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Marion Drysdale Dawson 1829–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1829

Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Jul 1913

Death Location: Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Helen Gladstone

Spouse(s): Robert Gillies, Robert GILLIES

Children(s): Eleanor Gillies, John Gillies, Agnes Gillies, Robert Gillies, Robert Gillies, Robina Gillies, Marion Gillies, George Gillies, Lavinia Gillies

In 1829, Marion Drysdale Dawson entered the world in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John Dawson And Helen Sibbald Gladstone. Marion Drysdale Dawson married Robert Reid Gillies, and had children including Agnes Forster Gillies, Eleanor Ann Gillies, George Forster Gillies, John Dawson Gillies, Lavinia Gillies, Marion Dawson Gillies, Robert Henry Forster Gillies, Robert William Matthew Gillies, Robina Gillies. Marion Drysdale Dawson passed away in 1913 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Marion Drysdale Dawson entered the world in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John Dawson And Helen Sibbald Gladstone.
  • Marion Drysdale Dawson married Robert Reid Gillies, and had children including Agnes Forster Gillies, Eleanor Ann Gillies, George Forster Gillies, John Dawson Gillies, Lavinia Gillies, Marion Dawson Gillies, Robert Henry Forster Gillies, Robert William Matthew Gillies, Robina Gillies.
  • Marion Drysdale Dawson passed away in 1913 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dawson
1794–1854
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Helen Gladstone
1796–1869
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland, united kingdom
HG

Spouses(s)

Robert Gillies
1827–1902
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
RG
Robert GILLIES
1827–1902
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Eleanor Gillies
1860–1930
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
EG
John Gillies
1853–1910
Birth Location: Alva,Stirling,Scotland
JG
Agnes Gillies
1866–1945
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
AG
Robert Gillies
1858–1861
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
RG
Robert Gillies
1869–1919
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
RG
Robina Gillies
–1909
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
RG
Marion Gillies
1862–1955
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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George Gillies
1864–1946
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
GG
Lavinia Gillies
1871–
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
LG

Marion Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Marion Dawson
1829–1913
Birth Place: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John Dawson
1794–1854
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Helen (Sibbald) Gladstone
1796–1869
Stirlingshire, Scotland, united kingdom
Grandparents
James Gladstone
1778–1828
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Gray
1776–1857
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev, Gray
1733–1810
Helen Muckle
1753–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Muckle
1713–1793
Margaret Pennicuik
1715–1759

Marion Dawson's Descendants

1.
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Marion (Drysdale) Dawson (4 Mar 1829–19 Jul 1913) m. Robert (Reid) Gillies (31 Oct 1827–13 June 1902) m. Robert (Reid) GILLIES (31 Oct 1827–13 Jun 1902)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Ann) Gillies 1860–1930 m. James Tweeddale 1857–1935
    1. 1. Jean Tweeddale 1885–1933 m. Archibald Bell 1864–1936
      1. 1. James (Tweeddale) Bell 1916–1994 m. Grace (Barber) Dishon 1917–1994
        1. 1. John Bell –1998
      2. 2. Margaret (Aitken) Bell 1915–1972
    2. 2. Mary (Edith Allison) Tweeddale 1881–1931
    3. 3. Marion (Jane Anne) Tweeddale 1879–1889
    4. 4. John Tweeddale 1889–1954
    5. 5. Ronald Tweeddale 1887–1909
    6. 6. Margaret (Isabel) Tweeddale 1883–1969
    7. 7. Jeannie Tweeddale 1885–1933
  2. 2. John (Dawson) Gillies 1853–1910
  3. 3. Agnes (Forster) Gillies 1866–1945
  4. 4. Robert (Henry Forster) Gillies 1858–1861
  5. 5. Robert (William Matthew) Gillies 1869–1919
  6. 6. Robina Gillies –1909
  7. 7. Marion (Dawson) Gillies 1862–1955
  8. 8. George (Forster) Gillies 1864–1946
  9. 9. Lavinia Gillies 1871–

Marion Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1829
4 Mar 1829
Birth of Marion Drysdale Dawson in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 52
Marion Drysdale Dawson was married in Victoria
Victoria
1913
19 Jul 1913
Age 84
Death of Marion Drysdale Dawson in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1913
11 Aug 1913
Age 84
Marion Drysdale Dawson - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Victoria

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1913
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1913
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
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