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William Thomas Dawson 1528 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England

Death Date: 7 Oct 1607

Death Location: Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Dawson

Mother: Lady Clare

Spouse(s): Agnes Scolffeld

Children(s): Lady Dawson, Margret Dawson

In 1528, William Thomas Dawson entered the world in Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England, born to Lord Bertram Dawson and Lady Clare. William Thomas Dawson married Agnes Scolffeld, and had children including Lady May Katherine Dawson, Margret Dawson. William Thomas Dawson passed away in 1607 in Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1528, William Thomas Dawson entered the world in Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England, born to Lord Bertram Dawson and Lady Clare.
  • William Thomas Dawson married Agnes Scolffeld, and had children including Lady May Katherine Dawson, Margret Dawson.
  • William Thomas Dawson passed away in 1607 in Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Dawson
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Burton, Yorkshire, , England
LD
Lady Clare
1515 – 1536
Birth Location: Spalding, Yorkshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Agnes Scolffeld
1532 – 1596
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
AS

Children(s)

Lady Dawson
1545 – 1609
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
LD
Margret Dawson
1563 – 1606
Birth Location: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
MD

William Dawson's Ancestors

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William Dawson
1528 – 1607
Birth Place: Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England
Parents
Lord Bertram Dawson
1510 – 1565
Burton, Yorkshire, , England
Lady Clare
1515 – 1536
Spalding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Dawson
1470 – 1549
Thornaby, Yorkshire, England
Lucy Bramham
1470 – 1550
Westminster, London, England
Thomas Clare
1500 – 1540
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
Joanna Greene
1502 – 1548
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Clair
1477 – 1550
Anne Blount
1480 – 1575
Thomas Greene
1475 – 1540
Joan
1479 – 1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clare
1500 – 1540
Joanna Greene
1502 – 1548

William Dawson's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Dawson (1528 – 7 Oct 1607) m. Agnes Scolffeld (1532 – 13 Nov 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (May Katherine) Dawson (17 Feb 1545 – 11 Oct 1609) m. John (Clarke) Nelson (14 July 1557 – 4 May 1607) m. Sir (William) Sittitre (1579 – 1631)
    1. 1. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674) m. Janet (Elizabeth) Wilson (12 Sep 1558 – 30 Oct 1563) m. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657)
      1. 1. Thomas Nelson (1590 – 1675) m. Dorothy Horne (1586 – 29 Aug 1627) m. Marian Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657)
      2. 2. Sir (Lanclott William Humphrey) Nelson (1620 – 28 Oct 1670) m. Bridget (Magret) Ramney (1620 – 28 Oct 1670)
        1. 1. Hugh (Humphrey) Nelson (Abt. 1658 – 17 December 1708) m. Sarah Jackson (19 June 1653 – 23 April 1740)
    2. 2. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657) m. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674)
    3. 3. Lady (Isabel) Nelson (1600 – 1671) m. John (James) Rumney (Bef. 1 May 1589 – 1648)
      1. 1. Bridget (Magret) Ramney (1620 – 28 Oct 1670) m. Sir (Lanclott William Humphrey) Nelson (1620 – 28 Oct 1670)
  2. 2. Margret Dawson (13 Oct 1563 – 30 Dec 1606) m. John (Thomas) Wood (30 Nov 1559 – 21 Sep 1638)
    1. 1. George Wood (1593 – 06 Dec 1666) m. Elizabethe Bamforthe (1596 – 1630)
      1. 1. Thomas (James) Wood (14 Jul 1633 – 10 February 1663) m. Mary Howle (29 Jul 1657 – Aft. 1709)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (8 Apr 1694 – abt 1793) m. Thomas (B.) Groome (1663 – 1 Oct 1736)

William Dawson's Timeline

7 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Thomas Dawson in Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
1528
1528
Birth of William Thomas Dawson in Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England
Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England
1541
21 Nov 1541
Age 13
William Thomas Dawson was married in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
1553
18 Jun 1553
Age 25
William Thomas Dawson was married in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1571
24 Jun 1571
Age 43
William Thomas Dawson was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1607
7 Oct 1607
Age 79
Death of William Thomas Dawson in Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England
1607
7 Oct 1607
Age 79
Burial of William Thomas Dawson in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Halifax,W Riding,Yorkshire,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1541
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1553
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1571
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [2] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1607
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter (Leeds Parish Church), Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1607
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/1/1
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