LAURENSON, Benjamin

Aft 1770 -

• Name	LAURENSON, Benjamin
  Birth	Aft 1770	Shetland, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I4313	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	JAMIESON, Laurence,   b. 20 Jun 1742, Hestinsetter, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SIMPSON, Barbara Doul,   b. Abt 1740, Brettabister, Nesting
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1759	Brettabister, Nesting, Shetland Isles, Scotland
  Married	Nesting, Shetland, Scotland
  Family ID	F1573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	LEASK, Helen,   b. 1784, Laxfirth, Nesting, SHI, Scotland d. 30 May 1862, Crown, Catfirth, Nesting, SHI, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	WILLIAMSON, Catherine,   b. Bef 1782   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	Abt 1800
  Children	1. LAURENSON, Janet,   b. 1802, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland d. 3 Dec 1881, Grunifirth, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. LAURENSON, Laurence,   b. 28 Oct 1805, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland d. 15 May 1899, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. LAURENSON, Barbara,   b. Abt 1811, Crown, Catfirth, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland d. 13 Jan 1890, Aswick, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - Aft 1770 - Shetland, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Nita Keast
  		1828 Nesting Marriage Benjamin Laurenson and Helen Leisk The Parish of Nesting has a January 2, 1828 marriage for Benjamin Laurenson in Crown and Helen Leisk in Dourie.