William Harbutt Dawson was born in Skipton, the third of eight children of John Dawson and Ann Hurd Harbutt (whose family included  William Harbutt, the inventor of Plasticine).
William Harbutt Dawson, a child of John Dawson and Ann Hurd Harbutt, was born in Skipton and is related to William Harbutt, inventor of Plasticine.