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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: GalaxyJane on Wednesday 13 April 05 21:41 BST (UK)
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Hi everyone,
I have been researching a Nixon family of Middlewich. Peter Bennet cleverly found them in 1851 for a distant relative of mine (hi Bagheera!), which says the head of the family was born in Chester in 1811 or thereabouts.
Recently while researching another of my lines, I came across a site called www.reivers.com where I learned that the Nixons were one of the families that ravaged the borders between England and Scotland during the 15th and 16th centuries.
I wondered whether any other Nixon researcher had been able to trace their family further back than the beginning of the 19th century, and if so were they still in Cheshire? Or is there any sign of movement south from the border areas?
Any comments welcomed
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hi, my family name is nixon, but my 4xgrandfather came from ireland, he was born about 1810 in mayo . +whether they were the same nixons thaty were part of the reivers i do not know, my husband says that it would explain a lot, cheeky!!! ;D all my nixons going way back have red hair, as do a lot of scots, so maybe, regards mishcat
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Thanks for your thoughts, mishcat. There seems to have been a lot of to-ing and fro-ing of populations between Ireland and Scotland, so it's difficult to sort out what came first!
I am no further on with my Nixon family than I was when I began this thread, so if anyone else has any comments I would be glad to hear them.
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Hi, My G/grandfather was Oswald NIXON but he was born in Dodworth, Barnsley in abt 1839. His daughter, my grandmother went to Hyde Cheshire in about 1890 and her married name was ROYDES. Her brother George went to America in the early 1900's. There are still a few of the family in Hyde.
regards,
Brian
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Thanks for your contribution, Brian. Your Nixon family seems to have moved to Cheshire much later than my group, so it doesn't look like a connection. Unless your Oswald's parents moved to Barnsley from Cheshire of course.
With it being a borders name, the Nixons seem to have moved about all over the place.
Best wishes and good hunting
Jane
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Any relation to Darren,Jane I have today been looking for a Nixon Gravestone,hows that for a coincidence ;D
Celia
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As a matter of interest my grand uncle George NIXON was incarcerrated in Carlisle in a juvenile place when he was 10 years old in 1881. Probably for walking on some grass somewhere. Carlisle is close to where the Reivers were and though no relation, it is just interesting.
Brian. Aus.
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On the Frodsham 1841 census, when I was looking for 'Pope' family members, there was a
Sarah Nickson age 70 - 74 Publican
Thomas " age 40 -44 Joiner
Francis " age 30 - 34 Joiner
Charles " age 12
Elizabeth " age 18
James Brown age 65 - 69 ML
Eliza Pope age 20 - 24 F (H?) L
Henry Jones age 20 - 24 Constable
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Great to have this topic stirred up again. Celia, I don't know a Darren but my great grandfather had a brother named Daniel. both born Middlewich...
I am still trying to find any ancestors or same generation relatives of John Nixon or Nickson, born Chester circa 1811. I have the story forwards, but with so little information I have spotted nothing likely for John's origins --the naming pattern doesn't seem to help as the family were non-conformists and most had bibilical names...
The Frodsham family ... maybe they could be found in 1851 with more details, thanks grtz, will check them out
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Found another Nixon grave by chance today in Rake lane
Anna Elizabeth Nixon died 1913 and a William Joseph but the small metal letters between have long gone.They were Catholics.
Celia
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My lot were primitive methodists, Celia. so I guess there was a split somewhere along the line
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My 'Popes' were Primitive Methodist too. Cheshire must have been a hot-bed of non-conformism. ;D
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Jane
On the I.G.I (in Cheshire alone)and i only went as far as page 5,there were 1000 births for Nixon various spelling.But by the time i got to page 3? It was mostly Nixon, There were masses of them in Macclesfield. The earliest birth/Christening in Cheshire (so far)was in 1651
Celia
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I don't think there is much chance of finding the actual birth unless you can find the christening in Chester archives.
There Is on the I.G.I again, John Nixon C 23rd August 1807 Stoke By Chester.is that to early/
Parents Ralph Nixon & Mary.
Celia
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Thanks again, Celia.
The only John Nixon christening for the right time frame that I could find in Chester archives when I went last year in the season formerly known as summer was this one
Chester St John
Baptisms 1811
John, son of John Nixon, weaver and Ann his wife
born April 5th 1810, christened Feb 3rd 1811
I checked all the other churches I could find.
In view of the multiplicity of Nixons in the area, it seemed a little too good to be true.
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Hi all you Cheshire Nixons
I am As far back as I can get, all my lot are from Nantwich and all where shoemakers, the early ones anyway.
me 1955-- till whenever
Frederick Caleb nixon 1913--1990
Caleb Nixon 1885--? married Florence Dobell
Caleb Nixon 1865--? married Mary Lloyd
John Nixon 1834--? married Rachel Edwards ( John built the houses at Nixons Row)
George Nixon 1803--1855 married Jane Galley
Thomas Nixon ????--1846 married Mary Wright
Guys and Gals I'm stuck as to who Thomas's Father was? any ideas
cheers Ken