Born in Fordington, Dorset, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Dawe
and Ann (Bartlett) Dawe
Sister of
Elizabeth (Dawe) Parkinson, William Dawe, Thomas Dawe, Thomas Dawe, Daniel Dawe and George Dawe
Wife of
Henry Down
— married
21 May 1861 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
John Henry Down, Bessie (Down) Miles, William George Down, Anne Down, Thomas Down, James Down, George Down, Francis Down, Henry Ernest Down and Arthur Edwin Down
Died
at age 56
in Codrington, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Feb 2018
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Biography
Susan (Dawe) Down was born in Dorset, England.
Susan (Dawe) Down migrated from United Kingdom (England) to Australia.
- Susan was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Daniel Dawe and Ann Bartlett[1]
- 1841: Living in Charminster Dorset; Daniel & Ann DAWE with children Elizabeth, William, Susan, Thomas & Daniel[2]
- 1851: Fordington Dorset; Daniel [Carpenter] & Ann DAWE with children Susan, Thomas, Daniel & George[3]
- Imm: “Oithona” Plymouth 29/10/1854 to Portland 30/1/1855 (with parents & Elizabeth, Thomas, Daniel & George) [4]
- Susan married Henry DOWN Belfast (now Port Fairy) Victoria Australia (St John Church) 21/5/1861[5]
- Susan died on the farm at Codrington Victoria Australia 17/10/1893 Age 56 (Drowned Eumeralla River)[6][7]
- Buried: Yambuk Victoria Australia (in a joint grave with husband Henry and son James)[8]
Sources
- ↑ Dorset Parish Registers - Charminster 1837-01-29 (Daniel & Anne).
- ↑ England and Wales Census, 1841
- ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851
- ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: Oithona - Filter: Dow
- Ship: OITHONA
- Depart: 19 Oct 1854
- Arrival: 30 Jan 1855
- Master: TAYLOR
- SERIES: Assisted British Immigration index
Age Book Month Page Ship Year Name 47 12 JAN 17 OITHONA 1855 DOW, DANIEL 45 12 JAN 17 OITHONA 1855 DOW, ANNE 22 12 JAN 24 OITHONA 1855 DOW, ELIZH 17 12 JAN 24 OITHONA 1855 DOW, SUSAN 16 12 JAN 24 OITHONA 1855 DOW, THOMAS 13 12 JAN 17 OITHONA 1855 DOW, DANIEL 10 12 JAN 17 OITHONA 1855 DOW, GEORGE - ↑ Victorian Marriage Index; 1861,01151,M,Down,Henry,Dawe,Susan,,
- ↑ Victorian Deaths Index; 1893,16507,F,Down,Susan,Dawe Daniel,Hannah,Yambuk,56,
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Personal sighting
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
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~6.25%
Graham Down
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