Mawson family
tree
Origins of the
name
The Mawson name appeared on records as
early as the 1300s, in Silden, Yorkshire. It can be easily traced back
to the 1700s in other areas. The name spread throughout the British Empire
during the 1700 and 1800s to America, Australia, Canada and New
Zealand.
Famous family
The name became famous in Australia
through Douglas Mawson born 1882 - 1958, the greatest Australian
explorer of the Antartica at the time. Mawson Base is still in
Australian, Antartica. The time their is called Mawson time, which is 5
hours behind Eastern Australian Time, and 6 hours in front of GMT. Mawson,
luckily did not join the ill fated Scott Expedition to the South
Pole.
Thomas Mawson, 1861 - 1933, was a
famous Landscape Architect in his time. Micheal Hargreave Mawson was a
famous historian and witness to the Crimea War.
The name today
The Mawson family of Yorkshire, were
linked to the Wellham
family through Ada
Firth's mother. Ada married George
William Wellham. They had three children, Margaret, Dorothy and George
Brian. George Brian Wellham married
Thelma Anne Playdon of
Worcester. They had four children, Sarah, Simon, Nicholas and Nigel. Simon married Diane Bullock of Malvern,
Worcestershire. They had two sons Jamie George William and Luke George Brian
Wellham. |
