Daily AncestorLarry
Larry is an old nickname for Lawrence, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Larry is a pet form of Lawrence, also spelled Laurence.
The same man can be Lawrence in one record and Larry in the next, for example a birth under one name and a marriage under the other. Match age, place and relatives before you join the two.
As seen in a record1900 census; his 1911 death certificate gives Lawrence
Larry Dudgeon, Head, M, 43, Day laborer
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