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George William Dixon 1780 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Mar 1780

Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1855

Death Location: Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: John Dixon

Mother: Mary Grayson

Spouse(s): Mary Shillito

Children(s): Charles Dixon

Born in 1780 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, George William Dixon was the child of John Dixon and Mary Grayson. In time, George William Dixon married Mary (formerly Briggs) Shillito, and they raised a family that included Charles Dixon. George William Dixon died in Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England in 1855.

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Parents

John Dixon
1759 – 1799
Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Grayson
1759 – 1823
Birth Location: Arksey, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shillito
1788 – 1870
Birth Location: St George Island, Bermuda, Atlantic Islands, Atlantic Ocean
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Children(s)

Charles Dixon
1819 – 1876
Birth Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, , England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Mar 1780
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
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