William Joseph Dickson (1885 - 1942)

Born 5 Jul 1885 in Alberton, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 31 Aug 1942 at age 57 in Parkside, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

William Joseph Dickson was born on the 5th July 1886, in Alberton, South Australia, Australia, the son of Edward Dickson and his wife Jessie Bampton.^[1]

He married firstly Blanche Bernice Burt on the 10th September 1909, in Sydney, New South Wales.^[2]

Blanche having died in 1917, he married secondly Maude Amelia Pearce, twice—firstly on the 21st June 1919, in St John's Church Adelaide,^[3] and secondly on the 21st September 1920, in the Registry Office Adelaide.^[4] The first time the record states he was 32 years of age, and widowed. The second time the record states he was 34 years of age and divorced.

William Joseph Dickson passed away on the 31st August 1942, in the Parkside Mental Hospital, South Australia, Australia, of lobar pneumonia, and general paralysis of the insane, aged 56 years,^[5] and was interred in the Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, where his wife would later also be laid to rest.^[6]

DEATHS

DICKSON.— On August 31, William Joseph, the dearly beloved husband of Maud A. Dickson. of 19 Ophir street, Goodwood Park, and late of the Manhattan Cafe, and loving father of Max (A.I.F. abroad), Jean. Bettie (Sydney), Lois. Wilton. and Warwick; aged 56 years. Resting.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — Genealogy South Australia. Online database Birth entry: Year: 1886, Surname: DICKSON; Given Name: William Joseph; Gender: M; Father Name: Edward DICKSON; Mother Name: Jessie BAMPTON; District: Port Adelaide; Book/Page: 378/142
2. ↑ Marriage #1 — "Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011"
   Sydney Diocesan Archives, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61177 #473132 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   William Joseph Dickson (23) marriage to Blanche Bernice Burt on 10 Sep 1909 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. ↑ Marriage #2 Registration #1 — Genealogy South Australia. Online database Marriage entry: Surname: DICKSON, Given Name: William Joseph; Father name: Edward DICKSON; Spouse Surname: PEARCE; Spouse Given Name: Maud Amelia; Spouse Father Name: Edwin Wiliam PEARCE; Marriage Date: 21-Jun-1919; District: Adelaide; Book/Page: 279/833
4. ↑ Marriage #2 Registration #2 — Genealogy South Australia. Online database Marriage entry: Surname: DICKSON, Given Name: William Joseph; Father name: Edward DICKSON; Spouse Surname: PEARCE; Spouse Given Name: Maud Amelia; Spouse Father Name: Edward William PEARCE; Marriage Date: 21-Sep-1920; District: Adelaide; Book/Page: 284/1012
5. ↑ Death Registration — Genealogy South Australia. Online database Death entry: Surname: DICKSON; First Names: William Joseph; Gender: M; District: Norwood; Book/Page: 654/4744; Death Year: 1942
6. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/151465604/william-joseph-dickson: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for William Joseph Dickson (1885–1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #151465604, citing Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by jlong (contributor 48741020).
7. ↑ "Family Notices" News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) 31 August 1942: 4. Web. 20 May 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128365237>.

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• Death: "South Australia, Australia, Supreme Court Criminal Records, 1837-1918; Reports to the Police Coroner, 1842-1961"
  State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Police Reports to the Coroner - City Coroner and Successors 1879-1967; Reference: GRG1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62316 #13368 (accessed 20 May 2023)
  William Joseph Dickson death 31 Aug 1942 (age 56) in South Australia, Australia.