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William Dawson 1696–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1696

Birth Location: North Walsham Norfolk England

Death Date: 2 Nov 1749

Death Location: Detling, Kent, England

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Spouse(s): Anne **

Children(s): John **, William Dawson, Anne Dawson, Mary Dawson

William Dawson was born in 1696 in North Walsham Norfolk England, the child of John Dawson And Elizabeth. William Dawson married Anne Topps, and had children including Anne Dawson, John Dawson, Mary Dawson, William Dawson. William Dawson passed away in 1749 in Detling, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William Dawson was born in 1696 in North Walsham Norfolk England, the child of John Dawson And Elizabeth.
  • William Dawson married Anne Topps, and had children including Anne Dawson, John Dawson, Mary Dawson, William Dawson.
  • William Dawson passed away in 1749 in Detling, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Anne **
1699–
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

John **
1729–
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
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William Dawson
1720–1800
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
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Anne Dawson
1723–1801
Birth Location: Walsham, Norfolk, England
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Mary Dawson
1726–
Birth Location: Walsham, Norfolk, England
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William Dawson's Ancestors

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William Dawson
1696–1749
Birth Place: North Walsham Norfolk England
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William Dawson's Descendants

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William Dawson (14 Apr 1696–2 Nov 1749) m. Anne (Topps) ** (1699–)
  1. 1. John (Dawson) ** 1729– m. Diana (Man) ** 1718–
    1. 1. Aaron Dawson 1751–
    2. 2. Susan Dawson 1746–
    3. 3. Moses Dawson 1749– m. Jane Wells 1750–
      1. 1. John Dawson 1776–1854 m. Emeritia Dawson 1774–1852
        1. 1. Robert Dawson 1818–1886 m. Mary (Ann) Starr 1824–1897
      2. 2. Sam DAWSON 1780–
      3. 3. Mary DAWSON 1790–
      4. 4. Thomas Dawson 1794–1881 m. Susan Toll 1796–1877
        1. 1. Aaron Dawson 1835–1870
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Dawson 1849–
        3. 3. Jabez Dawson 1839–
        4. 4. Ann Dawson 1822–1901 m. Joseph Wright 1809–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dawson 1828–
        6. 6. Moses Dawson 1825–1879 m. Susan Wright 1825–
      5. 5. Dawson Dawson 1787–
      6. 6. William Dawson 1778–1852 m. Ann Dodman 1786–1861
        1. 1. Thomas Dawson 1815–1891 m. Margaret Williamson 1816–
        2. 2. John Dawson 1813–1877
        3. 3. William Dawson 1809–
        4. 4. Moses Dawson 1820–1899 m. Elizabeth Riches 1822–
        5. 5. Jane Dawson 1820–
    4. 4. William Dawson 1756–
    5. 5. John Dawson 1742–1802 m. Ann Jary 1740–
      1. 1. William Dawson 1775–1830
      2. 2. David Dawson 1768–
      3. 3. Susannah Dawson 1774–1790
      4. 4. Elizabeth Dawson 1778–
    6. 6. Thomas Dawson 1747–
    7. 7. Ann Dawson 1754–
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Dawson) ** 1755–1827 m. John (Atkins) ** 1743–1810
      1. 1. Aaron (Atkins) ** 1790–1851 m. Elizabeth (Smith) ** 1792–1845
        1. 1. Elizabeth Atkins 1811–1877
        2. 2. Alice Atkins 1816–1816
        3. 3. Ann Atkins 1817–
        4. 4. Thomas (Smith Atkins) ** 1823–1881 m. Harriet (Bastard) ** 1827–1902
        5. 5. Christina Atkins 1818–1885 m. William (Joseph) Vandepeer 1828–1895
        6. 6. Aaron Atkins 1821–1876 m. Francis ((Fanny)) Donavon 1826–1896
        7. 7. William (James) Atkins 1838–1870
        8. 8. William (Dawson) Atkins 1815–
        9. 9. Alice Atkins 1825– m. Henry Lightfoot 1825–1917
        10. 10. Diana Atkins 1828–1887 m. Alfred (Massey) Esq 1815–1910
      2. 2. John Atkins 1785–1867 m. Sarah Cooper 1786–1869
        1. 1. James Atkins 1807–1875 m. Mary (Ann) Sands 1816–
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Atkins 1812– m. Robert Durrant 1816–1882
        3. 3. Phoebe Atkins 1817–1888 m. Robert Craig 1803–1868
        4. 4. John Atkins 1820–1866
        5. 5. Eliza Atkins 1821– m. Robert Smith 1822–
        6. 6. Caroline Atkins 1823–1902 m. James Groom 1820–1855
        7. 7. Maria Atkins 1828– m. Edward Lake 1824–
        8. 8. Dawson Atkins 1830–1831
        9. 9. Mary Atkins 1810–
      3. 3. William Atkins 1788–1850 m. Elisabeth Barnston 1790–
      4. 4. Miles Atkins 1793–1867 m. Mary Barnston 1793–
        1. 1. Harriet Atkins 1816–1873 m. James RICHARDSON 1806–1885
        2. 2. Emily (Rachel) Atkins 1818–1874 m. William Daws 1815–1885
        3. 3. Martha Atkins 1824–
        4. 4. Mary (Dawson) Atkins 1825–1900 m. Francis Girdlestone 1825–1899
        5. 5. William (John) Atkins 1816–1866 m. Ann ATKINS 1817–
        6. 6. William (Miles) Atkins 1820–1881 m. Martha Hubbard 1828–
        7. 7. Henry (Barnston) Atkins 1821–1854
      5. 5. Henry Atkins 1797–
  2. 2. William Dawson 1720–1800 m. Rachel Moore 1713–1803
    1. 1. Samuel Dawson 1746–1817 m. Elizabeth Hansell 1745–
      1. 1. William Dawson 1772–1843 m. Mary Clackson 1773–
        1. 1. William Dawson 1796– m. Ann Bell 1798–
        2. 2. James Dawson 1812–1887 m. Elizabeth Pratt 1812–1872
        3. 3. Robert Dawson 1798– m. Elizabeth 1799–
    2. 2. Rachel Dawson 1744–1836 m. John Pitchard 1743–1827
      1. 1. Ann Pitchard 1774–1852 m. John Chadwick 1773–1855
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Chadwick 1801–1885 m. James Rogers 1805–
        2. 2. James Chadwick 1806–1889
        3. 3. John Chadwick 1807–1873
        4. 4. William Chadwick 1812–
      2. 2. William Pitchard 1782–1836
    3. 3. James Dawson 1756–1757
    4. 4. Mary Dawson 1760–
    5. 5. Anna Dawson 1761–
  3. 3. Anne Dawson 1723–1801 m. William Ewer 1712–1778
    1. 1. William Ewer 1747–1826 m. Mary Crisp 1756–1840
      1. 1. Elizabeth Ewer 1778–1839 m. Thomas Chamberlain 1778–1860
        1. 1. Mary Chamberlain 1802–1827
        2. 2. Thomas Chamberlain 1805–1806
        3. 3. Esther Chamberlain 1812–1827
        4. 4. William Chamberlain 1817–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Chamberlain 1809–1884 m. Edmund Tuck 1804–
        6. 6. Thomas Chamberlain 1807–1860
      2. 2. John Ewer 1785–1786
      3. 3. Robert Ewer 1793–1875
      4. 4. William Ewer 1789–
      5. 5. Michael Ewer 1795–1795
      6. 6. John (Dawson) Ewer 1787–1874
      7. 7. Michael Ewer 1796–
      8. 8. Benjamin Ewer 1797–
      9. 9. Dawson Ewer 1791–1878
  4. 4. Mary Dawson 1726–

William Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1696
14 Apr 1696
Birth of William Dawson in North Walsham Norfolk England
North Walsham Norfolk England
1696
26 Apr 1696
William Dawson was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1749
abt 1749
Age 53
Death of William Dawson in Kent England
Kent England
1749
2 Nov 1749
Age 53
Burial of William Dawson in Detling, Kent, England
Detling, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1696
    Event Place: North Walsham Norfolk England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1696
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1749
    Event Place: Kent England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1749
    Event Place: Detling, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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