Billinge families

DIXON

By Gerry Rigby (extracted from Appendix O in the main text)

This is the story of the Dixon family, the brothers & sisters of my great grandmother Margaret Rowson (formally Margaret Dixon). Margaret Rowson was a child of John & Mary Dixon (formally Mary Rigby) from Brownheath Nook, Chadwick Green, Billinge. The full family of John & Mary Dixon, all born in Brownheath Nook, was:- Margaret, born 1834, married James Harvey Rowson from Eccleston in 1860, died 1910 age 77, buried at Birchley. William, born 1837, married Jane Bone from Winstanley in 1862, died 1907 age 70, buried at Birchley. Simon, born 1839 died 1840, exact date of death and burial place unknown. Simon, born 1842, bachelor, died 1866 age 23, buried at Windleshaw. John, born 1845, bachelor, died 1880 age 35, buried at Birchley. George, born 1848, married Ann Witherington from Ashton in 1870, died 1928 age 79, buried at Birchley. Joseph, born 1852, married Margaret Witherington from Haydock in 1873, date of death and burial place unknown. The two Witherington girls above were both daughters of Frederick & Ellen Witherington, (nee Morris). Frederick Witherington was the son of George & Margaret Witherington. The first family (the Rowsons) has been almost fully catalogued, and the last family (Joseph Dixon) has also been fairly well catalogued. However the lives of William & George are very much incomplete.