Richard DIXON

Bef 1816 - 1901  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Richard DIXON
  Birth	Bef 7 Mar 1816	Canterbury, Kent   [1]
  Christening	7 Mar 1816	Canterbury, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CC13A756B25C492981920089A8180E5B2106
  Death	Mar 1901	Chelsea RD   [3]
  Notes	When daughter Elizabeth Flora was christened Richard was a draper of 58 Black Friars Road. In 1850 & 1852 he was a draper of 2 Hereford Terrace, Kings Road, Chelsea. NOTE: for some reason Richard's first child, William Roper DIXON was apparently brought up by his ROPER grandparents and appeared with them in censuses from 1851 to 1871. 1851 census: at 2 Hereford Terrace, Chelsea, London (all DIXON), Richard (head, 34, draper, born Canterbury), Mary A (wife, 30, born Teynham, Kent), Elizabeth F (daughter, 5, scholar, born Lambeth, Surrey) and Mary A (daughter, 7 months, born Chelsea). 1861 census: at 37 Kings Road, Chelsea, London (all DIXON), Richard (head, 45, haberdasher & ----, born Canterbury), Mary Ann (wife, 40, born Teynham, Kent), Elizabeth F (daughter, 15, scholar, born London, Surrey), Mary Ann (daughter, 10, scholar, born Chelsea) and Richard (son, 8, scholar, born Chelsea). Also an apprentice and a servant. 1871 census: at 14 Markham Square, Chelsea, London (all DIXON), Richard (head, 54, commercial clerk drapery, born Canterbury), Mary Ann (wife, 49, born Teynham, Kent) and Richard (son, 18, estate agent clerk, born Chelsea). Also 4 visitors and 2 servants. 1881 census: at 14 Markham Square, Chelsea, London (all DIXON), Richard (head, 65, draper, born Canterbury), Mary A (wife, 60, born Teynham, Kent) and Richard (son, 28, auctioneer & estate agent , born Chelsea). Also Elizabeth F KILLICK (daughter, married, 34, farmer's wife, born London), Maude KILLICK (granddaughter, 6, born Chelsea) and William J HOGBEN (cousin, single, 51, retired farmer, born Har---, Kent) and a domestic servant. 1891 census: at 14 Markham Square, Chelsea, London (all DIXON), Richard (head, 75, silk mercers clerk, born Canterbury), Mary A (wife, 70, born Teynham, Kent) and Mary A (daughter, single, 40, born Chelsea). Also Elizabeth F KILLICK (daughter, married, 44, dressmakers assistant, born London), Maud KILLICK (granddaughter, 16, scholar, born Chelsea) and Bridges R DIXON (grandson, 15, auctioneer's clerk, born Teynham, Kent. Also 2 visitors and a general servant.
  Person ID	I4609	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2017

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann ROPER,   b. Bef 29 Dec 1820, Teynham, Kent d. Jun 1900, Chelsea RD (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1843	Faversham RD   [4]
  Children	1. William Roper DIXON,   b. 2 Jun 1844, Blackfriars, Surrey d. 4 Oct 1924, Marylebone, London (Age 80 years)   2. Elizabeth Flora DIXON,   b. 29 Mar 1846, Blackfriars, London d. Dec 1932, Plympton RD (Age 86 years)   3. Mary Ann DIXON,   b. 31 Aug 1850, Chelsea, London d. Jun 1897, Chelsea RD (Age 46 years)   4. Richard DIXON,   b. 3 Aug 1852, Chelsea, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1851 census. [S336] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, July 2014 and later. [S3] BMD index, aged 85, Q1 1901 Chelsea 1a/260. (Reliability: 4). [S3] BMD index, Q1 1843 Faversham 5/221. (Reliability: 4).