Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Dixon or Hodkinson was born on 16 May 1780, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hodkinson Dixon, was 20 and her mother, Ann Doodson, was 21. She was buried in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England.
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- Mary Hedkinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Dixon, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Mary Dixon Or Hodkinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (2)
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
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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