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1861 Name: Thomas Dixon Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Relation: Son Father's name: Thomas Gender: Male Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England Civil parish: Harton Ecclesiastical parish: Jarrow County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: South Shields Sub-registration district: Westoe ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 186 Household Members: Name Age Ann Burton 17 John Dixon 6 Margaret Dixon 8 Robert Dixon 12 Sarah Dixon 2 Thomas Dixon 36 Thomas Dixon 10 John Sanderson 30

1871 Name: Thomas Dixon Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Relation: Son Mother's name: Sarah Gender: Male Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England Civil parish: Wallsend Ecclesiastical parish: Wallsend County/Island: Northumberland Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Tynemouth Sub-registration district: Wallsend ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 172 Household Members: Name Age Sarah Dixon 40 Thomas Dixon 20

1891 Name: Thomas Dixon Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England Civil parish: Hedworth Monkton and Jarrow Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter Town: Jarrow County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: South Shields Sub-registration district: South Shields ED, institution, or vessel: 22 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Edward H Dixon 7 Elizabeth Dixon 43 George A Dixon 14 Henry S Dixon 4 Janet Dixon 1 Joseph Dixon 17 Robert Dixon 19 Thomas Dixon 40 Thomas Dixon 12 William M Dixon 10 Janet looks like jamet but age is in the males column Regards Sue

Hi, Found them on 1901 Name: James Doyon Age: 12 Estimated birth year: abt 1889 Relation: Son Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Jarrow, Durham, England Civil parish: Jarrow Ecclesiastical parish: Jarrow on Tyne St Peter County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: South Shields Sub-registration district: Jarrow ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 137 Household Members: Name Age Edward Doyon 18 Elizabeth Doyon 53 Henry S Doyon 15 James Doyon 12 Samuel Doyon 9 Thomas Doyon 50 Thomas Doyon 22 William Doyon 20 Imaage reads Dixon Thomas boiler maker Thomas was born Newcastle Northumberland Regards Sue

Hi Reggie - that's what I was attempting to do. His father was James Dixon, Mother Mary Cunningham, marr Jarrow 1909 - his father Thomas and her father William. I was hoping to move back from here but as you already know, am getting nowhere fast !!! He insists his father born Jarrow but it is not on Freebmd so I think I will have to put this on the back-burner for a while and think again. Thanks very much anyway.

Can't you work backwards? Start with his parent........whichever one was a Dixon, and follow the paper trail............. Reg

Yes Reggie - he could have died before the census BUT he is not down as deceased on the marr cert. Never mind. Thanks for trying. What a trial this is becoming trying to locate this family. If only the old gentleman knew his grandmothers first name. Ah well.... you can't have everything !!

That rules out the family from 1901 which I posted above...........Thos was an Insurance Agent Reg

Only two Thomas Dixons on 1901 whose occupations are boiler maker...........both aged 23! He could, of course, have died before the census Reg

Reggie - on marr cert Thomas is a boiler-maker and James an apprentice ships caulker

Reggie - No I hadn't spotted that one. From the look of the ages of Esther and James in relation to the ages of the parents, it would appear that the sons were born earlier. Oh heck, I had better put my thinking cap on again. The only other 'snippet' is the fact that when James married, he and his wife lived back in his family home for a while and it was supposed 'full of folk'. It was this that made me think that the house was full of James' younger siblings - but perhaps not - there could have been lodgers I suppose.

Thomas's occupation? Reg

Reggie - marriage certificate stating father Thomas and James aged 20 at marriage 1909.

Have you seen this one? 1901...... Name: Esther Dixon Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Jane Gender: Female Where born: Hutton Magna, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Barnard Castle Ecclesiastical parish: Barnard Castle St Mary Town: Barnard Castle County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Teesdale Sub-registration district: Barnard Castle ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 34 Household Members: Name Age Esther Dixon 14 James Dixon 12 Jane Dixon 51 Thomas Dixon 68 Reg

Firstly, what documents do you have to support your info that James was born c1889, and that his father was Thomas? Reg

proceed in order to gain some success. I have been trying to locate a family on both the 1891 and 1901 census. At that time the only information I had was for a James Dixon b. 1889 whose father was Thomas, and that the family hailed from Jarrow. However, no family was found in either census in Jarrow. In the meantime contact has been made with the only surviving offspring of James. This gentleman is now 78 years of age and knew little of his family tree and we thought that the best line of questioning would be to ask him if he remembered any of his Dixon aunts and uncles. He said that his father James (b. 1889) had ten brothers and one sister. Her name was Esther and amongst the other brothers there was a John, Harry (Henry?), Robert, SAmuel and William. With great glee I went back to the drawing board so to speak and again trawled the 1891 and 1901 census hoping to find a father Thomas with sons and a daughter Esther. No luck. I was absolutely floored. It then dawned on me that although Thomas Snr had 10 sons - James being one of them - I had no idea whether James was the first-born, middle or younger son, and the gentleman had no idea who was the oldest etc. etc. I can well understand this as to a child all adult aunts and uncles look pretty much the same. Has anyone any thoughts as to how I can actually track this family down with the scant information at my disposal? I am casting my net further afield and not concentrating my efforts on Jarrow. It could well be that the family were born elsewhere and came to live in Jarrow after 1901. The key seems to be a father Thomas with family of sons, as above, and possibly a daughter. I say possibly as Esther could well have been the youngest after all those boys !!! All I can say now is HELP !!!!