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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Tuesday 20 February 18 21:44 GMT (UK) »
Thank you :-)
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Tuesday 20 February 18 12:01 GMT (UK) »
Good Morning - Carole I can't find where you got the christening info from - I use Ancestry - is it on there please?
Anna
Anna
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Monday 19 February 18 23:18 GMT (UK) »
I’m headed to bed now but thank you for looking - I needed some 7 star help on this! Im not very good pre 1841! I’m going to have another look tomorrow night. Thanks Carole
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Monday 19 February 18 23:17 GMT (UK) »
The births are usually either registered as Dawson only or as Dawson with a middle or 3rd name name as Dixon...
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Monday 19 February 18 23:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi that find actually looks quite promising! I haven’t managed to find anything back from 1841 for Thomas. He was born in Biddick apparently and I’ve just checked where it is on a map and it’s not far from Chester Le street.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Monday 19 February 18 22:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi, that's a good point, thank you.
Henry is listed in the 1851 census as living with his parents Thomas Dixon and Jane (nee Robson).
Thomas, Henry's father (born 1807) appears in the 1841 census as Thomas Dawson, 1851 census as Thomas Dixon, 1861 census as Thomas Dawson and 1871 as Thomas Dixon!
Henry is listed in the 1851 census as living with his parents Thomas Dixon and Jane (nee Robson).
Thomas, Henry's father (born 1807) appears in the 1841 census as Thomas Dawson, 1851 census as Thomas Dixon, 1861 census as Thomas Dawson and 1871 as Thomas Dixon!
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Family History Beginners Board / Dixon-Dawson family Seaham Harbour North East England
« on: Monday 19 February 18 22:10 GMT (UK) »
Hello Everybody,
I'm trying to get to the bottom of a long-standing mystery in my research. I'm trying to find out how the name Dixon-Dawson came about as it doesn't appear to be because a Dixon married a Dawson, which is how most double-barrelled names appear.
There is a family legend that a Mr Dixon was indebted to a family called Dawson (or was it the other way around?!) who took him in in hard times and adopted their name as a thank you.
My research so far has got me back to Henry Dawson born 1842. He appears as Henry Dixon in 1851, Henry Dawson in 1861, Dixon in 1871, Dixon in 1881, Dixon in 1891.
Then his son William appears in 1901 census as William D Dawson and finally William Dixon-Dawson in 1911!
This suggests to me that the family name was always Dixon-Dawson but the enumerators weren't sure whether to use the first or second of the surnames.
The 20th century family are well documented and the name Dixon-Dawson seems particular to Seaham and Horden in the North East. Was it common for working class families (coal miners) to have double-barrelled names or could it be that the legend is true but is too far back to find?
Any help much appreciated!
Anna
I'm trying to get to the bottom of a long-standing mystery in my research. I'm trying to find out how the name Dixon-Dawson came about as it doesn't appear to be because a Dixon married a Dawson, which is how most double-barrelled names appear.
There is a family legend that a Mr Dixon was indebted to a family called Dawson (or was it the other way around?!) who took him in in hard times and adopted their name as a thank you.
My research so far has got me back to Henry Dawson born 1842. He appears as Henry Dixon in 1851, Henry Dawson in 1861, Dixon in 1871, Dixon in 1881, Dixon in 1891.
Then his son William appears in 1901 census as William D Dawson and finally William Dixon-Dawson in 1911!
This suggests to me that the family name was always Dixon-Dawson but the enumerators weren't sure whether to use the first or second of the surnames.
The 20th century family are well documented and the name Dixon-Dawson seems particular to Seaham and Horden in the North East. Was it common for working class families (coal miners) to have double-barrelled names or could it be that the legend is true but is too far back to find?
Any help much appreciated!
Anna
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Edward John Thomas
« on: Saturday 30 April 16 11:51 BST (UK) »
Well AMV228 you have solved our family mystery! The birth certificate has arrived with my Grandfather's correct date of birth, correct mother and correct full name! Brilliant start to the bank holiday... 
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Swales Forest
« on: Tuesday 26 April 16 20:50 BST (UK) »
Yes, Richard features a lot as does Jane 