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William Francis Dixon 1879 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: 88 Wheatland Lane Poulton Cum Seacombe

Death Date: 1949

Death Location: Southport, Queensland, Australia

Father: Robert Dixon

Mother: Annie Walker

Spouse(s): Jean Riddle

Children(s): Peter Dixon, Dorothy Dixon

According to available records, William Francis Dixon was born in 1879 in 88 Wheatland Lane Poulton Cum Seacombe, the child of Robert Dixon and Annie Walker. Following those early years, William Francis Dixon married Jean Riddle, and their family grew to include Peter Dixon and Dorothy Dixon. In the later years of life, William Francis Dixon died in 1949 in Southport, Queensland, Australia.

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Parents

Robert Dixon
1845 –
Birth Location: Liscard, Cheshire, England
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Annie Walker
1845 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jean Riddle
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Peter Dixon
1923 – 2004
Birth Location: Australia
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Dorothy Dixon
1926 – 2013
Birth Location: Australia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1879
    Event Place: 88 Wheatland Lane Poulton Cum Seacombe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: Southport, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Holland Park, QLD, Australia
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