Dawson, Surveyor-General of Ceylon Arthur Harold Gerald^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]}

1876 - 1957  (81 years)

• Name	Dawson, Arthur Harold Gerald  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Title	Surveyor-General of Ceylon
  Birth	1876	Colombo, Ceylon   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [13, 14]
  Residence	1891	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [11, 12]
  Departure	Abt. 9 Mar 1924	Rangoon, Burma   [4, 5]
  Arrival	29 Mar 1924	London, England   [4, 5]
  Departure	5 Dec 1924	England   [9, 10]
  Arrival	Abt. 5 Jan 1925	Colombo, Sri Lanka   [9, 10]
  Departure	5 Oct 1928	England   [7, 8]
  Arrival	Abt. 25 Oct 1928	Colombo, Sri Lanka   [7, 8]
  Departure	Abt. 15 Aug 1932	Rangoon, Burma   [2, 3]
  Arrival	5 Sep 1932	London, England   [2, 3]
  Residence	1939	Devon, England   [17, 18]
  Death	10 Dec 1957	Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England   [6, 15, 16, 19]
  Probate	6 Mar 1958	London, England   [6]
  Person ID	I402427595743	Rick Dondo's Family
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Dawson, Augustine Rawlins,   b. 15 Sep 1846, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 23 Jan 1921, Worthing, West Sussex, England (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Roosmale-Cocq, Mary Sophia,   b. 2 Mar 1852, East Judsey, Point de Galle, Ceylon d. 7 Mar 1878, Saint Pancras, London, London, England (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1873	Jaffna, Ceylon
  Family ID	F3815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matheson, Norah,   b. 1 Oct 1888, London, Middlesex, England d. 30 Dec 1974, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1915  [19, 22, 23]
  	Type: Spousal
  Children	1. Dawson, Elizabeth Ann "Betty",   b. 8 Oct 1923, Colombo, Ceylon d. 2 Jun 2018, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F8524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1876 - Colombo, Ceylon Residence - 1881 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England Residence - 1891 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England Departure - Abt. 9 Mar 1924 - Rangoon, Burma Arrival - 29 Mar 1924 - London, England Departure - 5 Dec 1924 - England Arrival - Abt. 5 Jan 1925 - Colombo, Sri Lanka Departure - 5 Oct 1928 - England Arrival - Abt. 25 Oct 1928 - Colombo, Sri Lanka Departure - Abt. 15 Aug 1932 - Rangoon, Burma Arrival - 5 Sep 1932 - London, England Residence - 1939 - Devon, England Death - 10 Dec 1957 - Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England Probate - 6 Mar 1958 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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