Letitia Dawson (née Brown)

Letitia Dawson (née Brown), wife of William Dawson (q.v.), inherited a half-share of Sportsmans Estate, Trelawny as one of the heirs of John Stockdale Brown (q.v.).

1. Marriage at St George Hanover Square, Westminster, of William Dawson and Letitia Brown, both of the parish of St George, on 19/09/1820. One of the witnesses was W.H. Brown, and one of the guardians of Letitia Brown (a minor) was William Hugh Brown; the original claim for Sportsmans Estate is made by John Brown, executor of Wm. H. Brown. Not found in the censuses.

2. Listed as absentee on the basis of her marriage. In 1841 Letitia Dawson aged 30 Ind., born Jamaica, was living at Barnes, but she has not been found again in Britain in the 19th century censuses; see also entry for William Dawson.

3. The will of William Hugh Brown of Trelawney County of Cornwall, Island of Jamaica, was proved 13/04/1835.

T71/874 Trelawny claim no. 31.

1. Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database online].

2. 1841 census online.

3. PROB 11/1845/155.