Hi Pauline,
I found her in two census 1841 and 1851
1841 Jemimah Dawson
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1776
Where born: Norfolk, England
Civil parish: Wymondham
Living with spouse Francis Dawson
1851Jemimah Dawson
Age: 76
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775
Relation: Lodger
Where born: Bergh Apton, Norfolk, England
Civil parish: Wymondham
She and Francis are living with their daughter Ann
Other info I have found...
1854 Admitted to Thorpe Asylum Hospital Norfolk EnglandAdmitted 23rd October 1854 Jemima Dawson female 82 widow pauper previous abode Union House Swainsthorpe chargeable to Bracon Ash. Disorder mania, unknown cause very emaciated died 26th October 1854
Death Record at Hospital Thorpe Asylum (Later called St Andrews Hospital)died 26 Oct 1854 last admitted 23 Oct 82yrs widow mental state great debility caused by maniacal excitement/old age, duration of mental disorder on admission 2yrs cause of death exhaustion from anaemia/general decay, examined 30 hrs after death, very thin
Burial 31 Oct1 854 Hethersett, Norfolk, EnglandJemima Dawson, of Thorpe Asylum, buried 31 October 1854, aged 82
I'm just at a loss when it comes to finding info on her before she married.
Regards,
Lesleyann