Birth: July-September 1862 Emsworth, Hampshire, UK
Father: William Dawson 1829-1892
Mother: Harriett (Harriet) Savage 1830-1903
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1890 Havant, Hampshire, UK
Wife: Mary Ann (Annie) Spencer 1863-1932
Death: April-June 1936 Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Richard William Spencer Dawson 1894-1971
Victoria Annie Dawson [Horsey] 1896-1934
Ebenezer Charles Dawson 1900-1901
Birth of Richard William Dawson in FreeBMD in July-September 1862 in Havant (2B 300).
His two brothers were born in Emsworth in 1864 and 1867.
In the 1871 census as Richard W Dawson aged 8, born in Emsworth, Hampshire, and living with his parents (William and Harriett), two brothers (Charles J and Henry T), and sister (Sarah J) in King Street, Warblington, Hampshire.
In the 1881 census as Richard Dawson aged 18, born in Emsworth, Hampshire, single, a carpenter and living with his parents (William and Harriett), two brothers (Charles and Thomas) and sister (Sarah) in King Street, Warblington, Hampshire.
Marriage of Richard William Dawson and Mary Annie Spencer in FreeBMD in October-December 1890 in Havant (2B 818).
In the 1891 census as Richard W Dawson aged 28, born in Emsworth, Hampshire, a carpenter, and living with his wife (Mary A) at 11 Walden Road, Kingston, Portsea, Hampshire.
His son was born on 17 February 1894 in Portsmouth and registered in January-March 1894 in Portsea, his daughter registered in October-December 1896 in Portsea, and son in October-December 1900 in Portsmouth.
In the 1901 census as Richard W Dawson aged 38, born in Emsworth, Hampshire, a carpenter, and living with his wife (Mary A) and two sons (Richard W S and Elizabeth C changed to Ebenezer on the original) and daughter (Victoria A) at 37 Walden Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
In the 1911 census as Richard W Dawson aged 48 born in Emsworth, Hampshire, a carpenter working for a builder, and living with his wife (Mary A), his son (Richard W S), daughter (Victoria A), a boarder (Priscilla Mather aged 52, born in Portsmouth, widowed and no stated employment) and a visitor (William Hasted aged 15, born in Portsmouth, and an apprentice to furnishing at John Dyers Ltd) in six rooms in Paulsgrove, Powerscourt Road, Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
In the 1921 census as Richard Will Dawson born in Hampshire in 1862 and living with Mary Ann Dawson (wife?), Richard William Spencer Dawson (son?) and Victoria Annie Dawson (daughter?) in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
His wife died in January-March 1932 in Portsmouth.
Death of Richard W Dawson in FreeBMD in April-June 1936 aged 73 in Portsmouth (2b 725).
Richard William Dawson was the father of Victoria Annie Dawson, wife of George William Horsey, husband of Ada Caroline Luff, my half second cousin once removed.
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