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Captain Henry Cowell Hawson was born on 26 October 1814 at Dartmouth, England, the son of Henry Hawson and Elizabeth Emlyn Cowell and was one of eleven children. He lived in Dartmouth, Devon until he was three and a half, and then his family moved to St John's, Newfoundland, Canada where they lived until early in 1834, when the whole family departed for Australia by way of Brazil and South Africa. After trying several places, they eventually settled in Port Lincoln. At age 19 Henry had become the Master of the Ship 'Abeona' in Brazil and continued to captain her in trading ventures to Timor and Australian ports. In 1839 Henry Cowell Hawson led several expeditions to explore the region around Port Lincoln, accompanied by his brothers Edward and Thomas and other local men. A range of Hills were for a time called Hawson Ranges after him, but later renamed Marble Ranges. On the 5th September 1840, he married Frances Maria Brodribb, at St David's Cathedral, Hobart. They had a total of eleven children. Captain Hawson died on 20 December 1882 at his residence "Magill", Payenham Road, Norwood.

Microfiche incorrectly states this is G G Hawson - Refer to GN02503. (G Brooks)