Biography

JOSHUA DAWSON

Burial register ID: 14114
Surname: DAWSON
First name: JOSHUA
Middle names:
Gender: Male
Age: 75 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 05-Jun-1924
Date of burial: 07-Jun-1924

Block: 142A
Plot: 8
Inscription:

The grave is without any monument or inscription.

Bio contributor: Anne Warren

Joshua Dawson was born in September 1848 at Tow Law, in County Durham, England. His parents were Martin and Sarah Dawson. Joshua was living at Evenwood when he married Isabella Richardson née Gibson, a widow, at the Register Office at Auckland, County Durham, in February 1876. Joshua and Isabella had children, Frances, Martin and Elizabeth, born in County Durham. The family, accompanied by children from Isabella’s first marriage, sailed for New Zealand aboard the ship Wellington, arriving at Port Chalmers in March 1883. Later two more daughters, Mary Ann and Esther, were born. The family settled at Ravensbourne, where Joshua, who liked to be called "Joseph", was a very keen supporter of the local Primitive Methodist Church.

— Other burials recorded at the same site:
Isabella DAWSON d. 1910.

There are 2 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
DAWSON ISABELLA 66 Years 11-Jan-1910 13-Jan-1910
DAWSON JOSHUA 75 Years 05-Jun-1924 07-Jun-1924