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William Eldon Dawson

Male 1879 - 1955  (76 years)


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  • Name William Eldon Dawson 
    Born 15 Mar 1879  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Nov 1955 
    Person ID I119  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 4 May 2023 

    Father John Dawson,   b. 31 Oct 1853, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jan 1899, Gelert, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Frederica Louisa Burt,   b. 03 Dec 1854, Shirley by Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jan 1903, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christiana Georgia Demill,   b. 1 Mar 1875, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1942, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 06 Feb 1900  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Fredericka Dawson,   b. Abt 1904  [natural]
     2. William Newton Elsworth Dawson,   b. 29 Jul 1906, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 59 years)
     3. Lister Arthur Holst Dawson,   b. 19 Apr 1913, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1994, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +4. Wilma Louisa Eloise Dawson,   b. 2 Jan 1916, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1993, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F92  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Luella Gertrude Sawyer,   b. 8 Nov 1880, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1945  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    The Dawson Family
    The Dawson Family
    From back to front are Fred, Eldon, next row Gertrude, Art and Isabel.

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 30806-79.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 8, Family 46.
      Age 2 on this census. Recorded as Elden.

    3. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Minden, Victoria North, Ontario; Roll: T-6373; Family No: 213.

    4. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 9, Family 88.
      Name is Eldon on this census.

    5. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 32.

    6. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 52.

    7. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 07447-00.

    8. [S31] Stanhope Museum Research files.