Peter Dickson
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Peter Dickson (abt. 1817 - 1880)

Peter Dickson
Born about in Greenock, Renfrew, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 16 Dec 1839 in St. Peter's, Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandmap
Husband of — married 10 Sep 1849 in Saint Luke, Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
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Died at about age 63 in Williamstown, Victoriamap
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Biography

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Peter Dickson was born in Scotland.

Peter Dickson was born about 1817 according to the Family New Testament[1], in Greenock, Scotland according to the birth certificate of his son Thomas. He was the son of William Dickson and Janet Cumming. He was at least the second son with William being born in 1815, but part of the page of the New Testament has been cut off. He had a sister Jean born in 1825. His father remarried after his mother died in 1829 and had four more children, giving Peter four half siblings.

Nothing much is known about his life until he married in 1839. However, he may have lived in Castleblayney, Muckno, Ulster after his mother died as he married two women from that place. Their fathers are listed in Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846, Ulster, Castle-Blayney[2]. And there are men by the name of Dickson and with family first names listed in that same Directory.

Life in England

Peter was a shipwright of full age when he married Ann Lowey (Lowry, Lawry and other spellings), a minor, on 16 December 1839 at St. Peter's, Liverpool[3]. His father was named as William Dickson mariner and hers as Robert Lowry woollen draper[4]. At about this time Ann gave birth to a son Robert. He was named for his mother's father. They had at least four more children.

Children with Ann

  1. Robert (1839, baptised 12 Jan 1840[5] - )
  2. William (baptised 15 Aug 1841[6] - 1877[7])
  3. Ann (baptised 23 Jul 1843[8] - 1843[9])
  4. Alfred (baptised 13 Oct 1844[10] - 1847[11])
  5. Alfred (19 Nov 1848[12] - 1849[13])

He was living with his wife, his son Robert and Hannah Lockhart at Porter Street Walker's Building, Liverpool, Lancashire at the time of the 1841 Census[14]. His age was given as 23 and his birth place as Scotland.

His wife Ann must have died in 1849, as he married Hannah Lockhart on 10 September 1849 at Saint Luke, Liverpool, Lancashire[15] just after she had given birth to her first child. It is uncertain whether this was fathered by Peter, but the son died about the time of the wedding. Peter and Hannah had nine children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. The first four were born in Liverpool, England and the rest in Williamstown, Colony of Victoria. The births from Hannah on were recorded in the Family New Testament[1].

Children with Hannah

  1. James (1850[16] - 1850[17])
  2. Hannah (15 Apr 1851 - 16 Jan 1853[1])
  3. John (22 Aug 1852 - 2 Mar 1854[1])
  4. Peter (26 Feb 1855 - 29 Dec 1891[18])
  5. Thomas (13 Feb 1858 - 19 Aug 1914[19])
  6. Elizabeth (7 Jun 1859 - Jun 1940[20])
  7. George (10 Jul 1860 -19 Jun 1861[1])
  8. Martha Maria (30 Dec 1861 - 2 Nov 1864[1])
  9. Margaret (2 Mar 1867 - 1 Aug 1925[21])

Life in Australia

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Peter Dickson migrated from England to Colony of Victoria.
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Peter emigrated from Liverpool with his wife Hannah and only surviving son, Peter, on the Eagle leaving on 23 July 1856[22] and arriving at Melbourne on 28 October 1856[23]. He was a carpenter. He settled at Williamstown.

Peter died on 29 September 1880 at Williamstown[24], and his death was registered in Victoria[25]. He was buried in the Williamstown Cemetery[26]. Probate was granted to his son Thomas Dickson on 21 October 1880[27].

Research Notes

No record of his birth has been found. The entry in the Family New Testament is extremely faint giving only a year. The date is close enough to that of 1818 taken from the 1841 Census and death certificate.

Spelling of the name varies with Dixon on some records, although Dickson is the correct spelling. It is strange that he used the alternative spelling of Dixon on his second marriage when Hannah correctly used Dickson two months before for her son. It is as though he wanted to be a different person.

His death certificate makes no mention of his children from his first marriage. The assumption is that Robert and William survived, and a likely candidate for the latter has been found although with no proof. Otherwise, the names Robert and William would have been reused for his children with Hannah.

No record of the death of his first wife has yet been found. She may have died in Ireland.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Annotations in William Dickson’s Family New Testament dated 1805, held by family of Margaret Bailey Allison
  2. ↑ Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846, Ulster Castle-Blayney
  3. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN9W-BB4 : 10 February 2018), Peter Dickson and Ann Lawry, 16 Dec 1839; citing St. Peter's, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, reference it 2, p 73, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,656,507. Accessed 21 Oct 2019
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives. Accessed 3 May 2023
    Peter Dickson marriage to Ann Lowry on 16 Dec 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5GV-K3F : 3 February 2023), Peter Dickson in entry for Robert Dickson, 1840. Accessed 3 May 2023
  6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5GV-792 : 3 February 2023), Peter Dickson in entry for William Dickson, 1841. Accessed 3 May 2023
  7. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death Accessed 4 May 2023
    Dixon, William (Age at death: 35).
    GRO Reference: 1877 Apr-May-Jun in West Derby & Toxteth Park Volume 08B Page 233.
  8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWJP-V7F : 5 February 2023), Peter Dickson in entry for Ann Dickson, 1843. Accessed 3 May 2023
  9. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death Accessed 3 May 2023
    Dickson, Ann. (Age at death: 0).
    GRO Reference: 1843 Jul-Aug-Sep in Liverpool Volume 20 Page 292.
  10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBHX-VTG : 5 February 2023), Peter Dickson in entry for Alfred Dickson, 1844. Accessed 3 May 2023
  11. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death Accessed 3 May 2023
    Dickson, Alfred (Age at death: 2).
    GRO Reference: 1847 Apr-May-Jun in Liverpool Volume 20 Page 563.
  12. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N7R-8TP : 1 October 2014), Alfred Dickson, 1848; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Accessed 3 May 2023
  13. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death Accessed 3 May 2023
    Dixon, Alfred. (Age at death: 0).
    GRO Reference: 1849 Jul-Aug-Sep in Liverpool Volume 20 Page 670.
  14. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQL9-WC5 : 22 May 2019), Peter Dickson, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Accessed 21 Oct 2019
  15. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFXL-SYN : 13 March 2020), Peter Dixon, 1849. Accessed 21 Oct 2019
  16. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth Accessed 2 May 2023
    Dickson, James (Mother's maiden name: Lockhart).
    GRO Reference: 1850 Apr-May-Jun in Liverpool Volume 20 Page 455.
  17. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death Accessed 2 May 2023
    Dickson, James. (Age at death: 0).
    GRO Reference: 1850 Apr-May-Jun in Liverpool Volume 20 Page 267.
  18. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 16 Jan 2020
    1892/868 Dickson, Peter Age=36Y DOD=29/12/1891
  19. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 19 Aug 2021
    1914/5248 Dickson, Thomas Age=56Y DOD=19/8/1914
  20. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 18 Aug 2020
    1942/26336 Barr Elizabeth 84Y 27/07/1942
  21. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 6 Jul 2020
    1925/7881 Leitch, Margaret Age=57Y DOD=01/08/1925
  22. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTN-ZLXK : 15 October 2019), Peter Dixon. Accessed 16 Jan 2020
  23. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009. Original data: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports). Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria. [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666. Accessed 3 May 2023
    Name: Peter Dixon; Nationality: English; Arrival Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1821; Departure Place: Liverpool; Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1856; Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia; Ship: Eagle.
  24. ↑ Australia, Victoria Death Index, 1836-1985. Accessed 2 Dec 2019
    Peter Dickson Gender: Male; Birth: Circa 1818 - Greenock; Age: 62; Death: 1880 - Victoria, Australia; Father: Peter Dickson; (This is an error as Peter's father was William. Thomas who was the informant knew little about his family it would seem.) Mother: Janet Cummings; Registration #: 08792
  25. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888; Registration Number: 8792. Accessed 3 May 2023
    Peter Dickson death about 1880 (age 62), child of William Dickson & Janet Cummings, in Victoria. (This record is correct.)
  26. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-Z9H7 : 15 March 2016), Peter Dickson, 1880; Burial, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia, Williamstown Cemetery; citing record ID 153401693, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  27. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV3R-HYC : 9 March 2018), Peter Dickson, 21 Oct 1880; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 21, record 150, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004104449.




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