I am wondering if SFHS can me. I am very slowly sorting out my DICKSON ancestors. The present day DICKSON's are in Portsmouth and they go back to Gloucester in 1861 & 1871 (census records). Further back but with some gaps to Mr John DICKSON b.1797 in Wheathampstead, Herts but spent some of his childhood in Guernsey, CI. I believe there is a Sussex connection, when my ancestor John DICKSON left the Channel Islands to show up in Hove, Sussex (as per the LDS website) where he met and married Hannah CLARK in 1828. Hannah is from Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire. I would like to use or discount the the Hove connection, firstly with the marriage and then whether they had any children in this marriage. The gap I have at the moment is from "1809 in Guernsey to 1861". On the 1861 census both Mr John & Mrs Hannah DICKSON are living and he is working as a Hatter in Gloucester. They are not showing up in a 1841 or 1851 census. Please could someone help with the Sussex connection. Any ideas would be gratefully received. Patricia Veal SFHS mem no 15228

Patricia, In the SMI, the 1828 Hove marriage record shows John Dickson (bach) and Hannah Clarke (sp) as both of the parish. It seems to have been by banns, further implying that they had been in the parish for some time. I haven't spotted any other signs of them in that area ... children and so on. Phil Vaughan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CHRISTOPHER VEAL Sent: December-15-12 7:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SFHG] DICKSON I am wondering if SFHS can me. I am very slowly sorting out my DICKSON ancestors. The present day DICKSON's are in Portsmouth and they go back to Gloucester in 1861 & 1871 (census records). Further back but with some gaps to Mr John DICKSON b.1797 in Wheathampstead, Herts but spent some of his childhood in Guernsey, CI. I believe there is a Sussex connection, when my ancestor John DICKSON left the Channel Islands to show up in Hove, Sussex (as per the LDS website) where he met and married Hannah CLARK in 1828. Hannah is from Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire. I would like to use or discount the the Hove connection, firstly with the marriage and then whether they had any children in this marriage. The gap I have at the moment is from "1809 in Guernsey to 1861". On the 1861 census both Mr John & Mrs Hannah DICKSON are living and he is working as a Hatter in Gloucester. They are not showing up in a 1841 or 1851 census. Please could someone help with the Sussex connection. Any ideas would be gratefully received. Patricia Veal SFHS mem no 15228 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know if any of this may be relevant from Coastguard Establishment Books 1816-1827: John Dixon Port: Shoreham. Station: Hove. from Extra man PS Hove 24 October 1820 Position: Prob Boatman TNA Reference: ADM 175/1 Page: 14 Jno Dixon 16 October 1820 Port: Shoreham. Station: Hove. from Ex M Hove 24 October 1820 Reference: Regn. 3040/20 Position: Boatn R Removed 11 May 1823 interchangeTide Mill TNA Reference: ADM 175/4 Page: 16 Jno Dixon Port: Newhaven. Station: Tide Mill. from Hove Reference: Interchange JC Lic 11 May 120 Brighton Position: Boatn Vacancy: M Murry R Removed 15 April 1824 120 Promis.Southampton TNA Reference: ADM 175/4 Page: 12 John Dixon 24 October 1820 Place nominated from: Extra man at Hove To whom sent for first examination: Lt Longchamp Rank nominated for: Boatman. Nominated to Station: Hove. Into what vacancy: E Powers promoted TNA Reference: ADM 175 7 4. Folio: 19. Number: 468 >From Sussex People Index. -----Original Message----- From: CHRISTOPHER VEAL Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 12:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SFHG] DICKSON I am wondering if SFHS can me. I am very slowly sorting out my DICKSON ancestors. The present day DICKSON's are in Portsmouth and they go back to Gloucester in 1861 & 1871 (census records). Further back but with some gaps to Mr John DICKSON b.1797 in Wheathampstead, Herts but spent some of his childhood in Guernsey, CI. I believe there is a Sussex connection, when my ancestor John DICKSON left the Channel Islands to show up in Hove, Sussex (as per the LDS website) where he met and married Hannah CLARK in 1828. Hannah is from Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire. I would like to use or discount the the Hove connection, firstly with the marriage and then whether they had any children in this marriage. The gap I have at the moment is from "1809 in Guernsey to 1861". On the 1861 census both Mr John & Mrs Hannah DICKSON are living and he is working as a Hatter in Gloucester. They are not showing up in a 1841 or 1851 census. Please could someone help with the Sussex connection. Any ideas would be gratefully received. Patricia Veal SFHS mem no 15228 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message