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Robert Lawson (1826–1869)

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'Lawson, Robert (1826–1869)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/lawson-robert-20957/text31616, accessed 19 April 2026.

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Birth

1826
Elsrickle, Scotland

Death

3 April, 1869 (aged ~ 43)
at sea, off S.S. Great Britain, four days from Melbourne

Cause of Death

suicide

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