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Hi again.

Deal and Walmer are often quoted in the same breath and are in East Kent on the coast just along from Dover. The parish church of Deal is St. Leonard's if that helps.


Here is a link to see a map of the area to help you get your bearings - you'll find them just by the No.3 :)

http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Maps/LofKPE.htm :



Cx

Hey, "Convicted at Middlesex Gaol".


1851

Name: Joshua S Dixon
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Melinas Elizn Dixon
> Where born: Deal, Kent, England

Civil parish: Stepney
Registration district: Stepney
County/Island: Middlesex

Joshua S Dixon 60 - master mariner
Melinas Eliz'th Dixon 36 - born Bordeaux!
Mary Lucy Dixon 16 - born London
Joshua A Dixon 1 - born Cape of Good Hope
Cath'ne Williams 65 - visitor, born Nancé
Alex Ferguson 22 (wrongly attached to household, lodger)


That's obviously a second marriage.

Marriages Mar 1849
DIXON Joshua Sayer W. Derby 20 678
Williams Melina Elizabeth W Derby 20 678


1861 in Greenwich St Alphage:

Melina Dixon 45 - married, merchant captain's wife
Joshua R Dixon 11
Melina Dixon 6
Mary Ann Gardner 55
Mary Ann Garland 19

This is probably his death with a bogus age, unfortunately:

Deaths Sep 1881
Dixon Joshua Sayer 71 Hackney 1b 365

Granted, he doesn't seem the most likely father of a delinquent. ;) Just following the fishies!


In any case we might do well to look in Middlesex in censuses rather than Deal.


One other in 1841:
- edit - typo - 1851 -

Benjr Dixon 62 - timber merchant, born Rotherhithe, Surrey
Sarah Dixon 56 - born Deal
Sophie Dixon 28
Mary A Dixon 24
Adelaide Dixon 20
Ann Dahane 58 - sister, born Deal
Jane Greener 24
Ann Dickson 19

Civil parish: Limehouse
County/Island: Middlesex
Registration district: Stepney

Are you wanting to see just general census info?

In 1841, these are the Dixons in Deal of an age to be the parents:

Esther Dixon abt 1776 Kent, England Deal, Kent
John Dixon abt 1776 Kent, England Deal, Kent

Mary Dixon abt 1776 Kent, England Deal, Kent
Joseph Dixon abt 1776 Kent, England Deal, Kent

Letitia Dixon abt 1791 Deal, Kent
Benjamin Dixon abt 1791 Kent, England Deal, Kent

of similar age to George:

Elizabeth Dixon abt 1806 Kent, England Deal, Kent
Joseph Dixon abt 1806 Kent, England Deal, Kent

Richard Dixon abt 1811 Kent, England Deal, Kent
Elizabeth Dixon abt 1811 Kent, England Deal, Kent

and then a dozen more younger Dixons.


I was going to suggest watching out for colonial spelling errors: the name could be Dickson. My young daughter-of-the-US-revolution friend in North Carolina is descended from many Marcums in the southeastern states, but they were Markhams before they crossed the water. Spelling often didn't travel well. But there's only one Dickson couple in Deal in 1841.

Oh, and duh, you have him in English records as Dixon.

Ah, but there are Dixson-s in Kent. A George baptised 1782, and a John c1806 with wife Ann in 1841. Just for info.

AS, just piddling on your thread here to mark it.

My cuz in Canterbury has parish records for ... I'm trying to find the thing she said. Meanwhile, you're not really looking for Canterbury parishes though, are you?

Here we are:

the BMD Index for the Canterbury city parishes
For your info the parishes covered by my CD are St Andrews, St Alphage, St Mary Bredin, St Mary Bredman, Christchurch, St Dunstan, St George, Holy Cross, St Mary Magdalene, St Mildred, St Martin, St Peter, St Paul and All Saints. The index has been prepared by the Kent Family History Society and is very useful because, as you can imagine, unless you know which parish something happened in you have to plough through 16 sets of parish records.

in case that's useful to know.

When Fanny says 'jump', I ask "how high"!



Hi AuntySherlock, you've been missing a while!

Take a look at this link. There is a chap there who transcribes and does lookups for the Deal area.

I was going to register and ask about your George Dixon but I guess you would rather do it yourself :)

http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?action=register



If I find anything else, I will get back to you. Cx

Well hello Aunty..Long time no see,only dropped in to say hello and how are you?
Cynthia and Irene(Renes)are very good with parish records....I am rubbish with them..;s

Off to ask them to have a decko when they are about...

Well that is going no where. Currently waiting for Cantebury Cathedral to reply to my email. Well, that's where the info is supposed to be.

In the meantime.....

Ireland bound we go. I am looking for the source of the following information, ie I need to see the records.

Ann(e) Mandeville, born May 1820
Daughter of Andrew and Johanna Mandeville nee Hay(e)s

Australian Immigration passenger lists is here

http://search.ancestry.com.au/iexec?htx=View&r=5544&dbid=1204&iid=IMAUS1787_081247-0385&fn=Anne&ln=Mandeville&st=r&ssrc=&pid=46512

And that pesky emoticon sign is supposed to be an "=" sign.

Birth place is named as Waterford Ireland. Above record names place of residence as Clonmale, if I am reading it correctly.

I am looking for birth of Anne, marriage of Andrew and Johanna and any other children of the marriage.

Thank you in anticipation of any information.

Whoops nearly forgot. Anne Mandeville was the partner of George Dixon. Well you knew there had to be a link!!!

I'm off to bed it's approaching witching hour over here.

I have emailed the Kent archives thingy and asked them if I could have access to the CD which contains the Deal parish records. If I can beg, borrow, steal or buy a copy that might answer my question. Providing of course Mr Dixon did come from there.

IGI have a couple of G. Dixon from the Kent area. I need to be careful because I know he was not in the UK after 1828.

Hmm I thought I had put a reply on h ere. Wonder if I dumped it elsewhere. Thank you for your reply I will go look where I have hidden mine. When I searched Kent Parish Records I came across a list of Deal Freemen these names were in the list. Keeping for reference.

Dixon, John 27 July, 1710
Dixon, John 2 February, 1737
Dixon, Joseph 25 June, 1771
Dixon, Joseph, Jurat 5 December, 1804
Dixon, William 31 January, 1699


Edit. Nope can't find it. I said, thank you, I have done the search trees bit on GR and sent some messages to people with George Dixon in their tree. Because I can't use census info I am about to start searching parish registers. Hopefully there are some available.

there are six George Dixon's born 1808 in Kent that I can see, but none in Deal

Looking for the birth of George Dixon including parents and any siblings. The information I have so far is

Approximate date of birth 1808-1810.
Place: Deal UK which I think is in Kent. Do not know if this is his place of birth he said he was a "native of Deal in England".

Occupation: Millwright or labourer

Convicted of stealing lead on February 1828 sentenced to transportation.
Info available at "www.oldbaileyonline.org" George Dixon 118280221-257

At time of conviction his age was put as 19 years.

Transported to Australia on the Albion on 29 May 1828.


• Title: George Dixon, one of 192 convicts transported on the Albion, 29 May 1828.
• Details: Sentence details: Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 21 February 1828.
Vessel: Albion.
Date of Departure: 29 May 1828.
Place of Arrival: New South Wales.
Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 406
There are more links with the above info which I will look at.

I have his marriage and death after arriving in Australia. Need to work out which George Dixon he was in the UK.