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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Spouse and Children
1897–1961 Male
1898–1992 Female
Children (4)
1928–1928 Female
1930–2012 Male
1934–1934 Female
1936–1972 Female
Parents and Siblings
1869–1943 Male
1876–1961 Female
Siblings (4)
1897–1961 Male
1898–1984 Female
1901–1990 Female
1907– Male
World Events (8)
1901
Age 4
1901
Age 4
1914
Age 17
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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