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William Mawson 1838–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1838

Birth Location: Harewood, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 Feb 1905

Death Location: Melton, Victoria, Australia

Father: Benjamin Mawson

Mother: Charlotte Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bunton, Kathleen Kavanagh

Children(s): Albert Mawson, Alfred Mawson, Charles Mawson, Albert Mawson, Benjamin Mawson, Isobel Mawson, George Mawson, Joseph Mawson, William Mawson, Frances Mawson, Annie Mawson, Charlotte Mawson, James Mawson, John Mawson

The story of William Mawson began in 1838 in Harewood, Yorkshire, England. In 1841, William Mawson resided in Headingley Ward, Yorkshire, England. William Mawson married Elizabeth Bunton, Kathleen Mary Kavanagh, and had children including Albert Samuel Mawson, Alfred Thomas Mawson, Annie Mary Mawson, Benjamin Bunton Mawson, Charles Frederick Mawson, Charlotte Elizabeth Mawson, Frances Christina Mawson, George Mawson, Isobel Margaret Mawson, James Henry Mawson, John Robert James Mawson, Joseph Walton Mawson, William Anthony Mawson. William Mawson passed away in 1905 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Mawson began in 1838 in Harewood, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1841, William Mawson resided in Headingley Ward, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Mawson married Elizabeth Bunton, Kathleen Mary Kavanagh, and had children including Albert Samuel Mawson, Alfred Thomas Mawson, Annie Mary Mawson, Benjamin Bunton Mawson, Charles Frederick Mawson, Charlotte Elizabeth Mawson, Frances Christina Mawson, George Mawson, Isobel Margaret Mawson, James Henry Mawson, John Robert James Mawson, Joseph Walton Mawson, William Anthony Mawson.
  • William Mawson passed away in 1905 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mawson's Ancestors

Self
William Mawson
1838–1905
Birth Place: Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Mawson
1815–1896
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Charlotte Nicholson
1815–1881
Weardley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Mawson
1776–1848
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Lupton
1774–1841
Huby, Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Matthew Nicholson
1756–1841
Bondgate, Harwood, Yorkshire, England.
Elizabeth Ward
1775–
Newall, Newall-with-Clifton, Otley
Great-Grandparents
John Mawson
1738–1809
Henrieta
1740–1799
William Lupton
1750–1833
Margaret Harrison
1750–1811
Anne Thackray
1743–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mawson
1712–1759
Esther Whitley
1709–1743
William Lupton
1730–
Sarah Fieldhouse
1730–1767

William Mawson's Descendants

1.
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William Mawson (Sep 1838–18 Feb 1905) m. Elizabeth Bunton (30 Apr 1836–14 MAY 1875) m. Kathleen (Mary) Kavanagh (13 Mar 1843–3 Jan 1927)
  1. 1. Albert (Samuel) Mawson 1884–1963
  2. 2. Alfred (Thomas) Mawson 1868–1882
  3. 3. Charles (Frederick) Mawson 1881–1943 m. Sarah (Leila) Hayes 1886–1947
    1. 1. Ruby (Freda) Mawson 1916–1989
    2. 2. Monica (Eileen) Mawson 1911–1988 m. Ernest (Hume) Rampling 1906–
    3. 3. Mary (Theresa) Mawson 1910–1992 m. Wallace (Reginald) Hunter 1910–1974
      1. 1. Noelene (Margaret Maryanne) Hunter 1947–2017
    4. 4. William (Maurice) Mawson 1917–1986 m. Edna (Jean) Cullen 1920–
    5. 5. Ellen (Margaret(Nell)) Mawson 1913–1942 m. James Hansen 1917–
    6. 6. Sara (Patricia) Mawson 1920–1980 m. Duncan (Gilbert) Sinclair 1916–1991
  4. 4. Albert (Samuel) Mawson 1884–1963 m. Hanorah (Eileen (Nora)) Hayes 1882–1946
    1. 1. Leslie (Joseph) Mawson 1913–1979 m. Hazel (Doreen) Cairns 1916–1975
      1. 1. Leslie (John) Mawson 1937–1939
    2. 2. Irene (Margaret) Mawson 1911–1950 m. William Mawson 1910–1988
    3. 3. Veronica Mawson 1914–1989 m. Joseph (James) Stapleton –1982
    4. 4. Mary (Kathleen) Mawson 1912–1917
  5. 5. Benjamin (Bunton) Mawson 1861–1933 m. Jane Beams 1861–1913
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Mawson 1889–1891
    2. 2. Harvey (Beames) Mawson 1891–1961
    3. 3. Isabella (Margaret) Mawson 1893–1966
    4. 4. William (Alexander) Mawson 1901–1969 m. Winifred Bennie 1914–2007
    5. 5. Janet (Caroline) Mawson 1904–1972
  6. 6. Isobel (Margaret) Mawson 1865–1895
  7. 7. George Mawson 1873–1873
  8. 8. Joseph (Walton) Mawson 1869–1939
  9. 9. William (Anthony) Mawson 1859–1939 m. Ellen Philbey 1861–1909
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Mawson 1884–1978 m. William (James) Hampton 1876–1934
      1. 1. Douglas (James) Hampton 1911– m. Margaret Rowland 1914–
      2. 2. Lesley (William) Hampton 1908–1976
  10. 10. Frances (Christina) Mawson 1876–1919 m. Samuel (Thomas) Maher 1878–1946
    1. 1. Doris (Frances) Maher 1905–1994
    2. 2. Francis (William) Maher 1907–1963
    3. 3. Mary (Kathleen) Maher 1909–1977
    4. 4. Maria (Isobel) Maher 1910–1991
  11. 11. Annie (Mary) Mawson 1868–1936 m. Erik Jondahl 1862–1940
    1. 1. Solveig (Marie) Jondahl 1900–
    2. 2. Victor (Robert) Jondahl –1915
  12. 12. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Mawson 1863–1875
  13. 13. James (Henry) Mawson 1877–1931
  14. 14. John (Robert James) Mawson 1866–1905

William Mawson's Timeline

6 Records

1838
Sep 1838
Birth of William Mawson in Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
1839
29 Sep 1839
Age 1
William Mawson was baptized in Headingley,York,England
Headingley,York,England
1841
1841
Age 3
William Mawson resided here in Headingley Ward, Yorkshire, England
Headingley Ward, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 63
William Mawson resided here in Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
1905
17 Feb 1905
Age 67
Death of William Mawson in Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
1905
18 Feb 1905
Age 67
Burial of William Mawson in Melton, Victoria, Australia
Melton, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1838
    Event Place: Harewood, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1344; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Headingley Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 25; Folio: 21; Page: 16; Line: 2; GSU roll: 464287.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Headingley,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Headingley Ward, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1344; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Headingley Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 25; Folio: 21; Page: 16; Line: 2; GSU roll: 464287.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Melton, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Application for burial, Copy of Burial register

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