The Dixon family

The children of Luke and Jemima Dixon

Luke and Jemima Dixon had at least 7 children.  Click here to read more about Luke and Jemima and his parents and siblings

Three of their children feature in the information we have researched so far:

Mark Dixon
Mark was born about 1873. His birthplace varies in different censuses, some refer to in Frampton Cotterell but at least one mentions Surrey! 

We have not been able to trace his marriage to Sophia.   The Thornbury parish records show that they had one son, Nelson, baptised on 3rd March 1891 when the family address was given as Horseshoe Lane. 

In the 1901 census when they were living at Gillingstool they had 2 children: Robert born in Chipping Sodbury on 20th June 1897 and Ellen (or Nellie as she was called) born in Hampshire on 28th August 1899.  We don't know what happened to Nelson.  Two more children were born: Ethel baptised on 10th September 1901 and Sidney baptised on 10th April 1903 when their address was still Horseshoe Lane.

The Council School records show that Mark and Sophia's children had a difficult time as Mark seemed to follow in the family footsteps and took the children out of school to go 'travelling'.  The children were also transferred from School to Dr Barnados and a Home for Waifs which may have been the same place.

The School records also show Horseshoe Lane as an address.  At the time of the 1911 census the family were living at 17 Horseshoe Lane.  Mark was described as a labourer.  The record shows that Mark and Sophia had been married fifteen years and that they had had eight children, two of which had died.  The other six were living with them:  Robert aged 13, Nellie aged 11, Ethel aged 10, Sidney aged 8, Maudie aged 5 and Nelson aged 1. 

Sophia died and was buried on 8th April 1911 aged 38.  Her address at the time was again given as Horseshoe Lane.

Maurice Dixon
Maurice was born in Stanwell, Middlesex about 1890, the youngest of Luke and Jemima's seven children.

Maurice, is listed as a 'hawker' living in Horseshoe Lane in the 1910 Trade Directory, although we don't know which house he was living in.  In the 1911 census we think Maurice was living with his parents in 4 Rock Street, but we can't be sure of this.  He was shown as living in Horseshoe Lane on 2nd December 1912 when he married Cinderella Lock, the daughter of John Lock, another dealer.

Maurice and Cinderella had several children: Walter C in 1914, William in 1915, Maurice baptised 9th December 1916 when Maurice was shown as being a 'soldier', Ethel born on 11th March 1920, Leonard born on 26th June 1922.  The baptism, Council School records and Prewett's 1916 Street Directory show that the family was living in Rock Street in 1916 up to 1925.  We know from other sources such as the sale of the property in 1924 that it was the house which became number 4 Rock Street where they lived.

The school records suggest the family moved to Crossways, and Ethel is transferred to a school in London in 1928.  However, Maurice is listed in the electoral register up to 1938.   Cinderella is never mentioned so she may have died.  In 1921 Mark is listed as well as Maurice and in 1931 through to 1938 Maurice's wife seems to be Alice Dixon who is listed in the registers as living in Rock Street.

We understand that Maurice worked in the quarry at Tytherington.  Alice is remembered for her habit of spitting on her front door step and rubbing it to keep it clean.  She was blinded in one eye.

Julia Dixon - married Goliath Cole in December quarter 1901 in Alton district.   From about 1915 they settled in the house which later became known as 11 Rock Street and Julia carried on living there until she died in 1953. 

This page was last updated: 21/03/2012