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Tom Dixon died WW1

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alan

alan Report 1 May 2014 18:07

Looking for descendants of children of Tom Dixon;- Galdys,Edith and Kathleen all born Norfolk last known address Welling,Kent 1919.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 May 2014 19:05

look on FreeBMD for possible marriages for them :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 May 2014 19:10

?????

DIXON, TOM

Rank:
Private
Service No:
5937
Date of Death:
28/04/1915
Age:
31
Regiment/Service:
Norfolk Regiment

"D" Coy. 1st Bn.
Grave Reference
VIII. B. 3.
Cemetery
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Ephraim and Eliza Dixon. Native of Whissonsett, Dereham.

Pam

Pam Report 1 May 2014 19:39

Try looking under SEARCH (top right of page) and select Search All Member Trees to see if any of the names appear in a family tree on GR.

patchem

patchem Report 1 May 2014 20:26

This family?
1911 England Census
Tom Dixon Age in 1911: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
Birth Place: Whissonsett, Norfolk Civil Parish: Rougham and Weasenham
County/Island: Norfolk Country: England
Street address: Weasenham All Saints, Swaffham, Norfolk
Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farm Labourer
Registration district: Mitford Registration District Number: 232 Sub-registration district: Litcham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Household schedule number: 109
Piece: 11532
Tom Dixon 27 married 2 years
Constance Ada Dixon 21 born Malta
Gladys Irene Dixon 8/12
Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 11532; Schedule Number: 109.

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Marriages Jun 1909
DIXON Thomas W. Ham 4a 128
SWANN Constance Ada W. Ham 4a 128

Births Mar 1912
Dixon Edith E Swan Mitford 4b 445
Births Sep 1914
Dixon Kathleen A Swan Mitford 4b 446

patchem

patchem Report 1 May 2014 20:36

Constance remarried very quickly - do you know if the girls kept their father's name?

Constance Ada Dixon
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Age: 26
Spouse Name: William Tappenden
Spouse Age: 37
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Oct 1915
Parish: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Father Name: Stephen Arthur Swann
Spouse Father: Henry Tappenden
Register Type: Parish Register
Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Register of marriages, P97/MRY, Item 106.

Constance's death, so girls brought up in London not Norfolk?

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Constance Ada Tappenden Birth Date: 30 Apr 1890 Date of Registration: Mar 1971 Age at Death: 80
Registration district: Greenwich Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5b Page: 1304

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Daughter born in Dartford in 1924 so it looks like the family moved to the Dartford/Sidcup area.

Rose

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Gladys?

Marriages Sep 1931
Dixon Gladys I Makel Dartford 2a 2242
Makel George S Dixon Dartford 2a 2242

Rose

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Edith?

Marriages Sep 1933
Dixon Edith E Skinner Dartford 2a 2432
Skinner William Dixon Dartford 2a 2432

Rose

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Kathleen?

Marriages Sep 1933 (>99%)
Dixon Kathleen A Haslett Dartford 2a 2419
Haslett Herbert W Dixon Dartford 2a 2419

Rose

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 May 2014 22:32

Look in 'search all member trees' for lnks on GR........if any

Use freebmd to do some research..........

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 May 2014 22:35


Age 60
Country England
County London
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Birth Day -
District GREENWICH
Event Quarter 3
Year 1965
First Name HERBERT W
Gender Male
Last Name HASLETT
Birth Month -
Year Of Birth 1905
District Number -
DOR -
Entry Number -
Line Number 1
Page 381
Volume 5B


Kathleen probably married again

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 May 2014 22:37


Birth Day 19
District BEXLEY
Event Quarter 1
Year 2006
First Name KATHLEEN AUDREY
Gender Female
Last Name DYE
Birth Month 5
Year Of Birth 1914
District Number 2201A
DOR 106
Entry Number 255

............these new FMP transcriptions are DREADFUL

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 1 May 2014 23:52

Further details about Kathleen from https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

name summary
Dye, Kathleen Audrey
cremated
on: 17 January 2006
recorded at: Eltham Crematorium (Greenwich)
date of death 03 January 2006

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 1 May 2014 23:58

Edith's death?

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Edith E Skinner
Name: Edith E Skinner
Birth Date: abt 1912
Date of Registration: Dec 1945
Age at Death: 33
Registration district: Dartford
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1119

burial register summary
last name Skinner
first names Edith Ethel
burial date 21 December 1945
authority Royal Borough Of Greenwich - London
location Plumstead Cemetery (Greenwich)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 2 May 2014 00:01

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Gladys Irene Makel
Name: Gladys Irene Makel
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1910
Date of Registration: Aug 1993
Age at Death: 83
Registration district: Bexley
Inferred County: Kent
Register Number: A18B
District and Subdistrict: 2201B
Entry Number: 212

name summary
Makel, Gladys Irene
cremated on: 25 August 1993
recorded at: Eltham Crematorium (Greenwich)
date of death 17 August 1993

alan

alan Report 2 May 2014 07:48

Many thanks for info.Alan