Lawson 20.4.1798 at (Samuel) Lister's / 5.5.1798 again
As Lister (see Lister, Samuel) was an attorney and so were most of his guests, Lawson was likely William Lawson attorney of 5 Holborn Court Grays Inn or William Lawson attorney with David Smith at 22 Gt St Helens (Law List 1800). William son of Hannah Lawson widow of Stokesly, Yorks was articled 18.7.1791 to James Coates of Stokesly and transferred 11.6.1795 to Wm Spear of Grays Inn. A William Lawson attorney of Grays Inn took on a clerk 5.3.1790, The will PCC 1801 of William Lawson of Grays Inn mentioned his wife Elizabeth, and the will PCC 1832 of William Lawson gent of Chancery Lane (died Lloyd st Pentonville 13.4.1832) mentioned his wife Tabitha dau Ann L dau Jane wife of Thomas Garlick, exec friend Nathaniel Milne Esq Inner Temple. See also Farington diary p686