Thomas Dixon assistant messenger Chorlton

[FELLSMAN]

HI
 can anyone help with any further information about a Thomas Dixon born about 1801 christened at Cartmel , Lancs; he has a family of 5 children in Cartmel but his wife Jane dies in about 1832. In 1841 he is in the Grasmere ,Westmorland area with two sons Isiaah and Thomas.
In 1851 he's visiting the Miller family at Leonards gate  Lancaster he' s a Messenger.
 In 1861 he's at 117 Ward Street ,Chorlton with a wife Mary aged 63 born Stockport hes a assistant messenger.
In 1871 he's  boarding at 37 Bold Street, Stretford, Chorlton and a assistant messenger
His son Isiaah Dixon had links with the Cheshire area and died 1868 buried at Elworth nr Sandbach

Cheers Fellsman

[JJen]

Hi,

There is a death of a Thomas Dixon age 72 in 1873, Sub-district - Stretford (same as 1871), which could be your man.

Source - http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/deathsearch.php

JJ

[JJen]

Thomas Dixon
q1 1873, Barton Upon Irwell
Age at Death - 72
Vol 8c Page 405

JJ

[lancsann]

Jane burial?

Burial: 10 Mar 1834 Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Jane Dixon -
    Age: 35
    Abode: Ch Town - the same address as on the children's baptisms

not sure what Ch.Town stands for

edit - apparently Church town is the old name of Cartmel (shown on an old map as Cartmel (Churchtown)

[Radcliff]

Marriage
Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael,Cartmel
5th Jan 1822
Thomas Dixon,bachelor of his parish
Jane Frazer spinster of his parish
Witness,Wm Frazer and and John Woods

possible baptism,
Thomas Dixon son of Wm Dixon
abode Browedge Cartmel
12th October 1800

[FELLSMAN]

Thanks for the responses especially JJen for the deaths registered locally.
Its  more post 1841 that i'm interested in as a messenger in Lancashire living in the Chorlton area,He had a Grandson called Thomas Dixon born about 1861 in Cheshire  in 1881 aged 20 living at 6 Stockport Road, Levenhulme  he's a stonemason In 1891 he's still in Levenhulme and a bricklayer.

Cheers Fellsman

[lancsann]

As there are quite a few THomas Dixons please could you tell us whose son he is so we can perhaps identify which one he is. The 2 census you quote, one says born Northwich the other Sandbach.

[FELLSMAN]

1861 census young Thomas Dixon is 4 months old and living with his parents Isaiah (Isaac ) and Elizabeth Dixon at Green Lane Cottage ,Sandbach  but i believe his birthplace is down as Hartford .
Isaiah died in 1868 and his young son Thomas was living with his uncle Thomas at Lambrigg ,Westmorland at the 1871 census I have a message regarding Isaiah /Isaac born c1832 on the Cheshire page and on the West Riding Yorkshire page about  his brother William Dixon born c1822 the 3  sons of Thomas Dixon born c1801 were born at Cartmel, Lancashire their mother was Jane nee Fraser and she died in 1834 and is buried at Cartmel

Cheers Fellsman