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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

In 1780, George William Dixon entered the world in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, born to John Dixon and Mary Grayson. George William Dixon married Mary (formerly Briggs) Shillito, and had children including Charles Dixon. George William Dixon passed away in 1855 in Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1780, George William Dixon entered the world in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, born to John Dixon and Mary Grayson.
  • George William Dixon married Mary (formerly Briggs) Shillito, and had children including Charles Dixon.
  • George William Dixon passed away in 1855 in Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

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George Dixon's Ancestors

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George Dixon
1780 – 1855
Birth Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Dixon
1759 – 1799
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Mary Grayson
1759 – 1823
Arksey, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Dixon's Descendants

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George (William) Dixon (05 Mar 1780 – 27 Dec 1855) m. Mary ((formerly Briggs)) Shillito (1788 – 26 Jun 1870)
  1. 1. Charles Dixon (12 Mar 1819 – 21 May 1876) m. Mary ((Miriam)) Kirton (20 Jun 1819 – 2 Nov 1878)
    1. 1. Susannah (Ann Cotter) Dixon (11 Sep 1842 – 26 AUG 1877) m. Thomas (Hosford) Cotter (13 DEC 1847 – 24 May 1889)
      1. 1. Cotter (21 Aug 1869 – 21 Aug 1869)
      2. 2. Margaret (Louisa Sarah Kirton) Cotter (20 Jul 1870 – 4 Nov 1943)
      3. 3. Charles (Pierce (Percy)) Cotter (3 May 1872 – 17 Sep 1954) m. Hannah (Jane) Pearson (29 May 1874 – 10 Nov 1909) m. Kate (Winton Cotter) Fraser (13 Jan 1879 – 19 Mar 1930)
        1. 1. Alice (Beatrice Brooke-Anderson) Cotter (1 Feb 1898 – 23 Jul 1984)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Winifred) Cotter (1 Feb 1898 – 1 Aug 1984)
        3. 3. Mavis (Leoni) Cotter (9 Apr 1899 – 6 Jan 1911)
        4. 4. Stanley (Pierce) Cotter (16 Jun 1917 – 26 March 1978) m. Jessica ((Jessie) Leonora) Hocking (11 Sep 1922 – 10 Feb 2019)
        5. 5. Kate Cotter (21 Mar 1916 – 21 Mar 1916)
        6. 6. Una (May) Cotter (29 Dec 1918 – 27 Mar 1987)
      4. 4. Thomas (Arthur) Cotter (30 Dec 1873 – 29 May 1881)
      5. 5. John Cotter (13 Oct 1875 – 23 Nov 1936) m. Mary (Alice Cotter) Russell (29 Mar 1876 – 22 Jun 1950)
        1. 1. Constance (Mary) Cotter (25 October 1903 – 29 July 1991) m. John ((Jack) Thomas) Walton (15 Jan 1880 – 12 Jan 1963)
      6. 6. Stillborn Cotter (31 Jul 1877 – 31 Jul 1877)

George Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1780
05 Mar 1780
Birth of George William Dixon in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
1855
27 Dec 1855
Age 75
Death of George William Dixon in Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Plants Yard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

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

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

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