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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: Robison1988 on Sunday 21 July 13 18:50 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I'm struggling to find any links to a James Dixon. I have his First World War medals and know that he served with the Northumberland Fusiliers. His regimental number was 7/3415 which was later changed to 290950. The only other information I have about him is a marriage certificate with his name on as the father of the bride to a Mary Ann Simpson Dixon who married a James Robison on the 27th March 1937 in Berwick Upon Tweed. His daughter according to my research was born on the 23rd December 1913 and passed away in June 1993. Mary lived at 51 Watergate (I think) in Berwick at the time of her marriage. Has anyone else comes across these names when researching their family history?
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Welcome to Rootschat :)
Mary Ann Simpson Dixon's birth is possibly registered in the 1st quarter of 1914 as Mary A S Dixon, in Berwick R.D. Mother's maiden name Storey.
There is a possible marriage between a James Dixon and an Alice Storey in Berwick R.D. in the 4th quarter of 1906.
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Thank you for your reply,
Yes I came across the Mary A S Dixon registered in 1914 and was wondering whether it could be the same person. I have also found the marriage between James Dixon and Alice Storey but was uncertain whether it was the James Dixon I was looking for. It is only from the marriage certificate that I have found Simpson being used as a middle name. I wasn't sure if Simpson would have been her mothers maiden name or not and this is why I was uncertain with the link with Alice Storey.
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Do you know the names of any of his other children ?
I think I have found the family and if correct there are a lot of children
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I believe that there may have been an Ethel. Also on the marriage certificate, there is a ..... T. Dixon as a witness. The first name might be Joshua but it's difficult to make out.
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Hi,
According to his Service records he joined in 30.8.1914 and was aged 41years 91 day, therefore born c. 1873. His birthplace was recorded as Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland.
JJ
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Hmmm well these were the names I was thinking of for possible children
James Dixon circa 1907
William Dixon circa 1910
Births Mar 1914
DIXON Mary A S Storey Berwick 10b 1014
Births Dec 1915
DIXON George Storey Berwick 10b 867
Births Jun 1918
Dixon John Storey Berwick 10b 888
Births Jun 1920
Dixon Douglas H Storey Berwick 10b 1118
Dixon Isabella T Storey Berwick 10b 1118
Births Mar 1922
Dixon Alexander R Storey Berwick 10b 1017
Births Sep 1926
Dixon Arthur A L Storey Berwick 10b 833
A couple of other possible, but unlikely
Births Jun 1919
Dixon Alan Storey Castle W 10b 525
Births Dec 1921
Dixon Douglas Storey Castle W. 10b 633
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Hi,
According to his Service records he joined in 30.8.1914 and was aged 41years 91 day, therefore born c. 1873. His birthplace was recorded as Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland.
JJ
If that's true he lied on the 1911 census as that gives a birth year of 1882
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Thank you all for your replies. You've given me a lot of new leads. Davidft the name that I was unsure about, the ... T. Dixon may actually be Isabella. Is there a way that I can upload the image of the name onto this site?
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Yes if you can take a photo to your pc, then clip it you can attach it to your reply.
His medal card says he joined up on 1 September 1915
(still looking for other details)
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Hi,
According to his Service records he joined in 30.8.1914 and was aged 41years 91 day, therefore born c. 1873. His birthplace was recorded as Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland.
JJ
I thin k that is a different James Dixon, and he says he is unmarried., Joined at Edinburgh and has a different number ie 7451
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Okay Brilliant, i'll do that now.
Yes i've come across his medal card. However, I believe that his service record no longer exists.
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His medal card says he joined up on 1 September 1915
His Medal Card states that he entered 1 (France) 1 Sept 1915 :)
However I do stand corrected that the James Dixon I found is incorrect, my apologies Robison1988.
JJ
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Do you have any idea of James' death date or location ?
(JJen thanks for the explanation re 1 August 1915)
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Possibly March 1953, Northumberland Central.
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So this may be the death registration.
James Dixon
Date of Registration: Mar 1953
Age at Death: 72
Registration District: Northumberland Central
Volume: 1b Page: 285
So what I think is that James Dixon does marry Alice Storey. They are both living in Watergate (not #51 though) in 1911, indeed next door to Alice's parents William and Mary Ann Storey
Unfortunately he does not leave a will that I can see
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Yes the Walkergate 51 address is from the 1937 marriage certificate between Mary A S Dixon and James Robison. So perhaps they moved from number 38. As for Mary A S Dixon, do you think she was just registered a week later than her actual birth date?
Thank you all for your help. I gave up over a year ago as I was not getting any where when searching for him, so your assistance today is much appreciated. I'm considering contacting the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum up in Alnwick to see if I can uncover any more information on his First World War Service. From his first service number, I think he may have been in 1/7 btn Northumberland Fusiliers.
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Yes I think it would be a good thing to contact the museum, especially as James Dixon is such a common name.
I am pretty sure that the James Dixon - Alice Storey marriage is correct and I would buy the certificate to see what it says about James' father as I cannot find James before 1911 although I can find Alice Storey all the way back to her birth.
I am stopping there for today. I may have a look tomorrow to see if I can find anything else and yes I do think what you say re Mary Ann Simpson Dixon is correct
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Possible 1901 for James Dixon -
Barbara Easton Head M 24 b. Berwick upon Tweed
George Easton son 1 b. Berwick upon Tweed
Margaret Dixon sister S 16 b. Berwick upon Tweed
James Dixon brother S 20 b. Berwick upon Tweed. General Carter
Samuel Dixon brother S 15 b. Berwick upon Tweed
RG13 Piece 4844 Folio 102 Page 5. 24 Walkergate Lane
There is a marriage of Barbara Dickson (as transcribed) q3 1898, Berwick, Vol 10b Page 739. On the same page is George Henry Heston.
Birth of the above George -
George Henry Heston
q3 1899, Berwick, Northumberland
Vol 10b Page 492
Looking at James' siblings from the above 1901 census this may be James on the 1891 with the name Dukson ??? However the name Dukson sounds similar to Dixon-
John F Dukson head 35 b. Scotland. Rolleyman
Phillis Dukson wife 33 b. Berwick upon Tweed
James Dukson son 10 b. Berwick upon Tweed
John Dukson son 8 b. Berwick upon Tweed
Margaret Dukson dau 6 b. Berwick upon Tweed
Samuel Dukson son 4 b. Berwick upon Tweed
RG12 Piece 4267 Folio 90 Page 1. 14 Marygate, Berwick
I have not found the above Dixon family on the 1881 but there is a Forrest Family whose christian names match, birthplaces match -
John Forrest head 29 b. Scotland. Railway Carter
Phillis Forrest wife 26 b. Berwick Upon Tweed
Barbara Forrest dau 6 b. Berwick Upon Tweed
James Forrest son 12m? b. Berwick Upon Tweed
RG11 Piece 5129 Folio 133 Page 9. 42 Church Street, Berwick.
Baptism for James Forrest -
James Cowe Forrest
Christening Date - 14 Mar 1880, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Father's Name - John Forrest
Mother's Name - Phillis
Baptism for Barbara-
Barbara Hume Forest
Christening Date - 27 Nov 1874, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Father's Name - John Forest
Mother's Name - Phillis Rupell
Samuel Dickson Forrest (possibly Samuel from the above 1891, 1901)
Birth Date - 19 Jul 1886
Christening Date - 8 Aug 1886, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Father's Name - John Forrest
Mother's Name - Phillis
Birth record for Margaret -
Margaret Dickmon Forrest
q1 1884, Berwick. Vol 10 b Page 406
There is another child Agnes Dixon Forest, who may have died at the age of two. -
Agnes Dixon Forest
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1876
Christening Date - 3 Sep 1876, Berwick upon Tweed
Father's Name - John Forest
Mother's Name - Phillis
Therefore i suggest that James was originally born Forrest/Forest but his parents decided to 'adopt' the name Dixon.
All of this gives 'food for thought' I do appreciate you have yet to establish the correct James, however all the above information may be of help to you in the future :)
JJ
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All of this gives 'food for thought' I do appreciate you have yet to establish the correct James, however all the above information may be of help to you in the future :)
Well done JJen, that is some impressive sleuthing. I thought yesterday it would be a good thing to get the marriage certificate of James and Alice, I am even more of that mind now as it may be possible to tie the marriage certificate information into that which you have found.
And this would be the marriage reference of the parents
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1874
Registration District: Berwick
Volume Number: 10b Page Number: 660
Phillis Russell Edgar
John Forrest
(If you are a member of ancestry someone on there has Phillis on a private tree, although no indication they have John Forrest too).
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Thank you JJen! That is some impressive researching! Whilst I cannot 100% say that this is the James Dixon I am after,I am however, very confident that it is. Different documents are starting to link together.
Barbara Heston/Easton appears in the 1891 census as Barbara Dixon, working in another household as a servant. Her age is 16 at the time which would suggest that it might be the same Barbara featured in the 1881 census JJen posted . Also I have looked into Samuel Dixon, who appears to have died on the Somme in 1916 with the 9th Northumberland Fusiliers. On his page on the CWGC it states that he is a brother to Mrs Heston.