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William Thos Dawson 1837 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 30 Oct 1922

Death Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Father: Charles Dawson

Mother: Hannah Phillips

Spouse(s): Mary Sheldon

Children(s): Charles Dawson, Geoge Dawson, Ida Dawson, William Dawson

William Thos Dawson was born in 1837 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Charles Dawson and Hannah Phillips. In 1891, William Thos Dawson resided in Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, C. William Thos Dawson married Mary Ann Sheldon, and had children including Charles Dawson, Geoge Dawson, Ida Emma Dawson, William Dawson. William Thos Dawson passed away in 1922 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Thos Dawson was born in 1837 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Charles Dawson and Hannah Phillips.
  • In 1891, William Thos Dawson resided in Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, C.
  • William Thos Dawson married Mary Ann Sheldon, and had children including Charles Dawson, Geoge Dawson, Ida Emma Dawson, William Dawson.
  • William Thos Dawson passed away in 1922 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dawson's Ancestors

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William Dawson
1837 – 1922
Birth Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Charles Dawson
1812 – 1865
England
Hannah Phillips
– 1840
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dawson's Descendants

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William (Thos) Dawson (5 Oct 1837 – 30 Oct 1922) m. Mary (Ann) Sheldon (abt 1839 – 5 Nov 1898)
  1. 1. Charles Dawson (1863 – )
  2. 2. Geoge Dawson (abt 1867 – )
  3. 3. Ida (Emma) Dawson (1 Sep 1872 – )
  4. 4. William Dawson (abt 1874 – 1956)

William Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1837
5 Oct 1837
Birth of William Thos Dawson in Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 54
William Thos Dawson resided here in Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
1922
30 Oct 1922
Age 85
Death of William Thos Dawson in Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 269
    [2] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 290
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Bastard and Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 269

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bastard Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 290

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 290
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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