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Matthew DIXON (c. 1877-1950)

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Olive Hall

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Olive Hall 1901

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Bert Hall, Olive,Rene, Win at the 3 Sisters, Katoomba

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Matthew DIXON, son of Thomas Stoker DIXON ( - ) and Elizabeth LIDDLE ( - ), was born c. 1877 in Wellington, NEw Zealand. He was a Builder. He married Olive Blanche HALL in 1940 in Wellington, New Zealand. calculated from death cert. Matthew died on 30 Aug 1950 in Bellevue Avenue, Avalon Beach, Sydney. 20796 Myocardial degeneration, hypertension. Matthew was buried on 1 Sep 1950 in Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney.

 

 

Immigration: Abt. 1941, New Zealand to Australia.

12 years in NSW on death cert

Lived together at Avalon1,2.

 

 

Olive Blanche HALL,3 daughter of David Poole HALL (1858-1914) and Sophia HELLMERS (1860-1932), was born in 1891 in North Balmain, Sydney.1 Birth regn. 1891/5306. Olive was C of E. She married Alexander WALKER in 1912 in Alexandra Street, Drummoyne.3 1593../..1912. Olive and Alexander WALKER were divorced. She died on 31 Jul 1952 in Bellevue Avenue. liver, breast cancer 1952/17446 manly. Olive was buried on 1 Aug 1952 in Northern Suburbs Crematorium.

 

 

Olive Hall was born to David Poole Hall and Sophia Hellmers in 1891 in Balmain. She married Alexander Walker in 1912 in Drummoyne. They were divorced after having one child. Olive remarried in 1940 to Matthew Dixon in Wellington, New Zealand. Olive died in Avalon Beach, Sydney in 1952.

In December 1904 the Hall family, Sophia, David, Fred, Irene and Olive travelled by ship to Natal, South Africa. Olive Hall, at least was still there or there again in 1907, according to a postcard sent to her by her uncle, Fred Hellmers.

Residence.1.: 1891, Balmain, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.2185

Residence.2.: 1893, 3 Gladstone Street, Balmain, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.2186 Residence.3.: 1895, Cambridge Street, Balmain South, Sydney.2187

Residence.4.: 1912, 27 St George's Crescent, Drummoyne, Sydney.2188,2189

Residence.5.: 1940, New Zealand. [marriage to 2nd husband M Dixon].2190

Residence.6.: 1952, Living with her son at Bellevue Avenue, Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australaia"1,3,4,5

Second Generation

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Thomas Stoker DIXON was a Ship Builder. He married Elizabeth LIDDLE.

 

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Elizabeth LIDDLE has few details recorded about her. She and Thomas Stoker DIXON had the following children:

 

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Matthew DIXON (c. 1877-1950)

Sources

1.

Grant Franklyn-Smith, Joseph Crook and descendants 11 Aug 2011.

2.

Conversation with Shirley Cordwell, March 1998.

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Grant Franklyn-Smith, Family Tree:-Hall D-Slater.rtf.

4.

Department of Navigation, New South Wales, Victoria Coastal Passenger Lists 1852-1924.

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Frederick Christian Hellmers, Canley Vale. (uncle)., Postcard to Olive Hall, Johannesburg, 1907.