When Infant Joseph Dawson Henderson was born on 14 January 1893, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Alexander Dawson Henderson Sr, was 27 and his mother, Ella Margaret Brown, was 24. He died on 5 November 1893, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesJoseph Dawson Henderson On January 4, 1893, Ella’s and Alexander’s first child, named Joseph Dawson Henderson, was born. He was baptized on April 2, 1893 at St. Matthew’s Church, sponsored by Angelin …
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