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William Benjamin Mawson 1856–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 Dec 1936

Death Location: Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Benjamin Mawson

Mother: Elizabeth Mawson

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In 1856, William Benjamin Mawson entered the world in England, England, United Kingdom, born to Benjamin Mawson And Elizabeth Mawson. William Benjamin Mawson passed away in 1936 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Benjamin Mawson entered the world in England, England, United Kingdom, born to Benjamin Mawson And Elizabeth Mawson.
  • William Benjamin Mawson passed away in 1936 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.

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William Mawson's Ancestors

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William Mawson
1856–1936
Birth Place: England, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Benjamin Mawson
1822–1912
Bandon, County of Cork, Ireland
Elizabeth Mawson
1831–1913
Douglas, County Cork Ireland
Grandparents
Stephen (Thomas) Mawson
1789–1853
Skipton, Yorkshire
Catherine Turner
1790–1870
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Mawson
1763–1834
Janet Garss
1759–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Mawson
1736–1814
Ann Carrington
1740–1815
Richard Garrs
1726–1788
Martha [Garrs]
1709–1776

William Mawson's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1856
Birth of William Benjamin Mawson in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1936
31 Dec 1936
Age 80
Death of William Benjamin Mawson in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1936
    Event Place: Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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