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John Dawson 1785–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1785

Birth Location: Beelsby, Lincolnshire England

Death Date: 1 Aug 1869

Death Location: Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Thomas Heaton

Mother: Sarah Dawson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dawson, Mary Hockney

Children(s): Sarah Dawson, Charlotte Dawson, Henry Dawson, Fanny Dawson, Thomas Dawson, John Dawson, Jane Dawson, Mary Dawson, Helen Dawson, John Dawson, William Dawson

John Dawson was born in 1785 in Beelsby, Lincolnshire England, the child of Thomas Heaton And Sarah Wright Dawson. John Dawson married Elizabeth Dawson, Mary Hocknell Hockney, and had children including Charlotte Dawson, Fanny Dawson, Helen Dawson, Henry Hockney Dawson, Jane Dawson, John Dawson, Mary Dawson, Sarah Eve Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson. John Dawson passed away in 1869 in Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Dawson was born in 1785 in Beelsby, Lincolnshire England, the child of Thomas Heaton And Sarah Wright Dawson.
  • John Dawson married Elizabeth Dawson, Mary Hocknell Hockney, and had children including Charlotte Dawson, Fanny Dawson, Helen Dawson, Henry Hockney Dawson, Jane Dawson, John Dawson, Mary Dawson, Sarah Eve Dawson, Thomas Dawson, William Dawson.
  • John Dawson passed away in 1869 in Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Heaton
1730–
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
TH
Sarah Dawson
1735–
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
SD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dawson
1788–
Birth Location: Fosdike, Lincolnshire, England
ED
Mary Hockney
1786–1844
Birth Location: Hatfield, Lincolnshire, England
MH

Children(s)

Sarah Dawson
1829–1900
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire England
SD
Charlotte Dawson
1826–1922
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire England
CD
Henry Dawson
1825–1863
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire England
HD
Fanny Dawson
1822–1860
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire, England
FD
Thomas Dawson
1820–1893
Birth Location: ST MARTIN LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND
TD
John Dawson
1819–1902
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire, England
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Jane Dawson
1817–1903
Birth Location: GRAINSBY LINCOLNSHIRE ENGLAND
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Mary Dawson
1815–1892
Birth Location: Grimsby. Lincolnshire, England
MD
Helen Dawson
1813–1827
Birth Location: GGrimsby. Lincolnshire, England
HD
John Dawson
1812–1813
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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William Dawson
1810–1895
Birth Location: Waltham, Lincolnshire, England.
WD

John Dawson's Ancestors

Self
John Dawson
1785–1869
Birth Place: Beelsby, Lincolnshire England
Parents
Thomas Heaton
1730–
Lincolnshire, England
Sarah (Wright \) Dawson
1735–
Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dawson's Descendants

1.
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John Dawson (10 Jul 1785–1 Aug 1869) m. Elizabeth Dawson (abt 1788–) m. Mary ("Hocknell") Hockney (16/7/1786–3 Jun 1844)
  1. 1. Sarah (Eve) Dawson 1829–1900 m. James (Henry) Thomas 1856–1943
    1. 1. James (Francis) Thomas 1861–1942
    2. 2. Henry (P) Thomas 1863–
    3. 3. Ann Thomas 1865–1868
    4. 4. Hugh (E) Thomas 1866–
    5. 5. William (B) Thomas 1868–
    6. 6. Gilbert (Stephen) Thomas 1871–
    7. 7. Leslie (Dawson) Thomas 1873–
  2. 2. Charlotte Dawson 1826–1922 m. William (Bushby) Jones –1889
    1. 1. Mafra (Murray) Jones 1859–
    2. 2. Mafra (Mence) Jones 1860–
    3. 3. Maude (Mary) Jones 1863–1878
    4. 4. Lottie (Fox) Jones 1865–
    5. 5. William (Reeves) Jones 1866–1872
    6. 6. Jones 1869–
  3. 3. Henry (Hockney) Dawson 1825–1863 m. Wilhelmina (Grace) Jones 1836–1890
    1. 1. Emma (M) Dawson 1860–1917
    2. 2. Kate Dawson 1861–
    3. 3. Robert (Erskine) Dawson 1862–1942
  4. 4. Fanny Dawson 1822–1860 m. Joseph Longmore 1815–1860
    1. 1. Alfred (Francis) Longmore 1848–1921
    2. 2. Murdock Longmore 1849–1860
    3. 3. Frances (Mary) Longmore 1850–1860
    4. 4. Catherine Longmore 1852–1860
    5. 5. Henry (Hockney) Longmore 1854–1860
    6. 6. Augusta (Angel) Longmore 1859–1860
    7. 7. Joseph (Commons) Longmore 1856–1860
  5. 5. Thomas Dawson 1820–1893 m. Elizabeth Scott 1823–1877
    1. 1. Thomas Dawson 1849–1925
    2. 2. Mary Dawson 1851–1924
    3. 3. Charles Dawson 1853–1917
    4. 4. Jane Dawson 1853–1922
    5. 5. William Dawson 1856–1856
    6. 6. John Dawson 1857–1927
    7. 7. Esther (Helen) Dawson 1860–1916
  6. 6. John Dawson 1819–1902 m. Emma (Fox) Jones 1824–1909
    1. 1. JOHN (ACTON) DAWSON 1849–1890
    2. 2. Harold (Hocknell) Dawson 1850–1854
    3. 3. Arthur (Foxton) Dawson 1852–1933
    4. 4. Herbert (Hocknell) Dawson 1854–1880
    5. 5. Emma (Gertrude CHECK) Dawson 1857–1935
    6. 6. Henry (Humberstone) Dawson 1859–1904
    7. 7. Blanche (Florence) DAWSON 1860–1945
    8. 8. Cecil (Lacy) DAWSON 1863–1907
    9. 9. Constance (Decima) Dawson 1865–1927 m. Alfred (Booth) Jones 1883–1943
  7. 7. Jane Dawson 1817–1903 m. Abraham Davy 1814–1874
    1. 1. Ellen (Grace) Davy 1839–
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Davy 1840–1848
    3. 3. Esther Davy 1846–
    4. 4. William Davy 1848–1929
    5. 5. Jane Davy 1852–
    6. 6. Arthur (Hocknell) Davy 1855–1868
    7. 7. John Davy 1858–1858
    8. 8. Daniel Davy 1840–1874
  8. 8. Mary Dawson 1815–1892 m. George Croker 1809–1846 m. Thomas Hobbs 1813–1862
    1. 1. Edmund (C) Hobbs 1849–1909
    2. 2. Abigail (Eva) Hobbs 1855–1916
    3. 3. Oliver (John) Hobbs 1856–1923
    4. 4. Florence (G) Hobbs 1859–1928
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Alice) Ward 1888–1963
        1. 1. Gwendoline (Louisa Joan) Lord 1916–2009
      2. 2. Samuel (Norton) Ward 1884–1949
    5. 5. Mary (Jane Dawson) Hobbs 1861–1949
      1. 1. Edward (Clarence) Boxsell 1893–1971
        1. 1. Enid (May) Boxsell 1922–2015
    6. 6. Frances (Sarah) Coker 1846–1926
    7. 7. Henry (Dawson) Coker 1844–1932
  9. 9. Helen Dawson 1813–1827
  10. 10. John Dawson 1812–1813
  11. 11. William Dawson 1810–1895 m. Sarah Shipman 1815–1893
    1. 1. John (Shipman) Dawson 1841–1842
    2. 2. Prudhoe (James) Dawson 1857–1859
    3. 3. Charlotte Dawson 1848–1922 m. George (John) Whyte 1847–1931
      1. 1. Sidney (Henry) Whyte 1876–1938
      2. 2. Cecil (Ronald) Whyte 1889–1976 m. Vene Whyte 1896–1989
        1. 1. Cecil (Harold) Whyte 1921–1944
        2. 2. Athol (Johnston) Whyte 1931–2006
      3. 3. Harold (Oscar Dawson) Whyte 1886–1916
      4. 4. Constance (G) Whyte 1882–
      5. 5. Florence (Susan) Whyte 1879–1952
      6. 6. George (William) Whyte 1874–1931
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Dawson 1845–1937
      1. 1. Florence (Sarah) Clark 1875–
        1. 1. Leslie (A) Hagarty 1901–
    5. 5. Henry (Lincoln) Dawson 1853–1931 m. Emily (Maud) Brown 1856–1902
      1. 1. Margaret (S) Dawson 1893–1978
      2. 2. Elfreda (B) Dawson 1888–
        1. 1. Elfrida (Betty) Morris –2004
      3. 3. Ivy (E) Dawson 1885–
      4. 4. ADA (ABBOTT) Dawson 1877–1951
      5. 5. Eva (I) Dawson 1899–
      6. 6. Dorothy (Irene) Dawson 1896–1973 m. Edward (George) Williams 1897–1959
        1. 1. Barry (Edward George) Williams 1927–2000
        2. 2. Ruth (Ada) Williams 1931–2008
      7. 7. Olive Dawson 1890–
      8. 8. Octavia (Grace) Dawson 1879–1948
      9. 9. Charlotte (Olive) Dawson 1882–1889
    6. 6. Sydney (Ashley) Dawson 1850–1870
    7. 7. George (William) Dawson 1837–1918 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Jackson 1840–1910
    8. 8. John (Shipman) Dawson 1843–1900 m. Bridget Donaldson 1845–1937
      1. 1. Charlotte (Sarah) Dawson 1868–1888 m. Thomas (James) Smith 1867–1935
        1. 1. Charlotte (Frances) Smith 1888–1889
      2. 2. Albert (William) Dawson 1871–1953 m. ALICE O'BRIEN 1883–
        1. 1. JOHN (S) Dawson 1901–
        2. 2. Alice Dawson 1904–1908
      3. 3. Emily (Margaret) Dawson 1878–1950 m. James (Henry) Webb 1883–1925
        1. 1. Florence (Ivy Muriel) Webb 1904–
        2. 2. John ((Jack)) Webb 1914–1983
        3. 3. Hazel Webb 1922–1994
        4. 4. Jane ((Jean)) Webb 1916–1989
        5. 5. Florence (Marguerite) Dawson 1906–1932
        6. 6. Arthur (John) Webb 1919–2010 m. Margaret (Sidney) Warrior 1917–2004
      4. 4. Florence (May) Dawson 1887–1976 m. Laurence (Christopher) Hakainsson 1880–1958
        1. 1. Keith (LJ) Hakainsson 1912–1912
        2. 2. Elva Hakainsson 1916–2014
        3. 3. Brian (Richard) Hakainsson 1922– m. Bessie Quail 1922–
        4. 4. Maurice (Albert) Hakainsson 1913–2006 m. Hazel (Mary) Rose 1912–
        5. 5. Mavis (Cecilia) Hakainsson 1920–2012
      5. 5. Frances Dawson 1873–1953 m. THORSBY (Joseph) SMITH 1872–1932
        1. 1. Malcolm SMITH 1910–
        2. 2. Frank SMITH 1913–
        3. 3. Patrica SMITH 1917–
        4. 4. Laurel SMITH 1919–
        5. 5. Roland (James) SMITH 1923–1978
        6. 6. Mollie SMITH 1903–1977
        7. 7. Roland (James) Smith 1921–1978
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Dawson 1865–1950 m. THOMAS MAGUIRE 1854–1936
        1. 1. Robert (Raymond) Dawson 1893–
      7. 7. John (Shipman) Dawson 1875–1949 m. ADELAIDE (Florence) COOPER 1877–1905 m. Christina Collins 1885–1946
        1. 1. Leonard (Arthur) Dawson 1920–1966
        2. 2. Olive (Norma) Dawson 1924–2021 m. Keith Knight 1925–1980
        3. 3. Phillis (Elva) Dawson 1913–1991
        4. 4. John (Francis) Dawson 1916–1950
        5. 5. Beryl (May) Dawson 1910–1948
        6. 6. Ruby (Ella) Dawson 1909–1988 m. Alexander (Taylor George) Oliver 1905–1995
        7. 7. ALBERT (Errol) Dawson 1910–1983 m. QUEENIE (Louisa) EDWARDS 1913–1962

John Dawson's Timeline

5 Records

1785
10 Jul 1785
Birth of John Dawson in Beelsby, Lincolnshire England
Beelsby, Lincolnshire England
1785
10 Jul 1785
John Dawson was baptized in Beelsby,Lincoln,England
Beelsby,Lincoln,England
1841
1841
Age 56
John Dawson resided here in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1851
1851
Age 66
John Dawson resided here in Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England
Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England
1869
1 Aug 1869
Age 84
Death of John Dawson in Burwood, , NSW, Australia
Burwood, , NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Beelsby, Lincolnshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2098; Folio: 45; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87727

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Beelsby,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1835
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: 1841 New South Wales, Australia, Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2098; Folio: 45; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87727

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Ravendale, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Burwood, , NSW, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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