William Alfred Lawrence

   Another name for William was Alfred.

  General Notes:

Curiously on his father's death certificate he is recorded as 14 years of age when he was about 23.

In 1890 Alfred (as he was known) was the secretary of the Harrietville Pipe & Drum Band. In 1893 he was a miner at the Mons Meg mine in Harrietville He was a miner in Harrietville in 1903, 1909 and 1924. (Census)

William married Mary Ann Portway Gissing, daughter of William Friend Gissing and Elizabeth Madams. (Mary Ann Portway Gissing was born in 1863, died on 27 Sep 1923 in Bright, Victoria, Australia and was buried on 30 Sep 1923 in Harrietville, Victoria, Australia.)