Person:John Dickson (33)

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John Dickson
b.Abt 1791 Poplar, London, England
d.2 Mar 1861 Poplar, London, England
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Robert DicksonEst 1788 -
  2. John DicksonAbt 1791 - 1861
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John DicksonAbt 1791 - 1861
  • W.  Ann _____Abt 1794 -
m. Est 1815
  1. Thomas DicksonAbt 1816 - 1864
  2. William Henry Dickson1819 - 1897
  3. Henry Dickson1821 - 1864
  4. Ann Sophia Matilda DicksonAbt 1824 - 1895
  5. Sarah DicksonAbt 1826 - 1847
  6. Joseph DicksonAbt 1828 - 1843
  7. Edward DicksonAbt 1830 -
  8. George Dickson1835 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][12] John Dickson
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Abt 1791 Poplar, London, England
Marriage Est 1815 to Ann _____
Residence[6][7] From 1821 to 1824 Poplar, London, England
Occupation[1][3][8] From 1822 to 1841 mariner
Residence[8] 1829 Bromley, London, England
Census[1] 1841 Poplar, London, EnglandRobinhood Lane
Residence[11] From 1841 to 1855 Poplar, London, England12 Robin Hood Lane
Occupation[2][4][5][9][10] From 1843 to 1851 labourer
Census[2] 1851 Poplar, London, England12 Robin Hood Lane
Death[12] 2 Mar 1861 Poplar, London, Englandat 10 Orchard House, of stomach cancer
Burial[13] 9 Mar 1861 Poplar All Saints, London, EnglandAll Saints

John Dickson was born about 1791 in Poplar, London. He married Ann (surname unknown) about 1814-1815. She was born about 1794 in Poplar. They had the following children:

1. Thomas Dickson, born about 1816 in Poplar. (Although the baptism record has not yet been found for Thomas, he was living with the family on the 1841 and 1851 censuses and his marriage record says his father was a John Dickson, labourer).
2. William Henry Dickson, born 18 June 1819 in Poplar and baptised 17 June 1821 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church.
3. Henry Dickson, born 6 December 1821 in Poplar and baptised 15 September 1822 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, the same day as Robert Thomas Dickson, son of appraiser Robert Dickson and his wife Ann. Robert Sr. is likely a relative of John, possibly a brother.
4. Ann Sophia Matilda Dickson, born about 1824 in Poplar and baptised 14 July 1824 at All Saints Church, Poplar.
5. Sarah Dickson, born about 1826 (probably in Poplar) and baptised 27 December 1829 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church.
6. Joseph Dickson, born about 1828 in Poplar and baptised along with his sister Sarah on 27 December 1829 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church.
7. Edward Dickson, born about 1830 in Poplar and baptised 9 January 1831 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church.
8. George Dickson, born 27 November 1835 in Poplar and baptised 28 July 1837 at All Saints Church, Poplar.

Ann was about 22 when her first child was born and about 41 when her last child was born. The baptism records list John's occupation as "mariner". In 1841 the whole family was living at Robinhood Lane in Poplar and John was still listed as a mariner. Ann was a witness to her son William's marriage in 1845 and daughter Ann's marriage in 1851.

In the 1851 census John and Ann are still living at 12 Robinhood Lane, with their children Ann, Edward and George, and grandson Robert Aldous, whose mother Sarah Dickson died in 1847 when he was just 1 year old. John's occupation was listed as labourer.

John was working as a dock labourer when he died of stomach cancer on 2 March 1861. He died at 10 Orchard House Place, with his son William in attendance, and was buried in All Saints, Poplar Cemetery.


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Research notes:

Some people also include a John Henry Dickson b. abt 1818, baptised 1833 at St. Margaret's, Westminster, in the list of children. This is most likely incorrect as the baptism record for this child shows the mother is named Mary, not Ann who he was married to at the time, and the father is listed in John Henry's marriage and baptism records as being a navy surgeon, while on the other children's records he's listed as a mariner. It also states they were living at Marylebone in 1833 which in not corroborated in the John & Ann Dickson family.

Some of John and Ann's descendants currently live in Australia and New Zealand.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Middlesex, England. 1841 Census
    Poplar, folio 27, page 8; citing PRO HO 107/702/4.

    Name Age
    John Dickson 50
    Ann Dickson 50
    Thomas Dickson 25
    Wm Dickson 22
    Henry Dickson 20
    Ann Dickson 17
    Sarah Dickson 15
    Joseph Dickson 13
    Edward Dickson 11
    George Dickson 6

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Middlesex, England. 1851 Census
    Poplar, folio 209, page 17; citing PRO HO 107/1556.

    Name Age
    John Dickson 60
    Ann Dickson 57
    Ann Dickson 26
    Edward Dickson 20
    George Dickson 16
    Robert Alldust 5

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stepney, London, England. Saint Dunstan And All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Henry Dickson, bap. 15 Sep 1822.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Register Office. Marriage Certificate
    marriage certificate for Henry Dickson and Rebecca Swan, married 27 Aug 1843; citing 2/284/174, Jul-Sep quarter 1843, Poplar registration district, Bow sub-district.
    Henry Dickson m. Rebecca Swan
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bow, London, England. St. Mary's Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921," Henry Dickson m. Rebecca Swan, 27 Aug 1843.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Stepney, London, England. Saint Dunstan And All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," William Dickson, bap. 17 Jun 1821.
  7. ↑ Poplar, London, England. All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Ann Matilda Dickson, bap. 14 Jul 1824, pg 46.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Stepney, London, England. Saint Dunstan And All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Joseph Dickson, bap. 27 Dec 1829, pg 142.
  9. ↑ Stepney, London, England. Saint Dunstan And All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," Thomas Dickson m. Elizabeth Sophia Cotton, 25 Jul 1845, pg 114.
  10. ↑ Poplar, London, England. All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921," William Dickson m. Mary Ann Davis, 14 Mar 1845, pg 14.
  11. ↑ Poplar, London, England. All Saints Church Parish Records
    "London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921," Edward Dickson m. Mary Johnson, 12 Aug 1855, pg 66.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Register Office. England & Wales. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
    death certificate for John Dickson, died 2 Mar 1861; citing 1c/502/142, Jan-Mar quarter 1861, Poplar registration district.
    John Dickson death certificate
  13. ↑ London, England. Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003. (Ancestry.com)
    All Saints, Poplar, John Dickson aged 69 bur. 9 Mar 1861.
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