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Originally Posted by 33South
Welcome Glen
Any relation to Lt. William ? |
Hi 33South,
Interesting question. For those who don't know, William Dawes was Australia's first astronomer, having arrived with the First Fleet.
My relatives have tried to trace a connection many times over the years but couldn't go back far enough. But as far as they could go we were still in Australia - so the short answer is MAYBE. So astronomy might be in my blood! Unfortunately the early records are poor and this wasn't helped by convict women, who when they had a child with an officer, would often give the child the father's name (whether they were married or not).
Glenn