Walter Adam Lawson

Walter Adam Lawson (2 November 1847[1] – 16 August 1927[2]) was a Scottish born Australian carpenter and builder in Rockhampton Queensland. He built 3 heritage listed buildings in Rockhampton: Shandon, Rockhampton[3], Rockhampton School of Arts[4] and St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rockhampton[5].

Lawson was born in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland and moved to Rockhampton, Australia in 1873[6] and passed away there.

References
  1. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/old-parish-registers/births-and-baptisms
  2. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
  3. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=601492
  4. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600788
  5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52446790/5072114
  6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173768722
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