1835 - 1900 (64 years)
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| Name |
Richard Joseph Cunard Dawson |
| Birth |
3 Oct 1835 |
Janeville, Gloucester Co., NB  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
23 Sep 1900 |
London, England |
| Person ID |
I189504 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Sep 2005 |
| Father |
Benjamin Charles Dawson, b. 10 Sep 1798, Co. Cork, Ireland d. 24 Sep 1892, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
| Mother |
Jane Wright, b. Abt 1812, Co. Cork, Ireland d. 31 Mar 1866, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Jun 1833 |
Bathurst, NB |
| Family ID |
F77908 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jane Elizabeth Deacon, b. 22 Jan 1834, Bathurst, NB d. 8 Jan 1906, Stayner, ON (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Oct 1860 |
London, Ontario, Canada |
| Children |
| | 1. Jane Wright Dawson, b. 24 Nov 1861, London, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Sep 1884, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 22 years) |
| | 2. Albert William Dawson, b. 28 Nov 1863, London, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Nov 1875, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 11 years) |
| | 3. Reginald Joseph Cunard Dawson, b. 16 Apr 1866, London, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. James Henry (Harry) Bishop Dawson d. 27 Jul 1928, New York, NY |
| | 5. Mary Amelia (Milly) Dawson, b. Abt 1870 d. 15 Apr 1910, Middlefield, CT (Age 40 years) |
| | 6. Annie Josephine Cunard (Jo) Dawson, b. 5 Sep 1874, London, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jun 1960, Vancouver, BC (Age 85 years) |
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| Family ID |
F77920 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Feb 2002 |
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| Notes |
- Richard died Sep-23-1900, Son Harry Dawson's home, London, England, Buried: Somewhere in England. Richard Dawson was Postmaster of London, Ontario, from July 1, 1881 until July 1, 1899, when he retired. He came to London with his parents in 1851 and began working for the post office when he was 17 years old. He joined the post office on July 3, 1852, when there were only four employees. In 1860 he was appointed Assistant Postmaster at a salary of $1000.00 per year. He was made Acting Postmaster on March 21, 1881, and Postmaster on July 1, 1881. Janet Ashdown, his great grand-daughter, has a large silver jug that was presented to R.J.C. Dawson from his post office staff on Christmas, 1888.
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