Dawson, Augustine Rawlins^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36]}

1846 - 1921  (74 years)

• Name	Dawson, Augustine Rawlins  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36]
  Birth	15 Sep 1846	Gravesend, Kent, England   [4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 34, 35]
  Baptism	28 Oct 1846	Gravesend, Kent, England   [2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales   [13, 14]
  Education	1 Jul 1864	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [8, 35]
  	Admitted sizar (Age 18) at Magdelene College; School: Christ's Hospital; Matriculation: Michs 1864; Exhibitioner
  Education	1866	Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Writer
  Education	1867	Ceylon   [35]
  	Passed examinations in Cingalese and Tamil
  Occupation	1867	Point Pedro, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Police Magistrate, etc.
  Occupation	Jun 1868	Colombo, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Acting Assistant Government Agent
  Occupation	Jan 1869	Jaffna, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Police Magistrate, etc.
  Occupation	Jun 1873	Kegalla, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	District Judge and later that year as Assistant Government Agent
  Occupation	1876	Ratnapera, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Acting Assistant Government Agent
  Occupation	1878	Mannår, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Assistant Agent
  Occupation	1879	Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Grain Commissioner
  Occupation	Jan 1885	Puttalam, Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Assistant Government Agent and later that year, as Principal Assistant, Colonial Secretary
  Occupation	1890	Ceylon   [35, 36]
  	Principal Assistant, Colonial Secretary
  Residence	1901	Heene, Sussex, England   [11, 12]
  Residence	1911	Slough, Buckinghamshire, England   [4, 5]
  Residence	1914	Worthing, Sussex, England   [6, 7]
  Residence	1918	Worthing, Sussex, England   [24, 25]
  Residence	1919	Worthing, Sussex, England   [26, 27, 28, 29]
  Residence	1920	Worthing, Sussex, England   [30, 31, 32, 33]
  Death	23 Jan 1921	Worthing, West Sussex, England   [3, 8, 9, 10, 34, 35]
  Probate	14 Feb 1922	London, England   [3]
  Person ID	I402427714194	Rick Dondo's Family
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Dawson, Gilbert Francis,   b. 14 Apr 1800, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England d. Abt. 20 Aug 1876, Sussex, England (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Styles, Harriott Heywood,   b. 22 Jun 1816, Gravesend, Kent, England d. Abt. 20 Jun 1883, Eastbourne, Sussex, East Sussex, England (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1841	Whanganui, New Zealand
  Family ID	F3763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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   [37, 38, 39]
  	Type: Spousal
  Children	+ 1. Dawson, Surveyor-General of Ceylon Arthur Harold Gerald,   b. 1876, Colombo, Ceylon d. 10 Dec 1957, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F3761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Smart, Kathleen Delphie "Kate",   b. 13 May 1859, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England d. 27 Dec 1955, Hove, Sussex, England (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1881	Exeter, Devon, England   [4, 40]
  	Type: Spousal
  Family ID	F2262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Sep 1846 - Gravesend, Kent, England Baptism - 28 Oct 1846 - Gravesend, Kent, England Residence - 1851 - Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales Education - Admitted sizar (Age 18) at Magdelene College; School: Christ's Hospital; Matriculation: Michs 1864; Exhibitioner - 1 Jul 1864 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Education - Writer - 1866 - Ceylon Education - Passed examinations in Cingalese and Tamil - 1867 - Ceylon Occupation - Police Magistrate, etc. - 1867 - Point Pedro, Ceylon Occupation - Acting Assistant Government Agent - Jun 1868 - Colombo, Ceylon Occupation - Police Magistrate, etc. - Jan 1869 - Jaffna, Ceylon Marriage - Type: Spousal - Feb 1873 - Jaffna, Ceylon Occupation - District Judge and later that year as Assistant Government Agent - Jun 1873 - Kegalla, Ceylon Occupation - Acting Assistant Government Agent - 1876 - Ratnapera, Ceylon Occupation - Assistant Agent - 1878 - Mannår, Ceylon Occupation - Grain Commissioner - 1879 - Ceylon Marriage - Type: Spousal - 15 Dec 1881 - Exeter, Devon, England Occupation - Assistant Government Agent and later that year, as Principal Assistant, Colonial Secretary - Jan 1885 - Puttalam, Ceylon Occupation - Principal Assistant, Colonial Secretary - 1890 - Ceylon Residence - 1901 - Heene, Sussex, England Residence - 1911 - Slough, Buckinghamshire, England Residence - 1914 - Worthing, Sussex, England Residence - 1918 - Worthing, Sussex, England Residence - 1919 - Worthing, Sussex, England Residence - 1920 - Worthing, Sussex, England Death - 23 Jan 1921 - Worthing, West Sussex, England Probate - 14 Feb 1922 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
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Further: "The Venns (father and son) published this ten-part work, containing over 125,000 entries, between 1922 and 1954. It is a comprehensive directory of all known alumni of the University of Cambridge, listed in two alphabetical sequences, from the univ ersity's foundation in the thirteenth century to 1751 and from 1752 to 1900. John Venn senior (1834-1923) is best known for his work as a philosopher and logician, but contributed to his university in many other ways. His keen interests in genealog". It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "Various passages that pertain to the life and times of the person or family under consideration, specifically: Augustine Rawlins Dawson (1846)". Including this mention on page 255: "DAWSON, AUGUSTINE RAWLINS Adm. sizar (age 18) at MAGDALENE, July r, 1864; S. of Gilbert Francis, Esq., of Lowfield, Dartford; B. Sept. 15, 1846; School, Christ's Hospital; Matric. Michs. 1864; Exhibitioner; Ceylon Writer; sbip, 1866; passed examination in Cingalese and Tamil, 1867; Acting Assistant Govemment Agent at Kegalla, Ceylon, 1874—80; Acting Grain Commissioner, Ratnapara, 1880—1; Principal Assistant to the Colonial Secretary, Ceylon, Civil Service, 1886; Died Jan. 23, 1921, aged 74, at Worthing, Sussex (Scott, MSS.; Christ's Hospital Reg.; The Times, Jan. 27, 1921.)" Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 1922 to 1954. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription. y and antiquarian studies inspired this study, researched from sources including episcopal registers. His son, John Archibald Venn (1883-1958) brought the work to completion after his father's death. Thorough and reliable, it is recognised for its extraordinary value to historians and genealogists. Volume 2, Part 2 (1944) covers 'Chalmers to Fytche', and includes figures such as Charles Darwin. [S1589540136] Various, Web: Google Books (Web)[SD], (Various but digitized and distributed by Google, an Alphabet company). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "The Colonial Office List for 1890". Further: "Published by the Colonial Office of Great Britain". It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "Various passages that pertain to the life and times of the person or family under consideration, specifically: Augustine Rawlins Dawson (1846)". Including on page 396: "DAWSON, A. R. Writer, Ceylon 1866; police magistrate, &c., Point Pedro, May 1867; assistant government agent, Colombo. June 1868; police magistrate, &e., Jaffna, Jan 1869; district judge, Kégalla, June 1873; assistant government agent, Kégalla. 1873; acting assistant government agent, Ratnapura, 1876; assistant agent, Mannår, 1878; grain commissioner, 1879; assistant government agent, Puttalam, Jan 1885; principal assistant, colonial secretary, 1885." AND a mention of him as the Principal Assisant to the Colonial Secretary of Ceyon that year on page 112 Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 1890. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription. [S1582876842] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.). 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Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of a headstone with a title of "Headstone - Mary Sophia (Roosmale-Cocq) Dawson (1852)", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Headstone for Mary Sophia (Roosmale-Cocq) Dawson (1852) NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Published or taken in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England on or about 7 Mar 1878 The offered place of birth is: Galle District, Southern, Sri Lanka The offered date of birth is: 4 May 1852 The offered place of death is: St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England The offered date of death is: 7 Mar 1878 Cemetery / final disposition identified as: Kensal Green Cemetery The following people have been identified as mentioned in the image: Mary Sophia (Roosmale-Cocq) Dawson (1852) The content of the image has not been transcribed Media / Image file of types: (jpg - jpeg; image - headstone) File size: 29907 bytes; Image size (pixels): 250 wide by 333 high Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. 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