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William Dixon 1786 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1786

Birth Location: Edderside, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 17 May 1847 / July 1847

Death Location: Bromfield, Cumberland, England

Father: william Dixon

Mother: Elizabeth LITTLE

Spouse(s): Hannah STEELE

Children(s): John Dixon, Joseph Dixon, Robert Dixon, Susanna Dixon, Elisabeth Dixon

In 1786, William Dixon entered the world in Edderside, Cumberland, England, born to william Dixon and Elizabeth LITTLE. In 1841, William Dixon resided in Bowness, Cumberland, England. William Dixon married Hannah STEELE, and had children including John Dixon, Joseph Dixon, Robert Dixon, Susanna Dixon, Elisabeth Dixon. William Dixon passed away in 1847 in Bromfield, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1786, William Dixon entered the world in Edderside, Cumberland, England, born to william Dixon and Elizabeth LITTLE.
  • In 1841, William Dixon resided in Bowness, Cumberland, England.
  • William Dixon married Hannah STEELE, and had children including John Dixon, Joseph Dixon, Robert Dixon, Susanna Dixon, Elisabeth Dixon.
  • William Dixon passed away in 1847 in Bromfield, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

william Dixon
1757 – 1847
Birth Location: in Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Elizabeth LITTLE
1761 – 1827
Birth Location: Holme, Cumberland, , England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah STEELE
1793 – 1872
Birth Location: Holme Cultram, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

John Dixon
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Dixon
Birth Location: –
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Robert Dixon
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Bromfield, Cumberland, England
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Susanna Dixon
1834 –
Birth Location: Stubbe Hill, Cumberland, England
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Elisabeth Dixon
Birth Location: –
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William Dixon's Ancestors

Self
William Dixon
1786 – 1847
Birth Place: Edderside, Cumberland, England
Parents
william Dixon
1757 – 1847
in Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Elizabeth LITTLE
1761 – 1827
Holme, Cumberland, , England
Grandparents
James Dickson
1727 –
Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, , ScotlandEskdalemuir, Dumfries, Scotland
Margaret Nicholson
1731 –
Dunbar, East Lothian, ScotlandMouswald, Scottland
William Little
1731 – 1781
Bromfield, Cumberland, England
Mary Laws
1732 – 1819
Mealrigg, Bromfield, England
Great-Grandparents
James Dixon
Isobel Nicol
william Nicholson\Nicolson
1695 –
Margaret Spiers\Speirs
1691 –
Cuthbert Laws
1700 – 1781
elizabeth miller
1697 – 1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Speirs\Spears
1661 –
Janet Lyall
1669 –
john miller
1670 – 1733
Janet *
1670 – 1729

William Dixon's Descendants

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William Dixon (07 Jan 1786 – 17 May 1847 / July 1847) m. Hannah STEELE (8 Feb 1793 – 02 Nov 1872)
  1. 1. John Dixon
  2. 2. Joseph Dixon
  3. 3. Robert Dixon (16 JAN 1830/20 Feb 1830 – 5 Apr 1907) m. Elizabeth Mitchinson (1833 – 1901)
    1. 1. Mary Dixon (abt 1857 – 26 December 1890) m. Thomas (Arthur) Saunders (6 Jul 1859 – 21 Oct 1927)
      1. 1. Robert (William) Saunders (1879 – 1918) m. Lillian
      2. 2. Arthur (George) Saunders (1882 – 08/10/1930)
      3. 3. John (Dixon) Saunders (1884 – 1952)
      4. 4. Thomas SAUNDERS (1886 – 1937) m. Flor (Maude Eileen) Gahan (abt 1890 – 1956)
        1. 1. Eric (Thomas Stanley) SAUNDERS (1908 – 1968) m. Alma (Winifred) Murray (22 Jan 1915 – 18 Sept 2002)
      5. 5. Walter (Henry) SAUNDERS (1889 – 1943)
    2. 2. William Dixon (abt 1857 – 22 Jul 1916)
    3. 3. Hannah Dixon (abt /1859 – 9 Oct 1869)
    4. 4. Robert (Dixon) jr (3 mar 1862 – 9 jul 1938) m. Mary (Jane) Thomas
      1. 1. Robert (William) Dixon (Abt 1885 – 1961)
    5. 5. Anne (Elizabeth) Dixon (abt 1866 – 16-8-1879)
    6. 6. Ellenor Dixon (1875 – 16 JUL 1941) m. simon (jewell) Bond (1862 – 17 July 1941)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane (Bessy)) Bond (08 Jun 1906 – 4 Jan 1993) m. Harold (Henry Jefferson) Griffiths (07 Oct 1907 – 28 Nov 1995)
        1. 1. donald Griffiths m. ivy 3
        2. 2. reginald Griffiths m. margaret 12
        3. 3. jefferson Griffiths ( – 03 May 2020) m. maora
        4. 4. allan Griffiths m. ruki
      2. 2. Lena (Martha) Bond (22 JUL 1908 – 28 JUL 1990 2 Aug 1900) m. alexander dunlop
      3. 3. Henrietta (Ann) Bond (10 JUN 1910 – 24 NOV 1993) m. Philip (Matthew Van) Vledder (1 Dec 1903 – 22 October 1971)
        1. 1. Annette (Joy Van) Vledder m. brain lagging
      4. 4. Ivy (Bertha Agnes) Bond (21 MAY 1912 – 24 MAY 1991) m. Roy (St Leonard) Hodgson (1905 – 14 MAR 1999)
        1. 1. keith (St Leonard) hodgson (11 Dec 1939 – 26 Dec 1939)
        2. 2. lyle hodgson m. rhonda cox
        3. 3. betty hodgson m. barry francis
        4. 4. ian hodgson m. carolyn beasley
        5. 5. Jean (Lynette) Hodgson ( – 24 Nov 2024) m. maxwell (Thomas) dunstan ( – 2011)
        6. 6. reginald hodgson
      5. 5. William (Simon) Bond (15 NOV 1914 – 13 October 2007) m. Beryl (Ann) Linguey m. Audrey (Lillian) Ireland (10 APR 1926 – 19 JUN 2008)
        1. 1. Pamela Bond m. Joseph Pincini (14 September 1931 – 11 December 2018)
        2. 2. Garry (William) Bond m. evonne dunmili-moro m. Shirley (Anne) Baum
        3. 3. Rhona (Valerie) Bond m. norman cook
        4. 4. helen Bond m. barry miers
      6. 6. George (Robert) Bond (27 AUG 1918 – 19 MAR 1945) m. Madeleine (Marcia) Fitzgerald (03/09/1917 – 06/06/2014)
        1. 1. Roger (Grant) Bond (10 September 1944 – 18 September 2016) m. Lorraine (Dawn) Luckie (6 June 1950 – )
    7. 7. Martha (Mitchinson) Dixon (1879 – 27 Feb 1931)
  4. 4. Susanna Dixon (1834 – ) m. John Clark (abt 1834 – )
    1. 1. George Clerk (abt 1863 – )
    2. 2. Hannah Clerk (abt 1865 – )
    3. 3. Mary Clark (abt 1867 – )
    4. 4. John Clerk (abt 1869 – )
    5. 5. Robert Clark (abt 1873 – )
  5. 5. Elisabeth Dixon

William Dixon's Timeline

3 Records

1786
07 Jan 1786
Birth of William Dixon in Edderside, Cumberland, England
Edderside, Cumberland, England
1841
1841
Age 55
William Dixon resided here in Bowness, Cumberland, England
Bowness, Cumberland, England
1847
17 May 1847 / July 1847
Age 61
Death of William Dixon in Bromfield, Cumberland, England
Bromfield, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1786
    Event Place: Edderside, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 164; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Bowness; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 27; Folio: 5; Page: 11; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241280

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bowness, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 164; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Bowness; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 27; Folio: 5; Page: 11; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241280

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holme-Cultram, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1847 / July 1847
    Event Place: Bromfield, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
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