Dawson Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Dawson

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Where did the English Dawson family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Dawson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The name Dawson reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Dawson family lived in Westmorland (now part of Cumbria). The family was originally from Osonvilla, near Dieppe, Normandy, and it is from the local form of this name, D'Oson, which means 'from Oson,' that their name derives.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dawson, Daweson and others.

First found in Westmorland where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Dawson who settled in Virginia in 1640; along with George in 1623; Jane in 1650; John in 1773; Richard in 1635; Robert in 1775; Thomas in 1638.

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Suggested Readings for the name Dawson

Dawsons in the Revolutionary War and Their Descendants by Carol Ruth Dawson.
The Families of Ruebsamen, Spear, Dawson, Burley by Neil Newayne Ruebsaman.

Some noteworthy people of the name Dawson

William Dawson Jr. (1885-1972), American diplomat, US ambassador to four South American countries, and 1st US ambassador to the Organization of American states (OAS) in 1948
Richard Dawson (b. 1920), American (English born), actor and television game show host
Major General Donald S. Dawson (1908-2005), American lawyer best remembered as the presidential aide who marshaled Harry S. Truman's crucial whistle-stop tour in the 1948 election campaign
George Dawson (1898-2001), American author who didn't learn to read until the age of 98
Sir Daryl Dawson (b. 1933), Australian judge and naval officer, Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1982 to 1997
Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Lloyd Dawson KCB, CBE, DSO, RAF (1902-1994), British officer and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s
Peter Dawson (1882-1961), Australian bass baritone
Geoffrey Dawson (1874-1944), British editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941
Bertrand Edward Dawson (1864-1945), English physician
Charles Dawson (1864-1916), amateur British archaeologist who is credited and blamed with discoveries that turned out to be imaginative frauds, including that of the Piltdown Man
George Mercer Dawson FRS, CMG (1849-1901), Canadian scientist and surveyor
Henry Dawson (1811-1878), English landscape painter
Colonel James Lennox Dawson VC (1891-1967), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sir John William Dawson CMG, FRS, FRSC (1820-1899), Canadian geologist and university administrator, first president of the Royal Society of Canada

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Dawson family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Dawson coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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