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Frances (Fanny) DAWSON (1851 - 1918)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
David Samuel ROBINSON (1880 - 1979) Edward George ROBINSON (1882 - 1961) Thomas William ROBINSON (1885 - 1965) Elizabeth ROBINSON (1887 - 1976) Mary Ellen ROBINSON (1889 - 1925) Frederick Dawson ROBINSON (1891 - 1978) Fanny Alice ROBINSON (1893 - 1985) John Jas ROBINSON (1894 - 1895)	Frances (Fanny) DAWSON (1851 - 1918) + Edward ROBINSON (1848 - 1915)	Edward DAWSON
		Elizabeth SMITH

b. abt 1851 at Cormeen, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

m. 1878 Edward ROBINSON (1848 - 1915) at Drum, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

d. 1918 at Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia aged 67

Near Relatives of Frances (Fanny) DAWSON (1851 - 1918)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	David ROBINSON	1818		1890	Lisnageer, Co. Cavan, Ireland	72
Mother in Law	Eleanor SHARP	1823		1895	Lisnageer, Co. Cavan, Ireland	72
Father	Edward DAWSON
Mother	Elizabeth SMITH
Self	Frances (Fanny) DAWSON	abt 1851	Cormeen, Co. Monaghan, Ireland	1918	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	67
Husband	Edward ROBINSON	abt 1848	Lisnageer, Co. Cavan, Ireland	1915	Kellalac, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	67
Son	David Samuel ROBINSON	1880	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	1979	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	99
Son	Edward George ROBINSON	1882	Minyip, Victoria, Australia	1961	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	79
Son	Thomas William ROBINSON	abt 1885	Kellalac, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1965	Kyabram, Victoria, Australia	80
Daughter	Elizabeth ROBINSON	1887	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1976	Prahran, Victoria, Australia	89
Daughter	Mary Ellen ROBINSON	1889	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1925	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	36
Son	Frederick Dawson ROBINSON	1891	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1978	Warnambool, Victoria, Australia	87
Daughter	Fanny Alice ROBINSON	1893	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1985	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	92
Son	John Jas ROBINSON	1894	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1895	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1
Daughter in Law	Martha BEGGS	1876	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1961	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	85
Daughter in Law	*Agnes Evelyn (May) SMITH	29 Nov 1879	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1961	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	82
Son in Law	*Frank Ernest SMITH	08 Nov 1871	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	30 Apr 1954	Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia	82
Daughter in Law	Harriett Ann (Nancy) WEIDEMANN	1893	Victoria, Australia	1985	Marron, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia	92
Son in Law	*Charles Howard SMITH	19 Jul 1877	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	19 Mar 1963	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	85
Granddaughter	Joyce Elwyn ROBINSON	19 Jul 1921
Granddaughter	Florence SMITH	19 Aug 1919		16 Jul 1959		39
Grandson	Jack Howard SMITH	09 Oct 1924		2004	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	80
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Events in Frances (Fanny) DAWSON (1851 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1851		Frances (Fanny) DAWSON was born	Cormeen, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
1878	27	Married Edward ROBINSON (aged 30)	Drum, Co. Monaghan, Ireland	Note 1
1879	28	Immigration	'Eurynome' from Liverpool to Melbourne	Note 2	80
1880	29	Birth of son David Samuel ROBINSON	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1882	31	Birth of son Edward George ROBINSON	Minyip, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
abt 1885	34	Birth of son Thomas William ROBINSON	Kellalac, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 5
1887	36	Birth of daughter Elizabeth ROBINSON	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1889	38	Birth of daughter Mary Ellen ROBINSON	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	52
1891	40	Birth of son Frederick Dawson ROBINSON	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 8	52
1893	42	Birth of daughter Fanny Alice ROBINSON	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 9	52
1894	43	Birth of son John Jas ROBINSON	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 10	52
1895	44	Death of son John Jas ROBINSON (aged 1)	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 11	52
1914	63	Electoral roll	Kellalac, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 12
1915	64	Death of husband Edward ROBINSON (aged 67)	Kellalac, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 13	60
1918	67	Frances (Fanny) DAWSON died	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	Note 14	60

Note 1: Marriage cert - ancestry family tree July 9th 1878 Edward Robinson - full age - Bachelor, farmer, resident of Lisnageer - father David Robinson (farmer) Fanny Dawson - spinster, resident of Cormeen - father, Edward Dawson (farmer)

Note 2: Ed Robinson ( (28) - farmer Fanny Robinson (26) wife Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 Name Ed Robinson Nationality Irish Arrival Age 28 Birth Date 1851 Departure Place Liverpool Arrival Date 9 Jan 1879 Arrival Place Melbourne, Australia Ship Eurynome

Note 3: REg No 12546 - parents Edwd Robinson and Fanny Dawson

Note 4: REg No 10858 - parents Edward Robinson and Fanny Dawson died 1961 - age 79 = born 1882

Note 5: mentioned in death notice of sister Mary Ellen

Note 6: Reg No 15850 - parents Edward Robinson and Fanny Dawson died 1976 - age 88 = born 1888

Note 7: Reg No 17279 - parents Edwd Robinson and Fanny Dawson

Note 8: Reg No 28438 - parents Edw Robinson and Fanny Dawson

Note 9: Reg No 8299 - parents Edward Robinson and Fanny DAwson

Note 10: Reg No 33733 - parents Edwd Robinson and Fanny Dawson

Note 11: Reg No 3813 - age 3 - parents EdwdRobinson and Fanny Dawson

Note 12: ROBINSON Edward - farmer, Edward George - farmer, Elizabeth - hd, Fannie - hd, Fannie Alice - hd, Frederick Dawson - farmer, Mary Ellen - hd, Thomas William (relation?) - labourer

Note 13: still in 1914 electoral roll but not in 1919 roll Edwd Robinson in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Edwd Robinson Death Registration Year: 1915 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: David Robinson Mother Maiden Name: Sharp Warracknabeal Herald 7 Sept 1915 DEATH NOTICE. ROBINSON.-At his late residence, Kellalac, on September 4th, Edward, the dearly loved husband of Fanny Robinson, and much loved father of David, Edward, Will, Lizzie, Mary, Fred and Fanny. "Thy will he done."

Note 14: Reg No 6939 - Victoria - NO YEAR in the index - Fanny ROBINSON - died Warracknabeal - age 67 - parents Dawson Edw Robinson - Eliza Smith still in 1914 electoral roll but not in 1919 roll Warracknabeal Herald 5 April 1918 OBITUARY. I Mrs. Fanny Robinson, relict of the late Mr. Edward Robinson, of Kella lac, passed away on Sunday morning. After the death of her husband September, 1915, Mrs. Robinson was never quite the same, and as time went on her health continued to fail. For some months past she was under care and treatment in Melbourne for ner vous break-down, and only recently re turned home. Unfortunately there was no improvement in her condition. On Sunday morning Mrs. Robinson wan dered a short distance from the home, and was found dead. Deceased, who was 67 years of age, was one of the oldest residents of the district, having settled at Kellalac with her husband over 30 years ago. Of a kindly, sym pathetic, and hospitable nature, the late Mrs. Robinson was highly es teemed by the people of the district, and by all who knew her. In the strenuous days associated with farm ing activities in this part of the State she played a worthy part as wife and mother, giving constant and thought ful attention to the affairs of the home. She was also appreciated as a neighbor. Deceased leaves a grown- up family of four sons and three daughters, who are left in comfortable circumstances. One of the sons—Mr. Frederick Robinson—is on active ser vice with the Australian troops in Palestine. An inquiry into the cause of death was held before Mr. J. Camp bell, J.P., on Monday. The medical evidence showed that deceased had succumbed to heart failure, and a ver dict was returned accordingly. There was a large attendance at the funeral, which took place at the Warracknabeal cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. F. W. Coupe conducted the service at the grave. The coffin-bearers were Messrs. C. Morcom, J. A. Smith, W. Peters, W. Beggs, D. Rae, and G. W. Holland, and the pall-bearers Messrs. R. G. Griffiths, F. C. Schmidt, H. C. Parsons, M. O'Loughlin, J. Peters, C. R. Mackenzie, R. J. Beggs, and G. Armstrong.

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: OBITUARY. I Mrs. Fanny Robinson, relict of the late Mr. Edward Robinson, of Kella lac, passed away on Sunday morning. Aftor the death of her husband September, 1915, Mrs. Robinson was never quite the same, and as time went on her health continued to fail. For some months past she was under care and treatment in Melbourne for ner vous break-down, and only recently re turned home. Unfortunately there was no improvement in her condition. On Sunday morning Mrs. Robinson wan dered a short distance from the home, and was found dead. Deceased, who was 67 years of age, was one of the oldest residents of the district, having settled at Kellalac with her husband over 30 years ago. Of a kindly, sym pathetic, and hospitable nature, the late Mrs. Robinson was highly es teemed by the people of the district, and by all who knew her. In the strenuous days associated with farm ing activities in this part of the State she played a worthy part as wife and mother, giving constant and thought ful attention to the affairs of the home. She was also appreciated as a neighbor. Deceased leaves a grown- up family of four sons and three daughters, who are left in comfortable circumstances. One of the sons—Mr. Frederick Robinson—is on active ser vice with the Australian troops in Palestine. An inquiry into the cause of death was held before Mr. J. Camp bell, J.P., on Monday. The medical evidence showed that deceased had succumbed to heart failure, and a ver dict was returned accordingly. There was a large attendance at the funeral, which took place at the Warracknabeal cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. F. W. Coupe conducted the service at the grave. The coffin-bearers were Messrs. C. Morcom, J. A. Smith, W. Peters, W. Beggs, D. Rae, and G. W. Holland, and the pall-bearers Messrs. R. G. Griffiths, F. C. Schmidt, H. C. Parsons, M. O'Loughlin, J. Peters, C. R. Mackenzie, R. J. Beggs, and G. Armstrong.

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