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Laws/Hanson/Hansen and Jeger families in Shields

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:24 pm
by NickM
Hi all
Looking for info or descendants of the above families, am putting together a family history for my sister in law who is a Laws.
Hannah Laws married a Frederick Hanson and had a grocers shop in 1901 in Westoe. Her husband died 1906 and she then ran a boarding house in Saville St in 1911. They had 2 daughters Gladys and Winifred Hansen ( the family were originally Danish and the surname changes on different censuses) Gladys and Winifred marry 2 Latvian sailors John and Bertul Jeger. All 4 live at 39 Horsley Hill Road until their deaths in the 1970/80s.
Also looking for descendents of George and Ada Laws who had a paint glas and oil shop in 1939, they lived in King George Road but think the shop was in Frederick Street or Commercial Road.
Any information gratefully received.

Re: Laws/Hanson/Hansen and Jeger families in Shields

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:29 pm
by siam sam
laws had a general dealers store in frederick street, they sold paraffin, paint, glazing requirements eg glass putty. basically the forerunners of to days diy store.