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Horace Dixon 1868–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 MAY 1868

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: Feb 1947

Death Location: Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Dixon

Mother: Maria Brightwell

Spouse(s): Lizzie Handy, Alice Rutherford

Children(s): Wilfred Dixon, Doris Dixon, Edna Dixon

In 1868, Horace Dixon entered the world in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, born to Samuel Sam Dixon And Maria Jane Brightwell. Horace Dixon married Alice Minnie Rutherford, Emily Archer, Lizzie Gipsy Handy, and had children including Doris Everald Dixon, Edna Belle Dixon, Wilfred Wharncliffe Dixon. Horace Dixon passed away in 1947 in Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Horace Dixon entered the world in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, born to Samuel Sam Dixon And Maria Jane Brightwell.
  • Horace Dixon married Alice Minnie Rutherford, Emily Archer, Lizzie Gipsy Handy, and had children including Doris Everald Dixon, Edna Belle Dixon, Wilfred Wharncliffe Dixon.
  • Horace Dixon passed away in 1947 in Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Children(s)

Horace Dixon's Ancestors

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Horace Dixon
1868–1947
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

Horace Dixon's Descendants

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Horace Dixon (31 MAY 1868–Feb 1947) m. Lizzie ((Gipsy)) Handy (Abt 1874–Oct 1896) m. Alice (Minnie) Rutherford (6 May 1871–Jul 1943)
  1. 1. Wilfred (Wharncliffe) Dixon 1895–1896
  2. 2. Doris (Everald) Dixon 1901–1987
  3. 3. Edna (Belle) Dixon 1898–1969

Horace Dixon's Timeline

4 Records

1868
31 MAY 1868
Birth of Horace Dixon in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 78
Horace Dixon was married
None
1947
23 Feb 1947
Age 79
Death of Horace Dixon in Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand
Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand
1947
Feb 1947
Age 79
Burial of Horace Dixon in Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1868
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1947
    Event Place: Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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