Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Dixon was born in 1808, in Trunch, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Dixon, was 36 and his mother, Phebe Page, was 36. He married Elizabeth Hewitt on 24 December 1833, in Southrepps, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in June 1886, in Erpingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
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- Robert Dixon, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Robert Dixon in entry for Maria Dixon, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
- Robert Dixon, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickson , a patronymic from the personal name Dick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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