Henry Odessa Dixon (1856 - 1943)

Born 26 Sep 1856 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Jane Munnerly (Harris) Dixon — married 6 Sep 1877 in Wesleyan Church, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1943 at age 87 in 118 Doveton Street, Ballarat, Victoria.

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Biography

Henry Odessa Dixon was born on 26 Sep 1856 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, son of Henry William Odessa Dixon (1833 - 1888) and Jane Elizabeth Fanstone (Sweetingham) Dixon (1833 - 1910). His occupation was 'boiler maker'.

Henry immigrated to Australia in 1858.^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Mary Ann Thirza Dixon (1859 - 1859)
2. George Dixon (1862 - 1894)
3. Sarah Madeline (Dixon) Woolf (1864 - 1929)
4. Eliza Jane Dixon (1866 - 1866)
5. Arthur Dixon (1869 - 1914)
6. Albert Henry Dixon (1873 - 1965)
7. Alfred Ernest Dixon (1875 - 1890)
8. Norman Walter Dixon (1878 - 1919)

Henry married Ann Jane Munnerly Harris (1857 - 1926) on 6 Sep 1877 in Wesleyan Church, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.^[2] Their children were:

1. Henry John Dixon (1878 - 1928)
2. Maud Louisa Jane (Dixon) Cook (1880 - 1943)
3. Annie Mabel Dixon (1881 - >1900)
4. Ernest George Dixon (1881 - 1947)
5. Herbert Arthur Jubilee Dixon (1887 - 1950)
6. Alfred Odessa Dixon (1892 - 1918)
7. Frederick Rennie Odessa Dixon (1896 - 1916).

Henry died on 20 Nov 1943 in 118 Doveton Street, Ballarat, Victoria. aged 87. His remains were buried in the Williamstown Cemetery on 22 November 1943.^[3]

Family notice in the newspaper, The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Mon 22 Nov 1943. Page 5. reads ...
DIXON. On November 21, at the residence of his son, 118 Doveton-street, Ballarat North, Henry Odessa Dixon, late of Albert-street. Williamstown, beloved husband of the late Ann Jane, loved father of Maud (Mrs. A. Cook, deceased), Henry (deceased), Ern, Bert, Alf (A.I.F.. deceased), Fred (A.I.F. deceased) and Will, aged 87 years. Resting. Remains at E. W. Jackson's Chapel, North Williamstown. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑

   Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923.
   Name	Henry Odessa Dixon
   Sex	Male
   Age	1
   Arrival Place	Melbourne
   Departure Date	8 Jan 1858
   Departure Place	London, England, United Kingdom
   Departure Place (Original)	London
   Birth Year (Estimated)	1857

   "Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHD-ZP2Z : 15 October 2019), Henry Odessa Dixon, 1858.

2. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages (Victoria)
   DIXON, Henry Odessa CM 251891 Marriage
   Spouse: HARRIS, Ann Jane Mannerly
   Reg Year: 1877 Reg State: Victoria
   Ref Number: 2992
   
3. ↑

   Find A Grave Index.
   Name	Henry Odessa Dixon
   Death or Burial Place	Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia
   Cemetery	Williamstown Cemetery
   Death Date	20 Nov 1943
   Birth Date	26 Sep 1856
   Photograph Included	N
   Note	Contains Biography

   "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-ZSXC : 10 September 2021), Henry Odessa Dixon, ; Burial, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia, Williamstown Cemetery; citing record ID 153401811, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

4. ↑

   Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989.
   Name	Henry O Dixon
   Residence Place	Ballarat, ,
   Probate Date	23 Feb 1944
   Probate Place	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
   Occupation	X Rly Employe
   Event Type	Probate
   Record Number	203
   Series Number	350
   Volume Beginning Year	1940
   Volume Ending Year	1949
   Death Date	20 Nov 1943

   "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV89-ZQ3 : 2 March 2021), Henry O Dixon, 23 Feb 1944; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 350, record 203, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004105333.