Henry Dixon born Whitehaven 1859?

[edwinblackmore]

I am trying to glean information and family details of Henry Dixon (f William), born Whitehaven 1859?.
He spent most of his adult life in South Wales and was twice married. Firstly to Mary Jane Morgan  1887 in Swansea.They had three children. Then being a widower, he married my g.grand mother a widow Martha Davies, born Martha Lewis (f William) in 1866 Whitchurch, Solva Pembrokeshire. They had five children, maybe seven, and the children and step children lived together in Swansea and Caerau, Maesteg, Bridgend.

Henry Dixon died in 1914 following a colliery accident in Abercrave, Swansea Valley.

[*Sandra*]

Presume this may be Henry but the birth year is a couple of years out - 1862 ?

Henry Dixon (injured) - Aged 51 years Date: 01/03/1913
Occupation - Collier Colliery -  Abercrave   - Owner - Abercrave Colliery Co
Brecon -  Fall of coal.

http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/database/result/67745.html

Henry Dixon aged 52 years  -Date: 24/11/1914
Occupation: Collier Colliery -  Abercrave Owner - Abercrave Colliery Co Brecon
Notes: Fall of roof at face as he was preparing to fix a post under a piece of insecure roof. The stone pinned him against a post standing near, and he died from his injuries two days after the accident.

http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/database/result/67746.html


Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Dixon was such a common name in Cumbria - have you got him on census with parents ?

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

This must be Henry with Martha in 1901 - Llangyfelach Swansea Glamorgan

RG13 Piece 5072 Folio 165 Page 37

Henry Dixon  42 Born Whitehaven
Martha Dixon  34 Born St Davids, Pembrokeshire
William H Dixon  11 Thos J Dixon  10
Jno Dixon  8 Agnes M Dixon  2
Florence M Dixon  1 Mary H Dixon  13
Sidney J Dixon  9 Catherine Anne Dixon  6

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

On the 1891 Swansea Glamorgan - Henry's age varies again - 1867 ?

Henry Dixon  24 Born Whitehaven. 
Mary Dixon  27 Born Swansea.
W H Dixon  1 Born Swansea.
Th J Dixon  3 months Born Swansea.

Sandra

[excel]

The nearest I can find in earlier census returns for place of birth is:
1861 Egremont, Cumberland
Henry Dixon, Head, married, 36, Labourer, born Burn Elen, Cumberland
Jane, wife, 38, born Cockermouth, Cumberland
William, son, 1[8], unm, Labourer, born Bellingham, Northumberland
Jane Ann, dau, 11, unm, Scholar, born [Haltwhistle?], Northumberland
Hannah, dau, 7, unm, Scholar, born Hensingham, Cumberland
Henry, son, 5,      "         "                "
Hensingham is only 2 miles from Whitehaven.

1851 Census gives his father's birthplace as Maryport, Cumberland and occupation as Miner.
Other children: Isabella, 5, born Coldbeck, Cumberland and
James, 1, born Haltwhistle, Northumberland

There was a Henry Dixon christened Hensingham, Cumberland 8 June 1856. Parents were Henry Dixon and Jane [no surname given].

One to add to the list perhaps!