My family tree has lead back to this lady from Canonbie, from census I have parents as James (1792 Canonbie) and Mary (1798 England), she has a sister Mary whose wedding cert is on ancestry giving as Mary Young as the mother this then agress with baptism for Elizabeth.
Mary Young born in England around 1798 gives way too many possibilties so might be a dead end.
James Dickson/Dixson/Dixson around 1792 in Canonbie is not that straight forward either, there seem to be a number of James Dicksons born around that time in Canonbie.
I think it is one of;
James Dixon (1792) - parents - James Dixon and Elizabeth (Betty) Knox.
James Dixon (1791) - parents - James Dixon and Mary Ershman/Earshman/Ershment.
James Dixon (1795) - parents - Simon Dixon and Mary Tinning.
Any one of these James could have married Mary Young, but which...
For a little more fog, James Dixon and Mary Young seemed to get married twice, there is one in Langholm in 1809 (a bit early) and another in Canonbie in 1828 (a bit late).
I think the second marriage is the right one, the census shows children Robert and Sarah in 1821 and 1826, then James in 1829, my guess that Robert and Sarah are children of James brother, the James and Elizabeth pairing has a Robert in 1789, then dads name was used for the first born boy.
I have just about convinced myself, but cannot help thinking there are plenty of James Dixsons around, is there a specialist here, with a good family tree for this lot?