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Sir William Dixon 1555–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1555

Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 May 1637

Death Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Johanna (Dixon)

Spouse(s): Marian Turner

Children(s): James Dixon

Sir William Dixon was born in 1555 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Dixon And Johanna Lund Dixon. Sir William Dixon married Marian Maria Turner, and had children including James Jeremiah Dixon. Sir William Dixon passed away in 1637 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Dixon was born in 1555 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Dixon And Johanna Lund Dixon.
  • Sir William Dixon married Marian Maria Turner, and had children including James Jeremiah Dixon.
  • Sir William Dixon passed away in 1637 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dixon
1525–1624
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Johanna (Dixon)
1525–1609
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Marian Turner
1562–1585
Birth Location: Skelton, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

James Dixon
1575–1694
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
JD

Sir Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dixon
1555–1637
Birth Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Dixon
1525–1624
Durham, Durham, England
Johanna (Lund) (Dixon)
1525–1609
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dixon's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dixon (Abt. 1555–24 May 1637) m. Marian ((Maria)) Turner (1562–Aft. 1585)
  1. 1. James (Jeremiah) Dixon 1575–1694 m. Alice Pierson 1580–1660
    1. 1. Peter (Dixon) I 1625–1668 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rowe 1625–
      1. 1. Peter (Dixon 2 Jr (anc) CWD) 1655–1718 m. Mary REMICK 1658–1705
        1. 1. Anne (Morrell Dixon) Ð 1689–1749 m. Thomas JENKINS 1690–1740

Sir Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1555
Abt. 1555
Birth of Sir William Dixon in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1637
24 May 1637
Age 82
Death of Sir William Dixon in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1555
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1637
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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