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 28 William Henry Dawson, son of William Lee Dawson and Emma Seabrook, was born on 7 November 1859 at Hobart, Tasmania. He married Bridget Mylan on 10 October 1883, at Cooma, NSW. He died on 26 December 1916 at Whittlesea, Victoria. 

They had the following children:
1. Twin daughter -  before April 1884 birth/death not registered
2. Twin daughter 
Proof the twins existed
3. Ernest Lee Dawson 1885 - 1968
My WW1 soldiers - Ernest Lee Dawson
Medals back in the family
4. Rupert Charles 1886 - 1898
5.Bertrand George  1888 - 1957
Childhood Deaths - Norman Charles Dawson
6. Florence Emma 1890 - 1981
7. William Vesey 1892 - 1974
Military Medals
8. Dorothea Leoni 1893 - 1968
9. Doris Muriel 1895 - 1965
10. Kathleen Louise 1897 - 1954
11. Alice Lilith 1898 - 1899
12. Donovan Franklin 1899 - 1972
Trove Tuesday - Where was this photograph taken? 
13. Stanley Stuart 1901 - 1983
14. Doreen Ada 1902 - 1902
15. Cyril Courtney (Peter) 1903 - 1984
16. Ruth Olga 1905 - 2003
17. Norman Gilbert 1906 - 1967
18. Harold Edward



56 William Lee Dawson, son of Robert Dawson and Eleanor Giles, was born in 16 September 1819 in Ireland. He married Emma Seabrook on 25 August 1856 at Hobart, Tasmania. William died on 29 June 1871 at Franklin, Tasmania.

57 Emma Seabrook, daughter of Henry William Seabrook and Sarah White, was born on 1 May 1834 at Hobart Town, Tasmania. She died on 27 July 1885 at East Melbourne, Victoria.

William and Emma had the following children:
1. Catherine Ellen 1857 - 1943
Family Stories - Ned Kelly Gustav Baumgarten was married to Catherine. 
2. William Henry 1859 - 1916
3. Louisa Alice 1861 - 1925
4. Robert Ernest 1868 - 1945

112 Robert Cuming Dawson, son of John Dawson and Catherine Cuming was born c1777 Cavan, Ireland. He married Eleanor Giles on 30 November 1817 at Swords, Dublin, Ireland. Robert died on 14 May 1860 at Cloghran, Swords, Dublin, Ireland. 

113 Eleanor Giles, daughter of William Giles and Catherine Lee. 

Robert and Eleanor had the following children.

1. William Lee 1819 - 1871
2. Richard Cuming 1822 - 1886

Richard and his wife had 12 children
1. Elizabeth 1853 - 1927
7. Samuel Cuming 1861 - 1930

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