Thomas Nixon (abt. 1856 - abt. 1918)

Born about 1856 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Husband of Elizabeth Peacock — married 24 Nov 1883 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Fielding) Nixon — married 30 Jul 1887 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died about 1918 at about age 62 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1856. He was the son of James Nixon, a saddler (saddle maker).

Enlisted in the No.12 Brigade on 2nd January 1877 at Preston Lancashire.
Aged 22, 5 feet 4 ½ inches tall, blue eyes, dark brown hair and a fresh complexion. He was a carter and born in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland.
He was in: the East Indies from 1877 to 1878
Afghanistan 1878 to 1879
East Indies 1879 to 1883
Signed off by an officer of the 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in January 1883.
21st January 1883 was with the A. Reserve for the Burnley District as a private until his discharge on 2nd January 1889. Age: 34
NB: no wounds of good character
Given a medal for participating in the Afghan war.
His education was to 4 class. Unable to sign his name on enlistment.
His next of kin was a brother James.
He intended to live at Heatley St Blackburn.

On 24 Nov 1883, Thomas married Elizabeth Peacock.
The District of Bank Top, Blackburn
Marriage: 24 Nov 1883 St Luke, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Thomas Nixon - 27 carter bachelor of 26 Heatley Street
Elizabeth Peacock - 24 winder spinster of 12 Havelock Street
Groom's Father: James Nixon, saddler
Bride's Father: William Peacock, clerk in army
Witness: Thomas Peacock; Ann Jane Dickinson
Married by Banns by: John Noble, Vicar
Notes: Fathers of Bride and Groom deceased
Register: Marriages 1878 - 1897, Page 78, Entry 156
Source: LDS Film 1470819

Elizabeth (Peacock) Nixon passed away in 1884, as there was one Elizabeth Nixon, aged 26, burial registered at Blackburn, #B/163/67. The timing is right for it to have been the result of childbirth.

On 30 July 1887, Thomas married Elizabeth Jane Fielding, daughter of James Hilton Fielding.
The District of Bank Top, Blackburn
Marriage: 30 Jul 1887 St Luke, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Thomas Nixon - 32 carter widower of 26 Heatley Street
Elizabeth Jane Fielding - 23 winder spinster of 11 Dixon Street
Groom's Father: James Nixon, saddler
Bride's Father: James Hilton Fielding, joiner
Witness: Jhon [sic] William Fielding; Margaret Ellen Fielding
Married by Banns by: John Noble, Vicar
Notes: Groom's father deceased. First witness signed as Jhon William Fielding!
Register: Marriages 1878 - 1897, Page 124, Entry 248
Source: LDS Film 1470819

He passed away in 1918.

Sources

• 1883 Marriage to Elizabeth Peacock - "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKVT-C7B : 13 March 2020), Thomas Nixon, 1883.

• 1887 Marriage to Elizabeth Jane Fielding - "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYC-C7Z : 13 December 2014), Elizabeth Jane Fielding, 1887; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1887, quarter 3, vol. 8E, p. 517, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYZ-VW2 : 13 December 2014), Thomas Nixon, 1887; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1887, quarter 3, vol. 8E, p. 517, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKVT-DGF : 13 March 2020), Elizabeth Jane Fielding in entry for Thomas Nixon, 1887.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q1Q6-Z2M : Sat Mar 09 03:42:42 UTC 2024), Entry for James Fielding and James Fielding, 1891.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L1-W5F : 21 May 2019), Thomas Nixon, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Witton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4MY-Q7X : 29 March 2022), Thomas Nixon, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J4F-ZM9 : 31 December 2014), Thomas Nixon, 1918; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.