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He married Unknown.
They lived at 7 West View Terrace, Bradshaw Lane, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 27th February 1918.
He was buried at the Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France [III B 31]
Born in Ripponden.
He was
a twiner of Warley [1878] /
a cotton twiner [1881] /
a mechanic's labourer [1891].
In 1878, he married Corronetta Snowden at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Abraham died in Oldham [1892] (aged 33).
In 1894, Corronetta married Joseph Mallinson
He was an employee of Robert Dempster & Sons Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted in January 1915 and
served as a Sapper
in the
Royal Engineers.
When an article about him, his mother and his brother was published
in the Halifax Courier [25th September 1915], he was still
stationed in England
He married Sibell.
Children:
After Anthony's death, Sibell married John
Holdsworth
In [Q3] 1912, he married Annie Garforth in Halifax.
They lived at 1 Tankard Street, Wheatley.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 12th May 1916.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In March 1851, he was charged with assaulting 14-year-old Sarah
Ann Carter
on 13th January 1851.
Sarah Ann was walking along a road at Norland, when she
met Dixon, whom she had known for many years.
They went into a plantation where he assaulted her
At the Trail, the defence was that whatever had transpired had been
done with the girl's consent.
Dixon was found Not Guilty
During World War I,
he served in the Dardanelles & Mesopotamia
with the Royal Army Chaplains' Division.
In December 1914, an article on Army Chaplains in the Wakefield
Diocesan Gazette reported that he had
He married E. S..
Children:
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School /
an engineering student.
During World War I,
he enlisted when his father returned from War, and
served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with 9 Squadron
Royal Flying Corps.
On 21st October 1917, he was piloting a reconnaissance aircraft when
he was hit by enemy aircraft.
He returned to base wounded in the thigh and abdomen.
He died in the Casualty Clearing Station [25th October 1917] (aged 19).
He was buried at the Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium [VII F 39].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park,
and on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School
He was a farmer & land agent [1851].
He married Mary Ann [1798-18??] from Shere Green, Yorkshire.
Children:
The family lived at Meadow Hall Kimberworth, Yorkshire [1851]
He was
a chemist [1901].
He married Mary A [1876-19??] from Sowerby Bridge.
They lived at
Living with them in 1901 were Charles's mother Mary
Dixon [aged 54], and brother Vincent E. W. Dixon [aged 14]
He was
a member of St James [No 448] Masonic Lodge /
an optician.
On 28th July 1910, he married Bertha Crowther [1884-19??]
at United Methodist Church, Queens Road, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Rok Van, Trimmingham Lane, Halifax [1917].
During World War I,
he enlisted [1916], and
served as a Private
with the 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)
London Regiment.
He was killed in action at Passchendaele [30th October 1917].
He was buried at the Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium [XVI C 20].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Freemasons
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £974 14/2d.
Administration was granted to his widow Bertha.
Bertha received a pension of £1 0/5d per week.
In [Q2] 1920, she married John A. Hooley
in Blackpool
On 21st November 1836, he married Elizabeth Pratt [1817-1849]
at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park
Born in ??.
He was
a mason, builder & brickmaker employing 178 men & 12 boys [1871] /
a mason [1881].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was Edwin's father Joseph Dixon
He was
a warehouseman [1901] /
an employee of Mackintosh's.
During World War I,
he was called up when war was declared and served for 3 years as a
Gunner with the Regulars
In December 1902, as she was cleaning a pair of kid gloves, she put
the gloves on her hands and soaked them in turpentine, then held them
near the fire to dry them.
The gloves caught fire and she was badly burned.
Miss Cowgill heard her screams and she was taken to Halifax Infirmary
Born in Norland.
He was
a teamer of Norland [1897] /
a farmer [1901].
In 1897, he married Martha Muncaster [1877-19??] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He married Frances Ellen.
They lived in Pellon.
During World War II,
he served as a Staff Sergeant
with the Military Provost Staff Corps.
He died 14th August 1943 (aged 41).
He was buried at the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt [5 H 1]
On 26th April,
Dixon
and
Edward Bull of Halifax
- both carriage-washers on the L.M.S. Railway – were charged with
stealing the mailbag.
At the hearing, it was reported that the 2 men boarded the train at
Halifax, went into the van and threw the bag out of the window.
They got off the train at Sowerby Bridge and then went back to
collect the bag
Born in Mytholmroyd.
During World War II,
he served as a Leading Aircraftman
with the Royal Navy
aboard
HMS Furious.
He was mentioned in despatches.
He was killed in action [8th November 1942] (aged 20).
He is (possibly) remembered on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire,
on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
In 1848, he married Ann Heap [1823-1886].
The family lived at Quarry Road, Wheatley [1893].
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1893
Question:
Could he be the same man as Rev J. D. Matthias?
He was
a wire drawer [1869] /
a thick wire drawer [1901].
On 7th August 1869, he married Mary Alice Horsfall [1853-1930] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at 2 Fern Street, Halifax [1901].
John Henry died in 1905 (aged 53)
He was
a master watchmaker [1891] /
a watchmaker & jeweller [1911] /
in business as a jeweller at St James's Road, Halifax [1917].
In [Q3] 1883, he married Mary Ann Burgin [1864-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
John Thomas & daughter Emmeline died in Blackpool
After the death of his father [1887], John took over the family
ire-drawing business and converted it to silk-spinning
Born in ??.
He was a stone mason.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1871, Joseph was living at Northowram with his son
Edwin and family
Born in Oldham.
He was
a cotton piecer [1901] /
a cotton spinner of 53 Alma Street, Halifax [1905] /
employed at Dean Clough Mills /
a cotton spinner [1911].
In 1905, he married Amy Baker at St James's Church, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted in March 1915, and
served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was drafted to France [July 1915].
He was killed in France [26th March 1916].
He was buried at the Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium [I M 21].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets.
His brothers-in-law William Henry Baker & Harry Smith also died in the War
In [Q2] 1852, he married Hannah Fitton in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was
a sanitary tube maker [1901] /
a caretaker [1910] /
caretaker at Boothtown Conservative Club [1911] /
a tram conductor with Halifax Corporation Tramways [1915].
On 2nd October 1910, he married (1) Lily Firth [1886-1912] at St George's Church, Lee Mount.
She was a warper (worsted spinning) [1911]
Lily died in 1912 (aged 26).
In [Q4] 1915, he married (2) Eleanor Lambert [1883-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [13th May 1916], and
served as a Gunner
with the 264th Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He went to France [11th August 1916].
He was wounded and hospitalised in Warrington.
He returned to France [8th February 1917].
He was killed in action (shot through the heart) [22nd April 1917].
He was buried at the Lebucquière Communal Cemetery Extension, France [I C 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Boothtown Conservative Club
In July 1877, she brought an action for breach of promise of marriage
against William Brearley, a currier at Southowram.
Brearley had proposed to Miss Dixon in 1845, 32 years
earlier.
In May 1877, he married
The jury awarded Miss Dixon £250 damages
Son of Corronetta and Abraham Fitton Dixon.
He was
a worsted doffer [1901] /
a general labourer (machine tools works) [1911] /
a clerk in Barnsley.
During World War I,
he was a reservist and went into active service with the first
contingents. He
served as a Bombardier
Born 3rd April 1836.
He was baptised Sam Smith Dixon at St Matthew's Church,
Rastrick [3rd June 1836].
On 4th November 1838, Elizabeth married John Wood.
He was
a wire drawer [1861] /
a wire drawer (master) [1871] /
a wire manufacturer employing 60 men & 13 boys [1881].
On 7th May 1860, he married Elizabeth Crosland [1839-1908]
at St Peter's, Birstall.
Children:
At some point, Sam changed his name and was known as Sam Wood
Most of his children were baptised Wood Dixon but some of them
dropped the Dixon surname.
Sam Smith Dixon's will & burial record are in the
name Wood, but a note on his burial record states his proper
name was Sam Dixon so he may not have legally changed his name
The family lived at
He died 7th May 1887.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £12,783 1/8d.
Probate was granted to his widow Elizabeth
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse:
Sam [11th May 1887]
in the same grave as his mother & stepfather.
His son John took over the family business and converted it to
silk spinning.
Elizabeth [6th August 1908].
On 22nd June 1911, their children placed 2 screens in Brighouse Parish Church in memory of their parents
In December 1888, he filed for bankruptcy
In August 1878, he was declared bankrupt
He died very suddenly on 13th May 1896 only a few months before he
was to be transferred to Ilkley
Born in Norland.
He was
a member of Triangle Wesleyan Methodist Church /
employed by William Morris & Sons Limited at Stansfield Mill, Triangle.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax [30th August 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He trained at Catterick before going out to France [21st February
1917].
He was killed in action [29th April 1917] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [4 & 5],
on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church,
on Triangle War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Triangle Wesleyan Methodist Church,
and on the Triangle Roll of Honour
with intent &c
in an indecent manner
joined a Brigade which may at any moment be ordered to the front
Martha, of Sowerby Bridge, was born in Penshaw, Durham, the
daughter of George Muncaster, miner
Mary Alice was born in Halifax
Mary Ann came from Foston, Lincolnshire
Amy of 50 Greenwood Street, Halifax, was born in Wakefield,
the daughter of Arthur Baker
Lily a warper of 17 Wheatley Lane, was born in Halifax, the
daughter of John Firth, silk dresser.
Eleanor, of Crow Point, Boothtown, Halifax, was born in
Halifax, the daughter of John Lambert, engine driver
the widow of a substantial butcher in the neighbourhood
Elizabeth came from Fixby
John, Emily, Annie & Lucy were baptised
at St Martin's, Brighouse, and were given the names Wood Dixon.
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