Richard Dawson

1788 -

• Name	Richard Dawson
  Birth	1788	Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 14 Aug 1806 and 15 Oct 1819 (18 years)	Bangalore, India   [1]
  Military	Between 25 Dec 1814 and 24 Jan 1815 (26 years)	Bangalore, India   [2]
  	Appearing on pay lists of the 22 Light Dragoons (1815) As a private
  Military	Between 16 Oct 1819 and 31 Dec 1823 (31 years)	Bangalore, India   [1]
  Military	17 Dec 1823 (35 years)  [3]
  	17 Dec 1823 Richd Dawson age 35 private 22 Dragoons 13y 1 month; 9th dragoons 4 years 2 months. India Service 15 years 10 months. Total service 25 years 5 months Rate per day 1s 1/2d. Diseased knee and injured left leg. Born Colnbrook Bucks Occupation Labourer 5ft 6. Brown hair Grey eyes brown complexion.
  Census	6 Jun 1841 (53 years)	2 Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex   [4]
  	Household of Richard Dawson Ag Lab aged 50
  Census	7 Apr 1861 (73 years)	Brands Hill, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire   [5]
  	Chelsea Pensioner - away from home
  Colnbrook Person	Yes  [6]
  Census Reference	7 Apr 1861  [5]
  61H093
  Person ID	I3960	Colnbrook
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Smith,   b. 1775, Horton, Buckinghamshire
  Marriage	23 Mar 1824	St Marylebone, Marylebone Road, Westminster, London
  	Type: by Banns
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 36 years and 3 months - She : ~ 49 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1788 - Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire Military - Between 14 Aug 1806 and 15 Oct 1819 - Bangalore, India Military - Appearing on pay lists of the 22 Light Dragoons (1815) As a private - Between 25 Dec 1814 and 24 Jan 1815 - Bangalore, India Military - Between 16 Oct 1819 and 31 Dec 1823 - Bangalore, India Marriage - Type: by Banns - 23 Mar 1824 - St Marylebone, Marylebone Road, Westminster, London Census - Household of Richard Dawson Ag Lab aged 50 - 6 Jun 1841 - 2 Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex Census - Chelsea Pensioner - away from home - 7 Apr 1861 - Brands Hill, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire
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• Sources

  [S780] Military Campaign Medal & Award Rolls 1793 - 1949 W100, Piece 13 1803-1826 22nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, WO 100. [S779] British Army Muster Books & Pay Lists 1812 - 1817, Piece 1474 Captain Adsheads's Troop. [S314] Registers of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, WO 120/20. [S700] Census 1841 Twickenham HO107 Piece 658, folio 13 page 18. [S51] Census 1861 Horton (Colnbrook) RG9 piece 852, folio 116 page 16. [S238] Colnbrook Person Source.