Dawson, James

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LCS General Committee 21.3.1793 (report from spy Lynam) Dawson Covent garden has one (a roll to get signatures for petition to Parliament.); General Committee 10.10.1793 Dawson has 2 skins for signatures for petition to the King (see Thale). No other evidence Dawson was LCS member.

(James Dawson of Jacksons Alley voted Fox 1780, ratebooks there 1799 to 1819, maybe different person).

Sun Fire 1784 James Dawson of Drury Lane greengrocer & fruiterer, 1786 same of Covent Garden Market. James Dawson fruiterer of Covent Garden voted Hood 1788. voted Fox & Tooke 1790, orange merchant of same voted Fox & Graham 1802. His will PCC 13.3.1816 fruiterer of Covent Garden dated 28.12.1815 mentioned nephew and partner Francis Jones (who voted 1818 Burdett & Romilly as fruiterer of Covent Garden). Burial of James Dawson not found, he was likely the James Dawson bapt 19.12.1742 at Covent Garden of James & Mary but no records of marriage or children found. A James Dawson jr (perhaps his son?) insured Sun Fire 1810 fruiterer of 3 Russel Place, Bow Street & Covent Garden Market. Ratebooks for The Market show a James Dawson value £26 in 1797, 1810 and 1813-1820. Children of James & Elizabeth Dawson bapt Covent Garden 1800 to 1804 were probably of James Dawson jr.