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Benjamin Dawson 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 August 1785

Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 01 Jan 1857

Death Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Jean Purves

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Benjamin Dawson was born in 1785 in Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Dawson And Jean Purves. Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Dawson was born in 1785 in Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Dawson And Jean Purves.
  • Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.

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Benjamin Dawson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Dawson
1785–1857
Birth Place: Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Dawson
1750–1780
Keith, banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Purves
1750–
Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Dawson
1725–
Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stuart
1724–
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
William Purves
1730–
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Margaret Steidman
1725–
Montrose, Forfarshire
Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1680–
Jannet Lawrence
1702–
William Purves
1696–
Eufame Will
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Will
1645–
Margaret Renney
1652–

Benjamin Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1785
11 August 1785
Birth of Benjamin Dawson in Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1857
01 Jan 1857
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Dawson in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 August 1785
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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