Gertrude (Craven) Dixon (1889 - 1979)

Born 29 Jul 1889 in Nelson, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Bentley Dixon Jr — married 1911 in Burnley, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1979 at about age 89 in Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Gertrude (Craven) Dixon was born in Lancashire, England.

Gertrude was born in Nelson, Lancashire, England, on July 29, 1889. she was the daughter of Dan Radcliffe Craven and Mary (Unknown). She married William Bentley Dixon in 1911. The marriage was registered in the fourth quarter in Burnley, Lancashire. The couple would have two children. Gertrude was enumerated in the 1939 Register residing at 374 Leeds Road, Nelson with William. Her occupation "Dress Agent".

Sources

• England & Wales Birth Index 1837-1915: Vol. 8e page 314.

• England Census 1891: 30 Raglan Street, Great, Little Marsden, Nelson, Lancashire. Age 1.

• England Census 1901: 51 Brighton Rd., Birkdale, Lancashire. Age 11.

• England Census 1911: 3 Hargreaves Street, Nelson, Lancashire. Age, 21, occupation, "Cotton Weaver".

• England & Wales Marriage Index 1837-1915: Vol. 8e page 531.

• British Army WWI, Service Records, 1914-1920: Gertrude listed as wife, and dependent of Soldier, husband, William. Document also lists Marriage at Wesley Chapel, Hargreaves, Burnley, on 14 October, 1911. Also lists two dependent children, Mary, born January 13, 1912, in Nelson, Lancashire. And Alexander Bentley, born February 13, 1914 in Garstang, Lancashire. Residence listed as 71 Keathley Rd., Colne, Lancashire. [2]

• England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 10c page 611.

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XTF-79V : accessed 1 August 2015)], Gertrude Craven, 1889; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Burnley, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L2-PVM : accessed 1 August 2015)], Gertrude Craven, Birkdale, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing county, registration district, Formby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L2-PVM : 21 May 2019), Gertrude Craven in household of Dan R Craven, Birkdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Formby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WC-BBQ : accessed 1 August 2015)], Gertrude Craven, 1911; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Burnley, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• 1939 England and Wales Register for Gertrude Dixon (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCT-QQ8G : accessed 1 August 2015)], Gertrude Dixon, 1970; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Fylde, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.