DAWSON
Andrew DAWSON arrived aboard the 'Duke of Portland',
which arrived at Auckland 15 January 1849. Newspaper clipping
He was an unnamed steerage passenger in Saturaday 20 Jan 1849 issue of 'The New Zealander". Andrew left for Wellington on 6th Feb arriving 17 Feb.
photo Andrew DAWSON (Abt.1826 Yorkshire-5 April 1909 Waterton, Canterbury) m.10 July 1852 Lyttleton photo Mary Elizabeth PREBBLE (9 May 1833-22 Feb 1924) 1.Anne Maria DAWSON (10 June 1853-16 Nov 1922) m.1878 Henry HUDSON 2.James Joseph DAWSON (16 Oct 1854-31 March 1901) 3.Elizabeth DAWSON (6 Feb 1856-10 Nov 1861) 4.Alfred DAWSON (19 Oct 1857-9 Dec 1883) 5.Mary DAWSON (16 July 1859-11 July 1888) m.1878 Hugh MUIR (-Oct 1933) 1.Alice Mary MUIR (1878-c.1958 Christchurch) m.1905 Robert Amos MAW (c.1878-1926 Southbridge) engine driver son of George MAW and Mary Ann 1.Leslie Robert MAW (1906) m.1935 Edna Margaret PARKIN 2.Elsie Margaret MAW (1909) m.1938 William James Robert HOWATSON (1904) son of William HOWATSON and Elizabeth 3.Edward George MAW m.c.1946 Dorothy Edith Rose GALPIN 2.Evelyn Margaret MUIR (c.1880-1970) m.1908 Edward Andrew MULLIGAN (1880) son of Michael MULLIGAN m.1873 Ma(r)y Catherine HOWELL 3.William Hugh MUIR (c.1881-2 Oct 1961 Waterton) m.15 Dec 1909 Lilian May SAMPSON (12 Mar 1883-4 Nov 1972 Ashburton) 1.Thomas William MUIR (22 Oct 1910-23 May 1988) m.1936 Hazel Ella READ (28 Oct 1917-21 Aug 1999) 2.William John Laurence MUIR (1919) m.1948 Marjory Ofa BATTY (1924) 3.Kenneth Lloyd MUIR m.1946 Muriel Enid AMOS 6.Andrew DAWSON (13 June 1861-1 Oct 1886) 7.Emma DAWSON (11 July 1864-5 Jan 1929) m.17 Jan 1882 John BARR 8.Charles Edward DAWSON (2 June 1866-22 Oct 1924 Waterton) farmer m.1900 Charlotte MAW (1878-11 May 1968 Waterton) daughter of George MAW and Mary Ann 1.Lilian Agnes DAWSON (1897) m.1928 Thomas Charles SMITH 2.Mary Elizabeth DAWSON (1901) m.1929 William Arthur ROCHE (1903) son Of Frank ROCHE and Mary OWEN 1.William Edward ROCHE (16 Dec 1929) m.1951Rita REEVES 2.Joan Mary ROCHE (1934) m.1954 Alexander Boyd CHISNALL (18 Dec 1919-21 Jun 2005) parents were Collingwood Dunbar CHISNALL & Florence Annie BOYD 3.Charles Edward DAWSON (1902-1932 Oamaru) 4.Annie Dorothy DAWSON (1904) m.1928 George Albert GILES (-1969 Ashburton) 1.Albert Trevor GILES m.Dawn Eileen SMITH 2.Edna Doris GILES m.(1) ORMANDY m.(2) Tom STAPLETON 5.Charlotte Jessie DAWSON (1907-1972) m.1930 Gustave Frederick YOUNG (1906-1972) son of Samuel Harrison YOUNG and Margaret Annie LOFFHAGAN 1.Mavis Jessie YOUNG m.Lionel Frederick CHISNALL (1951) parents were Collingwood Dunbar CHISNALL & Florence Annie BOYD 2.Alan Frederick YOUNG (1934) m.Shirley Joan HOUSTON 3.Evelyn Margaret YOUNG (1936) m.(1) 1962 Alan James FRASER (1935) m.(2) 1954 Thomas Inglis STAPLETON (1933) m.(3) Neale Robin CRAYTHORNE (1942) 6.George Andrew DAWSON (1919) m.1949 Eunice Edith SMITH (24 Nov 1928-1996) 9.Walter David DAWSON (4 Oct 1868 Christchurch-19 Jan 1943 Ashburton) m.24 April 1897 Mary Margaret TAYLOR (1872-20 Jun 1951) parents Thomas Cunningham TAYLOR & Christina GILMORE 1.Mary Gwendoline DAWSON (15 Jan 1898 Ashburton-23 Mar 1950 Ashburton) m.18 June 1921 John SMALL (1896-2 Nov 1981) 1.Walter James SMALL (2 July 1923) m.1958 Wilhelmina Katherine (Lattie) STICKLEY (15 Apr 1921) 2.Ronald Frederick SMALL (31 May 1925 Ashburton-3 Aug 2003) m.18 Sep 1948 Margaret (Peggy) Ella MARTIN (24 Mar 1927) 3.John Lewis SMALL (22 Oct 1927 Ashburton-30 Mar 1980 Ashburton) 4.Thomas Bruce SMALL (18 Oct 1928-8 Nov 1945) 5.Mary Leta SMALL (18 May 1930 Ashburton) m.20 Oct 1951 Noel Basil MILES (24 Dec 1922-18 Nov 1993 Ashburton) 6.Christina Ellen SMALL (22 Oct 1932 Ashburton) m.1954 Graham Bruce HENDERSON (8 Oct 1929) 2.Christina DAWSON (19 Nov 1899 Ashburton-30 July 1932 Ashburton) m.28 Oct 1921 James Lindsay DEWAR (28 May 1893 Lanarkshire-21 Aug 1982 NZ) remarried Florence FOUNTAIN (-c.1990) parents Robert DEWAR (1858-1912) & Helen HAMILTON (1859-1902) father remarried Marion LIGHTBODY(1879-1967) and had further 7 children 1.Allan John Andrew DEWAR (28 Sept 1923) m.(1) 1947 Audrey Mavis CONDLIFFE (1923) m.(2) 20 Sept 1974 Diana IRVING (13 Apr 1936) 2.Noeline Jean DEWAR (5 Jul 1931) m.9 Aug 1952 Donald Geoffrey Court "Bill" FINLAYSON (1928-17 Jul 2009) son of Donald Wemyss FINLAYSON and May Edith COURT 3.Thomas Andrew DAWSON (6 Jan 1902-1 May 1977 Ashburton) m.3 July 1929 Hazel DEAN (31 Mar 1903-8 Jan 1994 Ashburton) 1.Thomas Russell DAWSON (8 Oct 1931) m.10 May 1958 Bernice Rose CAVILL (25 Sept 1937) 2.Pamela Mary Grace DAWSON (5 Jan 1931 Ashburton) m.13 Apr 1957 Edward John TEMPLETON (19 Aug 1931-3 Jun 1999 Ashburton) 3.Peter DAWSON (15 Oct 1936) m.21 Jun 1958 Noreen Patricia BODY (1 Dec 1940-18 Nov 1992 Ashburton)) 4.Winston Walter DAWSON (15 Sept 1940) m.Dianne GUTZLAG 5.Anthony DAWSON (8 June 1948) m.3 Apr 1971 Diane Mary SMYTH (26 Nov 1950) 10.Alice Elizabeth DAWSON (7 May 1870-3 Jan 1934 Ashburton) m.7 Apr 1897 James PATTERSON (Abt.1855-12 Oct 1923 Waterton, NZ) 1.Edith Jane PATTERSON (11 Oct 1897 Timaru-1980 Ashburton) m.27 Sep 1922 Percy John RUCK (1 Nov 1891 Guerngenny, Kilpeck, Hereford-1 Sep 1983 Ashburton) 1.James RUCK m.Freda Yvonne CAPON (1927-1998) 2.Lester RUCK m.(1) Ida GORDON m.(2) Margaret QUIGLEY 3.Mavis RUCK m.(1) Norman Havelock LAMB (1923-1963 Mount Somers) apiarist m.(2) George DREVER 4.Elsie RUCK m.James David HORSBURGH 5.Dorothy RUCK (1930-1951) 6.Edna RUCK m.Murray James WILLIAMSON 7.Alice RUCK m.22 Nov 1952 Ian Mitchell McLAREN (-2001) 8.Gwenyth Lois RUCK m.James Henry ALEXANDER 2.Henry Charles PATTERSON (11 Mar 1899-27 Apr 1964 Ashburton) farmer m.20 May 1926 Alma Gertrude Lilian OLSEN (25 Aug 1906-1 Jun 1985) daughter of William Ernest OLSEN and Gertrude HYDES 1.Alma PATTERSON (21 Nov 1926-6 Mar 1996) m.12 Jul 1952 Keith Raymond BELL (26 Apr 1926-30 Nov 1994) 2.Margaret Alice PATTERSON (18 May 1928 Eiffleton-26 Feb 1994 Auckland) m.10 Dec 1949 Ashburton William Henry BURNELL (10 Nov 1922 Heathcote Valley-20 Jan 2004) 3.Charles William PATTERSON (8 Apr 1930-22 Jul 1978) m.1952 Othlie Catherine CURTIS (2 Jul 1932-8 Dec 1980) 4.Raymond Ernest PATTERSON (1932) m.4 Sep 1954 Patricia Elizabeth HALL (30 Oct 1931-28 Aug 1998) 5.Leonard James PATTERSON (1935-1938) 3.James Andrew PATTERSON (6 Sep 1900-1977 Papakura) farmer m.1926 Doris Elizabeth READ (16 Sep 1902-23 May 1981 Crem.Purewa, Auckland) 1.James Andrew PATTERSON (4 Aug 1929-20 Mar 1989) m.1955 Betty Priscilla BLACK 2.Shirley Evelyn PATTERSON (1932) m.1950 Daniel Edward LEES (2 Mar 1923) 4.Mary Elizabeth PATTERSON (25 Aug 1902-6 Dec 1967 Christchurch) m.1935 John George ABBOTT (27 May 1877-23 Oct 1952 Hororata) sheep farmer 1.Thomas ABBOTT (1936) m.(1) Annie Elizabeth CAMPION m.(2)Helen Olive ANDERSON (1945) 2.George ABBOTT (1937) m.Myra Bernice POOLE (1932) 5.Annie Winifred PATTERSON (17 May 2004-13 Feb 1973) m.20 Dec 1927 Albon Leonard Joseph PRATLEY (27 Aug 1903-9 Dec 1981) 1.John Robert PRATLEY (3 May 1930-2 May 1978) 2.Phyllis Heather PRATLEY (1936) m.24 Sep 1955 Kenneth Ross BISHOP (13 Nov 1922-9 Oct 1998) 11.William Henry DAWSON (7 Oct 1872 Prebbleton-3 May 1949 Dannevirke) MD m.9 Feb 1904 Wellington Maud BURGESS (at sea-1957 Dannevirke) 1.John Henry DAWSON (6 Jan 1905-June 1914) 2.William George DAWSON (27 Nov 1906-1977 Levin) m.24 April 1929 Florence Maud GEBBIE (-May 1986 Auckland bur.Purewa) daughter of David campbell Cryer GEBBIE and Margaret Wallce MILN 3.Mary Margaret DAWSON (17 Oct 1910-after 1962) ? unmarried 4.Henry Francis DAWSON (1 Dec 1918-Nov 2000) m.May 1945 Joan Stephanie HUGHES (Paeroa) 12.Emily Jane DAWSON (13 Aug 1878 Seafield-10 March 1958 Ashburton) m.23 April 1902 Christchurch William Archibald Cook McLAUCHLAN (28 June 1876 Ellesmere-6 May 1937 Lyndhurst) farmer 1.William Andrew McLAUCHLAN (11 April 1903-14 Nov 1973) 2.Nellie Irene McLAUCHLAN (31 Oct 1904) nurse m.2 June 1936 Percival Samuel MARDON 3.Allan Douglas McLAUCHLAN (21 Nov 1905 Ashburton-25 Sept 1970) m.(1) 11 Sept 1929 Vera Louisa Maria WOTTEN (1903-1950) daughter of Thomas WOTTEN and Mary Ann BAKER m.(2) Hetty EVANS 4.Kenneth Lester McLAUCHLAN (26 Jan 1907 Rangitata-28 April 1974) m.4 May 1940 Olive Annie ALLOWAY 5.Kathleen Alice McLAUCHLAN (28 Jan 1908 Rangitata) m.30 Sept 1931 Eric CAMERON (c.1903-1971) 6.Rita Lilian McLAUCHLAN (12 April 1909 Rangitata, Canty.) m.(1) 25 July 1929 Arthur Lester WOLFREYS (1906-1954) son of Walter Edmond WOLFREYS and Annie Jane m.(2) 1960 Thomas STEWART (-1979) 7.Leonard Samuel McLAUCHLAN (20 Oct 1914 Waterton-1 July 1988) m.30 Nov 1938 Vera CORRIN
I obtained most of the names here from the Dawson Reunion book of 1964.photo
I wish to thank Doreen WOLFREYS, Bill BURNELL, Barbara SOAL, Mary-Jean McLAUCHLAN and others for their help.
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