John Dixon (1915 - 2005)

Born 1915 in Coniston, Lancashire, England

Husband of Margaret Blanche (Steele) Dixon — married 1941 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Died 2005 at about age 90 in Coniston, Cumbria, England

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Biography

England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

First name(s) John N

Last name Dixon

Birth quarter 1

Birth year 1916

Mother's maiden name Cowx

District Ulverston

County Lancashire

Country England

Volume 8E

Page 1095

Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Births

Collections from Great Britain, England

1939 Register

2 Kirk Beck Ruskin Avenue, Coniston, Ulverston R.D., Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number

John H Dixon 29 Oct 1881 Male Quarryman Slater Splitter Married 119 1

Elizabeth Dixon 28 May 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 119 2

John N Dixon 25 Dec 1915 Male Joiner Single 119 3

Harry Dixon 12 Sep 1919 Male Slater Quarryman Splitter Single 119 4

Dorothy Chapman (Dixon) 14 Apr 1921 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 119 5

He died in early August 2005. According to his obituary ^[1] he had TB as a child, and spent 18 months in hospital. Because of his weak health he did not serve directly in World War II. but spent time in London and Barrow, repairing bombed-out buildings. He worked as a joiner, and then an undertaker, then buying out the business. After he retired he and Margaret ran a small caravan site. He and Margaret had 3 children, Peter (who worked with him in the joinery business), Geraldine, and Margaret; five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Westmorland Gazette 5 Aug 2005
2. ↑ The Westmorland Gazette 5 Aug 2005

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