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Edith Ada Dawson 1875–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1875

Birth Location: Invercargill, New Zealand

Death Date: 5 Aug 1965

Death Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Alfred Dawson

Mother: Sarah Perkins

Spouse(s): Kenneth McKerrow

Children(s): Edith McKerrow, Clifford McKerrow, Phyllis McKerrow

In 1875, Edith Ada Dawson entered the world in Invercargill, New Zealand, born to Alfred Frederick Dawson And Sarah Elizabeth Perkins. Edith Ada Dawson married Kenneth Mckerrow, and had children including Betty Jean Mckerrow, Clifford Bruce Mckerrow, Dorothy Hell Mckerrow, Edith Ella Mckerrow, Erik John Mckerrow, Ida Elaine Mckerrow, Kenneth William Mckerrow, Phyllis Isabel Mckerrow, Uda Hilda Mckerrow. Edith Ada Dawson passed away in 1965 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Edith Ada Dawson entered the world in Invercargill, New Zealand, born to Alfred Frederick Dawson And Sarah Elizabeth Perkins.
  • Edith Ada Dawson married Kenneth Mckerrow, and had children including Betty Jean Mckerrow, Clifford Bruce Mckerrow, Dorothy Hell Mckerrow, Edith Ella Mckerrow, Erik John Mckerrow, Ida Elaine Mckerrow, Kenneth William Mckerrow, Phyllis Isabel Mckerrow, Uda Hilda Mckerrow.
  • Edith Ada Dawson passed away in 1965 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Dawson
1848–1923
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Sarah Perkins
1855–1901
Birth Location: Ross, Tasmania, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Kenneth McKerrow
1863–1944
Birth Location: Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
KM

Children(s)

Edith McKerrow
1905–1994
Birth Location: Duri, New South Wales, Australia
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Clifford McKerrow
1919–2009
Birth Location: –
CM
Phyllis McKerrow
1916–1998
Birth Location: –
PM

Edith Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Edith Dawson
1875–1965
Birth Place: Invercargill, New Zealand
Parents
Alfred Frederick Dawson
1848–1923
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Perkins
1855–1901
Ross, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
William (Charles) Dawson
1810–1883
London, London, England
Ann (Lydia) Barrett
1809–1894
Staffordshire, England
Thomas Perkins
1819–1899
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (Lee) Holliday
1823–1901
Hannington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1769–1810
Thomasina Hinde
1781–1843
Edward Perkins
1796–
Dorothy Nichols
1788–1862
James Holliday
1789–1853
Hannah Hamson
1795–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Dawson
1763–1837
Joanna Hughes
1762–1846
John Hinde
1745–1798
Jane Mathison
1754–1788
John Perkins
1771–1828
Ann Perkins
1771–

Edith Dawson's Descendants

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Edith (Ada) Dawson (3 Jul 1875–5 Aug 1965) m. Kenneth McKerrow (24 Jan 1863–18 Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Edith (Ella) McKerrow 1905–1994 m. Raleigh (St Clair Pitt) Sr 1901–1987
  2. 2. Clifford (Bruce) McKerrow 1919–2009
  3. 3. Phyllis (Isabel) McKerrow 1916–1998

Edith Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1875
3 Jul 1875
Birth of Edith Ada Dawson in Invercargill, New Zealand
Invercargill, New Zealand
1965
5 Aug 1965
Age 90
Death of Edith Ada Dawson in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Invercargill, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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