The Dixson Family
Ann Hulke Dixson
19 November 1834, in Deal, Kent,
England
John East
Dixson
Ann
(Hulke) Dixson
19 June 1835, in Deal, Kent, England
John East Dixson
1804, in Walmer, Kent, England
1 November 1804, in St Mary,
Walmer, Kent, England
Thomas Dixson
Easter (Mourilyan) Dixson
Ann Hulke on 10 June
1830, in Deal, Kent, England
Surgeon.
John, along with his brothers-in-law William Hulke and Benjamin Hulke, are
listed as "Bankers, Dealers and Chapmen" when they were declared bankrupt on
1 December 1840 (London Gazette 26 January 1841 p233). The Will of Valentine Edwards
Clayson lists John as a surgeon in 1844, and on 11 October 1849 the
London Gazette recorded the dissolution of the "Partnership between the
undersigned John East Dixson and James Seymour Leeson, in the business or
profession of Surgeons and Apothecaries, at Deal, in the county of Kent, and
elsewhere, under the firm of Dixson and Leeson" and that the business would
be carried on solely by James Leeson (London Gazette 16 October 1849 p3103). The
1851 census lists John as "Member Of R C S L & Licentiale" in Wye, Kent.
The 1861 census finds John at 3 Harley Street, Bow, Middlesex and records
him as a "Surgeon not practising", also remarking that he is deaf. When
swearing the probate
of Stephen Norris on 19 April 1865, John is recorded as a surgeon of 3
Harley Street, Bow Road, Middlesex and when swearing the probate of Susanna
Taylor on 27 February 1867 he is recorded as a surgeon of Wye, Kent. The
1871 census records John as a surgeon in Wye, and the 1881 census records
John as "Surgeon Not In Practice M.R.C.S & L.S.A"
2 August 1890, at Cragmore, Wye,
Kent, England, aged 85
The Lancet 9 August 1890 p323
DEATHS.
DIXSON.—On Aug 2nd, at Cragmore, Wye, Kent, John East
Dixson, M.R.C.S., formerly of Deal, in his 86th year.
6 August 1890, in SS Gregory & Martin,
Wye, Kent, England
granted 22 November 1890 to Rev.
John Hulke Dixson and George Mercer
National
Index of Wills and Administrations 1890 p226
DIXSON
John East Esq. Personal Estate £10,919 4s. 22 November
The Will with two Codicils of John East Dixson late of Wye in the county
of Kent Esquire who died 2
August 1890 at Wye was proved at Canterbury
by the Reverend John Hulke Dixson of Wye Clerk the Son and George Mercer
of Deal Solicitor the Executors.
1841: Beach
Street, Deal, Kent
1844: 130 Beach Street, Deal (Will
of Valentine Edwards Clayson)
1851: Church
Street, Wye, Kent
1861: 3 Harley Street, Bow,
Middlesex
1865: 3 Harley Street, Bow Road, Middlesex (National
Index of Wills and Administrations 1865 p68)
1867: Wye, Kent (National
Index of Wills and Administrations 1867 p42)
1871:
Wye, Kent
1879: Church Street, Wye, Kent (National
Index of Wills and Administrations 1879 p203)
1881: Church
St, Wye, Kent
1890: Cragmore, Church Street, Wye, Kent (The Lancet 9 August 1890 p323). Cragmore is
now a Grade II listed building.
John Hulke Dixson
1840, in Deal, Kent, England
15 January 1840, in Deal, Kent,
England
John East
Dixson
Ann
(Hulke) Dixson
Trinity College, Dublin,
graduating B.A. in 1866, and M.A. in 1869. He was granted an ad
eundem M.A. from Cambridge in 1870.
Clara Farmer on 1 August 1877, in
Leeds, Kent, England
John Hulke Dixson is recorded as single, the son of John East Dixson. Clara
Farmer is recorded as single, the daughter of William Farmer.
London Standard 8 August 1877 p13
Aug. 1, at St. Nicholas’, Leeds, Kent, JOHN HULKE
DIXSON, M.A., Vicar of Wye, Kent, to CLARA,
fourth daughter of WILLIAM FARMER, Esq., of
Battle Hall, Leeds.
Clara was born in 1851, in Leeds, Kent, and baptised on 1 June 1851, in
Leeds, the daughter of William Farmer and Mary Ann Betts. She died on 8
January 1887 at Wye vicarage, Kent, aged 35, and was buried on 13 January
1887, in Wye, Kent. Clara presumably died as a result of complications from
the birth of her fifth child, born two days before her death.
The Guardian 12 January 1887 p12
DEATHS.
DIXSON.—Jan. 8, 1887, Wye Vicarage, Kent, Clara, the dearly loved wife of
the Rev. John Hulke Dixson, aged 35 years.
Census:
1861: Leeds, Kent: Clara Farmer, daughter, is aged 9, born in Leeds, Kent
1871: Eastchurch,
Kent
1881: Bridge St
Vicarage, Wye, Kent
- William John Dixson (1878 - ? )
- Jessie Clara Sawbridge Dixson (1880 - ? )
- Archibald Hulke Dixson (1880 - 1950)
- Arthur Douglas Dixson (1883 - ? )
- Clarence Farmer Dixson (1887 - ? )
Clergyman
It appears that John initially planned a career in the civil service. He was
certified as a clerk in the Customs Department on February 13, 1857 (Reports from Commissioners 1858 p89), and the 1861 census records him as a clerk
in HM Customs, but he later decided to attend university in Dublin,
graduating B.A. in 1866 and M.A. in 1869.John entered the priesthood and was
ordained deacon in 1866, and priest in 1867, by the Archbishop of
Canterbury. He served as curate of Hythe, Kent from 1867 until 1870, and was
also chaplain of the Elham Union workhouse, the workhouse built in
Etchinghill to house the poor of the fifteen parishes of the Elham Union,
from 1868 until 1870. John was curate at Marden, Kent, from 1870 until 1871,
when he was appointed to Chartham, Kent where he was curate until 1873, then
moving to Leeds, Kent. By 1881, John was vicar of Wye, Kent, and in 1896 he
became vicar of Codicote, Hertfordshire.
Crockford's Clerical Directory 1874 p244
DIXSON, John Hulke, Leeds,
Maidstone.—T.C.D.; B.A. 1866, M.A. 1869, ad
eund. Cam. 1870; d
1867, p 1868
by Abp of Cant. C of Leeds w
Broomfield, Dio. Cant. 1873. Formerly C. of Hythe, Kent. 1867-70; Chap. of
the Elham Union 1868-70; C. of Marden, Kent, 1870-71; Chartham 1871-73;
Hon. Sec. to various Church Societies. Author, Home
Missions of the Church of England and Ireland; Paper read before
the Dublin University Prayer Union, 1866; Christmas
Greeting to Sunday Scholars, etc.
7 April 1919, in Deal, Kent, England,
aged 80
1841: Beach
Street, Deal, Kent
1851: Church
Street, Wye, Kent
1861:
3 Harley Street, Bow, Middlesex
1871: St Mildred, Kent: John H. Dixson, boarder, is aged 31, born in Seal,
Kent
1881: Bridge St
Vicarage, Wye, Kent
1890: Wye, Kent (National
Index of Wills and Administrations 1890 p226)
1901: High
Street, Codicote, Hertfordshire
1911: Deal, Kent: John Hulke Dixson is aged 71, born in Deal, Kent
1919: Calverly, Stanley-road, Deal, Kent (The Dublin University Calendar vol 2 p51)
William Thomas Dixson
1833,
in Deal, Kent, England
29 March 1833, in Deal, Kent,
England
John East
Dixson
Ann
(Hulke) Dixson
Paymaster in the Royal Navy
William was made assistant paymaster on 27 February 1854, and joined the Harpy, a flag ship in Constantinople,
as clerk to the secretary, in January 1855 (Navy List 20 December 1855 p155), then
transferred to the Cressy,
stationed in the Mediterranean, as assistant paymaster on 8 September 1856 (Navy List 20 September 1856 p146). William
was promoted to paymaster on 16 July 1859, and on 31 December 1859 he joined
the Excellent, a gunnery ship out
of Portsmouth, being carried as an additional (Navy List 20 March 1860 p156). On 2 August
1862, William joined the Severn,
stationed in the East Indies (Navy List 20 December 1862 p197), and
appointed Secretary on the Severn on
1 March 1863 (Navy List 20 December 1863 p202). By 1865,
William was unemployed (Navy List 20 December 1865 p61) and he was
placed on the retired list on 13 June 1871 (London Gazette 1 December 1871 p5436), but
he was promoted to Fleet Paymaster (retired) on 17 February 1886 (Navy List 20 March 1891 p482).
20 February 1897, in Deal, Kent,
England, aged 63
London Standard 25 February 1897 p1
DIXSON Feb 20, at Deal, William Thomas Dixson, Fleet Paymaster, R.N.,
eldest son of John East Dixson, late of Wye, Kent, aged 64 years
1861: British Ships in Home Ports: W J Dixson is aged 27, born in Deal, Kent
1871: Wye, Kent
1881: Church
Street, Wye, Kent
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