Thomas Benjamin Dawson

  General Notes:

Louise Rampling (Palmer?)
Paul Shurte notes:
Thomas Dawson received his baptism in April 1825, at Renhold, Bedfordshire, England where he became a Baptist at that time. When he died he was buried January 1914, at the Methodist Section of the Armidale Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia. Before he left England he had a basic education by 1848 that gave him the ability to read but he was unable to break that down to be able to write. He could read words of English from the Bible but not write. When he was in Australia he emigrated in 1850 from the coastal towns to settle in "Longridge" in the Hunter Valley, of Armidale, Ollera, Guyra, New South Wales. This means after he had Immigration July 16, 1848, to Australia on the vessel "Equestrian" when departing Plymouth, England and landing last in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia he then moved to Longridge. In England his occupation before departing was that of a Laborer, and after arriving in Australia he continued to perform in that trade in addition developing his skill as a Shepherd and Stockman with his trade. Even after he married he continued his religious beliefs between the years 1825 to 1863 and maintained his convictions as a Baptist. He was so convinced about this belief that he had his first two sons also baptized as Baptist. Mary Ann Garner did not resist even though she was a Church of England faith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 17 Apr 1825, Renhold, Bedfordshire England.

• connection. The connection between Jenny Scott and myself is as follows:
Jenny Scott (nee Darby)
Her father is Bruce Darby
His father is John Darby (1912)
His father is George Darby (1877) who married May Holt (1892)
Her father was James Holt (c1844) who married Elizabeth Darwson (1853)
Her father was Thomas Dawson (1825)
His father was Thomas Dawson (1801) who married Elizabeth Hare (1800)
Her father was Ellis Hare (1778)
His father was Ellis Hare (1740) & he also had Elizabeth Hare (1765) who married William Godfrey (1763)
They had Sarah Godfrey (1790) who married William Enersby (1791)
They had Thomas Endersby (1822) who married Rebecca Lockey (1821)
Her father was Joseph Lockey (1782)
His father was Thomas Lockey (1748) & he also had Elizabeth Lockey (1773) who married John Godfrey (1772)
They had George Godfrey (1798) who married Elizabeth Huckle (1801)
Her father was Joseph Huckle (1766)
His father was James Huckle (1724) & he also had Henry Huckle (1761)
He had Anna Huckle (1787) who married George Larkinson (1789)
They had George Larkinson (1817)
He had Frederick Larkinson (1865)
He had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. ⁵¹⁵ The connection between Paul Shurte and myself is as follows:
Paul Shurte (1954)
His father was James Shurte (1920) who married Dorothy Dawson (1922)
Her father was Frederick Dawson (1892)
His father was Thomas Dawson (1860)
His father was Thomas Dawson (1825)
His father was Thomas Dawson (1801) who married Elizabeth Hare (1800)
Her father was Ellis Hare (1778)
His father was Ellis Hare (1740) & he also had Elizabeth Hare (1765) who married William Godfrey (1763)
They had Sarah Godfrey (1790) who married William Enersby (1791)
They had Thomas Endersby (1822) who married Rebecca Lockey (1821)
Her father was Joseph Lockey (1782)
His father was Thomas Lockey (1748) & he also had Elizabeth Lockey (1773) who married John Godfrey (1772)
They had George Godfrey (1798) who married Elizabeth Huckle (1801)
Her father was Joseph Huckle (1766)
His father was James Huckle (1724) & he also had Henry Huckle (1761)
He had Anna Huckle (1787) who married George Larkinson (1789)
They had George Larkinson (1817)
He had Frederick Larkinson (1865)
He had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Thomas married Mary Ann Garner, daughter of Thomas Garner and Esther (Hester) Wilson, on 28 Oct 1844 in St Pauls C of E, Renhold, Bedfordshire England. (Mary Ann Garner was born on 5 Feb 1826 in Copal, Rendal, Bedfordshire England, christened in Mar 1826 in Renhold, Bedfordshire England, died on 10 Sep 1894 in Bingara, NSW Australia and was buried in "Ollera" Station, Tenterden, between Guyra & Tingha, Guyra Shire, NSW Australia Methodist section.). The cause of her death was breast cancer.

Thomas next married Louisa Palmer on 19 Mar 1896 in Armidale, NSW Australia. (Louisa Palmer was born in 1838 in Armidale, NSW Australia ?, died in Armidale, NSW Australia and was buried in Armidale cemetery, NSW Australia Methodist section ⁵¹⁵.)