This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Lawrence Residents Directory is privately operated. We cannot retrieve or certify records, verify a present address, or alter a public roll or database. Send those requests to the keeper of the record. For an emergency, call 911. If you believe someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local police.
Routing a Record Request
These links and custodians are the usual starting points for Lawrence record questions:
- Who owns or is listed along a street: see By Street
- Old volumes and earlier households: see Lawrence City Directories
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Lawrence resident lookup walkthrough
- Offices behind the records: see Lawrence records offices
- Records not available online: file a request under Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 with the custodian office named on the relevant page
Public-records contact: Lawrence City Clerk, 200 Common Street, first-floor Room 107, Lawrence, MA 01840, 978-620-3230. Hours are Monday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday 8:30 AM to 7 PM, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and Friday 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The Clerk holds Lawrence vital events, election material, annual reports, DBA certificates, and related municipal records. For a written request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10, identify the exact department, record family, date range, and existing format. City Clerk genealogy requests have a separate process; the research material directs users to the Clerk rather than a public self-search.
Property-record contact: Northern Essex Registry of Deeds, 1 Union Street, Suite 402, Lawrence, MA 01840, 978-557-1900. Its public hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM, with recording hours until 4 PM. The Registry’s Spanish line is 978-557-1950.