John Crossley Dawson

Male16 February 1897–24 June 1961

Brief Life History of John Crossley

When John Crossley Dawson was born on 16 February 1897, in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, his father, James Samuel Dawson, was 28 and his mother, Frances Ann Millicent Reynolds, was 20. He married Dorothea Saft on 26 December 1922, in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 24 June 1961, in Queensland, Australia, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

John Crossley Dawson
1897–1961
Dorothea Saft
1898–1992
Marriage: 26 December 1922
Margery Jean Dawson
1928–1928
Barry James Dawson
1930–2012
Ailsa Dorothea Dawson
1934–1934
Janice Beverly Dawson
1936–1972

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 December 1922Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1901

    Age 4

    First Federal election.

    1901

    Age 4

    The Australian flag flown for the first time.

    1914

    Age 17

    August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.

    Name Meaning

    English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Dawe’, from the Middle English personal name Daw(e) (see Daw 1 and 2), which is sometimes a pet form of David (see 2 below) but more generally of Rauf or Raw (i.e. Ralph ), of which Daw(e) is a rhyming form. Alternatively, the patronymic could mean ‘son of Daud(e)’, another Middle English pet form of Ralph evidently used interchangeably with Dawe. Dawson is one of the most numerous patronymics.

    Scottish: patronymic, ‘son of Dawe’. In Scotland Dawe is a diminutive of David (compare 1 above).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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