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William Dawson 1859 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1859

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Louis Dawson

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Watt

Children(s):

William Dawson was born in 1859 in Louisiana, USA, the child of Louis L'Estrange Dawson and Sarah Martin. William Dawson married Elizabeth Watt. William Dawson passed away in 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Dawson was born in 1859 in Louisiana, USA, the child of Louis L'Estrange Dawson and Sarah Martin.
  • William Dawson married Elizabeth Watt.
  • William Dawson passed away in 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dawson's Ancestors

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William Dawson
1859 – 1937
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
Louis L'Estrange Dawson
1832 – 1886
Tullynessie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sarah Martin
1825 – 1914
Maghera, County Derry, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Martin) Martin
Sarah Espie
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1859
Abt. 1859
Birth of William Dawson in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1937
1937
Age 78
Death of William Dawson in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1859
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Dec 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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