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The Dawson Family in
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  1. Introduction
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. The Origin Of The Surname Dawson
  4. West Allendale, Northumberland, England
    1. Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield
  5. Early Dawson Ancestors
    1. John Dawson and Annam Keenliside in Allendale
    2. John Dawson and Ann Baxter in Woodhead
    3. Abraham Dawson and 1. Ann Boutflower, 2. Jane Robinson in Allendale Town
  6. BRANCH 1
    1. Joseph Dawson and Isabella Simpson in Allendale Town
    2. Simpson Dawson and Ruth Temperley in Newcastle on Tyne
  7. BRANCH 2
    1. Hugh Dawson and 1. Elizabeth Waugh, 2. Hannah Oliver in Allendale Town
    2. Hugh Dawson and Elizabeth Graham in Whiteley Shield
    3. Joseph Dawson and Elizabeth Hetherington in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield
  8. BRANCH 3
    1. Jacob Dawson and Margaret Thompson in Allendale Town
    2. John Dawson and Isabella Heslop in Swinhope Mill
    3. Abraham Dawson and Lilly Huntingdon in Newcastle on Tyne
  9. Certificates
  10. Links
  11. Fellow Researchers
  12. Index & Personal Information Pages (GEDCOM)
  13. Legend
  14. Contact

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Introduction


Northumberland

Welcome to the Dawson family page of my family history website.  This page covers the family of my wife's grandmother, Linda Winifred Tasker's grandmother, Annie Dawson.  The Dawson family were rural farm hands and mine workers from Allendale, Northumberland, England where their ancestry can be traced back to the mid-17th century.

Please Note: This page is intended only as a narrative historical overview of this family.  There is additional detailed information available for almost ever person presented on this page.  To avoid the unnecessary work of double-entering such things as vital statistics, the additional information can be found in the accompanying GEDCOM database.  Please make sure you click on the INDEX button at the bottom of the page so you don't miss out on potentially valuable additional information.

Acknowledgements

The research presented on this page is not mine alone.  It contains information submitted by all the Fellow Researchers listed below.  I am indebted to them for their generous contributions, but especially to John Walsh who has generously contributed a substantial amount of information to this page.  This page is intended as a place for researchers to freely and cooperatively share our research with each other.  It would be too cumbersome a task to reference each piece of data as to which researcher it has come from.  The information shown on this page should be understood as a product of ALL of the Fellow Researchers.  I am merely the editor and not the sole author. - Ryk

The Origin Of The Surname "Dawson"

The surname Dawson has two suggested origins.  The first and more likely is a contraction of Davidson or Davison, based on the forename "Daw", a nickname form of "David".  Thus, Dawson means "son of David".  Therefore the surname is most likely a patronymic and probably has multiple origins.  Dawson is also claimed by some researchers to be a corruption of the Norman French D'Ossone, from the town of Ossone, in Normandy.  Most authorities prefer the former etymology although it is quite possible that both are true, as the name certainly has more than one geographic origin.

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West Allendale, Northumberland, England

Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield

Whiteley Shield Farm

Map of Whiteley Shield and West Allendale

Location of Allendale
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Frances Bell said that her mother, Annie Dawson, was born on a farm called Whitley Shield, only a few miles from Hexham Abbey.  She brought a picture of the farm with her to Canada (at right).  Family records refer to the name as "Whitley Shield".  It seems to be an ancient farm which can be found on ordnance survey maps as far back as the John Speed's map of 1610.  It can be found with various spellings: Whitely, Whitley, Whiteley, Whitelee and White Shields.  It is located in the parish of Allendale about 7 miles southwest of the village of Allendale and just north of Carr Shield.  Allendale is located about 12 miles southwest of Hexham and about 5 miles west of Whitley Chapel.

Following a visit from John Wesley (1703-1791) himself, the Allendale area became strongly supportive of Wesley's Methodism and in 1857 Whitely Shield became the sight of a Primitive Methodist Church.  It appears that the Whiteley Shield farm was part of the estate of the Blackett-Beaumont family who owned the mineral rights to most of the Allendale valley through the 18th century.

The 1839 tithe award records indicate "Thomas Dawson and others" as occupants of Whitely Shield, then owned by George Crawhall.  This would be Thomas Dawson of Branch 2, b: 1818, son of Hugh Dawson and Elizabeth Graham.  The farm is recorded as 78 acres and the tithe-rent was 4 pounds.

Although the descendants of the Dawsons remember Hexham Abbey as the significant local landmark they also lived only about 15 miles south of another very significant historical landmark, Hadrian's Wall.

Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall is an impressive archaeological remnant, nearly 2000 years old, from the time when England (then known as Britannia) was a province of the Roman Empire. The Wall was built by order of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, around AD 122. For six years professional soldiers built a wall 80 Roman miles long (about 120kms), from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west. Hadrian wanted to mark the northern boundary of his Empire and to protect the "civilized" Empire from the Celtic "barbarians" to the north.

Early Dawson Ancestors

The earliest suggested ancestor of our Dawson family is John Dawson in Allendale, shown immediately below.  The first two generations of this family are based on IGI data and should be considered as unverified.  The first generation is quite speculative, whereas the second generation is more likely reliable.  However truly reliable data does not begin until the third generation of Abraham Dawson, below.

John Dawson and Annam Keenliside in Allendale

John DAWSON was born ABT 1650 in England.  He may be the John Dawson who married in 1681 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Annam KEENLISIDE b: ABT 1660 in England.  However, the marriage, wife, and children shown here for this John are speculative and based solely on IGI matches. They are unverified.  It is suggested that they may have been the parents of:

  1. Has No Children George DAWSON b: ABT 23 FEB 1681/82 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has Children John DAWSON b: ABT 20 JAN 1682/83 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  His story continues below.
  3. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 20 JAN 1682/83 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  4. Has No Children William DAWSON b: ABT 1 NOV 1683 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  5. Has No Children Ann DAWSON b: ABT 16 MAR 1683/84 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

John Dawson and Ann Baxter in Woodhead

Has Children John DAWSON was born ABT 20 JAN 1682/83 in Allendale, Northumberland, England, shown above as a son of John Dawson, possible mother, Annam Keenliside.   Firmer evidence begins with this John DAWSON who may have married on 7 FEB 1696/97 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Ann BAXTER b: ABT 1680 in England, however this marriage is unverified.  In 1708, John is listed as a Warden of St. Cuthbert's Church, Allendale Parish, Northumberland, England. He is listed as residing at Woodhead, Allendale.  John Dawson is known to be the father of:

  1. Has Children John DAWSON b: BET FEB 1698/99 AND MAY 1699 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  The IGI shows two possible births for John Dawson, son of John Dawson in Allendale: 24 FEB 1699/98 or 26 MAY 1699. OPR will have to be consulted.  His wife is unknown.  He is suggested as the father of:
    1. Has No Children Hannah DAWSON b: DEC 1724 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children George DAWSON b: JUL 1727 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: MAY 1729 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Abraham DAWSON b: DEC 1729 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    5. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: MAY 1732 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    6. Has Children Whitfield DAWSON b: ABT 3 JUL 1734 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Whitfield's first marriage comes from One World Tree Project, unknown submitter. The second marriage and family are found in nearby Alston, Cumberland. Information on this family comes from the IGI, member submitted data, and is contradictory. The name Whitfield Dawson appears to be unique and thus there appears that the two marriages are for the same man. Onomastics reinforces this suggestion. However this family should be considered unverified.  It is suggested that Whitfield Dawson married firstly on 14 NOV 1762 in Allendale and Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England to Sarah JOHNSON b: ABT 1735 in England, and that they had the following child:
      1. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 29 OCT 1763 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

      It is suggested that Whitfield Dawson married secondly on 2 JUL 1768 in Saint John, Garrigill, Cumberland, England, and that they had the following children:

      1. Has No Children Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 7 MAY 1769 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      2. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 15 MAR 1772 in Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England
      3. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 1773 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      4. Has No Children William DAWSON b: ABT 17 AUG 1779 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      5. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 22 JUL 1780 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      6. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 22 JUL 1780 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      7. Has No Children Whitfield DAWSON b: ABT 11 AUG 1781 in Alston, Cumberland, England
      8. Has No Children Johan DAWSON b: ABT 26 MAR 1785 in Alston, Cumberland, England
  2. Has No Children Ann DAWSON b: ABT 8 MAR 1699/00 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 9 MAR 1703/04 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  4. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: ABT 1 JUL 1705 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  5. Has Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 11 DEC 1707 in Far Hope, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married firstly to Ann Boutflower and secondly to Jane Robinson.  Their story continues below.

Abraham Dawson and 1. Ann Boutflower, 2. Jane Robinson in Allendale Town

Abraham DAWSON was born ABT 11 DEC 1707 in Far Hope, Allendale, Northumberland, England, shown above as a son of John Dawson and possibly Ann Baxter.  He was a yeoman farmer.  (He owned and worked his own land, but was not considered landed gentry.)  He lived at High Close and/or High Hope farm (it is unclear if these are two different farms or two different names for the same farm), and later he lived in the village of Allendale itself.  He married firstly on 2 MAY 1732 in St. Cuthbert's, Allendale, Northumberland, England to Ann BOUTFLOWER b: ABT 1710 in England, with whom he had the following children:

  1. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 27 JAN 1733/34 in The Hope, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has No Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 18 JUL 1736 in High Shield, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Boutflower DAWSON b: ABT 1 JAN 1740/41 in High Close, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She died at age 15.

There are no known descendants from these children.  Ann Bouthflower died in 1742 after which Abraham married secondly on 25 OCT 1744 in St. Cuthbert's, Allendale, Northumberland, England to Jane ROBINSON b: ABT 5 JAN 1714/15 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has Children Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 12 JUN 1745 in High Hope, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 10 JUN 1764 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England to John SWINDALE b: ABT 1740 in England and had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Peter SWINDALE b: ABT 4 JUL 1769 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Thomas SWINDALE b: ABT 16 MAY 1771 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children George SWINDALE b: ABT 12 JUN 1774 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Christopher SWINDALE b: ABT 24 AUG 1776 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England

  2. Has Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 14 FEB 1746/47 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England .  He married on 8 SEP 1768 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Isabella SIMPSON b: ABT 23 AUG 1747 in Coatclothhill, Alston, Cumberland, England.  They had numerous descendants who primarily lived in the area of Newcastle, Northumberland, England.  Their descendants is presented below as BRANCH 1.

  3. Has No Children Isaac DAWSON b: ABT 10 FEB 1748/49 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  St. Cuthbert's Church burial register reads: "5 APR 1805 Isaac Dawson of Allen Town, a lunatic, age 57, disorder not ascertained but supposed ultimately to be consumption. It is believed that he had no children.
  4. Has Children Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 15 FEB 1750/51 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married Elizabeth Waugh and Hannah Oliver and settled in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Their descendants are presented below as BRANCH 2.
  5. Has Children Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 31 DEC 1752 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She had the following son, presumably out of wedlock:
    1. John DAWSON b: ABT 27 FEB 1769 in Simonburn, Northumberland, England

    Hannah subsequently married on 10 NOV 1771 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to John SPARK b: DEC 1752 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following son:

    1. Has No Children Abraham SPARK b: ABT 12 APR 1772 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  6. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: ABT 26 JUL 1755 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She died in infancy.
  7. Has Children Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 2 OCT 1757 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married on 4 NOV 1780 in Allendale, Northumberland and Alston, Cumberland, England to Margaret THOMPSON b: 1759 in probably Alston, Cumberland, England.  They had numerous descendants.  Their descendants are presented below as BRANCH 3.
  8. Has No Children Joshua DAWSON b: ABT 17 FEB 1760 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married on 24 SEP 1788 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Mary RAMSAY b: ABT 1760 in England.  There are no known children from this relationship.

BRANCH 1

Joseph Dawson and Isabella Simpson in Allendale Town

Has Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 14 FEB 1746/47 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England, shown above as a son of Abraham Dawson and Jane Robinson.  He married on 8 SEP 1768 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Isabella SIMPSON b: ABT 23 AUG 1747 in Coatclothhill, Alston, Cumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: ABT 18 APR 1773 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

  2. Has No Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 30 NOV 1775 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

  3. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 27 SEP 1778 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

  4. Has Children Simpson DAWSON b: ABT 12 DEC 1780 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married on 19 AUG 1803 in St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Ruth TEMPERLEY b: ABT 18 JUN 1772 in Dean Raw, Northumberland, England.  They moved to Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland.  Their descendants are presented below.

  5. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 28 SEP 1783 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

  6. Has No Children Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 8 FEB 1786 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

  7. Has No Children William DAWSON b: ABT 28 DEC 1788 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

Simpson Dawson and Ruth Temperley in Newcastle on Tyne

This branch is being researched by Mavoureen Wagner.

Has Children Simpson DAWSON was born ABT 12 DEC 1780 in Allendale, Northumberland, England, shown above as a son of Joseph Dawson and Isabella Simpson.  He married on 19 AUG 1803 in St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Ruth TEMPERLEY b: ABT 18 JUN 1772 in Dean Raw, Northumberland, England.  They moved to Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland and had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 30 JUN 1804 in St Nicholas Parish Rec And Nonconf, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

  2. Has Children Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 10 MAY 1806 in St Nicholas Parish Rec And Nonconf, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He was a carpenter and pot maker.  HE married on 31 JUL 1826 in St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Jane RICHARDSON b: 1805 in Shalwell, Durham, England.  They settled in Gateshead, Durham (essentially the same city as Newcastle, Northumberland, but divided by the river and border), and later moved to East London, Middlesex.  They had the following children:

    1. Has Children Mary Emma DAWSON b: 1826 in South Shields, Gateshead, Durham, England.  She married on 14 NOV 1847 in St. Anne's, Limehouse, Middlesex, England to Henry Robert WRIGHT b: 1822 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.  They had the following children:

      1. Has No Children Mary Ann WRIGHT b: 1 MAR 1849 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      2. Has No Children Joseph Nicholas WRIGHT b: 1851 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      3. Has No Children Ruth Jane WRIGHT b: 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      4. Has No Children George James WRIGHT b: 30 AUG 1854 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      5. Has No Children Annie Temperley WRIGHT b: 23 OCT 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      6. Has No Children Robert Henry WRIGHT b: 6 SEP 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      7. Has No Children Hannah North WRIGHT b: 6 NOV 1860 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      8. Has No Children Catherine Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

      9. Has No Children Jessie Margaret WRIGHT b: 18 DEC 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    2. Has Children Joseph DAWSON b: 1829 in South Shields, Gateshead, Durham, England.  He married Jane Eliza HOWARD b: ABT 1830 in England.  They had the following children:

      1. Has No Children John Temperley DAWSON b: 15 DEC 1854 in Bromley-by-Bow, East London, Middlesex, England

      2. Has No Children Mary Jane DAWSON b: 1855 in Bromley-by-Bow, East London, Middlesex, England

    3. Has Children Jane DAWSON b: 1 JAN 1837 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England.  She married on James Edward WRIGHT b: 1836 in Woolwich, Kent, England to James Edward WRIGHT b: 1836 in Woolwich, Kent, England.  They had the following children:

      1. Has No Children Joseph Dawson WRIGHT b: 10 JAN 1868 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England

      2. Has No Children William Edward WRIGHT b: 1870 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England

      3. Has No Children Alice A. WRIGHT b: 1873 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England

      4. Has No Children Emily WRIGHT b: 1875 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England

      5. Has No Children Henry E. WRIGHT b: 1878 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England

  3. Has Children Simpson Septimus DAWSON b: ABT 1807 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England .  He worked as a collector for the gas company.  He married on 3 FEB 1834 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Eleanor BALMBRA b: ABT 1810 in England.  They had the following children:

    1. Has No Children Ebenezer DAWSON b: 29 OCT 1834 in New Court Chapel West Gate Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

    2. Has Children Edward DAWSON b: 14 FEB 1836 in New Court Chapel West Gate Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He is presumed to have married a woman named JANE whose surname is unknown although no record of their marriage has been found.  She was b: 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

      1. Has No Children Edward E. DAWSON b: 1866 in England

      2. Has No Children Amy DAWSON b: 1867 in England

      3. Has No Children Simpson DAWSON b: 1869 in England

    3. Has No Children Eleanor DAWSON b: ABT 1838

    4. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 1840

    5. Has No Children Ruth Temperley DAWSON b: ABT 1842

    6. Has No Children Isaac DAWSON b: ABT 1844

    7. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: ABT 1846

    8. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 1848

  4. Has Children Thomas DAWSON b: 1809 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He married on 27 JAN 1834 in Saint Andrew, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England to Margaret THOMSON b: 28 FEB 1807 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  They resided in Carliol Square, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

    1. Has No Children Ruth DAWSON b: 29 JUL 1834 in New Court Chapel West Gate Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

    2. Has Children George Meldrum DAWSON b: 18 FEB 1836 in New Court Chapel West Gate Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He worked as a Collector for Water Company in Gateshead, Durham.  He married Mary MCGILL b: 1841 in Ireland.  They had the following children:

      1. Has No Children Thomas M. DAWSON b: 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

      2. Has No Children Daniel McGinnis Meldrum DAWSON b: 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

      3. Has No Children Jane Black DAWSON b: 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

      4. Has No Children George S. DAWSON b: 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

      5. Has No Children Ruth Greig DAWSON b: 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

      6. Has No Children Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

    3. Has No Children Thomas Joshua DAWSON b: 15 OCT 1837 in Saint Nicholas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

    4. Has No Children Simpson DAWSON b: 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

    5. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

    6. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

    7. Has No Children Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 16 MAR 1848 in Carliol Square, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

  5. Has Children Ruth DAWSON b: 1812 in Dean Raw, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England.  She married on 1834 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Joseph TEMPERLEY b: 12 JAN 1816 in Ebenezer Independent, Hexham, Northumberland, England.  They had the following child:

    1. Has No Children Nicholas TEMPERLEY b: ABT 1837 in Northumberland, England

  6. Has Children John DAWSON b: 1816 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He is presumed to have married a woman named SUSAN whose surname is unknown, although no record of their marriage has been found.  She was b: 1820 in Wapping, Middlesex, England.  They had the following children:

    1. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: 1843 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    2. Has No Children George DAWSON b: 1845 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    3. Has No Children Joseph Temperley DAWSON b: 1847 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    4. Has No Children Ruth Temperley DAWSON b: 1849 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    5. Has No Children Ann Temperley DAWSON b: 1851 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    6. Has No Children Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    7. Has No Children Septimus DAWSON b: 1856 in Poplar, Middlesex, England

    8. Has No Children John North DAWSON b: 1860 in Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, England

    9. Has No Children Hannah Temperley DAWSON b: 1862 in Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, England

  7. Isaac Dawson b ca 1820 see http://www.hostmybb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=830&mforum=rykbrowngenealo#830

BRANCH 2

Hugh Dawson and 1. Elizabeth Waugh, 2. Hannah Oliver in Allendale Town

Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 15 FEB 1750/51 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England as a son of Abraham Dawson and Jane Robinson, above.  He married firstly on 15 AUG 1773 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Elizabeth WAUGH b: ABT 1755 in Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 26 DEC 1773 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has No Children Abraham DAWSON b: 14 SEP 1775 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has Children Mally DAWSON b: ABT 15 JAN 1778 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 15 MAY 1797 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Andrew HARKNESS b: 1773 in Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children James HARKNESS b: ABT 19 MAY 1798 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Elizabeth HARKNESS b: ABT 10 NOV 1799 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children George HARKNESS b: 13 FEB 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Jean HARKNESS b: 17 APR 1804 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    5. Has No Children Hugh Dawson HARKNESS b: 5 JUN 1806 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    6. Has No Children Mary HARKNESS b: ABT 4 JAN 1810 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  4. Has Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 22 OCT 1780 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 16 JUN 1806 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England to Abraham SHIELD b: 3 MAR 1758 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:
    1. Has Children Elizabeth SHIELD b: 14 JUN 1807 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has Children Abraham SHIELD b: 30 JUL 1809 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has Children Lydia SHIELD b: 8 NOV 1811 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has Children Hugh SHIELD b: 14 MAR 1814 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England
  5. Has Children Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 26 JAN 1783 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married Elizabeth Graham and had descendants.  Their story continues below.

Hugh is suggested to have married secondly to Hannah OLIVER b: ABT 1753 in England.  Hugh's second marriage comes from Jenny Harkness' Ancestry File (LDS). This second marriage and all descendants from that marriage should be considered as unconfirmed.  Hugh Dawson and Hannah Oliver had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Oliver DAWSON b: ABT 23 SEP 1792 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Oliver married JANE, whose surname is unknown.  She was b: 1806 in Shotley, Northumberland, England.  No record of their marriage has been found.  Oliver's family are found without him in 1851 residing at Duns Castle, Wolsingham, Durham, England. Jane is shown as a widow.  This family is not found in the 1861 or later census records.  It has now been confirmed by a descendant of this family that sometime around 1860 they emigrated to New Zealand.  Oliver and Jane had the following children.  Jane was only 17 when her first child was born.  This branch is being discussed here: http://www.hostmybb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=186&mforum=rykbrowngenealo
    1. Has No Children Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 27 SEP 1823 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Ann DAWSON b: ABT 6 AUG 1826 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 19 JUN 1829 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: ABT 28 JAN 1832 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    5. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 9 JUL 1836 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    6. Has No Children Oliver DAWSON b: 1844 in Kenton, Durham, England
  2. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: ABT 31 AUG 1794 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  4. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  5. Has No Children Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  6. Has No Children Ann DAWSON b: ABT 6 JUN 1806 in Allendale, Northumberland, England

Hugh Dawson and Elizabeth Graham in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield

Has Children Hugh DAWSON was born ABT 26 JAN 1783 in Allendale, Northumberland, England as a son of Hugh Dawson and Elizabath Waugh, above.  Hugh lived at Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a lead ore washer.  He married on 15 SEP 1803 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Elizabeth GRAHAM b: ABT 19 JUL 1777 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: 6 MAY 1805 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 21 JAN 1809 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has Children Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 21 JAN 1809 in Allendale, Northumberland, England .  Hugh lived at Syke Shield and Dyke Nook, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  (It is suggested that "Syke" may be an enumerator error for "Dyke" and that Syke Shield and Dyke Nook may be the same place.)   He married on 13 JAN 1836 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England to Mary EDGAR nee LOWDON, b: 1809 in Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Hugh and Mary had two sets of twins. Hugh and Mary both died prematurely along with their first child, Hugh. Their surviving three children were raised by Mary's eldest son from her first marriage, David Edgar.  In 1851, the siblings Joseph, Mary and Maria (but not Hugh) are all found living with the family of David Edgar in Carrshield.  Hugh and Mary had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 7 MAR 1836 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England.  Hugh is presumed to have died as a child as he is not found in later census records with his siblings.
    2. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 7 MAR 1836 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: ABT 27 OCT 1839 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Maria DAWSON b: ABT 27 OCT 1839 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
  4. Has No Children Anne DAWSON b: ABT 24 DEC 1814 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 5 DEC 1840 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England to Peter HETHERINGTON b: ABT 16 NOV 1817 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England.  There are no records of any children.
  5. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 24 DEC 1814 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 15 MAY 1841 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England to Thomas SWINDLE b: ABT 1812 in England, and died shortly thereafter.  Thomas is shown as a widower in the 1851 census.
  6. Has Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 26 OCT 1816 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married Elizabeth HETHERINGTON.  The story of their descendants continues below.
  7. Has Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 25 DEC 1818 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived at Whitely Shield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a lead ore washer/dresser.  The 1839 tithe award records indicate this "Thomas Dawson and others" as occupants of Whitely Shield, then owned by George Crawhall.  The farm is recorded as 78 acres and the tithe-rent was 4 pounds.  In 1861 Thomas and his family are living at Whiteley Shield Farmstead, near Carrshield, West Allendale, right next door to his brother Joseph Dawson. They have a domestic servant, Ellen Moffat. 1871 census shows the Widow Dawson living with her children in Horton, Yorkshire. Living with them is a John Bell, age 14, born (1857) in Allendale, and working as a clerk's apprentice. He was probably the son of Joseph and Hannah Bell of Carrshield, bap. 15 AUG 1858.  Thomas Dawson married on 23 MAY 1850 in Alston, Cumberland, England to Mary MOFFAT b: 1827 in Alston, Cumberland, England.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: 1852 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: 1853 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Hannah DAWSON b: 1855 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: 1858 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    5. Has No Children Margaret A. DAWSON b: 1860 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    6. Has No Children Hugh DAWSON b: 12 MAR 1862 in Allendale, Northumberland, England


Carr Shield

Joseph Dawson and Elizabeth Hetherington in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield

Joseph Dawson was born ABT 26 OCT 1816 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived at Cross Dyke and later at Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  (For more information on Whitely Shield, please see the article at the top of this page.)  Joseph and his family were living at Cross Dyke until 1843 when they moved to Whitely Shield. Cross Dyke is located between Barney Craig and Coalcleugh, near Shield Rigg.  Joseph worked as a lead ore washer/dresser.  He married on 28 MAR 1840 in Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England to Elizabeth HETHERINGTON b: ABT 29 NOV 1818 in Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Joseph and Elizabeth had the following descendants:

  1. Has Children Hugh DAWSON (photo at right c/o John Walsh) b: 4 MAR 1841 in Cross Dyke, Carr Shield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Hugh married ABT MAR 1862 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Tamar DICKINSON.  Tamar is shown by census records as having been born in 1840 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  In 1881 Hugh was living with his wife and children in East Denton, Northumberland, England. He was working as a colliery (coal mine) mechanic.  In 1901 his niece, Jane Elliot (daughter of Jane Dawson), was residing with him and working as a domestic servant.  Family tradition claims that Hugh made a full set of dining furniture at the time of his wedding. The furniture was handed down for generations and the last known suriving chair is now in the posession of John Walsh.  Hugh and Tamar had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Jane Esther DAWSON b: 1864 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: 8 DEC 1872 in Acomb Colliery, Chollerton, Hexham, Northumberland, England.  She married Unknown HAVVER and had the following child:
      1. Has Children Winnifred HAVVER b: ABT 1895 in England.  She married John William ROBSON b: ABT 1895.  They had the following child:
        1. Elsie ROBSON b: Private
    3. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 1877 in Scotswood, East Denton, Northumberland, England.  Joseph Dawson attended university, but later drowned during a fishing trip off Whitley Bay.
  2. Has Children Thomas DAWSON b: 18 AUG 1842 in Cross Dyke, Carr Shield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Thomas Dawson lived at Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield with his extended family.  He worked as a quarryman.  Thomas married a woman named ANNIE, although no record of their marriage has been located.  Annie was born in 1843 in Allendale, Northumberland England.  In 1881 Thomas Dawson became the first of the Dawson family to immigrate to East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario. He was later followed by his younger brother Abraham, and then later still by his niece Frances Bell, and finally by his widowed sister Annie Bell (nee Dawson). The 1901 Canadian census shows Thomas Dawson as divorced, and the whereabouts of the rest of his family is unknown.  Thomas and Annie had the following children who were all born in Northumberland but grew up in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario:
    1. Has No Children William DAWSON b: 1866 in Allendale, Northumberland England
    2. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 1869 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: 1871 in Haydon, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Ida C. DAWSON b: 1875 in Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 28 DEC 1843 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He died at age 2 from "inflammation of the bowels, occasioned by a stone falling upon his body.".


  4. James Elliot & Family
    Has No Children Has Children Jane DAWSON b: 14 MAY 1846 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Jane is found in the 1851 census living with this family.  Jane married on 9 NOV 1867 in Weardale, Durham, England to James ELLIOT b: 1843 in Hexham, Northumberland, England.  He worked as a shepherd in Alston, Cumberland and later as a butcher in Wearsdale, Stanhope, Durham.  In 1901 Jane and her husband were living next door to the widow Margaret Nattress (b: 1837 in Stanhope, Durham, England). The Widow Nattress is presumably related to Annie Nattress who married Jane's brother, Abraham Dawson (below).  Jane and James had the following children.  This branch is being researched by John Walsh.
    1. Has No Children Elizabeth ELLIOT b: 1868 in Hexham, Northumberland, England.  She married ABT MAR 1891 in Weardale, Durham, England to John HEATHERINGTON b: 1858 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  He was the son of John Heatherington, also in Stanhope, Durham.  It is not known if they were related to Elizabeth Hetherington, above.  This Elizabeth and her husband John are believed to have had no children.
    2. Has No Children Tamar ELLIOT b: 1871 in Alston, Cumberland, England.  According to census records it appears that Tamar died as a child.
    3. Has No Children Ann ELLIOT b: 1873 in Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Thomas ELLIOT b: 1878 in Stanhope, Durham, England
    5. Has No Children Jane ELLIOT b: 1880 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  In 1901, Jane, or "Jeanie", was living with her uncle, Hugh Dawson (above), and working as a domestic servant.
    6. Has No Children Frances ELLIOT b: 1884 in Stanhope, Durham, England
    7. Has Children James ELLIOT b: 17 OCT 1892 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  He married on 13 DEC 1915 in England to Nancy ROBSON b: ABT 1895 in England.  They had the following children:
      1. Has No Children Jane ELLIOT b: Private.  She married James HORSEFIELD b: Private.
      2. Has No Children Mary ELLIOT b: 18 NOV 1917 in England.  She never married and had no children.
      3. Has Children Bessie ELLIOT b: Private.  She married Henry WALSH b: 13 NOV 1914 in England.  They had the following children whose information is withheld for privacy reasons:
        1. Has No Children Living WALSH
        2. Has Children Living WALSH
      4. Has No Children Kathleen ELLIOT b: 23 AUG 1922 in England.  She married William GOUGH b: Private.  They had children whose information is withheld for privacy reasons.


  5. click to enlarge
    Elizabeth Armstrong-nee-Dawson (b1849), her son Joseph Armstrong, his third wife, Jessie Armstrong-nee-Scott, and their children: Gordon, Simpson, and Gwendolyn. Probably taken in Vancouver, ca. 1920.
    Thanks to Brian Alexson for identifying the photo.

    Has Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: 17 JUL 1849 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married on 4 DEC 1869 in Primative Methodist Chapel, Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England to Thomas ARMSTRONG b: 1838 in Whitfield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They were married by Rev. John Dawson.  His relationship (if any) to the rest of the family is unknown.  Elizabeth and Thomas were married by Rev. John Dawson. His relationship to the family is unknown.  "As the mining in the Allendale area was slowing down, the family moved from Allendale to East Denton, Northumberland, where the family continued in the mining industry." (Shirley White, descendant).  In 1907, after Thomas' death, the widow Elizabeth along with several of her children and some grandchildren emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children:
    1. Has No Children William D. ARMSTRONG b: 1869 in Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He remained in England and is believed to have not married nor had children.
    2. Has Children Miles ARMSTRONG b: 27 SEP 1870 in Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married in 1893 in Castle Ward, Northumberland, England to Esther HINDHAUGH, b: 1869 in England.  They lived in Denton Square, East Denton, Tyneside, Northumberland, England where Miles worked as a Colliery (Coal Mine) Engineman.  They had the following children and then immigrated to British Columbia, Canada and settled in Chilliwack.
      1. Has No Children John Joseph ARMSTRONG b: 30 NOV 1895 in East Denton, Durham, England.  He married on 31 AUG 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Dorothy Leah PRIOR b: ABT 1900.
      2. Has No Children Sarah Elizabeth ARMSTRONG b: 1898 in East Denton, Durham, England
      3. Has No Children George R. ARMSTRONG b: 1900 in East Denton, Durham, England
    3. Has Children Joseph ARMSTRONG b: 14 APR 1873 in Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived at River Head Holburn, Ryton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England where he worked as a Colliery (Coal Mine) Engineman.  He married firstly on 29 SEP 1899 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Mary TODD b: 1871 in Alston, Cumberland, England.  This branch is being researched by Shirley White.  Joseph and Mary had the following children:
      1. Has Children Eddie ARMSTRONG b: 16 JAN 1900 in Westgate, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He married on 28 APR 1926 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Elizabeth Lilly HARTLEY b: ABT 1900.  They had the following children:
        1. Has No Children Kenneth ARMSTRONG b: Private
        2. Has No Children Betty ARMSTRONG b: Private
      2. Has No Children Dawson ARMSTRONG b: 24 FEB 1903 in Ryton, Durham, England

      Joseph Armstrong immigrated to British Columbia, Canada where he married secondly on 10 OCT 1910 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Charlotte WALTON b: SEP 1873 in Westgate, Weardale, Durham, England.  She died a year later and Joseph married thirdly on 23 JUL 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Jessie SCOTT, b: 23 NOV 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  They had the following children:

      1. Has Children Gordon J. ARMSTRONG b: 12 JUL 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  He married on 24 DEC 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Mabel Emma MARSHALL b: 24 APR 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia.  They had the following child:
        1. Living ARMSTRONG
      2. Has Children Simpson ARMSTRONG b: 18 JAN 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  He married Grace Helen GORDON b: Private.  They had the following child:
        1. Has No Children Living ARMSTRONG, whose information is withheld for privacy reasons.
      3. Has Children Gwendolyn ARMSTRONG b: 1 MAR 1919 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She married on 1 NOV 1941 in Victoria, British Columbia to John William FOWLER b: 30 NOV 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  They had the following children whose information is withheld for privacy reasons:
        1. Has No Children Living FOWLER
        2. Has No Children Living FOWLER
    4. Has No Children Sarah Elizabeth ARMSTRONG b: 10 JUL 1876 in Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England .  She moved to British Columbia, Canada and married firstly on 27 FEB 1906 in Chilliwack, British Columbia to Ephraim MARRIOTT b: ABT 1875.  She married secondly on AFT 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Herbert DRONSFIELD b: ABT 1875.  This branch is being researched by Elke Marriott.  See photo at right.
    5. Has No Children Jane Ann ARMSTRONG b: 14 AUG 1883 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She married in 1903 in Gateshead, Durham, England to John William CARMICHAEL b: ABT 1880 in England.  It is believed that they remained in England.
    6. Has No Children John Thomas ARMSTRONG b: 25 OCT 1886 in Newburn, Northumberland, England.  He immigrated to British Columbia, Canada and married firstly on 27 SEP 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Emma Marrile HARRON b: ABT 1883.  He married secondly AFT 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Clara Jane HATCH b: 28 MAR 1877 in Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. Has Children Joseph Hetherington DAWSON b: 30 APR 1851 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  In 1871 Joseph was living at Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, Northumberland with his widowed mother and working as a lead ore miner.  He married on 9 DEC 1876 in Chollerton, Northumberland, England to Ann ROBSON b: 1851 in Birtley, Wark on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  They eventually settled in Thockrington, Hexham, Northumberland, England.  Joseph and Ann had the following children:
    1. Has Children Joseph Hetherington DAWSON b: 1877 in Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland, England.  Joseph worked as a flockman on a farm.  He married in 1898 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Rebecca Jane MAUGHAN b: 1877 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following child:
      1. Has No Children Rebecca Jane DAWSON b: JUN 1899 in Haydon, Hexham, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children William DAWSON b: 1880 in Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann DAWSON b: 1882 in Kirkharle, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: 1885 in Kirkharle, Northumberland, England
  7. Has Children John DAWSON b: 2 JUN 1854 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He is presumed to have married a woman named ELIZABETH although no record of their marriage has been found.  Elizabeth was born in 1857 in Whalton, Northumberland, England.  In 1871 John was working as an iron stone labourer.  In 1881 he was working as a shepherd.  This family has not been identified in the 1891 census and they are presumed to have emigrated.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 1880 in Stannington, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Elizabeth DAWSON b: 1881 in Stannington, Northumberland, England
  8. Has Children Annie DAWSON b: 4 NOV 1856 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Annie Dawson married Rev. Luke Bell and lived on a farm at Houxty Bankhead, North Tynedale, Northumberland.  They eventually moved to North Yorkshire.  Sometime between 1901-1905, after the death of Luke Bell, their daughters moved to East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada to live with their uncle, although it is not know which uncle -- Thomas or Abraham.  Annie followed her daughters to Canada sometime after 1905.  Their story is told in full on the Bell Family Page.

  9. Has Children Samuel DAWSON 6 SEP 1858 in Whiteley Shield Farmstead, Near Carrshield, West Allendale, Northumberland, England.  In 1871 Samuel was living with his sister Jane and her family in Alston, Cumberland, England. In 1881 he was living with his sister Elizabeth and her family and working as a sailor.  Samuel married 1 NOV 1884 in Bellingham, Wark on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Jane Ann WALTON b: 1863 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  At the time of the wedding, she was living at Houxty Bankhead, which is where Annie Dawson's husband, Luke Bell, was from. Luke Bell may have been a witness at their wedding (the signature is hard to read - Walsh). Samuel was living at Copheaton at the time. In 1891 Samuel was living in his own house with his own family just three houses away from his sister Jane in Stanhope, Durham, England. In 1901 he was living at Houxty Bankhead, Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland, England, with his wife and daughter, Louisa. A niece, Jane Dawson, age 17, is also found with them. She is believed to be the daughter of Joseph Hetherington Dawson. Samuel was working as a tailor and farmer. It should be noted that this is the same farm that his brother-in-law, Luke Bell, had formerly lived and worked at. Samuel was also living next to the Lee Hall farm, residence of John Usher Bell.  In 1881, Samuel's brother, Abraham, also worked at Houxty Bankhead.  Samuel married ABT DEC 1884 in Bellingham, Northumberland, England to Jane Ann WALTON b: 1863 in Stanhope, Durham, England.  They had the following children:

    1. Has No Children Frances Elizabeth DAWSON b: 20 AUG 1885 in Daddry Shield, Stanhope, Durham, England.  She is not found in the 1901 census and is presumed to have died young.
    2. Has No Children Louisa DAWSON b: 1889 in Stanhope, Durham, England

  10. Has Children Abraham DAWSON b: 18 APR 1863 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He married during the March quarter of 1886 in Lanchester, Durham, England to Annie NATTRASS.  Annie was born 24 JAN 1862 in Stanhope, Durham, England as the daughter of Ralph and Jane Nattrass.  (c/o Laurel Nattrass)  In 1881 Abraham was working as an indoor farm labourer on the farm of John Usher Bell in Leemailing, North Tyndale, Northumberland and Annie Nattrass was working as a domestic servant for George Stephenson, a farmer at Swinhope House, Stanhope, Durham, England.  No relationship has been shown between John Usher Bell and Luke Bell who married Annie Dawson above, however the two farms of Leemailing and Houxty Bankhead are adjacent to each other.  Abraham and Annie Dawson immigrated to East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario Canada in 1886 where they raised the following family:

    1. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: 17 NOV 1886 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    2. Has No Children John DAWSON b: 6 JAN 1888 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    3. Has No Children Mary E. DAWSON b: 7 JUN 1891 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    4. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: 30 MAR 1892 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    5. Has No Children Ralph DAWSON b: 1 MAY 1895 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    6. Has No Children Annie E. DAWSON b: 5 JAN 1897 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    7. Has No Children Joseph H. DAWSON b: 13 SEP 1898 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
    8. Has No Children Pheobe M. DAWSON b: 12 APR 1900 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario

Of the children of Joseph Dawson and Elizabeth Hetherington above it is noted that at least four of them are known to have immigrated to Canada -- Thomas, Annie, and Abraham to East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario and Elizabeth to British Columbia.

Many of the graves of the Canadian descendants can be found here: http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/ON/ONS11767/index.html

BRANCH 3

Jacob Dawson and Margaret Thompson in Allendale Town

Has Children Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 2 OCT 1757 in Allendale Town, Allendale, Northumberland, England.    He is shown above as a son of Abraham Dawson and Jane Robinson.  He married on 4 NOV 1780 in Allendale, Northumberland and Alston, Cumberland, England to Margaret THOMPSON b: 1759 in probably Alston, Cumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 9 SEP 1781 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 1 AUG 1784 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  An anonymous researcher suggests that Thomas married Mary BOWMAN b: ABT 1785 in England, however no documentary evidence of this marriage has been found.
  3. Has Children John DAWSON b: ABT 24 SEP 1786 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived in Swinhope Mill, Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a lead ore washer/dresser.  He married on 21 APR 1810 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Isabella HESLOP b: ABT 6 DEC 1788 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Their descendants are presented below.
  4. Has Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 28 JUL 1789 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.  Abraham moved to Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England where he worked as a solicitor.  He married on 3 MAY 1817 in St John's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Lilly HUNTINGDON b: 3 FEB 1789 in Groat Market Meeting-Nc (Presbyterian), Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  Their descendants are presented below.
  5. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 6 SEP 1791 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  6. Has No Children Ann DAWSON b: ABT 25 AUG 1794 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  7. Has No Children Jane DAWSON b: ABT 25 AUG 1784 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
  8. Has No Children Maria DAWSON b: ABT 4 DEC 1797 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.
  9. Has No Children Joseph DAWSON b: 11 NOV 1799 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.

John Dawson and Isabella Heslop in Swinhope Mill

Has Children John DAWSON b: ABT 24 SEP 1786 in Allendale, Northumberland, England, as a son of Jacob Dawson and Margaret Thompson, above.  He lived in Swinhope Mill, Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a lead ore washer/dresser.  He married on 21 APR 1810 in Allendale, Northumberland, England to Isabella HESLOP b: ABT 6 DEC 1788 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

  1. Has No Children Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 3 JAN 1813 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  2. Has Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 3 JAN 1813 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived at Swinhope Mill, Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a lead ore dresser.  He had a relationship with Elizabeth GRAHAM b: ABT 1815 in England.  It is believed that they were not married.  They had the following child, believed to be out of wedlock:
    1. Ann DAWSON OR GRAHAM b: ABT 23 JUL 1837 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England

    Thomas Dawson subsequently married on 9 JAN 1840 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England to Elizabeth CHARLTON b: ABT 3 MAY 1818 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:

    1. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 15 MAR 1840 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: 25 MAY 1842 in Swinhope Mill, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Thompson DAWSON b: 21 APR 1844 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children William DAWSON b: ABT 12 AUG 1849 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    5. Has No Children Robson DAWSON b: ABT 12 JUL 1846 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 25 DEC 1815 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  4. Has No Children Mary DAWSON b: ABT 25 DEC 1815 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  5. Has No Children John DAWSON b: ABT 28 FEB 1818 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  6. Has Children Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 18 JUN 1821 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He lived at Swinhope, Allendale, Northumberland, England and worked as a miner.  He married on 21 MAY 1853 in St. Peter's, Allendale, Northumberland, England to Mary DIXON b: UNKNOWN.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children John Heslop DAWSON b: ABT 3 JUL 1853 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Margaret Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 3 APR 1862 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Isabel Ann DAWSON b: ABT 3 JUN 1855 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    4. Has No Children Thomas Dixon DAWSON b: ABT 25 OCT 1857 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  7. Has No Children William DAWSON b: ABT 1 SEP 1822 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  8. Has No Children Thompson DAWSON b: ABT 15 FEB 1824 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  9. Has No Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 14 OCT 1827 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
  10. Has No Children Maria DAWSON b: ABT 14 OCT 1827 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She died young.
  11. Has No Children Isabella DAWSON b: ABT 11 DEC 1829 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  She died young.
  12. Has Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 19 MAY 1833 in Saint Peter And Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England.  He is presumed to have married a woman name MARY, although no record of their marriage has been found.  Her surname is unknown.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children John William DAWSON b: ABT 25 SEP 1860 in St. Peter's, Allendale, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Jacob DAWSON b: 1862 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
    3. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 16 JUL 1865 in St. Peter's, Allendale, Northumberland, England

Abraham Dawson and Lilly Huntingdon in Newcastle on Tyne

Has Children Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 28 JUL 1789 in Allendale, Northumberland, England, brother to the preceding John Dawson, and son to Jacob Dawson and Margaret Thompson, above.  Abraham resided at Rosemary Lane, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He worked as a solicitor.  In 1838 Abraham purchased Tynemouth House with the intention of converting it into a company owned hotel. This failed, so he built Dawson Square, Allendale Place, and Huntingdon Place.  (For a satellite photo of Allendale Place and Huntingdon Place, Newcastle click here.  To see its proximity to Tynemouth Castle click here.)  Abraham married on 3 MAY 1817 in St John's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Lilly HUNTINGDON b: 3 FEB 1789 in Groat Market Meeting-Nc (Presbyterian), Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children, only one of whom is known to have survived to adulthood:

  1. Has No Children Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 1818 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England , or whom nothing is known.
  2. Has Children John Huntingdon DAWSON b: ABT 1819 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  Like his father, John lived in Newcastle and worked as a solicitor.  Bewley reports that "[he] went insolvent or [his] affairs became involved. Threatened with legal proceedings to recover money, etc. He went 'off his head' and was placed in restraint."  He married on 29 OCT 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England to Ellen FORSTER b: 3 FEB 1821 in St. Andrews, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  They had the following children:
    1. Has No Children Jane Lily Maria DAWSON b: 18 SEP 1843 in St. Andrew's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    2. Has No Children Elinor Forster DAWSON b: 12 MAR 1846 in All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    3. Has Children George Robert John Huntingdon Lowther DAWSON (who wins the award for the longest name in my database of over 12000 names)  b: 7 JUN 1849 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He lived at Leytonstone, London, Middlesex, England.  He married on 6 DEC 1881 in London, Middlesex, Ontario to Laura Louisa DAVIES b: 1860 in London, Middlesex, England.  They had the following children:
      1. Has No Children Constance Caroline DAWSON b: 1883 in Islington, London, England
      2. Has Children Elinor Laura DAWSON b: 17 SEP 1887 in Great Sampsford, Essex, England.  She married on John Henry Samuel YATES b: 9 FEB 1887 in Liverpool, England.
        1. Has Children Priscilla Jacqueline YATES b: 23 JAN 1920 in Whitstable, Kent, England.  She married on 24 APR 1945 in London, Middlesex, England to Arthur Neville BEWLEY b: 27 OCT 1912 in Coventry, England.  They had the following children:
          1. Has No Children Living BEWLEY
          2. Has No Children Mortimer Charles Stuart BEWLEY b: 13 SEP 1947 in Greenwich, England
    4. Has No Children Constantia Amelia Huntingdon DAWSON b: ABT 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
  3. Has No Children Marcus Thompson DAWSON b: ABT 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  He died in infancy.
  4. Has No Children Margaret Lilly DAWSON b: 14 APR 1823 in Gateshead, Durham, England. She died in infancy.
  5. Has No Children Elizabeth Isabella DAWSON b: ABT 1824 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  She died in infancy.
  6. Has No Children Jane Ann DAWSON b: ABT 1824 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.  She died in infancy.
  7. Has No Children Mary Maria DAWSON b: 18 APR 1825 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.  She died at age nineteen.

Certificates

Some of our fellow researchers, John Walsh in particular, have been kind enough to contribute scans of the relevant B/M/D records.  They are included below for your reference.  Just click to enlarge.

Birth

        

Elsie Robson 1916
Samuel Dawson 1885
Hugh Dawson 1841
John Dawson 1854
Joseph Dawson 1844

Maria Dawson 1839
Mary Dawson 1839
Samuel Dawson 1858
Thomas Dawson 1842
Thomas Dawson 1842

Marriage

        

Peter Hetherington
& Ann Dawson 1840
Ralph Brown &
Elizabeth Dawson 1840
Hugh Dawson &
Tamar Dickinson 1862
James Elliot &
Jane Dawson 1867
Joseph Dawson &
Elizabeth Hetherington 1840

Joseph Hetherington Dawson & Ann Robson 1876
Joseph Dawson &
Mary Dixon 1853
John Dawson &
Isabella Henderson 1845
John Dawson &
Ann Forster 1863
Thomas Swindle &
Margaret Dawson 1841

Thomas Forster &
Margaret Dawson 1846
Joseph Hetherington & Margaret Dawson 1851
Samuel Dawson &
Jane Ann Watson 1884
Thomas Dawson &
Elizabeth Charlton 1840
Ephriam Marriott & Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong 1906

Death

        

Ann Dawson 1842
Elizabeth Dawson 1857
Hugh Dawson 1844
Jane Elliot nee Dawson 1915
Joseph Dawson 1846

Mary Dawson nee Lowdon 1844		        

Links

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Whiteley Shield farmhouse today http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/87/whiteleybastle.htm
North Pennine Area Research Aids http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/
   

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Ryk Brown

 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada all branches of this family
Shirley White Courtney, British Columbia, Canada all branches of this family
John Walsh Lancashire, England all branches of this family
Laurel Nattrass USA Nattrass connections to this family
Elke Marriott British Columbia, Canada ancestors and descendants of Elizabeth Dawson and Thomas Armstrong
Mavoureen Wagner Hillingon, Middlesex, England ancestors and descendants of Simpson Dawson and Ruth Temperley (Branch 1)
Aisha Bewley ancestors and descendants of Abraham Dawson of Branch 3

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