Thomas (Daw) Daws (1838 - 1899)

Born 29 Aug 1838 in St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Ann (Alford) Daws — married 19 Jan 1863 (to 1877) in London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1899 at age 60 in Jarrahdale, Western Australia, Australia

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Thomas (Daw) Daws was born in St. Giles, City of London, Middlesex, England.

Biography

Thomas was born on the 29 August 1838 in St. Giles, City of London, in the West End, London Borough of Camden, Middlesex & London, England. His parents were Thomas (Daws) and Mary (O'Grady). He marries Mary Ann (Alford) on the 19 January 1863 at the Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, District Parish of St. John's Waterloo, London Borough of Lambeth, Middlesex & London, England. The couple were married by J. Wharton and witnesses were Charles and Ellen (Ransom). At the time of his marriage, he was working as a Coal Porter, living at John Street and his father was Thomas (Daw), who worked as a Carret Gilder. Mary Ann lived in Waterloo Road and her father was William Alford, a Weaver^[1][2]. The couple had the followiing children:

1. Charlotte Daw Chisholm
2. Margaret Daw Buckland
3. Mary Ann Dawes
4. Thomas Dawes
5. Ellen Dawes
6. Samuel Dawes
7. Sarah Ann Daws Valentine

In 1871, Thomas "Dowers" and his wife Mary Ann live with children Charlotte, Margaret and Thomas "Dowers" and her mother, 71 year old, Charlotte (Alford) at 8 Vestry Room, Church Passage, District of Strand, Parish of Liberty of the Rolls, London & Middlesex, England^[3]. Mary Ann dies in 1877 and we find Thomas living as a widower with his children Charlotte, Margaret, Thomas and Samuel (Daw) at 20 King Street, in the District of Lambeth, Surrey & London, England^[4]. On the 23 January 1885, he departs with his children Charlotte (22), Margaret (20), Thomas (16), Samuel (12) and Sarah Ann (10) from the London Docks aboard the vessel "Glenavon". They are emigrating to the Swan River Colony, arriving there on the 21 May 1885.

• 1885 'SHIPPING.', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), Thursday, 21 May, p. 2.
• SHIPPING. PORT OF FREMANTLE. ARRIVED.—MAY 21—GLENAVON, barque, James Tarn, London. ELIZA BLANCHE, barque, from Batavia. ——— MISCELLANEOUS SHIPPING. The barque 'Glenavon, from London, after a lengthened passage of 116 days, anchored in Gage's Roads this morning. The ?? favorable weather experienced for some time past has no doubt retarded this vessel. The Glenavon brings a number of nominated immigrants, together with a l?? miscellaneous general cargo. She was built at Dumbarton, in 1868, and is one of the finest vessels that have ever ?? Gage's Roads^[5].

Thomas passes away on the 23 June 1899 at Jarrahdale Hospital, Jarrahdale Road, in the Town of Jarrahdale, in the Darling Ranges, located 45 km south-east of the capital, Perth, Western Australia. He was 61 years old at the time and the cause of death will be on his Certificate^[6]. His burial takes place around the 24 June 1899 at the Jarrahdale Cemetery, Atkins Street in the Town of Jarrahdale, Shire of Serpentine, Western Australia^[7]. The inscription on his gravestone reads:---In Memory of THOMAS DAWS. Born 29th August 1830. Died 23rd June 1899. Gone For Evermore.

Dictionary Reference

• DAWS. - Thomas. Arr. Glen Avon 21.5.1885 from London. Wife: Charlotte. Chd. Margaret, thomas, Samuel, Sarah^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 (London Metropolitan Archives; London & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference; (Marriage Year-1863); Record Set: London Church of England Parish Registers; Archive Reference Number: P85/JNA3/062; Year: 1860-1863; Image 414 of 504; Record number: 142; Page: 71
2. ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office, London (GRO); FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (January-March 1863); Registration District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume 1D; Page: 342
3. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Registration District: Strand; County: Middlesex & London; Sub District: St. Clement Danes; Enumeration district: 16; Archive Reference: RG10; Piece number: 368; Folio: 21; Page: 11; Schedule: 70
4. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Registration District: Lambeth; County: Surrey & London; Sub District: Waterloo Road First; Archive Reference: RG11; Piece number: 585; Folio: 37; Page: 17; Schedule: 315
5. ↑ TROVE Digitised Newspapers (The National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76207837
6. ↑ Death Records (Online Index Search Tool, Western Australian Government); Reference: (Death Year-1899); Registration Place: Jarrahdale Hospital; Registration District: --; Registration Details: 1191 / 1899
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41633098/thomas-daws: accessed 04 May 2023), memorial page for Thomas Daws (29 Aug 1830–23 Jun 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41633098, citing Jarrahdale Cemetery, Jarrahdale, Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980)
8. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians (Friends of Battye Library); Record Link: https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary; Volume 2: D; Image 21 of 93; Page number: 788