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Robert Nixon 1643 – 1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1643

Birth Location: Ryton, Durham, England

Death Date: 1705

Death Location: Peathead, Durham, England

Father: John Nixon

Mother: Jane Harper

Spouse(s): Isabella Smith

Children(s): Charles Nixon

Robert Nixon was born in 1643 in Ryton, Durham, England, the child of John Nixon and Jane Harper. Robert Nixon married Isabella Smith, and had children including Charles Nixon. Robert Nixon passed away in 1705 in Peathead, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Nixon was born in 1643 in Ryton, Durham, England, the child of John Nixon and Jane Harper.
  • Robert Nixon married Isabella Smith, and had children including Charles Nixon.
  • Robert Nixon passed away in 1705 in Peathead, Durham, England.

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Robert Nixon's Ancestors

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Robert Nixon
1643 – 1705
Birth Place: Ryton, Durham, England
Parents
John Nixon
1609 – 1645
Ryton, Durham England
Jane Harper
1609 – 1645
Ryton, Durham, England
Grandparents
Isabel Hunter
1575 –
Ryton, Durham, England
William Harper
1580 – 1647
Durham, England
Alyce Sympson
1582 – 1636
Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sympson
1567 – 1610
Alyce Wyethe
1568 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Sympson
1540 –
Helena Beamounte
1548 – 1579

Robert Nixon's Descendants

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Robert Nixon (29 Jan 1643 – 1705) m. Isabella Smith (1648 – 1701)
  1. 1. Charles Nixon (1670 – ) m. Jane Richardson (1671 – )
    1. 1. Jane Nixon (21 Feb 1709 – Jan 1769) m. Roger Chicken (18 May 1701 – 25 Apr 1766)
      1. 1. Jane Chicken (3 Aug 1757 – 1794) m. Joseph Robson (1753 – 1838)
        1. 1. John Robson (abt 1775 – aft 1851) m. Hannah Thompson (abt 1776 – abt 1846)

Robert Nixon's Timeline

2 Records

1643
29 Jan 1643
Birth of Robert Nixon in Ryton, Durham, England
Ryton, Durham, England
1705
1705
Age 62
Death of Robert Nixon in Peathead, Durham, England
Peathead, Durham, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1643
    Event Place: Ryton, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Peathead, Durham, England

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