Job Dix (1793 - 1863)

Born 1793 in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England

Husband of Sarah (Whiting) Dix — married 2 Nov 1822 in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1863 at about age 70 in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Job Dix was born in about 1793 at Leafield in Oxfordshire. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Job was baptised at Leafield Chapel on 16 June 1793, as the son of David and Jane Dix. ^[1]

Job Dix and Sarah Whiting, both of Leafield in the parish of Shipton under Wychwood, were married at the parish church of Shipton under Wychwood on 2 November 1822. The witnesses were called William Ferriman and Bilhah Dix [Job's sister.] ^[4]

In 1851 Job Dix was living at Leafield with his wife Sarah and their children. (An unmarried woman called Esther Whiting was visiting; she may have been Sarah's sister.) His age was given as 57, implying a birth date in 1793 or 1794. His birthplace was given as Leafield, Oxfordshire. He was a farmer, of 72 acres, employing 2 labourers. ^[2]

In 1861 Job was living in Brize Norton Road at Minster Lovell in Oxfordshire with his wife Sarah and their son David. His age was given as 66, implying a birth date in 1794 or 1795. His birthplace was given as Leafield, Oxfordshire. He was a farmer, of 4 acres. ^[5]

Job Dix died at Minster Lovell in 1863, at the age of 70. He was buried at Leafield on 13 July 1863. ^{[3] [6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} There might be a letter "e" in his father's name, or it might be part of the letter "d"; "Davied" or "David": Oxfordshire History Centre: Leafield parish register, reference PAR160/1/R1/1: Ancestry Record OxfordshireEarlyParish #1544275
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1851 census (Leafield, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/1732; folio 65: Ancestry Record uki1851 #4187091
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} General Register Office, death registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 28 March 2021: DIX, JOB; GRO Reference: 1863 Jul-Sep Quarter in WITNEY registration district; Volume 03A Page 431; age at death: 70
4. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Shipton under Wychwood parish register, reference PAR236/1/R3/2: Ancestry Record OxfordshireParishMarriages #1814789
5. ↑ England and Wales 1861 census (Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 9/907; folio 18: Ancestry Record uki1861 #16314806
6. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Leafield parish register, reference PAR160/1/R5/1: Ancestry Record 61059 #523290
7. ↑ Place of death based on residence in 1861, place of death registration, and abode recorded in burial