The Dixon Family History Pages

Dixon Family History

The Dixon Family - where did they come from?

George Dixon

According to his son George's marriage certificate, George Dixon was a farm labourer.
George's wife's name is unknown to us at this time.

George Dixon
(son of the above George Dixon)

• George Dixon was born in the Parish of Longhouton, Alnwick District, Northumberland around 1873.
• George married Mary Ann ROBSON on 9th April 1898 in the United Presbyterian Chapel, Embleton in Alnwick District, County of Northumberland.
  • Their marriage certificate was witnessed by John Robson and A R Dixon and the ceremony conducted by William Spence, Minister.
  • George's father is recorded as George Dixon, Farm Labourer
  • George's address at the time of his marriage is recorded as 4 Prospect Terrace, Scotswood on Tyne
  • Note - George and Mary's Marriage Certificate is the only place we have found Mary names as "Mary Ann" - all other references so far identified have simply referred to her as "Mary".
• George and Mary's children were George Thomas, John, Isabella and Mary. Harry is another name mentioned in the family but was this a family name used for John or was it another child - something we do not know at this time.
• George and Mary moved around quite a bit:-
  • In 1899 they lived in 25 Tyne Street, Benwell, near Newcastle upon Tyne, where George Thomas was born
  • In the 1901 Census they appear at 79 Bank Street, Gateshead, which is where John was born
• The family is believed to still have been living in Gateshead around 1920 but contact is lost and from 1901 to present we have no detail on other of our Dixon family lines.

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George Thomas Dixon - m. Lillian Evelyn Black
b. Benwell, England 1899 - d. Limerick, Ireland 1972
George Thomas Dixon ran away from home, lied about his age, and joined the Army - serving at the Somme and subsequently being posted to Ireland. Having upset his family once, he did it again by becoming engaged to an Irish colleen. His family tried to drag him away from his army posting in Ireland but failed and the marriage went ahead - he then lost all contact with his family, a situation which continued, despite searching by his son and daughter, until his death. The search for this missing family link continues!
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George Thomas Dixon - m. Elizabeth (Betty) Rockell Melville
b. Limerick, Ireland 1920 - alive and kicking in Glasgow!
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Robert Alexander Dixon - m. Marion (Mari) Margaret Palmer
b. Glasgow, Scotland 1951 - alive and kicking in East Kilbride!
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Melville Thomas Dixon - m Julie Ann Hunter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin Dixon
born 1977, Glasgow, Scotland ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~born 1981, Glasgow, Scotland

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