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Edward Dawson 1525–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1525

Birth Location: Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 February 1582

Death Location: Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Father: George Dawson

Mother: Dawn (Dawson?)

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Edward Dawson was born in 1525 in Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Thomas Dawson And Dawn Sarah Gregory Dawson. Edward Dawson passed away in 1582 in Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Edward Dawson was born in 1525 in Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Thomas Dawson And Dawn Sarah Gregory Dawson.
  • Edward Dawson passed away in 1582 in Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Edward Dawson's Ancestors

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Edward Dawson
1525–1582
Birth Place: Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Thomas Dawson
1500–1550
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dawn ((Sarah?) Gregory) (Dawson?)
1500–1560
Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England
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Edward Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1525
6 May 1525
Birth of Edward Dawson in Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1582
16 February 1582
Age 57
Death of Edward Dawson in Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1851
28 Sep 1851
Age 326
Edward Dawson was baptized in Blackley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Blackley, St Peter, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1525
    Event Place: Wapping, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Blackley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1582
    Event Place: Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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