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John Dawson 1854 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1854

Birth Location: England

Death Date: Bef. 1861

Death Location: Northumberland, England

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Elizabeth Gofton

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Children(s):

In 1854, John Dawson entered the world in England, born to John Dawson and Elizabeth Fanny Gofton. John Dawson passed away in 1861 in Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1854, John Dawson entered the world in England, born to John Dawson and Elizabeth Fanny Gofton.
  • John Dawson passed away in 1861 in Northumberland, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dawson's Ancestors

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John Dawson
1854 – 1861
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Dawson
1836 – 1913
Whorlton, Durham, England
Elizabeth (Fanny) Gofton
1832 – 1905
Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Grandparents
Robert Dawson
1791 – 1851
Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Allcock
1793 – 1883
East Cowton, North Yorkshire, England
Ralph Gofton
1791 – 1832
Pennyhill Farm, Northumberland, England
Dorothy Forster
1804 – 1885
Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
George Gofton
1753 – 1841
Mary Laws
1770 – 1840
John Forster
1772 – 1858
Frances Sanders
1772 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew SANDERS
1747 – 1811
Dorothy DAGLISH
1750 – 1846

John Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1854
24 Nov 1854
Birth of John Dawson in England
England
1855
25 Feb 1855
Age 1
John Dawson was baptized in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
1861
Bef. 1861
Age 7
Death of John Dawson in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1854
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1861
    Event Place: Northumberland, England

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