Robert Dawson^[1]

1780 - 1862  (82 years)

• Name	Robert Dawson
  Born	1780	Halse, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	02 Sep 1862	Bega NSW Australia   [2]
  Person ID	I946	Family
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Thomas Dawson,   d. 1806, Northampton, England
  Mother	Martha Mary Davis
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Rebecca Weston,   b. 1789, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 23 May 1888, Bega NSW Australia  (Age 99 years)  [3, 4]
  Married	ef 1812
  Children	1. Robert Dawson,   b. 1812, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 1901, Cooma, NSW, Australia  (Age 89 years) + 2. Jane Dawson,   b. Abt 1815,   d. 23 Nov 1856, Lang Street (?) Prahan, Australia  (Age ~ 41 years)   3. Thomas Dawson,   b. Abt 1817   4. Mary Dawson,   b. 15 Dec 1818,   d. 11 Jan 1905  (Age 86 years)   5. John Dawson,   b. Abt 1821   6. George Dawson,   b. Abt 1827
  Last Modified	30 May 2020
  Family ID	F313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Dawson

  
  

  Headstones

  Robert and Anne Rebecca (Weston) Dawson Near Bega in the Tarraganda cemetery, NSW, Australia

  
  

  Letters

  Letter from Robert Dawson 1842 His description of life in Australia for immigrants. His sister-in-law Jane Elizabeth describes him as a grumbler, which figures!

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Other Researchers - Marion Carson. [S54] Other Researchers - Marion Carson. Headstone at Bega [S54] Other Researchers - Marion Carson. The family went to Australia in 1839 on the "Orient". [S1] Certificate, Anna Rebecca's Death - Australia. 6 children predeceased her, 2 male 4 female. So they had 11 children altogether.