William Roper DIXON

1844 - 1924  (80 years)

• Name	William Roper DIXON
  Birth	2 Jun 1844	Blackfriars, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Christening	3 Jul 1844	Christ Church, Southwark, London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	3303
  _UID	39CA0AA45ED942F880B49954470E6AFCFE89
  Death	4 Oct 1924	Marylebone, London   [3, 4]
  Notes	In the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses William was living with his grandparents, William and Ann ROPER, in 1851 (aged 6) and 1861 (aged 16) in Teynham, and in 1871 (aged 26) in Lynsted, Kent. 1881 census: at Cambridge Cottages, Lynsted, Kent, (all DIXON), William R, head, 36, married, farmer of 282 acres, employing 12 men & 3 boys, born London), Sarah A (wife, 31, born Ospringe, Kent), Roper G (son, 6, scholar, born Teynham, Kent), Bridges R (son, 5, scholar, born Teynham, Kent), Mary (daughter, 3, born Teynham, Kent) plus a cook and a housemaid. 1891 census: at Cambridge House, Lynsted, Kent, (all DIXON), William R, head, 46, married, farmer, born London), Sarah A (wife, 41, born Ospringe, Kent), Frederick (son, 8, scholar, born Lynsted, Kent, Mary (daughter, 13, scholar, born Teynham, Kent), Macdonald (son, 5, scholar, born Lynsted, Kent) plus 2 general servants. 1901 census: at Cambridge Farm, Lynsted, Kent, (all DIXON), William Roper, head, 56, married, farmer, born Blackfriars, London), Sarah Agnes (wife, 51, born Ospringe, Kent), Mary (daughter, single, 23, born Teynham, Kent), Macdonald (son, 15, scholar, born Lynsted, Kent) and Bridges R (son, single, 25, estate agent, born Teynham, Kent) plus a companion and a housmaid. 1911 census: at Cambridge, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Kent (9 rooms), (all DIXON), William Roper, head, 66, married, farmer on own a/c, born Blackfriars, London), Sarah Agnes (wife, 61, married 39 years, 5 children, 4 living, 1 dead, born Ospringe, Kent), Mary (daughter, 33, single, born Tynham, Kent), MacDonald (son, 25, single, land agents clerk, born Lynsted, Kent), plus a cook and a housemaid. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995: DIXON William Roper of Lynstead near Sittingbourne Kent died 4 October 1924 at 12 Hinde-street Marylebone Middlesex Probate London 6 February 1925 to Roper Gillow Dixon surveyor and Bridges Richard Dixon estate agent. Effects £35821 16s 9d.
  Person ID	I3303	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard DIXON,   b. Bef 7 Mar 1816, Canterbury, Kent d. Mar 1901, Chelsea RD (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann ROPER,   b. Bef 29 Dec 1820, Teynham, Kent d. Jun 1900, Chelsea RD (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1843	Faversham RD   [5]
  Family ID	F1468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Agnes GILLOW,   b. Jun 1849, Faversham RD d. 6 May 1916, Lynsted, Kent (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1872	Faversham RD   [6]
  Children	1. Roper Gillow DIXON,   b. Jun 1874, Teynham, Kent d. 8 Sep 1948, Teynham, Kent (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Bridges Richard DIXON,   b. Dec 1875, Teynham, Kent d. Dec 1937, Faversham RD (Age ~ 62 years)   3. Mary DIXON,   b. Dec 1877, Faversham RD d. Dec 1911, Faversham RD (Age ~ 34 years)   4. Frederick DIXON,   b. Jun 1882, Lynsted, Kent d. Dec 1894, Faversham RD (Age ~ 12 years)   5. MacDonald DIXON,   b. Mar 1886, Faversham RD d. 3 May 1917, Flanders (WW1) (Age ~ 31 years)
  Family ID	F578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 4 Oct 1924 - Marylebone, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S360] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 at ancestry.com, March 2016 and later. [S3] BMD index, Q2 1844 St Saviour 4/481. (Reliability: 4). [S400] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 , ancestry.co.uk. [S3] BMD index, aged 80, Q4 1924 Marylebone 1a/576. (Reliability: 4). [S3] BMD index, Q1 1843 Faversham 5/221. (Reliability: 4). [S3] BMD index, Q4 1872 Faversham 2a/1318. (Reliability: 4).