Dawson Dawson-Watson was born on July 21, 1864 in the Parish of St. Pancras in London, England.¹ Born into an artistic family, he was the son of John Dawson Watson …

1871 – At the age of six, Dawson-Watson was living in the village of Tynemouth at 5 Bath Terrace.¹ Tynemouth is located on the coast of Northumberland, close to Newcastle …

The 1881 England Census listed Dawson-Watson as an “art student.” During the early 1880s, he assisted his father with various commissions, learned watercolor techniques from his uncle, Thomas J. Watson …

1893 – While in Giverny, the painter James Carroll Beckwith (1852­–1917) convinced Dawson-Watson to move to America.  In May 1893, the Dawson-Watsons left Liverpool, England, and set sail for New …