census of 1891 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England,in the household of Robert Bamford as his son.²
     William Charles Bamford resided in 1891 at Back Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, England.² He was a post office boy in 1891 at Penwortham, England.²
     William Charles Bamford appears as William C. Bamford, age 25, in the census of 1901 at Penwortham, Lancashire, England,in the household of Clarice Threlfall as her son.³
     William Charles Bamford resided in 1901 at Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Lancashire, England, with his widowed mother.³ He was a solicitor's law clerk in 1901 at Penwortham, England.³
     The marriage of William Charles Bamford and Ann Parker was registered in Jan-Feb-Mar Quarter of 23 February 1911 in the Preston, England registration district.^17,18,19
     William Charles Bamford, age 35, appears as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in Ash Villas, Liverpool Road, Penwortham, West Preston, Lancashire, England, with Ann Parker.²⁰ William Charles Bamford was an assistant committee clerk for the County Council in April 1911 at Penwortham, England.²¹
     William Charles's death was registered in 1945 in the Amounderness registration district, England.²²

     Francis J. H. Lascelles also went by the name of Jack.
     The marriage of Francis J. H. Lascelles and Julia Eleanor Mahony was registered in Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter of 1920 in the Midhurst, England registration district.^2,1

           Harold Percy Corson married Letitia Elizabeth Mahony, daughter of Henry Mahony and Julia Marian Bayley Fletcher, on 19 May 1920 at St. Mark's Church, Parish of Manningham, Bradford, England. Witnesses were Julia Mahony and and Henry Alvin Mahony, Letitia's siblings, and James Orson and Stephen Sutcliffe. This was a double wedding ceremony with her sister, Hannah and spouse Stephen Sutcliffe.³
     Harold Percy Corson witnessed the marriage of Stephen Sutcliffe and Hannah Gwendoline Mahony, his wife's sister, on 19 May 1920 at St. Mark's Church, Parish of Manningham, Bradford, England.³ Harold Percy Corson was an informant to the death of Julia Marian Bayley Fletcher, his mother-in-law, on 2 February 1922 at Bramley, County of Leeds, England; from cardiac valvular disease.⁴
     Harold Percy Corson and Letitia Elizabeth Mahony resided on 2 February 1922 at 38 Hough Lane, Bramley, County of Leeds, England.⁵
     Harold Percy's death was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1981 in the Claro registration district, England.¹

           Stephen Sutcliffe was born circa 1875 at England..² He was an optician in May 1920 at England.³
     Stephen Sutcliffe witnessed the marriage of Harold Percy Corson and Letitia Elizabeth Mahony, his sister-in-law, on 19 May 1920 at St. Mark's Church, Parish of Manningham, Bradford, England; Witnesses were Julia Mahony and and Henry Alvin Mahony, Letitia's siblings, and James Orson and Stephen Sutcliffe. This was a double wedding ceremony with her sister, Hannah and spouse Stephen Sutcliffe.⁴
     Stephen Sutcliffe married Hannah Gwendoline Mahony, daughter of Henry Mahony and Julia Marian Bayley Fletcher, on 19 May 1920 at St. Mark's Church, Parish of Manningham, Bradford, England. Witnesses were Julia Mahony, Henry Alvin Mahony, and T. Cyril Mahony, Hannah's siblings, and Harold Percy Corson, Hannah's sister Letitia's husband. This was a double wedding ceremony with Hannah's sister, Letitia and Harold.⁴