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     Pernell Dighton married Bushe Cotton as his second wife, on 27 August 1629 in Withern, Lincolnshire.

     Mary Dillion married William Hallum, son of William Hallum and Mary Butler, on 12 September 1697 in Christ Church, Barbados.
     Mary Dillion and William Hallum were recorded in 1715 census in Christ Church, Barbados. William Hallam aged 45, Mary his wife, aged 34, Samuell his son aged 7 and Jean his daughter aged 2.

     Mary Dilworth was born before 1850 in Cork, Ireland.
Mary Dilworth married Patrick Colbert (of Kilworth RD) before 1866.

     Joanna or Joan Dimond or Dymont was born circa 1756 in Drewsteignton, Devon.
Joanna or Joan Dimond or Dymont married Joseph Jeffery, son of Edward Jeffery and Elizabeth Leach, on 31 October 1775 in Drewsteignton, Devon.
     Joanna died in October 1828 in Newton Abbot, Highweek, Devon. She was buried on 19 October 1828 in Chagford, Devon.

     Margaret Dingwall married Alexander MacKenzie before 1777 in Ross & Cromarty.

     Merielina Discipline (Delarivere/D'Ewes?) was born on 17 May 1734 in St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Her mother was one of the two daughters and co-heirs of Thomas Discipline, Gentleman of BSE, and Merileline, daughter of Sir Thomas Spring, third Baronet, whose wife was fifth daughter and co-heir of Thomas, Lord Jermyn, afterwards wife of Sir William Gage, Bt, of Hengrave.
Merielina Discipline (Delarivere/D'Ewes?) married Michael Le Heup, son of Michael Le Heup and Elizabeth Gery, on 31 July 1755 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

     Edith Emma Disdale was born circa 1896.
Edith Emma Disdale married George Walker Gleeson circa 1920.
     Edith died in 1969 in Malvern, Victoria.

     Isabel Dishington (Abercromby) married Patrick Dunbar, son of Patrick Dunbar, before 9 May 1498. ... Patrick Dunbar of Kilconquhar & Ysabell Dischintoune, lady of the teyre of the lands and barony of Murthlye & sponse of the said Patrick, the relict & sponsa of late Alexander Abircorumby of that ilk ... 9 May 1498.

     Mary Disturnal was born in 1893 in Bloomsbury, London, England. She was the daughter of William Disturnal born 1859 & Charlottes Louise Sourthern. William was born in Wednesbury, Staffs and was a barrister at law Dudley, Worcs. He also would have been a Kings Council at 48 Cheyne Walk London SW1 by 1914. In 1911 Mary was a student at college..
Mary Disturnal married Charles Ellison Rich, son of Hamor Charles Ellison Rich and Agnes May Gadsden, on 6 December 1919 in St Luke, Chelsea, London, England. She was of 48 Cheyne Walk, daughter of William Josiah Disturnal, KC.
     Mary Disturnal was listed with Charles Ellison Rich and Martin Ellison Rich on the passenger list of the "Strathaird" arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 24 March 1936. They boarded at Marseilles.
     Mary died on 21 April 1976 in London.
     Her will was proved on 7 July 1976 at Ipswich. Mary Rich, of 12 Kingston House, East Kensington Rd, London SW7, died 21 April 1976. Estate valued at £158724.

     Frank Cox Ditch married Peggy Petts Dempster, daughter of Charles Hammond Dempster and Marjorie Petts Button, on 20 February 1945 in St Mary's, Darling Point, New South Wales. He was an officer in the USA Air Force, born Chicargo, Illinoi; she was a typiste.

     William Thomas Divers was born in 1896 in Collingwood, Victoria.
William Thomas Divers married Lorna Jean Forbes, daughter of Fraser Kerr Forbes and Ruby Minnie Bland, after 1942?.
     William died in 1978 in Footscray, Victoria.

     Arthur Dixon was the son of F Dixon and Mildred Helen MacNair.

     Betty Dixon was the daughter of F Dixon and Mildred Helen MacNair.

     Caroline White Dixon married Henry Carden Noad, son of Henry Minchin Noad and Charlotte Jane Noad, on 20 June 1872 in All Saints, Kensington, London. Henry Carden Naod, surgeon, of Norwood, son of Henry Minchin Noad, gent.
     Caroline White Dixon and Henry Carden Noad were recorded on the 1881 census in 6 Brighton Villas, Chesham Lodge, Norwood, St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. Henry Carden Noad, head, 39, Lic R C Phys of L Mem of RCS Phys & Sur. born Road, near Bath, Somerset; his wife Caroline W, 34, born St Geo W, London, Condition Med. I; son Edward Carden 6, Arthur C 5, E y G 2, Humphrey C 1, all born at (Lower?) Norwood; Edward Wm Lingtam??. visitor, married 66, Rector of Stanford, Worcs, born Stanford Worcs, two nurses and a housemaid.
     Caroline White Dixon and Henry Carden Noad were recorded on the 1891 census in 335 Norwood Rd, Norwood, St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. Henry Carden Noad, 49, Physician and surgeon (regt?), born Road, Somerset, his wife Caroline White Noad, 43, born St George London, children Edward Carden 16, Arthur Carden 15, Evelyn Gunthorpe 12, Humphrey Christopher 112, Isabel Mary 9, Violet Gladys 8, all scholars born Norwood. Caroline White Dixon witnessed the administration of the estate of Henry Carden Noad; He was of 16 Waldemar Avenue, Ealing, Mdx. Admon granted to Caroline White Noad, widow, Effects £15. 12s. 6d.

     Cecil Clive (Ching?) Dixon was born on 16 November 1878 in Brisbane, Queensland. He was the son of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan. Cecil was a bank officer.
Cecil Clive (Ching?) Dixon married Ethel Elsie Markwell on 24 December 1918 in Brisbane, Queensland.

     Charles David Dixon was christened on 5 June 1853 in St Paul, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. They were of Russell Street and his father was described as a schoolmaster. He was the son of Stephen Chancellor Dixon and Sarah Bonnett Brooker.
     Charles died in 1898 in East Melbourne, Victoria. He was aged 45.

     Charlotte Dixon was the daughter of F Dixon and Mildred Helen MacNair.

     Charlotte Helen Dixon was born circa 1828 in Yorkshire?, England.
Charlotte Helen Dixon married Robert Stanser MacNair, son of Col James MacNair and Eleanor Stanser, on 8 August 1855 in Hunmbledon, Yorkshire. Robert McNair, aged 28, bachelor, gentleman, of Craig End, Glasgow, son of James Mcnair, Lt Colonerl, 73rd Regit to, Charlotte Helen Dixon, aged 27, spinster, gentlewoman, of Elsternwick in this parish, daughter of Isaac Dixon, Cler, vicar of Garton. The married by licence and witnesses were E M Mcnair....Rochette, Frances Dixon, Ellen Ward, Jane A Jedis?, Harold G? Dufour..

     Daughter Dixon was stillborn on 8 April 1872 in the Bank of Australasia, Brisbane, Queensland. She was the daughter of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan.

     Emily Dixon was born in January 1856 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Her birth was registered in the March quarter of 1856 at Cambridge and she was baptised 6 Jan 1856 at St Paul, Cambridge, daughter of Stephen Chancellor Dixon, schoolmaster of Russell St, & Sarah Bonnett. She was the daughter of Stephen Chancellor Dixon and Sarah Bonnett Brooker.
     Emily Dixon and Stephen Chancellor Dixon arrived per "Monarch" in January 1859 at Victoria. Stephen 40, Sarah 40, William 14, Sarah 14, Fanny 10, Charles 6 & Emily 3.
Notes from St Mary's Church of England state: Emily Dixon opened a private school in a villa in Glen Eira Rd opposite St Mary's church, Caulfield in 1898. Soon afterwards it was moved to Seymour St and Miss Blundell joined her as an assistant. The next move was to Allison Road. In 1903 when Miss Dixon went to England to study school systems and to gain new ideas, Miss Blundell carried on, helped by her sister. Unfortunately when Miss Dixon returned, ill-health prevented her from continuing as head, so the Misses Blundell took over the school in 1905..
     Emily and Fanny resided at Seymour Rd, Caulfield, Victoria, 1903. Emily Dixon, school teacher. Fanny Dixon school teacher. In 1904 Emily & Fanny were left £500 each by Mr George Meares, C M G, their brother in law, who died 8 Dec 1903.
     Emily and Fanny resided at Glenferrie Rd, Malvern, Victoria, 1912. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Emily and Fanny resided at Dandenong Rd, Malvern, Victoria, 1913. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Emily and Fanny resided at 90 Stanhope St, Malvern, Victoria, from 1915 to 1925. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Emily died on 15 September 1942 in Malvern, Victoria, aged 86. Daughter of Stephen Chancellor Dixon & Sarah Brooker, aged 84. The Age reported: On Sep 15, at 90 Stanhope St, Malvern. Emily youngest daughter of the late Stephen Chancellor and Sarah Brooker Dixon, aged 84.
     Her will was proved on 19 November 1942 at Victoria. Emily DIXON. Date of grant: 19 Nov 1942; Occupation: Spinster; Residence: Malvern.

     Eva Violet Dixon was born on 1 December 1870 in Toowong, Queensland. 1870 On Dec 1st, at Ravenfield, Brisbane, Mrs J B Dixon of a daughter. She was the daughter of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan.

     F Dixon married Mildred Helen MacNair, daughter of George Best MacNair and Frances Dorothy Dixon, in 1898 in London, England.

     Fanny Dixon was born in 1849 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She was the daughter of Stephen Chancellor Dixon and Sarah Bonnett Brooker. Fanny Dixon was christened on 4 February 1849 in St Paul, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. They were of Regent Street and her father was described as a National Schoolmaster.
     Fanny resided at 'Shelford', Seymour Rd, Elsternwick, Victoria, 1900.
     Fanny and Emily resided at Seymour Rd, Caulfield, Victoria, 1903. Emily Dixon, school teacher. Fanny Dixon school teacher. In 1904 Emily & Fanny were left £500 each by Mr George Meares, C M G, their brother in law, who died 8 Dec 1903.
     Fanny and Emily resided at Glenferrie Rd, Malvern, Victoria, 1912. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Fanny and Emily resided at Dandenong Rd, Malvern, Victoria, 1913. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Fanny and Emily resided at 90 Stanhope St, Malvern, Victoria, from 1915 to 1925. Emily & Fannie Dixon, home duties.
     Fanny died on 10 October 1939 in Malvern, Victoria. She is buried in Brighton cemetery. Fannie died aged 90, described as daughter of Sydney Edwin Dixon and Sarah Brooker..
     Her will was proved on 13 November 1939 at Victoria. Fanny DIXON. Date of grant: 13 Nov 1939; Date of death: 10 Oct 1939; Occupation: Spinster; Residence: Malvern.

     Frances Dorothy Dixon was born circa 1833 in England.
Frances Dorothy Dixon married George Best MacNair, son of Col James MacNair and Eleanor Stanser, on 26 July 1860 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England. She was the third daughter of the late Rev J Dixon, vicar of Garton, Yorkshire, he was aged 25 and she was 26. Her father may be Isaac..
     Frances Dorothy Dixon and George Best MacNair were recorded on the 1861 census in Milncroft Rd, Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Geo Best McNair 25, fund owner of coal pits, born Barony parish; his wife Frances D McNair 27, born England, Robert S McNair 4, Charlotte H McNair 3, both born Shettleston.
     Frances Dorothy Dixon and George Best MacNair were recorded on the 1871 census in 18 Ashton Terrace, Partick, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. George McNair 35, coalmaster, born Shettleston, his wife Frances W McNair 37, born England; children Francis McNair 9, daughter born Glasgow; Emily McNair 8, Mary McNair 5, George McNair 4, born England, James McNair 2, Mildred McNair 1 month, born Glasgow; Clara T Wunschanana 23, grand daughter, born Russia (Russian subject), Helen Stanser 53 , ladies nurse, born Porteniol?, Perthshire, Catherine Smith 23 Helen N Grant 19 Kate Cope 18 servants .
     Frances Dorothy Dixon and George Best MacNair were recorded on the 1881 census in Boquhan Manlion/Mansion? House, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland. George Best McNair, married, 45, male, coalmaster, born Shuttleton [Shettleston], Lanark, Scotland; Frances Dorothy McNair, married, wife, 47, born England; Frances Elianor McNair, unmarried, born Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland; Emily Edith McNair, unmarried, 18, Glasgow; Mary Christian McNair, 15, Glasgow; James Herbert McNair, 12, Glasgow; Mildred Helen McNair, 10, Glasgow; Philip Lionel Hope McNair, 8, Largs, Ayr; Caroline Gertrude McNair, 5, Largs, Ayr, Scotland (children, all scholars), James Stancer McNair, U, 57, born New Brunswick, brother, lunatic, retired military officer; Bertha Elise Palite, U, 31, governess, born Poysia, Germany, Mary Munro, U, 40, cook, born Kilbrundon, Argyll, Scotland, Margret Douglas, U, 26, nurse, born Elgin, Elgin, Agnes Wright Armstrong, U, 27, table maid, born Port of Monteath, Perth, Anne Hossack, U, 37, laundry maid, Inverness, Inverness, Mary Crawford, U, 21, housemaid, born Stirling, Stirling, Jack A Tobouler, U, 23, coachman, born Greenock, Renfrew.
     Frances Dorothy Dixon and George Best MacNair were recorded on the 1891 census in 'Birchbank', Montgomery Tce, Largs, Argyllshire, Scotland. George Best McNair 55, living on private means, brn Shettleston, his wife Frances D McNair 57, children Frances E McNair 29, Emily E McNair 28, Mary C McNair 25, Mildred H McNair 20, all born in Glasgow; Philip L H McNair, born Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, 18, Caroline Gertrude McNair 15, born Skelmorlie; William Stevenson 56, visitor, born Paisley, tea importer, Mary S Steele 23, Margaret Morrison 29, Jane Cunningham Rae 14, Annie Evelyn Reynolds 23 servants.

     Grahame Patrick Dixon was commonly known as Pat. He was born on 16 May 1873 in Brisbane, Queensland. He was the son of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan.
     Grahame was educated from to 1891 at Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland.
     Grahame matriculated medicine at Sydney University from 1892 to 1897. Grahame was a doctor from 1898. In 1989 he was resident medical officer at Royal Prince Alffred in Sydney, then returned to Brisbane as a resident at the Hospital for Sick Children. He commenced private practice in Maryborough and after ten years travelled overseas for post graduate work insurgery. He studied in England and Scotland and on the Continent and then returned to Brisbane to set up practice in Wickham Terrace as a consultant surgeon. War then broke out and he enlisted.
     He served as a Colonel in the Army from 1914 to 1918. He sailed as a major with the Third Field Ambulance on September 25 1914. Following training in Egypt and Lemnos he went to Gallipoli, and with Graham Butler, also of Brisbane, he was one the first medical officers ashore. After the Gallipoli campaign he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in charge of the First Light Horse Field Ambulance. This unit served under his command with distinction in Egypt and the Sinai desert. In 1917 he was appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Australian Mounted Division, with the rank of Colonel. He was later involved with the Repatriation Hospital. He was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Enmpire) in 1919.
     Grahame died on 7 August 1947 in Brisbane, Queensland, aged 74. He left money to John Parkinson.

     Hubert Roy Dixon was born on 29 November 1880 in Brisbane, Queensland. He was the son of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan.

     John Maxwell Dixon married Hazel Hoey, daughter of Eugene James Hoey and Martha Robertson, in 1938 in Victoria.

     John Russell Dixon was born on 4 October 1918 in Eagle Junction, Queensland. He was the son of Joseph Eric Dixon and Mary Bridget Shannon.
     John died on war service on 10 May 1944 in England aged 25. His 'Roll of Honour' F/O Jack Dixon, RAAF states: He was educated at Eagle Junction State School and the Brisbane Grammar School and joined the Company 1 April 1935 and was the first male clerk appointed when the Queensland Branch was opened. In October 1939 he enlisted in the AIF as a private, and on 5 May 1940 sailed for England with the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment of the 6th Division. After a brief period in England, he arrived in the Middle East on Christmas Eve 1940, and served there followed by some months in Colombo, returning to Australia in August 1942. Jack transferred to the RAAF on 3 January 1943, and trained at Narrandera and Evans Head. He received his Air Gunner wing and Commission at the latter station on 16 September 1943 and a few days later left Australia once more for England. He did well on his combat course, and won the course trophy (picture included) at Lossiemouth, Scotland in January 1944.
His parents are Mr & Mrs J E Dixon of Eagle Junction, Brisbane. At the time of his retirement Mr Dixon was Manager, Branch Dept., Queensland, of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd.

     Joseph Black Dixon was born on 26 September 1836 in Hobart, Tasmania. He was the son of Joseph Dixon & his wife Alice Russell who married in Hobart 3 May 1834.
He was appointed Lieutenant iin the Queensland Volunteer Artillery in 1864. Joseph was a bank officer, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Joseph Black Dixon married Louisa Jane Sloan, daughter of David Sloan and Isabella Lydia Augusta Phillips, on 15 December 1869 in St John's, Brisbane, Queensland. On the 15th Dec, at St John's Church by the Rev T Jones, Joseph Black, eldest son of the late Joseph Dixon Esq. of Hobart Town Tas. to Louisa Jane, 2nd daughter of the late David Sloan Esq. M.D. of Maitland NSW.
Joseph Black Dixon was listed in a directory dated 1874 as J B Dixon, Manager, Bank of Australasia at Queen St, Brisbane, Queensland.
Joseph Black Dixon was listed in a directory dated between 1878 and 1879 as Dixon, J B, Manager, Bank of Australasia at Queen & Wharf Sts, Brisbane, Queensland.
     Joseph died of liver cancer on 6 March 1882 in Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, aged 45.

     Joseph Eric Dixon was commonly known as Eric. He was born on 30 May 1875 in Brisbane, Queensland. Brisbane: on 30th May, at the Bank of Australasia, the wife of Joseph B Dixon, of a son.
. He was the son of Joseph Black Dixon and Louisa Jane Sloan. Joseph was a banker.
Joseph Eric Dixon married Mary Bridget Shannon on 27 September 1915 in Queensland, Australia.
     Joseph died on 23 October 1944 in Brisbane, Queensland, aged 69.