Ivy DIXON 1901-1983 my paternal grandmother was born at the village of Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby), Lincolnshire on the 5th of October 1901. Her father Samuel DIXON 1869-1906 was born at Horncastle, Lincolnshire in 1869. Her mother Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964 (sometimes spelt MABLETHORPE) was born at the village of Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby), Lincolnshire in 1878. Ivy DIXON 1901-1983 was the youngest of three children, the others being Charles Edward DIXON 1898-1917, born March 1898, at Marton, Lincolnshire, and Alice DIXON 1899-1959, born December 1899 at Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby), Lincolnshire.
Samuel DIXON 1869-1906 died of Tuberculosis at Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby) on the 20th of November 1906, my grandmother being only 5 years of age.
Mary Maria DIXON (née Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964) eventually married again, her second husband being Joseph CARTER 1877-1959, born 1877 at Fillingham, Lincolnshire. They were married in June 1913.
The village of Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby) has a very interesting village website with some historical photographs of the village together with 50+ page booklet under the title of "Upton & Kexby Historical Society Millennium Book" documenting the history of the village. This booklet is available as a free download (pdf file), click here to download.
Update: 2010-01-11 This booklet site appears to have disappeared.
