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William Dixon 1857 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1857

Birth Location: Bowness, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1916

Death Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Father: Robert Dixon

Mother: Elizabeth Mitchinson

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Children(s):

Born in 1857 in Bowness, Cumberland, England, William Dixon was the child of Robert Dixon and Elizabeth Mitchinson. William Dixon died in Ballarat, Victoria in 1916.

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Robert Dixon
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Bromfield, Cumberland, England
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Elizabeth Mitchinson
1833 – 1901
Birth Location: Aikton, Cumberland, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1857
    Event Place: Bowness, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947], Class: RG 9; Piece: 3927; Folio: 27; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543207

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Bowness On Solway,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Wampool, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3927; Folio: 27; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543207

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Cited in the family tree "Robinson Family Tree" created by "bradleytrobinson

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