Second Generation  

2. Hugh DIXSON [18217] (Hugh¹) was born in 1810 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland and died in 1880 in Sydney Colony of New South Wales at age 70.

General Notes: 2250/1880 DIXSON HUGH HUGH MARY SYDNEY



HD arr Sydney 1839 Dixson Tobacco Co.

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3528/1884 DIXSON THOMAS A HUGH EMMA E PETERSHAM

Porter House203 Castlereagh Street, SydneyIn 1876, this building on was erected for tobacco company Hugh Dixson & Sons. Inside, tobacco leaves were stored and processed, according to the NSW Heritage Office. Seven years later, the company moved its operations to the corner of Elizabeth and Park Streets and leased the buildingout. The longest serving tenants were George Johnson & Sons, who were, as the sign says, "leather and grindery merchants".

Hugh married Helen CRAIG [18218] [MRIN: 7325], daughter of Robert CRAIG [18223] and Isabella [18224], in 1837. Helen died in 1894.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 M    i. Sir Hugh DIXSON [18215] was born in 1841 in Sydney Colony of New South Wales and died in 1926 in Summer Hill Sydney NSW Australia at age 85.

+ 5 M    ii. Robert DIXSON [18225] was born in 1843 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1891 in Colony of New South Wales at age 48.

+ 6 F    iii. Isabella DIXSON [18226] was born in 1845 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1920 in Ryde Sydney NSW Australia at age 75.

   7 M    iv. John S DIXSON [18227] was born in 1846.

   8 F    v. Mary DIXSON [18228] was born in 1848 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1850 in Colony of New South Wales at age 2.

   9 M    vi. Craig DIXSON, Md [18229] was born in 1850 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1894 in Colony of New South Wales at age 44.

   10 M    vii. Andrew J A DIXSON [18230] was born in 1852 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1854 in Colony of New South Wales at age 2. The cause of his death was Infant Death.

+ 11 M    viii. Thomas Storie DIXSON, Md [18231] was born in 1854 in Sydney Colony of New South Wales and died in 1932 in Cremorne Sydney NSW Australia at age 78.

3. Rachel DIXSON [18221] (Hugh¹) was born on 9 Aug 1816 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland and died in 1857 in Sydney Colony of New South Wales at age 41.

Noted events in her life were:

• Immigration: 1852, Sydney Colony of New South Wales.

Rachel married George DUNCAN [22635] [MRIN: 8913] on 9 Jan 1838 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 12 F    i. Mary Ann DUNCAN [22636] was born on 17 Dec 1838 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland and died in 1903 in Balmain Sydney NSW Australia at age 65.

Rachel next married John WATSON [18222] [MRIN: 7327], son of David WATSON [20493] and Elizabeth RUSSELL [22629], on 13 Jul 1847 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland. John was born in 1817 and died on 23 Jan 1888 in Manly Sydney Colony of New South Wales at age 71.

Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: 1852, Sydney Colony of New South Wales.

Children from this marriage were:

   13 F    i. Martha WATSON [42320] was born in 1847.

   14 M    ii. John Dixson WATSON [22638] was born in 1848 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland and died on 2 Jul 1881 in Goulburn Colony of New South Wales at age 33.

Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: 1852, Sydney Colony of New South Wales.

+ 15 F    iii. Jane WATSON [22639] was born in 1850 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland and died in 1930 in Goulburn Colony of New South Wales at age 80.

   16 M    iv. David Andrew Sydney WATSON [22641] was born on 15 Jun 1852 on board "Mary Bannatyne" en route to the Colony of New South Wales and died on 1 Aug 1911 at age 59.

David married Emily Edith GREEN [22642] [MRIN: 8916], daughter of George Amaziah GREEN [22643] and Elizabeth Mary Ashton WALKER [22644], on 8 May 1880 in Balmain Sydney Colony of New South Wales. Emily was born on 14 Mar 1858 in St.Leonards Colony of New South Wales and died in 1926 in Paddington Sydney NSW Australia at age 68.

   17 M    v. William Craig WATSON [22645] was born in 1855 in Paddington Sydney Colony of New South Wales and died in 1928 in Goulburn NSW Australia at age 73.

William married Eliza E ROBERTSON [22646] [MRIN: 8918] in 1892. Eliza died in 1893.

William next married Jane L MAVER [22647] [MRIN: 8919] in 1897 in Deniliquin Colony of New South Wales.