Ancestors of Edward Elliott Dawson

Born: 20 Aug 1927, Los Angeles, California, US

Died: 5 Jan 1983, Manchester, England

Buried: Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Occupation: Engineer, Philosophy lecturer

Married: Shirley Rachel Askew

Father: Victor Elliott Dawson

Mother: Barbara Doney

First Generation

Born: 23 Dec 1885, Montreal, Canada

Died: 19 Jun 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA

Buried: Los Angeles, California, USA

Married 1: Linda Selwyn

Married 2: 1925, California, Barbara Doney

Father: William Bell Dawson

Mother: Florence Elliott

Born: 26 Aug 1894, Montreal

Died: Nov 1980

Married: 1925, California, Victor Elliott Dawson

Father: Edward Doney

Mother: Mable

Second Generation

Born: 2 May 1883, Pictou, Nova Scottia

Died: 23 May 1944

Married: 1883, Florence Elliott

Father: (Sir) John William Dawson

Mother: Margaret A Y Mercer

Died: 1945

Married: 1883, William Bell Dawson

Occupation: Lawyer & Windmill manufacturer

Married: Mable

Married: Edward Doney

Third Generation

Born: 13 Oct 1820, Pictou, Nova Scottia

Died: 19 Nov 1899, Montreal, Canada

Married: 19 Mar 1847, Margaret A Y Mercer

Father: James Deason

Mother: Mary Rankine

Notes:

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Born: 1822

Died: 1913

Married: 19 Mar 1847, (Sir) John William Dawson

Fourth Generation

Event: 23 Apr 1789, Ordiquhill, Huntly, Aberdeenshire

Married: Mary Rankine

Father: John Deason

Mother: Isabel Mitchell

Notes:

Emigrated from near Ruthven, Banffshire, Scotland to Novia

Scottia, Canada

Married: James Deason

Fifth Generation

Born: 1742

Died: 18 Oct 1822

Married: Isabel Mitchell

Notes:

Born Catholic. Buried in Ruthven, with his (Protestant) wife

Isabel Mitchell; named as John Dawson there. "... was noted

for his stature and strength, lived to a great age, and was

regarded in his parish as a man of vigorous intellect, strong

good sense, and sterling integrity"

Born: 1752

Died: 7 Mar 1805

Married: John Deason