1871 York Census look-up please - DIXON family - completed with thanks!

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DIXON family

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Mary

1871  RG10/4751 St. George York  Folio 49 page 1

7 George St, york
Joseph Dixon  Head 59 Bone Crusher(!!!!), Yorks, City of York
Jane Dixon Wife 61 , Kent, Chatham
Alice Dixon  Daug 24 Dressmaker, City of York
Charles Dixon Son 18 Bone Crusher, City of York
Richard Dudley Visitor 31 Tailor, City of York

Hope this helps

Isobel

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My goodness - bone crushers! Just what does that conjur up - do you think that they crushed bones for china-making?

This is wonderful - thank you ever so much!

Mary

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Also found them in 1861, though the writing is very faded

Whatever a bone crusher was, he obviously thought he was very good at it!!!

RG9/3552 York St George Folio 92 page 4

Joseph Dixon  Master(!) 48, Bone Crusher Master, Yorkshire, York
Jane        "      Wife 50,                                           Kent, Chatham
John        "      Son 19,  M(can't read) dealer, Yorkshire, york
Henry      "      Son 18,  Ap
Thomas   "      Son 16  Lab at Saw mill
Charles R. "    Son 8, scholar

Isobel

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And for completeness, here's 1851. It lists a couple more children's names anyway.

HO107/2355 Folio 346 page 40 York, St George

Joseph Dixon  Head 39 Rag merchant
Jane       "       Wife 40
Martha   "        Daug  12 Scholar
Thomas  "        Son 7 "
Alice       "        Daug 4 "
Frances  "        Daug 1

Best of luck
Isobel

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This will certainly keep me busy entering all this data - thanks for all the census years!

Good luck with hunting your own ancestors!

Mary