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Sir William Dixon 1555–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Johanna Dixon

Spouse(s): Maria Dixon

Children(s): James Dixon

In 1555, Sir William Dixon / entered the world in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England, born to William Dixon And Johanna Lund Dixon. Sir William Dixon married Maria Turner Dixon, and had children including James Jeremiah Dixon. Sir William Dixon / passed away in 1599 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Sir William Dixon // entered the world in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England, born to William Dixon And Johanna Lund Dixon.
  • Sir William Dixon // married Maria Turner Dixon, and had children including James Jeremiah Dixon.
  • Sir William Dixon // passed away in 1599 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dixon
1525–1624
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Johanna Dixon
1525–
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Maria Dixon
1562–1575
Birth Location: Of, Skelton, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

James Dixon
1575–1694
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
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Sir Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dixon
1555–1599
Birth Place: Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Dixon
1525–1624
Durham, Durham, England
Johanna (Lund) Dixon
1525–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Dixon
1501–1555
Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Taylor) Dixon
1503–1530
Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dixon's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dixon (1555–1599) m. Maria (Turner) Dixon (1562–1575)
  1. 1. James (Jeremiah) Dixon 1575–1694 m. Alice (Pierson) Dixon 1580–1660
    1. 1. Peter (Dixon) I 1625–1668 m. Mary (Elizabeth Rowe) Dixon 1625–1655
      1. 1. Peter (Dixon) II 1670–1708 m. Mary (Remick) Dixon 1658–1705
        1. 1. Hannah (Dixon) Morrell 1684–1765 m. John (Morrell) II 1675–1718
        2. 2. Mary (Dixon) Staples 1679–1745 m. John Staples 1675–1745
        3. 3. Anne (Morrell Dixon) Jenkins 1689–1749 m. Thomas (Jenkins) I 1690–1740
        4. 4. Peter (Dixon) III 1692–1779 m. Abigail (Flanders) Dixon 1688–1690

Sir Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Sir William Dixon // in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
1599
1599
Age 44
Death of Sir William Dixon // in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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