William was born in 1889[1] in Driffield, Yorkshire, England, where he lived with his family at 3 New Road in 1891.[2] In 1901 they had moved next-door to number 5.[3]
William's mother, Sarah, died in 1904 aged 40.[4] In 1911 the family lived at 5 New Road, when William was a blacksmith.[5]
Sources
↑ Birth Certificate of William Dawson. Vol 9d p 333. June quarter 1889. Registration district Driffield. FreeBMD.org.uk GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Foulding
↑Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
↑Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
↑ Death Certificate of Sarah Dawson. Vol 9d p 236. December quarter 1904. Registration district Beverley. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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