Ann Jane Munnerly (Harris) Dixon (1857 - 1926)

Born 25 Jul 1857 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Odessa Dixon — married 6 Sep 1877 in Wesleyan Church, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1926 at age 68 in 24 Albert St., Williamstown, Victoria.

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Biography

Ann was born in Port Melbourne in 1857.^[1]

She married Henry Dixon in 1877.^[2]

She passed away in 1926.^[3] Her obituary in the Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954) Sat 20 Feb 1926, Page 2, OBITUARY. reads ...
MRS. A. J. M. DIXON.
After an illness of some months' duration, Mrs Ann Jane M. Dixon passed to the Great Beyond on Wednesday morning last, the 10th inst., at her residence, 24 Albert-street, at the age of 68 years. Deceased, who was a native of Port Melbourne, was the wife of Mr Henry O. Dixon, a well-known resident, and daughter of the late John and Jane Harris. She has been a resident of this city for over 65 years, for over 45 years was a prominent member of the John-street Methodist Church, and also a member of the Old Williamstown Association: The funeral, very largely attended, took place on Thursday afternoon last, leaving her late residence for interment in the local cemetery. Ernest W. Jackson had charge of the funeral arrangements, and the Rev. R. Ditterich officiated at the cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. Harris, C. Harris, E. Hind, H.. A. Glew, F. Adams, F. Woolf, A. Brooks, J. Mitchell, R. Willian and F. Raymer.^{[4] [5]} Ann's remains were interred in the Williamstown Cemetery. ^[6]

Marriage

Husband: Henry Odessa Dixon

Wife: Ann Jane Munmerly Harris

Child: Henry John Dixon

Child: Maude Louisa Jane Dixon

Child: Annie Mabel Dixon

Child: Ernest George Dixon

Child: Herbert Arthur Jubilee Dixon

Child: Alfred Odessa Dixon

Child: Frederick Rennie Dixon

Marriage:

Date: 6 SEP 1877

Place: Wesleyan Church, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia^[7]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 11 FEB 1926

Place: Williamstown Cemetery

Sources

1. ↑ Registry of BDM, Victoria.
   Birth certificate
   Record information
   Event: births
   Registration number: 9091 / 1857
   Family name: HARRIS
   Given name(s): Ann Jane
   Place of event: MELBOURNE, Australia
   Personal detail
   Mother's name: Jane
   Mother's family name at birth: MUNLERLEY
   Father's Name: John Shorland
2. ↑ Registry of BDM, Victoria.
   Marriage certificate
   Record information
   Event: marriages
   Registration number: 2992 / 1877
   Family name: DIXON
   Given name(s): Henry Odessa
   Personal detail
   Spouse's family name: HARRIS
   Spouse's given name(s): Ann Jane Munnerly
3. ↑ Registry of BDM, Victoria.
   Death certificate
   Record information
   Event: deaths
   Registration number: 2662 / 1926
   Family name: DIXON
   Given name(s): Ann Jane Munnerley
   Place of event: NEWPORT, Australia
   Personal detail
   Mother's name: Jane Elizabeth
   Mother's family name at birth: MUNNERLEY
   Father's Name: HARRIS John Shorland
4. ↑ ANL Trove Archive. https://trove.nla.gov.au
5. ↑ Harris-13579 was created by Norm Gray through the import of gray_families.GED on Oct 16, 2014.
6. ↑ Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153401798/ann-jane-dixon
7. ↑ Source: #S78 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Australian Vital Records Index 1788 - 1905.
HARRIS, Ann Jane CB 859525 Birth
Father: John Shorland
Mother: Munlerley Jane
Event Place: Melbourne
Reg Year: 1857 Reg State: Victoria
Ref Number: 9091