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Richard Henry Dawson

Male 1850 - 1923  (73 years)


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  • Name Richard Henry Dawson 
    Birth 21 Feb 1850  Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Aug 1923  Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial 26 Aug 1923  St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I9  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2022 

    Father Peter Dawson,   b. 15 Jun 1800, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1873, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Jane Benson,   b. 15 Aug 1815, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Feb 1892, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Beatty,   b. 18 Jul 1866, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1931, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1892  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Edgar Dawson,   b. 06 Apr 1893, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1893, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Milton Leslie Dawson,   b. 23 Jan 1894, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1963 (Age 69 years)
     3. Garnet Beatty Dawson,   b. 18 Jul 1896, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1968, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Wallace Henry Dawson,   b. 20 May 1898, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1958, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     5. Irving Ray Dawson,   b. 2 Jun 1899, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1973 (Age 73 years)
    +6. Joseph Lorne Dawson,   b. 4 May 1900, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1971, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     7. Dora Jane Dawson,   b. 23 Apr 1902, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1993, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     8. Holly Wilmot Dawson,   b. 26 May 1904, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1977, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +9. William Stewart Dawson,   b. 10 Apr 1906, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1980 (Age 74 years)
    +10. Wesley Vernon Dawson,   b. 9 May 1907, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1973, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     11. Richard Dawson,   b. 20 May 1913, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1913, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2021 

  • Photos
    Dawson, Cruikshanks & McBrien photo
    Dawson, Cruikshanks & McBrien photo
    Left to right: Mary (Beatty) Dawson, Richard Dawson, Eliza (Cruikshanks) Handley, Robert McBrien, Verna McBrien, Teresa (Sisson) McBrien

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1861 Census of Canada, Ontario / Durham / Cavan ED 5 / Page 10.
      Age 11 on this census.

    2. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 2, Family 4.

    3. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 10, Family 54.
      Age 31 on this census. Unmarried, living with mother & 2 siblings.

    4. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 1, Family 2.
      Age 37 on this census.

    5. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 9, Family 87.

    6. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 73.

    7. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 4, Family 41.

    8. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 16227-23.
      Born 21 Feb 1850, Cavan, according to this registration. Cause: paralysis agitan, senility.

    9. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 05239-92.