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.
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 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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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.
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 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:
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George DAWSON b: ABT 23 FEB 1681/82 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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John DAWSON b: ABT 20 JAN 1682/83 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.
His story continues below.
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Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 20 JAN 1682/83 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: ABT 1 NOV 1683 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Ann DAWSON b: ABT 16 MAR 1683/84 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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:
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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:
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Hannah DAWSON b: DEC 1724 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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George DAWSON b: JUL 1727 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: MAY 1729 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Abraham DAWSON b: DEC 1729 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Margaret DAWSON b: MAY 1732 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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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:
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Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 7 MAY 1769 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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John DAWSON b: ABT 15 MAR 1772 in Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 1773 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: ABT 17 AUG 1779 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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John DAWSON b: ABT 22 JUL 1780 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 22 JUL 1780 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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Whitfield DAWSON b: ABT 11 AUG 1781 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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Johan DAWSON b: ABT 26 MAR 1785 in Alston, Cumberland, England
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Ann DAWSON b: ABT 8 MAR 1699/00 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 9 MAR 1703/04 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Mary DAWSON b: ABT 1 JUL 1705 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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 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:
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John DAWSON b: ABT 27 JAN 1733/34 in The Hope, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 18 JUL 1736 in High Shield, Allendale,
Northumberland, England
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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:
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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:
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Peter SWINDALE b: ABT 4 JUL 1769 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
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Thomas SWINDALE b: ABT 16 MAY 1771 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
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George SWINDALE b: ABT 12 JUN 1774 in Ninebanks, Northumberland, England
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Christopher SWINDALE b: ABT 24 AUG 1776 in Ninebanks, Northumberland,
England
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 31 DEC 1752 in Allendale Town, Allendale,
Northumberland, England. She had the following son, presumably out of
wedlock:
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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:
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Abraham SPARK b: ABT 12 APR 1772 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Jane DAWSON b: ABT 26 JUL 1755 in Allendale Town, Allendale,
Northumberland, England. She died in infancy.
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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.
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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.
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:
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Mary DAWSON b: ABT 18 APR 1773 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 30 NOV 1775 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 27 SEP 1778 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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.
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Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 28 SEP 1783 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 8 FEB 1786 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: ABT 28 DEC 1788 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
This branch is being researched by
Mavoureen Wagner.
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:
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Joseph DAWSON b: 30 JUN 1804 in St Nicholas Parish Rec And Nonconf,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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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:
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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:
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Mary Ann WRIGHT b: 1 MAR 1849 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Joseph Nicholas WRIGHT b: 1851 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Ruth Jane WRIGHT b: 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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George James WRIGHT b: 30 AUG 1854 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Annie Temperley WRIGHT b: 23 OCT 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex,
England
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Robert Henry WRIGHT b: 6 SEP 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Hannah North WRIGHT b: 6 NOV 1860 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Catherine Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Jessie Margaret WRIGHT b: 18 DEC 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex,
England
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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:
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John Temperley DAWSON b: 15 DEC 1854 in Bromley-by-Bow, East
London, Middlesex, England
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Mary Jane DAWSON b: 1855 in Bromley-by-Bow, East London,
Middlesex, England
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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:
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Joseph Dawson WRIGHT b: 10 JAN 1868 in Poplar, East London,
Middlesex, England
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William Edward WRIGHT b: 1870 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex,
England
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Alice A. WRIGHT b: 1873 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England
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Emily WRIGHT b: 1875 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England
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Henry E. WRIGHT b: 1878 in Poplar, East London, Middlesex, England
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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:
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Ebenezer DAWSON b: 29 OCT 1834 in New Court Chapel West Gate
Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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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:
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Edward E. DAWSON b: 1866 in England
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Amy DAWSON b: 1867 in England
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Simpson DAWSON b: 1869 in England
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Eleanor DAWSON b: ABT 1838
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Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 1840
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Ruth Temperley DAWSON b: ABT 1842
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Isaac DAWSON b: ABT 1844
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Jane DAWSON b: ABT 1846
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Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 1848
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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:
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Ruth DAWSON b: 29 JUL 1834 in New Court Chapel West Gate
Street-Baptist, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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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:
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Thomas M. DAWSON b: 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England
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Daniel McGinnis Meldrum DAWSON b: 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne,
Northumberland, England
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Jane Black DAWSON b: 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England
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George S. DAWSON b: 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England
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Ruth Greig DAWSON b: 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England
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Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne,
Northumberland, England
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Thomas Joshua DAWSON b: 15 OCT 1837 in Saint Nicholas, Newcastle
Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Simpson DAWSON b: 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Margaret DAWSON b: 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England
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Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 16 MAR 1848 in Carliol Square,
Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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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:
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Nicholas TEMPERLEY b: ABT 1837 in Northumberland, England
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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:
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Thomas DAWSON b: 1843 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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George DAWSON b: 1845 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Joseph Temperley DAWSON b: 1847 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Ruth Temperley DAWSON b: 1849 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Ann Temperley DAWSON b: 1851 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Nicholas Temperley DAWSON b: 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Septimus DAWSON b: 1856 in Poplar, Middlesex, England
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John North DAWSON b: 1860 in Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, England
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Hannah Temperley DAWSON b: 1862 in Bromley by Bow, Middlesex,
England
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Isaac Dawson b ca 1820 see
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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:
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Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 26 DEC 1773 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Abraham DAWSON b: 14 SEP 1775 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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James HARKNESS b: ABT 19 MAY 1798 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth HARKNESS b: ABT 10 NOV 1799 in Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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George HARKNESS b: 13 FEB 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Jean HARKNESS b: 17 APR 1804 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Hugh Dawson HARKNESS b: 5 JUN 1806 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Mary HARKNESS b: ABT 4 JAN 1810 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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Elizabeth SHIELD b: 14 JUN 1807 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Abraham SHIELD b: 30 JUL 1809 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Lydia SHIELD b: 8 NOV 1811 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Hugh SHIELD b: 14 MAR 1814 in Burnlaw Farmstead, near Ninebanks, West Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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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:
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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:
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Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 27 SEP 1823 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Ann DAWSON b: ABT 6 AUG 1826 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Hugh DAWSON b: ABT 19 JUN 1829 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Jane DAWSON b: ABT 28 JAN 1832 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 9 JUL 1836 in Allendaleton, Allendale, Northumberland,
England
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Oliver DAWSON b: 1844 in Kenton, Durham, England
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Jane DAWSON b: ABT 31 AUG 1794 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Hannah DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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John DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Sarah DAWSON b: ABT 4 JUL 1802 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Ann DAWSON b: ABT 6 JUN 1806 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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:
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Mary DAWSON b: 6 MAY 1805 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 21 JAN 1809 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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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.
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Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 7 MAR 1836 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
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Mary DAWSON b: ABT 27 OCT 1839 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
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Maria DAWSON b: ABT 27 OCT 1839 in Carrshield, Northumberland, England
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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.
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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.
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Joseph DAWSON b: ABT 26 OCT 1816 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.
He married Elizabeth HETHERINGTON. The story of their descendants
continues below.
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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:
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: 1852 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Mary DAWSON b: 1853 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Hannah DAWSON b: 1855 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: 1858 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Margaret A. DAWSON b: 1860 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Hugh DAWSON b: 12 MAR 1862 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
Carr Shield
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:
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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:
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Jane Esther DAWSON b: 1864 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: 8 DEC 1872 in Acomb Colliery, Chollerton, Hexham,
Northumberland, England. She married
Unknown HAVVER and had the following child:
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Winnifred HAVVER b: ABT 1895 in England. She married
John William ROBSON b: ABT 1895. They had the following child:
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Elsie ROBSON b: Private
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Joseph DAWSON b: 1877 in Scotswood, East Denton, Northumberland,
England. Joseph Dawson attended university, but later drowned during a
fishing trip off Whitley Bay.
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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:
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William DAWSON b: 1866 in Allendale, Northumberland England
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Joseph DAWSON b: 1869 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: 1871 in Haydon, Northumberland, England
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Ida C. DAWSON b: 1875 in Northumberland, England
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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.".
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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.
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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.
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Tamar ELLIOT b: 1871 in Alston, Cumberland, England. According to
census records it appears that Tamar died as a child.
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Ann ELLIOT b: 1873 in Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, England
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Thomas ELLIOT b: 1878 in Stanhope, Durham, England
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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.
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Frances ELLIOT b: 1884 in Stanhope, Durham, England
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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:
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Jane ELLIOT b: Private. She married
James HORSEFIELD b: Private.
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Mary ELLIOT b: 18 NOV 1917 in England. She never married and had
no children.
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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:
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Living WALSH
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Living WALSH
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Kathleen ELLIOT b: 23 AUG 1922 in England. She married
William GOUGH b: Private. They had children whose information is
withheld for privacy reasons.
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.
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:
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William D. ARMSTRONG b: 1869 in Carrshield, Allendale, Northumberland, England.
He remained in England and is believed to have not married nor had children.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Elizabeth ARMSTRONG b: 1898 in East Denton, Durham, England
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George R. ARMSTRONG b: 1900 in East Denton, Durham, England
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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:
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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:
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Kenneth ARMSTRONG b: Private
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Betty ARMSTRONG b: Private
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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:
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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:
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Living ARMSTRONG
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Simpson ARMSTRONG b: 18 JAN 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
He married
Grace Helen GORDON b: Private. They had the following child:
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Living ARMSTRONG, whose information is withheld for privacy reasons.
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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:
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Living FOWLER
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Living FOWLER
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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.
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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.
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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.
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:
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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:
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Rebecca Jane DAWSON b: JUN 1899 in Haydon, Hexham, Northumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: 1880 in Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Ann DAWSON b: 1882 in Kirkharle, Northumberland, England
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Jane DAWSON b: 1885 in Kirkharle, Northumberland, England
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:
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Joseph DAWSON b: 1880 in Stannington, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth DAWSON b: 1881 in Stannington, Northumberland, England
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.
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:
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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.
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Louisa DAWSON b: 1889 in Stanhope, Durham, England
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:
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Jane DAWSON b: 17 NOV 1886 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
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John DAWSON b: 6 JAN 1888 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
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Mary E. DAWSON b: 7 JUN 1891 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
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Margaret DAWSON b: 30 MAR 1892 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County,
Ontario
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Ralph DAWSON b: 1 MAY 1895 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
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Annie E. DAWSON b: 5 JAN 1897 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County, Ontario
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Joseph H. DAWSON b: 13 SEP 1898 in East Tilbury Township, Kent County,
Ontario
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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
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:
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Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 9 SEP 1781 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 6 SEP 1791 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Ann DAWSON b: ABT 25 AUG 1794 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Jane DAWSON b: ABT 25 AUG 1784 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Maria DAWSON b: ABT 4 DEC 1797 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.
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Joseph DAWSON b: 11 NOV 1799 in Allendale, Northumberland, England.
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:
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Jacob DAWSON b: ABT 3 JAN 1813 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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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:
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John DAWSON b: ABT 15 MAR 1840 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: 25 MAY 1842 in Swinhope Mill, Allendale,
Northumberland, England
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Thompson DAWSON b: 21 APR 1844 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: ABT 12 AUG 1849 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Robson DAWSON b: ABT 12 JUL 1846 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Margaret DAWSON b: ABT 25 DEC 1815 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Mary DAWSON b: ABT 25 DEC 1815 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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John DAWSON b: ABT 28 FEB 1818 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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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:
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John Heslop DAWSON b: ABT 3 JUL 1853 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Margaret Elizabeth DAWSON b: ABT 3 APR 1862 in Saint Peter And
Allenheads Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Isabel Ann DAWSON b: ABT 3 JUN 1855 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas Dixon DAWSON b: ABT 25 OCT 1857 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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William DAWSON b: ABT 1 SEP 1822 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thompson DAWSON b: ABT 15 FEB 1824 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Abraham DAWSON b: ABT 14 OCT 1827 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Maria DAWSON b: ABT 14 OCT 1827 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England. She died young.
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Isabella DAWSON b: ABT 11 DEC 1829 in Saint Peter And Allenheads
Chapelries, Allendale, Northumberland, England. She died young.
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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:
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John William DAWSON b: ABT 25 SEP 1860 in St. Peter's, Allendale,
Northumberland, England
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Jacob DAWSON b: 1862 in Allendale, Northumberland, England
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Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 16 JUL 1865 in St. Peter's, Allendale,
Northumberland, England
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:
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Thomas DAWSON b: ABT 1818 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England , or whom nothing is known.
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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:
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Jane Lily Maria DAWSON b: 18 SEP 1843 in St. Andrew's, Newcastle on
Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Elinor Forster DAWSON b: 12 MAR 1846 in All Saint's, Newcastle on
Tyne, Northumberland, England
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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:
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Constance Caroline DAWSON b: 1883 in Islington, London, England
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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.
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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:
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Living BEWLEY
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Mortimer Charles Stuart BEWLEY b: 13 SEP 1947 in Greenwich,
England
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Constantia Amelia Huntingdon DAWSON b: ABT 1852 in Newcastle on
Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Marcus Thompson DAWSON b: ABT 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne,
Northumberland, England. He died in infancy.
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Margaret Lilly DAWSON b: 14 APR 1823 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
She died in infancy.
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Elizabeth Isabella DAWSON b: ABT 1824 in Newcastle on Tyne,
Northumberland, England. She died in infancy.
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Jane Ann DAWSON b: ABT 1824 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland,
England. She died in infancy.
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Mary Maria DAWSON b: 18 APR 1825 in Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland, England. She died at age nineteen.
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.