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Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon 1866–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: Oct 1931

Death Location: Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Dixon

Mother: Maria Brightwell

Spouse(s): Arthur Duff, Alfred Childs

Children(s): Cecilia Duff, Arthur Duff, Horace Duff, Daisy Duff, Douglas Duff, Clarice Duff, Valmai Duff, Arthur Duff

Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon was born in 1866 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Samuel Sam Dixon And Maria Jane Brightwell. In 1928, Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon resided in 77 Todman Street, Wellington, New Zealand. Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon married Alfred Theodore Childs, Arthur Henry Duff, and had children including Arthur Cyril Fife Duff, Arthur Henry Jnr Duff, Cecilia Grace Alice Alice Duff, Clarice Mary George Appleton Fife Duff, Daisy Gwendoline Fyfe Duff, Douglas Keith Roy Fyfe Duff, Horace Paul Duff, Valmai Freda Frances Fyfe Duff. Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon passed away in 1931 in Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon was born in 1866 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Samuel Sam Dixon And Maria Jane Brightwell.
  • In 1928, Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon resided in 77 Todman Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon married Alfred Theodore Childs, Arthur Henry Duff, and had children including Arthur Cyril Fife Duff, Arthur Henry Jnr Duff, Cecilia Grace Alice Alice Duff, Clarice Mary George Appleton Fife Duff, Daisy Gwendoline Fyfe Duff, Douglas Keith Roy Fyfe Duff, Horace Paul Duff, Valmai Freda Frances Fyfe Duff.
  • Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon passed away in 1931 in Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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Cecilia Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Cecilia Dixon
1866–1931
Birth Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Samuel (Sam) Dixon
1840–1917
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Maria (Jane) Brightwell
1847–1917
Waiwhetu, Hutt Valley, Wgtn, New Zealand
Grandparents
Thomas (Rollins) Brightwell
1813–1904
Eydon, Northhamptonshire, England
Mary (Ann) Knight
1823–1904
Roche, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Mary Penrose
1806–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
John 3rd
1768–1841
Margaret Cook
1773–1839

Cecilia Dixon's Descendants

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Cecilia (Anna Brightwell) Dixon (10 Sep 1866–Oct 1931) m. Arthur (Henry) Duff (6 Apr 1849–Dec 1912) m. Alfred (Theodore) Childs (25 Apr 1872–Sep 1950)
  1. 1. Cecilia (Grace Alice (Alice)) Duff 1888–1957 m. William (Henry) Boon 1868–1935
    1. 1. Eric (Selwyn) Boon 1918–2007
    2. 2. Beatrice (Winifred Chesterfield (nee) Boon) 1913–1999
    3. 3. Gwyneth (Ethel Turkington (nee) Boon) 1914–1984
    4. 4. Murray (Leith) Boon 1920–1976
    5. 5. Alan (Ernest) Boon 1915–1971
    6. 6. Douglas (Arthur) Boon 1917–1977
  2. 2. Arthur (Cyril Fife) Duff 1889–1914
  3. 3. Horace (Paul) Duff 1890–1945 m. Hilda (Annie) Carstens 1891–1946
  4. 4. Daisy (Gwendoline Fyfe) Duff 1891–1957 m. William (Henry) Cook 1863–1933
    1. 1. Charles (Wilfred) Cook 1921–1921
  5. 5. Douglas (Keith Roy Fyfe) Duff 1894–1968 m. Violet (Alice) Hedges 1898–1973 m. Violet (May) Hall 1886–1943
    1. 1. Arthur (Cyril John Duff Flight) Sarg 1920–1988
  6. 6. Clarice (Mary George Appleton Fife) Duff 1902–1975 m. Ernest (Samuel) Knight 1873–1954
  7. 7. Valmai (Freda Frances Fyfe) Duff 1906–1975
  8. 8. Arthur (Henry (Jnr)) Duff 1881–1881

Cecilia Dixon's Timeline

4 Records

1866
10 Sep 1866
Birth of Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 62
Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon resided here in 77 Todman Street, Wellington, New Zealand
77 Todman Street, Wellington, New Zealand
1931
27 October 1931
Age 65
Death of Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon in 341 Willis St, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
341 Willis St, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
1931
Oct 1931
Age 65
Burial of Cecilia Anna Brightwell Dixon in Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand
Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: 77 Todman Street, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1931
    Event Place: 341 Willis St, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1931
    Event Place: Bolton St Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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