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Thomas Dixon

(1840 - ?)


Father: Paul Dixon (1803 - 1871)
Mother: Betty Tattersall (? - 1883)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Mother: Elizabeth Whalley
  2. Father: William Boothman

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1840-05 Birth
  • Estimated from baptism and census records
1840-08-16 Baptism
  • Place: St Paul, Little Marsden
  • Abode: Coldweather House Gate, Little Marsden
1841-06-07 Census
  • Age: 1
  • Abode: Wood Plumpton Farm, Habergham Eaves
  • Census record HO107-508-3-13-19:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1851-03-30 Census
  • Age: 10
  • Birthplace: Lancashire, Habergham Eaves
  • Abode: Wood Plumpton, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Census record HO107-2251-27-5:  F4  F5  T3
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Wood Plumpton, Habergham Eaves
  • Age: 20
  • Occupation: Mechanic in cotton mill
  • Birthplace: Habergham Eaves, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3070-6-6:  F6  T4
  • familysearch:  Link  F7
1861-08-03 Marriage
Susanna Gordon (? - ?)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Age: 21
  • Abode: Burnley Moor
  • Occupation: Mechanic
  • Witness: John Gordon
  • Witness: Margaret Gordon
? Death
  • Assumed; date not known


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Baptism: 16 Aug 1840 St Paul, Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
Thomas Dixon - Son of Paul Dixon & Elizabeth
    Abode: Moizely Hill
    Occupation: Farmer
    Baptised by: J Hutchinson Curate
    Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1844, Page 182, Entry 1453
    Source: LDS Film 1470815
        
T2
HO107 piece 508 Book 3 Folio 13 Pages 18 & 19

Township of Habergham Eaves

[Page 18]
Wood Plumpton  Paul Dixon           38     Farmer         Y _ 
               Bernard Dixon        17     Weaver         Y _
[Page 19]
Wood Plumpton  Joshua Dixon         12     Wool Doffer    Y _
               Caleb [Dixon]        10                    Y _
               Tattersall [Dixon]   2                     Y _
               Thomas [Dixon]       1                     Y _
               Elizabeth [Dixon]       38                 Y _
               Sarah [Dixon]           8                  Y _
               Martha [Dixon]          4                  Y _
               Elizabeth Boothman      12  Weaver         Y _
               Sarah [Boothman]        10  Weaver         Y _
               Anne Tattersall         46  Weaver         Y _

Transcribed from Census-1841-HO107-508-3-13-19.jpeg, LANHO107_507_508-0369.jpg and LANHO107_507_508-0370.jpg by dh

        
T3
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2251 Folio 28 Page 6

Parish or Township of  Habergham Eaves
Ecclesiastical District of  St Pauls
City or Borough of  [struck through]
Town of  Burnley
Village of  [struck through]

Schedule 19  Wood Plumpton

Paul Dixon           Head           Mar  48      Farmer 9 Acre no labs   Lancashire, Marsden
Elizabeth [Dixon]    Wife           Mar      48  Farmers Wife            [Lancashire,] Higham
Bernard [Dixon]      Son            U    27      Criple                  [Lancashire,] Marsden
Sarah [Dixon]        Daur           U        18  P.L.Weaver (Cotton)     [Lancashire, Marsden]
Martha [Dixon]       Daur           U        14  [P.L.Weaver (Cotton)]   [Lancashire, Marsden]
Tattersall [Dixon]   Son            U    12      Scholar                 [Lancashire, Marsden]
Thomas [Dixon]       Son            U    10      Scholar                 [Lancashire,] Hab'm Eaves
Mary [Dixon]         Daur           U        8   Scholar                 [Lancashire, Hab'm Eaves]
Sarah Boothman       Wife Daur      U        20  P.L.Weaver (Cotton)     [Lancashire, Hab'm Eaves]
Ann Tattersall       Sister-in-law  U        55  Criple                  [Lancashire,] Sabden Hall


Transcribed from Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5.jpeg by dh

        
T4
RG09/3070  Folio 6  Page 66
Township of Habergham Eaves  Ecclesiastical District of St Paul's
Schedule 30  Wood Plumpton

Paul Dixon       Head       Mar     58    Farmer of 15 Acres       Lancashire Marsden
Elizabeth Dixon  Wife       Mar       58  Farmer's Wife            Lancashire Pendle Forest
Thomas Dixon     Son        Un      20    Mechanic In Cotton Mill  Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Susannah Dixon   Granddaur  -         7                            Lancashire Habergham Eaves

        
T5
Marriage: 3 Aug 1861 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
Thomas Dixon - 21, Mechanic, Bachelor, Burnley Moor
Susanna Gordon - 21, House keeper, Spinster, Salford
    Groom's Father: Paul Dixon, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Fletcher Gordon, Grocer
    Witness: John Gordon; Margaret Gordon, (X)
    Married by License by: James Dugan
    Register: Marriages 1855 - 1864, Page 177, Entry 353
    Source: LDS Film 1526143
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image LANHO107_507_508-0369.jpg
F2 Image LANHO107_507_508-0370.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-508-3-13-19-WoodPlumpton.text
F4 Image Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5-Dixon.text
F6 Image Census-1861-RG09-3070-6-6.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3070-6-6-DIXON.pdf


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