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Dawson, AbrahamRef 152-816
[1795-18??]
Whitesmith at Erringden.

He married Grace [1794-18??].

Children:

  1. Fanny [1824-1861] who married James Greenwood

Dawson, AbrahamRef 152-1
[180?-18??]
Aka Abley Dawson. Todmorden blacksmith.

On Saturday, 10th May 1844, he laid a wager that he would wheel a barrow to Manchester and back, a distance of 42 miles in 9 hours 15 minutes. He left Todmorden at 5:00 am and arrived at the Albion in Manchester in 4 hours and 20 minutes. After a short rest and a little refreshment, he started back and reached Todmorden at 2:15 pm, 15 minutes before the time specified. Thousands of people assembled to witness his triumphant arrival, and hundreds of pounds changed hands on the occasion.

It was suggested that the wheelbarrow – said to be of a very peculiar construction, and quite unique – be exhibited at the anti-corn law bazaar, in London, as an example of Yorkshire ingenuity. One of those present offered money towards defraying Dawson's expenses in wheeling it there for the benefit of the anti-Corn Law League

Dawson, AbrahamRef 152-488
[18??-19??]
Farmer at Todmorden.

In June 1885, he was declared bankrupt

Dawson, AbrahamRef 152-29
[1862-1945]
Born in Walsden.

He was a joiner [1911].

In [Q1] 1886, he married Elizabeth Jane Rees [1867-1926] in Swansea.


Elizabeth Jane was born in Swansea
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. child who died young [before 1911]
  3. child who died young [before 1911]
  4. James Cyril [b 1887] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  5. Mary Hannah [b 1889] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  6. Abraham
  7. David Llewellyn
  8. Samuel [b 1896] who was a cloth looker [1911] & served  with the 1st 6th Lancashire Fusiliers [World War I]
  9. Minnie Ethel [b 1900]
  10. Annie Elizabeth [b 1901]
  11. Frank [b 1902]
  12. Harold [b 1903]
  13. Clement [b 1909]

They lived at

  • 10 Back Beeton, Todmorden [1911]
  • 51 Cambridge Street, Todmorden

Sons Abraham & David Llewellyn died in World War I

Dawson, AbrahamRef 152-12
[1892-1914]
Son of
Abraham Dawson.

Born in Swansea.

He was a fustian worker [1911] / employed by Dan Crabtree at Eastwood.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.

He died 11th November 1914.

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [31st December 1915] published an obituary


Private Abraham Dawson, First Scots Guards, who was reported missing several months ago, now assumed to have died on the 11th of November 1914, aged 23.

He had already been in the army for two and a half years when war broke out. He went to France in August 1914.

He was single and lived with his parents at 5 Sanworth Street.

His brother Corporal David Dawson, was killed in the Dardanelles.

Another brother Private Sam Dawson, is serving with the Fusiliers in the Dardanelles

 

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [27th May 1915] published his photograph

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 11], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.

His brother David Llewellyn also died in the War

Dawson, AlfredRef 152-261
[18??-18??]
Woollen yarn spinner at Brighouse.

In August 1865, he was declared bankrupt

Dawson, AlfredRef 152-15
[1863-1944]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a dental operator [1911].

He married 22nd October 1893 Mary Jane Baldam at Blackpool South Shore.


Mary Jane was born in Oldham, the daughter of
John Baldam
 

Children:

  1. Leonard Baldam
  2. Edward Baldam [1901-1969] who was an aeronautical  engineer [1944]

The children were born in Littleborough.

They lived at

  • 2 Wellington Road, Todmorden [1911]
  • 62 Burnley Road, Todmorden [1916]
  • 13 York Place, Dale Street, Todmorden [1944]

Alfred died 16th August 1944.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,301 5/1d.

Probate was granted to son Edward

Dawson, Alfred LeonardRef 152-8
[1881-1915]

In [Q3] 1900, he married Olive Josephine Hemblys in Halifax.

They lived at Fair-oaks, Parkstone, Dorset.

During World War I, he served as a Sergeant with the 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.

He died 20th July 1915 (aged 34).

He was buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France [Grave Ref XVII C 27].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on Brighouse War Memorial

Dawson, AmosRef 152-43
[1855-19??]
Son of John Dawson, weaver.

He was a spinner in Lineholme, Stansfield [1877] / a cotton mule spinner [1881] / a finisher at dye works [1891] / a fustian cross finisher [1901].

In 1877, he married Grace Varley [1856-19??] at Heptonstall Church.


Grace, of Ing Bottom, Stansfield, was born in Wadsworth, the daughter of Jonathan Varley, dyer
 

Children:

  1. James [b 1878] who was a cotton weaver [1891], a fustian  cutter [1901]
  2. Willie [b 1880] who was an errand boy [1891]
  3. Jonathan
  4. Annie [b 1890]
  5. Fred [b 1892]

They lived at

  • 10 Ing Bottom, Stansfield [1881]
  • 10 Station Road, Stansfield [1891]
  • 9 Varley Buildings, Cornholme [1901]

Living with them [in 1891] was nephew Crabtree Varley [b  Wadsworth 1872] (fustian cutter) 

Dawson, ArnoldRef 152-24
[1898-1917]
Son of
Harry Fox Dawson.

Born in Wooldale, Holmfirth.

He was a footballer with Boothtown & Halifax juniors / a member of the choir of Halifax Parish Church [for 5 years] / a creeler (cotton spinner) [1911] / employed by Bowman Brothers at Lee Bank Mills, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted [27th September 1916] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 8th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

He was killed by a shell at Messines Ridge [8th June 1917] (aged 19).

The Halifax Courier [23rd June 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 47], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial

Dawson, ArthurRef 152-33
[1788-1873]
Born in York.

He was a landed proprietor living at Walterclough [1851].

In [Q3] 1838, he married Marianne Walker in Halifax.

He was a widower by 1851.

Living with him [in 1851] was his unmarried sister-in-law Delia Grace Elizabeth Walker [b Southowram 1775].

He owned Walterclough Hall, Southowram.

He went to live in Brighton

He died at Brighton [25th September 1873] (aged 84)  & was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram in the family vault, under the chancel.

The funeral was attended by his only daughter, the tenants of the estate and the workers at Walterclough Pit, Hipperholme

Dawson, ArthurRef 152-7
[1896-1917]
Son of
Thomas Dawson.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver at Woodbottom Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted September 1914 and served as a Private with the 2nd/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

He died 24th August 1917 (aged 21).

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [7th September 1917] published an obituary giving more details.


Private Arthur Dawson, Lancashire Fusiliers, killed by a shell early in the morning while sleeping in his dugout
 

The following week's edition [14th September 1917] published his photograph.

He was buried at Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref II C 4].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dawson, BenjaminRef 152-762
[1729-1814]
Son of
Eli Dawson.

Born in Halifax.

He was a Presbyterian minister before he conformed and became rector of Burgh, Suffolk.

He wrote many theological and moralist works, and the first part [A-Adornment] of an English dictionary [1806]

Dawson, BenjaminRef 152-52
[1860-1914]
Son of
James Dawson.

Born in Walsden.

He was a farmer [1901, 1911].

In [Q3] 1883, he married Betsy Taylor [1859-1935] in Todmorden.


Betsy was born in Walsden
 

Children:

  1. Alice [b 1886] who was a cotton weaver [1901]
  2. Jane [b 1889] who was a cotton throstle spinner [1901]
  3. James William [b 1891] who was a carter in cotton mill  [1911]
  4. Arthur [b 1894] who was a farm labourer [1911]
  5. Grace [b 1897] who was a reeler in cotton mill [1911]
  6. Leah [b 1904] who was a winder in cotton mill [1911]

They lived at

  • Thorns Greece, Todmorden [1901]
  • Walsden [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] was unmarried sister-in-law Sarah Ann Taylor [b 1857].

Benjamin died Q3 1914.

A Betsy Taylor died Q1 1936 (aged 77).

They both died in Todmorden

Dawson, CharlesRef 152-36
[1???-1825]
Of Langfield.

On Monday 17th January 1825, Joseph Mitchell was committed to York Castle charged with killing and slaying Dawson

Dawson, CharlesRef 152-997
[1833-1874]
Son of
James Dawson.

Born at Lanebottom, Walsden.

He was a stone quarrier [1861] / a quarryman [1871].

In 1858, he married Ann Rigby [1836-1???] in Rochdale.


Ann came from Soyland
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Alice [b 1860]
  2. James Rigby
  3. Sarah Jane [b 1865]
  4. Thomas [b 1868]
  5. William [b 1870]
  6. Roseanne
  7. Ruth [b 1873]
  8. Charles [b 1873]

They lived at

  • Calf Lees, Walsden [1861]
  • Warland, Walsden [1871]
  • Crescent Bottoms, Todmorden & Walsden, Lancashire [1881]

Dawson, CharlesRef 152-42
[1871-19??]
Born in Manchester.

He was a tin plate worker [1891, 1901, 1911].

In 1885, he married Sarah Greenwood [1854-19??] in Todmorden.


Sarah was born in Hebden Bridge.

She was a fustian tailoress [1901]

 

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [b 1887] who was a fustian machinist [1901],  a cotton weaver [1911]
  2. Arthur [b 1889] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  3. Albert [b 1891] who was a cotton warehouseman [1911]
  4. Nellie [b 1893] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  5. Fred
  6. Wilbert [b 1899] who was a part-time cotton doffer [1911]
  7. Ronald [b 1903]

The family lived at

  • 15 Croft Place, Hebden Bridge [1891]
  • 9 King Street, Hebden Bridge [1901]
  • 12 Merry Bents Street, Todmorden [1911]
  • 16 Far Woodhouse, Todmorden [1891]

Dawson, CharlesRef 152-20
[1884-1917]

In [Q2] 1909, he married Lucy Blackburn in Halifax.

They lived at 88 Bank Street, Brighouse.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.

He died 30th October 1917 (aged 33).

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 48-50 & 162A], and on Brighouse War Memorial

Dawson, CharlesRef 152-4
[1887-1917]
Son of
Hubert Dawson.

Born in Stansfield.

He was a warehouse boy at cotton mill [1901] / a corn miller [1911] / employed at Stansfield Corn Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted [June 1915] and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to France [August 1916].

He died 3rd May 1917 (aged 30).

The Todmorden & District News [10th May 1918] published an obituary


Private Charles Dawson, Duke of Wellington's, reported missing on the 3rd of May 1917, is now presumed to have been killed, aged 30.

He was last seen by Lance Corporal J. W. E. Greenhalgh. Dawson, who was wounded in the arm, bandaged Lance Corporal Greenhalgh's leg wound then went for the stretcher bearers but was not seen again.

His mother lived at 146 Halifax Road

 

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [15th June 1917] published his photograph

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dawson, Charles MosleyRef 152-440
[1858-19??]
Son of
Mark Dawson.

He was a director of Henry Longbottom, top-makers of Bradford.

In 1889, he married Madeline Florence Longbottom.


Madeline Florence was the daughter of Henry Longbottom
 

Children:

  1. son [b 1896]

He bought Smith House, Lightcliffe in 1900

Dawson, Christopher HoldsworthRef 152-37
[1778-1865]
Son of
Christopher Holdsworth Dawson.

He succeeded his father at the Low Moor Ironworks.

On 26th March 1807, he married Eliza Dean in Halifax.


Eliza, of Halifax, was the daughter of Rev J. Dean of Bradford
 

Children:

  1. Joseph [bapt 20th May 1808]
  2. John [b 7th July 1809; bapt 29th December 1809]
  3. Eliza [b 27th August 1812]

Christopher died in Bradford [4th June 1865]

Dawson, Clement WallaceRef 152-30
[1921-1943]

During World War II, he served as a Gunner with 144 Battery 35 Lt. A. A. Regiment Royal Artillery.

He died 5th March 1943 (aged 22).

He is remembered on the Singapore Memorial [Grave Ref 17], and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church

Dawson, Rev CyrilRef 152-155
[1934-] He served at Devonport and at Paignton before becoming Vicar of Heptonstall [1966-1971], Vicar of Todmorden [1971], Rural Dean of the Calder Valley [from 1975], and Priest-in-Charge of St Peter's Church, Walsden [1981]

Dawson, David LlewellynRef 152-21
[1894-1915]
Son of
Abraham Dawson.

Born in Swansea.

He was a member of the Cross Stone Cricket Club / a bellringer at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone / a fustian worker [1911].

During World War I, and he served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

He died 2nd October 1915 (aged 21).

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [22nd October 1915] published an obituary with a photograph


Lance Corporal David Dawson, 1st 6th Lancashire Fusiliers, died of dysentery and pneumonia in the Australian Hospital on the Island of Lemnos, Greece, on the second of October aged 21.

He was previously badly wounded in heavy fighting in the Dardanelles – a bullet through his nose and cheek and a shrapnel wound to his stomach. After six weeks in hospital he rejoined his battalion.

He lived at 5 Sanworth Street.

His brother Abraham, has been missing for several months.

Another brother Sam, is also serving with the 1st 6th Lancashire Fusiliers

 

He was buried at Portianos Military Cemetery, Greece: [Grave Ref IV C 257].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.

His brother Abraham also died in the War

Dawson, EdwardRef 152-311
[1???-18??]
He ran a
private school in Halifax [around 1835]

Dawson, Rev EliRef 152-536
[16??-1744]
Of Horton.

Son of Rev Joseph Dawson.

He was joint pastor at Northgate End Chapel with Rev Nathaniel Priestley [from 1696], and then sole pastor [1728-1744]. He also served at Morley.

He married Alice Taylor.

Children:

  1. Thomas [1725-1782]
  2. Abraham [1713-1789]
  3. Joseph
  4. son
  5. son
  6. Benjamin
  7. son

See William Kitchingman

Dawson, FredRef 152-10
[1895-1917]
Son of
Charles Dawson.

Born in Hebden Bridge.

He was a member of the Conservative Club / a cotton roving carrier [1911] / employed as an under-carder at Derdale Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted [May 1917], and he served as a Gunner with D Battery with the 150th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He died 5th November 1917 (aged 22).

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [16th November 1917] published an obituary with a photograph


Gunner Fred Dawson, R.F.A., died on the 5th of November at a casualty clearing station in France from shell gas poisoning, aged 22
 

He was buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XIV A 12].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dawson, GeorgeRef 152-13
[1894-1916]
Real name:
George Danson.

He served and died in World War I, and is incorrectly remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance as George Dawson

Dawson, GildroyRef 152-34
[1836-1888]
Also recorded as Gilroy / Gilderoy.

Born in Rochdale.

He was (possibly) landlord of the Slater's Arms, Skircoat [March 1868]

In [Q3] 1866, he married Sarah Davidson [1834-1904] in Halifax.

Gilderoy died 21st April 1888 (aged 52).

Sarah died 6th March 1904 (aged 70).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1369]

Dawson, GreenwoodRef 152-17
[1866-1935]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton beamer [1911].

On 29th September 1888, he married Mary Greenwood [1865-19??] at Heptonstall Church.


Mary was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1889] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  2. Ethel [b 1893] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  3. Herbert
  4. Lily [b 1900]

They lived at 518 Burnley Road, Todmorden [1911]

Dawson, HannahRef 152-331
[1679-1???]
Of Dewsbury.

She married William Hopwood

Dawson, HaroldRef 152-28
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Dawson, HaroldRef 152-31
[1905-1944]
Son of Ellen & William Dawson.

He was a member of Trinity Methodist Sunday School / educated at Battinson Road School / a policeman in Leeds / a park ranger at Temple Newsam, Leeds.

In [Q4] 1932, he married Nora Bridge in Halifax.

They lived at 28 Wadsworth Street, Halifax & Mixenden.

During World War II, he served as a Guardsman with the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards.

He died 19th February 1944 (aged 39).

He was buried at Minturno War Cemetery, Italy [Grave Ref V F 14].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Dawson, HaroldRef 152-134
[1914-1994]
Todmorden-born cricketer who played for Hampshire – with
Derek Shackleton – Lancashire, and Todmorden. He was a member of Todmorden Cricket Club

Dawson, Harry FoxRef 152-32
[1866-19??]
Born in Wooldale, Holmfirth.

He was an iron foundry furnaceman [1901, 1911].

In 1892, he married Adeline Hellawell [1867-19??] in Huddersfield.

Children:

  1. Norman [b 1894] who was a scourer wool cloth [1911]
  2. Wilfred [b 1897] who was a piecer cotton spinner [1911]
  3. Marion [b 1897] who was a mender wool cloth [1911]
  4. Arnold
  5. Bertha [b 1905]
  6. Nellie [b 1909]

The family lived at

  • Underbank High Street, Wooldale, Holmfirth, Huddersfield [1901]
  • 9 Cathcart Street, Boothtown, Halifax [1911]

Dawson, HelliwellRef 152-27
[1889-1918]
Born in Mytholmroyd.

In 1909, he married Mary Jane Barker in Ashton-under-Lyne

They lived at 24 Hill Street, Ashton-under-Lyne.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment.

He died 30th September 1918.

He was buried at Chapel Corner Cemetery, Sauchy-Lestree, France [Grave Ref C 21]

Dawson, HenryRef 152-329
[16??-1???]
He was Steward of the
Manor of Halifax [1692]

Dawson, Dr Henry KingRef 152-151
[1871-1941]
DSO.

Son of Rev Joseph Dawson [1842-1935], a Nonconformist Minister of Accrington & Superintendent of the Ilkley Wesleyan Circuit.


His sister, Annie Cecilia, married Ernest Oldmeadow, and became a writer/illustrator. She converted to Roman Catholicism, and edited
The Tablet for some years
 

Henry King was educated at Newcastle-upon-Tyne [MB] & Durham University [BS & MD] / a medical practitioner in Halifax [1895] / a medical practitioner in Ashtead, Surrey [1902] / a Territorial.

During the South African Wars, he was a civil surgeon with the Gloucestershire Yeomanry, then the 9th Lancers, and the Coldstream Guards.

During World War I, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps & 6th London Field Ambulance.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was 3 times mentioned in dispatches.

During World War II, he was a civilian volunteer medic.

He died in Ashtead [Q4 1941]

Dawson, HerbertRef 152-340
[18??-19??]
Organist at
St Martin's Church, Brighouse [1915-1918]

Dawson, HerbertRef 152-19
[1872-1954]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1896].

On 1st February 1896, he married Maggie Henderson [1875-1959] in Halifax.


Maggie was born in Newcastle
 

Children:

  1. John William
  2. Minnie [1899-1973]
  3. Annie Maria [1902-1970]
  4. Thomas Robert [1905-1988]
  5. Nellie [b 1908]

The children were born in Hebden Bridge.

They lived at 27 High Street, Hebden Bridge [1911]

Dawson, HerbertRef 152-5
[1895-1917]
Son of
Greenwood Dawson.

He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver at Frostholme Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to France [May 1916].

The Todmorden & District News [27th April 1917] reported his death


Private Herbert Dawson, Duke of Wellington's regiment, was a very good shot, engaged as a scout and a sniper.

He was severely wounded in the small of his back & his thighs by a shell on the afternoon of the 12th April 1917, and died in hospital on the 13th April 1917 (aged 21).

Lived with his parents at 518 Burnley Road

 

The following Edition [4th May 1917] published his photograph.

He was buried at St Nicolas British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I E 18].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dawson, HubertRef 152-41
[1864-1???]
Son of Thomas Walton Dawson, innkeeper

Born in Stansfield.

He was a mechanic of Carr House Fold, Stansfield [1883] / a mechanic [1891].

In 1883, he married Jane Haigh [1863-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Jane, of Richmond Terrace, Langfield, was born in Stansfield, the daughter of James Haigh, joiner
 

Children:

  1. Harriet A. [b 1883] who was a machinist for slipper maker  [1901], a dressmaker [1911]
  2. Thomas [b 1885] who was an iron turner [1901], an iron  fitter [1911]
  3. Charles
  4. James H. [b 1893] who was an iron turner [1911]
  5. Kate [b 1895] who was an underclothes sewing machinist  [1911]
  6. Amy [b 1903]
  7. Wilfred [b 1906]

The family lived at

  • 10 Broad Stone, Stansfield [1891]
  • 2 Seed Hill Lane, Todmorden [1901]
  • 144 Halifax Road, Todmorden [1911]
  • 146 Halifax Road, Todmorden [1917]

Hubert has not yet been found on the Census [1901, 1911]

Dawson, JamesRef 152-3300
[1???-18??]
He married Susan Scholfield.

Child: Charles

They lived at Lanebottom, Walsden

Dawson, JamesRef 152-53
[1764-18??]
He was a weaver [1841].

He married Sarah [1765-18??].

Children:

  1. William
  2. Priscilla [b 1811] who was a warper [1841]

They lived at Hirst, Wadsworth [1841]

Dawson, JamesRef 152-D1004
[1801-1856]
Son of
Thomas Dawson.

He was landlord of the Black Horse beerhouse, Butcherhill, Walsden  [1828-1856].

Dawson, JamesRef 152-51
[1832-1880]
(Possibly) son of
William Dawson.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a mason [1851] / a farmer of 12 acres [1871].

He married Leah [1836-1895].


Leah was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Benjamin
  2. William [b 1863]
  3. Samuel [1868-2nd May 1943]
  4. Sarah [b 1871]
  5. Herbert [1877-14th December 1885]

They lived at Pellon, Todmorden [1871, 1880].

James died 27th January 1880 (aged 47)  and was buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel with the children (

Dawson, James RigbyRef 152-309
[1863-1921]
JP.

Son of Charles Dawson.

Born at Calf Lee Cote.

He was a cotton throstle doffer [1871] / a cotton weaver [1881] / a cotton loom overlooker [1891] / an estate & insurance agent [1901] / an estate agent [1911] / Chairman of the Todmorden Board of Guardians [1909] / Mayor of Todmorden [1919-1920].

In 1885, he married Mary Fielden [1862-1???] from Walsden, in Todmorden.

The family lived at

  • 9 Co-operative Street, Walsden [1891]
  • 801 Rochdale Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • 10 Hollins Villas, Walsden [1911]

Nephew Thomas Hardwick [b 1896] from Manchester, was living with them in 1901, 1911

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden

Dawson, James RogersRef 152-1017
[1844-1880]
Aka James Dawson Rogers.

Son of Frances Rogers and William Dawson.

Born before their marriage in 1855.

He was a mechanic [1871].

He married Betsy Hannah Dawson [1851-1885].


Betsy Hannah, from Calderbrook, was the daughter of Robert Dawson, quarryman
 

Children:

  1. Fanny [b 1870]

In 1871, the family were living with James's mother Frances at the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland.

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden in the same grave as his father.

In 1881, Betsy Hannah and Fanny were living with Frances at the pub.

In 1881, Betsy Hannah married Fielden Fielden

Dawson, James SheardRef 152-3
[1840-1887]
Son of Daniel Dawson.

He was a dentist of Halifax.

On 16th January 1869, he married Mary Ann Holden [1835-1896] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was the daughter of Benjamin Holden
 

Child: Lavinia [1865-20th August 1932] who married Walter Hirst of Arnside.

James died 25th October 1887 (aged 47).

Mary Ann died 12th January 1896 (aged 61).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-K7]

Dawson, James WilliamRef 152-14
[19??-1940]
Son of Ellen Dawson, of Walsden.

During World War II, and he served as a Private King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).

He died 31st May 1940 & was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden [238].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dawson, JohnRef 152-820
[1???-1???]
Constable at Todmorden & Walsden [1770, 1771]

Dawson, JohnRef 152-6000
[1687-1765]
Known as Hatter.

Son of William Dawson.

He was a yeoman.

He married Mary

Children:

  1. John [b 1719]
  2. Elizabeth
  3. Mary
  4. Mary
  5. Ely [b 1723]
  6. Sarah
  7. William
The family lived at
Leeming Hall, Todmorden [1719, 1723].

They lived from time to time at Dobroyd (Todmorden) which is where his father lived.

He & his father were buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden

Dawson, JohnRef 152-2590
[17??-1810]
He married Betty [17??-1810].

Child: Moses

Dawson, JohnRef 152-57
[1853-1925]
Born at Bottoms in Walsden.

He was a clerk at a cotton works [1881] / a cotton cloth agent. [1891] / a cotton manufacturer [1901] / an Aldermen of the Borough of Todmorden [1909, 1911] / a partner in Dawson & Haigh.

In 1872, he married Hannah Crabtree in Todmorden.

Children:

  1. Sam
  2. William
  3. Herbert
  4. Sarah A.

They lived at

  • Oakfield, Sunnyside, Todmorden
  • 8 Myrtle Street, Langfield [1881]
  • 3 Sandholme Villas, Commercial Road, Langfield [1891]
  • 13 York Place, Todmorden [1901]

In 1869, his sister, Susannah, married his business partner, Reuben Haigh.

On 29th September 1911, he declined an invitation to become Mayor of Todmorden, on account of his health

Dawson, JohnRef 152-45
[1887-19??]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a presser (picker works) [1911] / a picker maker with Dean, Howarth & Company [1921].

In [Q2] 1900, he married Mary Ann Haigh [1888-19??] in Todmorden.


Mary Ann was born in Walsden, the daughter of James Haigh.

She was a cotton spinner with Luke Barker & Sons [1921]

 

Children:

  1. Eva [b 1909] who was a part-time doffer for Walsden Mill Company [1921]
  2. Alice [b 1910]

They lived at

  • 11 Heyworth Street, Todmorden [1911]
  • 101 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1921]

Dawson, John EdwardRef 152-44
[1871-19??]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a warper (cotton mill) [1901] / a ball warper (cotton) [1911].

In [Q2] 1893, he married (1) Alice Cockcroft [1868-1906] in Todmorden.


Alice was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Harold [b 1894] who was an apprentice to electrical  engineer [1911]
  2. George [b 1905]

Alice died in Todmorden [Q4 1906] (aged 68) 

In [Q2] 1907, he married (2) Edith Ellen King in Todmorden


Edith had a son Willie (father unknown) who lived with his mother & stepfather, and took the surname Dawson
 

The family lived at 1 Summerfield Road, Todmorden [1911]

Dawson, John WilliamRef 152-18
[1896-1917]
Son of
Herbert Dawson.

Born in Hebden Bridge.

He was a cotton weaver [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action [11th April 1917].

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], and on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge

Dawson, JonathanRef 152-6
[1884-1918]
Son of
Amos Dawson.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a member of Portsmouth Rovers Football Club / a commercial clerk (bobbin works) [1901, 1911].

On 26th October 1908, he married Ida Greenwood [1881-1941] at the Bridge Street Chapel, Todmorden.


Ida lived at Portsmouth, Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Alice [b 1909]
  2. Annie [b 1914]

They lived at

  • 1 Sefton Terrace, Cornholme [1911]
  • 11 Brighton Street, Cornholme [1918]

During World War I, he enlisted in Todmorden [October 1917] and served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was sent to France [February 1918].

He died 13th April 1918 (aged 34).

The Todmorden & District News [26th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph


Private Jonathan Dawson, West Riding Regiment, died of appendicitis in the 3rd Canadian Hospital, on the 13th of April, aged 34
 

He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref VI B 32].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Vale Baptist Church, Todmorden

Dawson, Rev JosephRef 152-206
[1635-1709]
Owned
Dam Head, Shibden from 1667. He was a Presbyterian minister. He was ejected from his living at Thornton Chapel, Bradford. He went to live at Landimere, Shelf.

He married a daughter of Richard Best.

Child: Eli

Dawson, JosephRef 152-753
[1740-1813]
He was

On 3rd February 1768, he married Rachel Lofthouse [17??-1815].

Children:

  1. Christopher Holdsworth
  2. son
  3. daughter
  4. daughter
  5. daughter
  6. daughter

Dawson, JosephRef 152-854
[18??-18??]
On 23rd December 1852, he was present at the first meeting of what was to become
Halifax Permanent Benefit Building Society, and put forward a resolution that

a building society to be called the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building & Investment Society be established

William McVine seconded the resolution

Dawson, JosephRef 152-871
[18??-18??]
Hatter at
Waterhouse Street, Halifax [1850]

Dawson, JosephRef 152-49
[1844-1898]
Born in Todmorden & Walsden.

He was a farmer of 20 acres [1881] / a farmer [1891].

He married Margaret [1841-1909].


Margaret was born in Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. Arthur [b 1869] who was a farm boy [1881], a brick maker  [1891]
  2. Mary [b 1876] who was a cotton weaver [1891]
  3. William [1878-13th June 1943] who was a shepherd
  4. Emma [1880-19th December 1937]

They lived at Woodfield Top Farm, Todmorden & Walsden [1881, 1891, 1898].

Joseph died 13th December 1898 (aged 54).

Margaret died 21st October 1909 (aged 68).

The couple & the children () were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel

Dawson, JosephRef 152-48
[1868-19??]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a wire drawer's labourer [1901] / a labourer in wire mill [1911].

In [Q4] 1890, he married Sarah Ellen Smith [1869-19??].


Sarah was born in Ovenden.

She was a drawer in a worsted mill [1911]

 

Child: Wilkinson

They lived at 3 Whitley Street, Nursery Lane, Ovenden [1901, 1911]

Dawson, JoshuaRef 152-387
[16??-1???]
A Nonconformist minister from Morley.

He was the second husband of Martha Best

Dawson, JosiahRef 152-35
[1805-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a cart driver [1871].

He married Jane [1821-1888].


Jane was born in Halifax [12th November 1821]
 

They lived at 11 Waterloo Road, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [1871].

Jane died 3rd June 1888.

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1649] with her sister Ann & brother-in-law Samuel Lister

Dawson, Leonard BaldamRef 152-11
[1896-1916]
Son of
Alfred Dawson.

Born in Littleborough.

He was a cabinet maker [1911], and served part of his apprenticeship at Harehill Cabinet Works.

The Todmorden & District News [6th October 1916] reported


He went with his parents to Canada, and on returning from there, he was employed for about twelve months building soldiers' huts on Salisbury Plain
 

During World War I, he enlisted [August 1915], and he served as a Sapper with the 234th Field Company Royal Engineers.

He was sent to France [February 1916].

He died 3rd September 1916 (aged 20).

The Todmorden & District News [6th October 1916] reported his death


Sapper Leonard Dawson, Royal Engineers, has been missing since the 3rd of September, aged 20.

According to a letter received from his cousin, Sapper Tom Baldam, who was wounded in the same engagement, Sapper Dawson was in charge of some infantry who were forming a wiring party when they met with disaster

 

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 8D], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church

Dawson, LeslieRef 152-22
[1918-1945]
Son of Elsie & John William Dawson of 3 Princes Gate, Savile Park, Halifax.

He was educated at Heath Grammar School / a member of Halifax Golf Club, Ogden / employed in the Halifax Town Clerk's Department / a Territorial.

During World War II, he was called-up [August 1939], and served as a Lieutenant with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 1st March 1945 (aged 27).

He was buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 62 E 13].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park, on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross, on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates, and on the Memorial at Halifax Golf Club, Ogden

Dawson, MarkRef 152-439
[18??-18??]
He was Founder of Mark Dawson & Sons Limited of Bradford / Mayor of Bradford [1869-1871].

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. William Arthur
  2. Charles Mosley

The family lived at Woodside, Hipperholme

Dawson, MichaelRef 152-D957
[1821-1???]
Of Highroad Well.

He was one of the gang who attacked Thomas Cockcroft and Robert Crossley in 1839.

He was arrested in Dublin. A pistol was found on him.

At the trial on 5th March 1840, he was transported to New South Wales for life

Dawson, MosesRef 152-4130
[1761-1835]
Son of
John Dawson.

Born in Walsden.

He was a partner with Abraham Crossley in the first cotton mill  built at Knowlwood Bottom, Walsden.

He was a celebrated bass singer and member of the choir at St Mary's Church, Todmorden. He was also in charge of the index board showing the congregation the numbers of the hymns to be sung.

He moved to Christ Church when it was built, still singing, although he was old and frail by then and had to prop himself up on a pillar to avoid falling over.

His wife was always with him, she wore a red cloak.

In 1787, he married Hannah Tattersall [1767-1847].

Children:

  1. Mary
  2. John
  3. James
  4. Moses
  5. Samuel
  6. Betty [1796-1847]
  7. Thomas
  8. Abraham

They lived at Newbridge in Walsden, moving to Todmorden Edge in later life to be near their son, Abraham.

They both died at Todmorden Edge.

The couple were buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden

Dawson, RobertRef 152-800
[1???-1???]
Constable at Todmorden & Walsden [1746]

Dawson, SamuelRef 152-475
[17??-18??]
He had lime kilns at Clifton. He sold some lime kilns to
Rev Benjamin Firth

Dawson, SamuelRef 152-6610
[1782-1856]
Born in Walsden.

Son of Thomas Dawson.

He was a farmer and cattle dealer / a farmer of 26 acres at Longfield [1851].

About 1802, married Mary Scholfield.


Mary was the daughter of John Scholfield
 

Children:

  1. Susan [1803] who died aged 3 weeks
  2. Charles [1805-1825]
  3. Sally [1807] who died aged 11 weeks
  4. Betty
  5. Abraham
  6. Samuel
  7. Joseph
  8. David [1817] who died aged 8 weeks
  9. Hannah
  10. Enoch
  11. Thomas
  12. Mary
  13. Anna [1829-1848]
  14. Hannah who died aged 30

They lived at

He was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden with some of his children

After his death, Mary lived at East Longfield with her son Thomas.

Mary was buried at Mankinholes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

Dawson, SamuelRef 152-9110
[1784-1856]
Son of
William Dawson.

Born in Walsden.

He was a soldier for many years. He served in the 2nd Foot Guards. Discharged in 1817 (aged 32).

He lived at Heys Farm, Walsden, with his parents until they died, then he lived alone. In 1851, living in one of the Heys Farm cottages, he describes himself as a Chelsea Pensioner, and blind.

He never married.

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden

Dawson, SamuelRef 152-771
[1824-1864]
A carder from Todmorden.

He had a wife and family.

In August 1864, he was working at Barkisland Mills and attempting to throw the strap off a carding machine. His clothes caught in the machinery and he was taken round the shaft and

he was so dreadfully broken to pieces that his limbs dropped on the floor. His body had to be picked up piecemeal

Dawson, SamuelRef 152-888
[1846-1910]
He was a loom tackler [1871] / a cotton loom tackler [1881] / a cotton overlooker [1891] / landlord of the
White Swan, Hebden Bridge [1896, 1901].

On 3rd March 1866, he married (1) Jane Marshall [1847-1882] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Ormerod [1868-1925]
  2. Hannah [b 1870]
  3. Sarah Elizabeth [b 1875] who married William Crabtree

The family lived at

  • Millwood, Stansfield [1871]
  • 6 Eagle Street, Stansfield [1881]
  • Sandholme Villas, Stansfield [1891]

Living with them [in 1891, 1901] was Mary Barker.

On 16th December 1902, he married (2) Mary Barker [1853-1914] at St James the Great Church, Hebden Bridge.


Mary was the daughter of Spencer Meadowcroft and widow of Mr Barker
 

Samuel died at 6 Lower Hathershelf, Luddendenfoot [1910]. Probate records show that he left effects valued at £90 10/-. Probate was granted to Mary.

Mary's body was found when police broke into her house at 26 Hawksclough, Mytholmroyd [17th July 1914], and was believed to have died about a week earlier. Probate records show that she left effects valued at £336 5/7d. Probate was granted to Mary's sister Susey

Dawson, SarahRef 152-39
[1829-1901]
Daughter of
Mary Crowther.

She (possibly) married Mr Dawson

Child: Tom

Sarah died 20th December 1901 (aged 73), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3308]

Dawson, SusannahRef 152-276
[18??-1???]
Sister of
John Dawson

She married Reuben Haigh, her brother's business partner

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-7190
[1749-1827]
Of Knowlwood, Walsden.

He married Ann Whittaker.

Children:

  1. Samuel
  2. Betty [1787-1852] who married Joshua Fielden

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-152
[1751-1804]
Halifax attorney. Articled to
Robert Parker and then to John Marshall

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-8100
[1760-1808]
He married Ann Haigh.


Ann was the daughter of
Reuben Haigh
 

Child: James

After his death, Ann married Nicholas Fielden

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-7310
[1798-1870]
Son of
Moses Dawson.

He was a cotton weaver.

He lived at and ran the Lumbutts Road toll house at Knowlwood, Walsden [until his death in 1870].

He married Betty Holt [1804-1877].

Children:

  1. Mary
  2. Peggy

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-16
[1804-18??]
Born in Wadsworth.

He was a cotton twiner [1841] / a twister [1847] / a cotton twister [1851].

He married Mary [1801-18??].

Children:

  1. Grace [1822-1876] who was a cotton weaver [1841] &  married John Greenwood
  2. Sarah [b 1826] who was a cotton spinner [1841]
  3. Priscilla [b 1830] who was a cotton mule piecer [1841]
  4. Greenwood [b 1833] who was a cotton twister [1851]
  5. Moses [b 1835] who was a corn miller [1851]
  6. Ann [b 1837] who was a cotton piecer [1851]
  7. Henry [b 1839] who was a half-timer / cotton piecer [1851]
  8. Mary [b 1841]
  9. Fielding [b 1847]

They lived at

  • Commercial Street, Wadsworth [1841]
  • 24 Commercial Street, Hebden Bridge, Wadsworth [1851]

Living with them [in 1851] were grandchildren Hannah Dawson [b  1844] & Dawson Greenwood [b 1849]

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-899
[1823-1909]
Son of
Samuel Dawson.

Born in Lower Stoodley, Todmorden.

He was the youngest of 9 sons. So that her son might be baptised by one of her favourite preachers, Hugh Beech, his mother, Mary, carried him 6 miles to Littleborough.

He worked as a clogger by trade, an assistant to Ed King, boot and shoe dealer in Todmorden, a farmer of 90 acres at East Longfield Farm, Langfield with his  widowed mother Mary, and a funeral director.

He married Betty Stansfield.

They had no children.

His obituary described him as

a pioneer of the Todmorden Wesleyan Circuit

for his work at York Street Wesleyan Methodist Church, Todmorden and other local churches

He was buried at Mankinholes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-907
[1826-1913]
Of
Underbank Hall, Hebden Bridge

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-881
[1844-1908]
Printer and publisher in Todmorden.

Published The Todmorden & Hebden Bridge Historical Almanack [1876 to 1901] and The Todmorden Pocket Railway Guide [1897].

He was at Rise Lane [1876], Caxton Works, Strand, Todmorden [1897], and Post Office Buildings, Hall Street, Strand, Todmorden [1889, 1901].

He died at his home, 6 Bank Street, Todmorden

Dawson, ThomasRef 152-40
[1869-1910]
His father is not recorded on Thomas's marriage record.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a picker maker [1901, 1903].

On 25th March 1893, he married (1) Jane Helliwell [1867-1902] at Bethel Baptist Chapel, Lineholme.


Jane of Lydgate, Todmorden, was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1894] who was an apprentice to picker making  [1911]
  2. Arthur

Jane died in Todmorden [Q4 1902] (aged 35).

In 1903, Thomas married (2) Mary Fielden [1869-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary, of Halifax Road, Stansfield, was the daughter of James Fielden.

She was a cotton winder [1911]

 

They lived at

  • Butcher Hill, Walsden [1893]
  • 85 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • Knowl Wood, Walsden [1903]
  • 17 Melbourne Road, Walsden [1911]
  • 12 Fair Mount, Walsden [1917]

Thomas died in Todmorden in 1910 (aged 41) 

Dawson, TomRef 152-38
[1853-1904]
Son of
Sarah Dawson.

Born in Halifax.

He was a machine fitter [1901].

In [Q2] 1895, he married Alice Maude Horner in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Harold [b 1896]

They lived at 25 Beech Hill Terrace, Halifax [1901].

Tom died 3rd August 1904 (aged 51), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3308] with his mother & grandmother Mary Crowther.

In 1909, Alice Maud married Henry Sutcliffe

Dawson, TomRef 152-46
[1882-1934]
Born in Todmorden [19th December 1882].

He was a cowman with Greenwood Brothers at Higher Longfield Farm, Todmorden [1921].

In [Q4] 1914, he married Sarah Ellen Cockcroft [1883-1968] in Todmorden.


Sarah Ellen was born in Todmorden. [16th December 1883]
 

Children:

  1. Vera [b 1916]
  2. John [b 1918] who died in infancy & was buried with his  parents
  3. Frank [b 1919]

They lived at

Tom died 19th February 1934 (aged 51) 

Sarah Ellen died 19th December 1968 (aged 85).

The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church

Dawson, Rev W.Ref 152-909
[18??-1???]
Minister at
Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel [1869]. He served the unexpired term of Rev James Roberts who left to become a missionary

Dawson, W. NewtonRef 152-403
[1899-19??]
Born in Portugal. His father was a cousin of
George Wheelhouse Robinson and a director of Robinson Brothers in Portalegre.

On 20th January 1926, he married Nellie Amy Pollock.

Children:

  1. Ann who married Gerald Shires
  2. Mary

He bought Toothill Hall, Rastrick. In 1957, he divided the Hall into Toothill Hall and Toothill Court.

He wrote the book History On Your Doorstep

Dawson, WalterRef 152-23
[1892-1918]
Son of Emma & Taylor Dawson of 90 Industrial Street, Todmorden.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 20th July 1918 (aged 26).

He was buried at Marfaux British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I C 11]

Dawson, WilkinsonRef 152-47
[1900-1955]
Son of
Joseph Dawson.

Born in Halifax [11th January 1900].

He was a wire warehouseman [1939].

In [Q2] 1927, he married Mary Alice Longbottom in Halifax.


Mary Alice was the daughter of Isaac Newton Longbottom
 

Children:

  1. Joyce [b 1931]
  2. Joan H. [b 1946]
  3. David M. [b 1949]

They lived at 11 Salubrity Street, Halifax [1939].

Living with them [in 1939] was Mary Alice's widowed father.

Wilkinson died in Halifax [Q3 1955] (aged 55) 

Dawson, WilliamRef 152-4300
[1747-1835]
He married Mary Holden.

Child: Samuel

Dawson, WilliamRef 152-50
[1803-1860]
Son of
James Dawson.

Born in Edge End, Lancashire.

He was a mule spinner [1841] / a quarry man [1851].

He married Mary [1803-1883].


Mary was born in West End, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1826] who was a picker maker [1851]
  2. James
  3. Samuel [b 1835] who was a brick maker [1851]
  4. Benjamin [b 1840] who was a brick maker [1851]
  5. Betty [b 1842]
  6. Joseph [b 1845]
  7. Emma [b 1848]

They lived at

  • Weather Hill, Todmorden [1851]
  • Pingold [1860]

William died 30th May 1860 (aged 57).

Mary died 18th October 1883 (aged 80).

The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel

Dawson, WilliamRef 152-1016
[1820-1868]
Son of Betty Dawson.

Born in Lancashire.

He was a stone cutter [1844] / a quarryman [1855] / innkeeper of the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland [1861, 1868].

In 1855, he married Frances Rogers at Walsden Parish Church.

Child: James

Living with them at the pub [in 1861] was lodger John Woodend [aged 50] (labourer).

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden.

After his death, his widow Frances carried on at the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland [1871, 1881]

Living with Frances at the pub [in 1871] were son James and family.

Living with Frances at the pub [in 1881] were the widow and son of James

Dawson, WilliamRef 152-26
[1870-19??]
Son of James Dawson, hay straw dealer.

Born in Brighouse.

He was a silk dresser of Blackledge, Halifax [1900] / a silk dresser [1901] / a platelayer (Lancs & Yorks Railway Company) [1911].

In [Q3] 1900, Sarah married William Dawson.


Sarah was the daughter of Nathan Fox, tinner, and widow of Alexander Carter
 

Children:

  1. Ada Elizabeth [b 1901]

The family lived at

  • 4 Birters? Court, Halifax [1901] (this is listed between  Blackledge and Cross Street in the census) 
  • 9 Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd [1911]

Dawson, WilliamRef 152-25
[1898-1917]
Aka Willie.

Son of Mrs Edith Ellen Dawson of 1 Summerfield Road, Todmorden.

Born in Colne.

During World War I, he served as a Private with D Company 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

He died 6th September 1917 (aged 19).

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 54-60 & 163A], and on Patmos War Memorial

Dawson, William ArthurRef 152-7970
[1850-1916]
MA.

Son of Mark Dawson.

Born in Bradford 3rd December 1850.

He was educated at Marlborough School and Trinity College Cambridge

Dawson, William BlackburnRef 152-307
[1838-1860]
A printer at the
Halifax Guardian.

On 5th May 1858, Dawson made an unprovoked and frenzied attack on a fellow-worker, James Edward Jacobs, with iron dumb-bells, an iron bar, and a hatchet, killing him – see the Foldout

This is discussed in the book Halifax Murders

Dawson, William RobertsRef 152-434
[1885-1930]
Halifax architect and surveyor.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £8,140

Dawson, WillieRef 152-9
[1898-1917]
Illegitimate son of
Edith Ellen King (father unknown).

Born in Colne, Lancashire.


In 1907, his mother married John Edward Dawson, and Willie took the surname Dawson
 

He was an errand boy b [1911] / a weaver at Derdale Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted [September 1914] (aged 16) and served as a Private with D Company 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

He died 6th September 1917 (aged 19).

The Todmorden & District News [5th October 1917] reported his death


Private Willie Dawson, Lancashire Fusiliers, died on the 6th of September 1917, (aged 19).

He served in Egypt and Gallipoli before being killed in France.

He was a close friend of Corporal Hubert Palfreyman who was killed on the same day

 

His photograph was published in the Edition of 12th October 1917.

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 54-60 AND 163A], in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, and on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church

Families

The Dawson family of Hebden BridgeRef 152-406

Surname

Dawson surnameRef 152-2

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 96 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Dawson, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Dawson

Marriages 1831, 1835, 1870, 1901, 1905, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1936; Deaths 1804, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2751, Plot 3308

 

See Patronymic Surnames



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