Cousin Connection

This is the first post in a series of (I hope) posts with photos of cousins.

On June 23rd, 2009 I was lucky to be able to meet up with Mark Spalding for lunch in Port Perry, Ontario about an hour west from where I live. Mark and his wife were making a diversion to Ontario to visit old friends from the UK who had retired in Port Perry.

Mark is descended from Joseph DAWES (1835-1874) through his daughter Ann DAWES who married William Pettet GOLD and is a 3rd cousin, once removed to me.

(L-R Mark Spalding, Bob Dawes)

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The Joseph DAWES Line

Joseph was the first child of Thomas DAWES (1809-1851) and Ann LANGRIDGE (1814-1876). He was born in 1835 (baptised 08 Nov 1835 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield) but this was before civil registration started so his actual birth date is unknown. His parents were married a year before on 10 Nov 1834 in Lewes.

Joseph married Elizabeth WALLER (1836-1915) on 11 Oct 1856 in Ditchling, Sussex. They had two children, William b. 1861 and Ann b. 1863.

Joseph died on 01 Jan 1874 at age 39 in the Sussex Lunatic Asylum of Progressive Paralysis. Was this an early term for MS or ALS?

Elizabeth re-married William MANN (1877 - Brighton) but had no further children.