Reese Edinborough Dawson b. 2 Sep 1913 d. 31 Aug 1991 Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

1913 - 1991 (77 years)

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Name	Reese Edinborough Dawson
Born	2 Sep 1913
Gender	Male
Reference Number	WI4.2
Died	31 Aug 1991	Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand [1]
		Death Notice
Buried	06 Sep 1991	Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, Manawatu Wanganui, New Zealand [2]
Notes	His early childhood was spent in Raetihi where his father had a carrying business between Raetihi and Ohahuni. They moved to Wanganui in time for Reese to attend the Technical High School there. Reese was very keen on sport to his father's joy. He played rugby for the school teams and did well with his boxing, spending all his spare time practicing with the punch ball. After leaving school ha had a number of jobs including a period with the Public Works Department on the west coast of the South Island where he met a young lady and they got married. Things didn't work out and they parted and she went home to her family in Wellington. Reese moved home to Masterton. Then World War II, Reese was away for four years. When he returned after the War he married Noreen Elizabeth McLeod daughter of his mother's half-brother Douglas McLeod. Reese and Noreen's first child was named Stanley Lorimer Dawson after a close friend who had been killed in the War. Reese and Noreen had separated some years prior to his death on 31 August 1991. Source Helen Tankersley
Person ID	I311	Frost Family
Last Modified	15 Jul 2012

Father	Robert Reese Dawson, b. 11 Oct 1887, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand , d. 24 Feb 1953, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
Mother	May Margaret Susannah Chamberlain, b. 2 Jun 1883, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 22 Mar 1947, New Zealand (Age 63 years)
Married	Abt 1910 [3]
Family ID	F89	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Freda May Connor, b. 14 Apr 1915, d. Abt 1995, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
Married	Abt 1938	New Zealand [4]
Last Modified	17 Sep 2009
Family ID	F13495	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Noreen Elizabeth McLeod, b. 25 Jun 1921, Mt Bruce, Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 23 Oct 2019, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 98 years)

Married 07 Jul 1945 Knox Church, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand [5, 6]

Children

+	1. S.L. Dawson
+	2. D.R. Dawson
	3. V.A. Dawson
+	4. N.R. Dawson
+	5. D.J. Dawson
+	6. C.C. Dawson

Last Modified 29 Jun 2009

Family ID F101 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - Abt 1938 - New Zealand
	Died - 31 Aug 1991 - Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
	Buried - 06 Sep 1991 - Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, Manawatu Wanganui, New Zealand

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Sources

[S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1991/45869 (Reliability: 3), 31 Aug 1991.
Dawson Reese Edinborough born 2 September 1913
[S83] Cemetery Records, Wanganui District Council (Reliability: 3).
[S10] Marriage Register Index , 1910/4501 (Reliability: 3).
[S10] Marriage Register Index , NZ 1938/12504 (Reliability: 3).
[S10] Marriage Register Index , 1945/10378 (Reliability: 3).
[S314] Claire Taunton.