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William Dickson 1854 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1854

Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 May 1915

Death Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: George Dickson

Mother: Anne Affleck

Spouse(s): Mary (Oswald)

Children(s): Helen Dickson

William Dickson was born in 1854 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of George Dickson and Anne Affleck. William Dickson married Mary Muirhead (Oswald), and had children including Helen Oswald Dickson. William Dickson passed away in 1915 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Dickson was born in 1854 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of George Dickson and Anne Affleck.
  • William Dickson married Mary Muirhead (Oswald), and had children including Helen Oswald Dickson.
  • William Dickson passed away in 1915 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Dickson
1831 – 1907
Birth Location: , Morebattle, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Anne Affleck
1834 – 1904
Birth Location: St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Oswald)
1857 – 1922
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Helen Dickson
1877 – 1969
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Dickson's Ancestors

Self
William Dickson
1854 – 1915
Birth Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
George Dickson
1831 – 1907
, Morebattle, Roxburgh, Scotland
Anne Affleck
1834 – 1904
St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David Affleck
1786 – 1851
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Christie
1787 – 1867
Wigton, Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Affleck
1724 –
Christian Hay
1727 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Affleck
1697 –
Margaret Paterson
1703 –
George Hay
1705 – 1771
Janet Whail
1710 –

William Dickson's Descendants

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William Dickson (26 Nov 1854 – 24 May 1915) m. Mary (Muirhead) (Oswald) (9 Mar 1857 – 24 Aug 1922)
  1. 1. Helen (Oswald) Dickson (13 Feb 1877 – 13 August 1969) m. Willard (Gilbert) Parker (2 Oct 1877 – 5 Jan 1948)
    1. 1. Donald (Edwin) Parker (14 Oct 1903 – Oct 1968) m. Pamelia (C) York (12 Aug 1905 – 12 Dec 1982)
      1. 1. Pamelia (Yorke) Parker (5 Oct 1924 – 6 Aug 2003) m. Domonic (B) Mitrana (abt 1924 – )
        1. 1. Raymond Mitrana (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. Donald Mitrano (abt 1947 – )
      2. 2. Donald (Edwin) Parker (15 Dec 1925 – 19 Apr 2001) m. Eleanor Jameson (8 Feb 1927 – 21 Jan 2012) m. Theresa (A) Bates (20 Nov 1942 – 17 Mar 1980)
        1. 1. Janis (Jameson) Parker (27 Jul 1949 – 7 Nov 2017) m. David (P) Anderson (13 Dec 1939 – 1 May 2012)
        2. 2. Richard (Nelson) Parker (02 JAN 1953 – ) m. Jane Purdy (4 Jun 1958 – )
        3. 3. Lauren (M) Valley (Mar 1959 – ) m. Steven Valley (1 May 1960 – )
      3. 3. Douglas Parker (abt 1929 – ) m. Helen Jameson
        1. 1. Sherry (A) Parker
        2. 2. Douglas (Jameson) Parker
      4. 4. Robert (Lawrence) Parker (2 Oct 1930 – 30 Aug 1997) m. Marjorie E. (abt 1930 – )
        1. 1. Robert (L.) Parker
        2. 2. Denise (E.) Parker-Barbuto
        3. 3. Diane (R.) Parker-Dowries
        4. 4. Debra (A.) Parker-Russell
        5. 5. Gregg (R.) Parker
        6. 6. Steven (C.) Parker
        7. 7. Jeffrey (A.) Parker
      5. 5. Richard (G.) Parker (27 Sep 1934 – 25 May 2017) m. Lucille H.
        1. 1. Richard (G.) Parker
        2. 2. Gail (A.) Parker-Doiron
        3. 3. Bonnie (J.) Parker-Wheeler
        4. 4. Susan (M.) Parker
        5. 5. Lisa (J.) Parker
    2. 2. Stuart (Dickson) Parker (25 Nov 1914 – )

William Dickson's Timeline

2 Records

1854
26 Nov 1854
Birth of William Dickson in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1915
24 May 1915
Age 61
Death of William Dickson in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1915
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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