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David Dippie Dixon (1 September 1842 in Whittingham – 28 November 1929 in Rothbury) was an English local historian and writer on his native Northumberland. ==Biography== David Dippie Dixon was born in Whittingham, Northumberland, on 1 September 1842 to parents William and Jane Dixon,and christened there on 23 October 1842.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5JW-NF3 )〕 Although his middle name is sometimes assumed to be a pejorative nickname, it was actually the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Margaret Dippee. He was brought up in Whittingham〔UK Census, 1861 (RG9) piece:3894, folio:53 page:1〕 and was educated at the local village school, which he left at the age of 13 to become apprentice in his father's drapery and grocery shop in the village. In 1862, his father opened a second shop in Coquetdale House, on the High Street in Rothbury (about 6 miles south of Whittingham). David entered into a legal partnership with his father and moved to set up the new store under the name of "Dixon & Sons". In Rothbury he met Mary Hindhaugh, and married in 1869. Mary was the daughter of Robert Hindhaugh, who ran the local brewery and was part of a "large and influential family ... since at least the seventeenth century".〔 After they were married, they lived "above the store" in Coquetdale House.〔UK Census, 1881 (RG11) piece:5137, folio:86 page:4〕〔UK Census, 1891 (RG12) piece:4272, folio:73 page:21〕〔UK Census, 1901 (RG13) piece:4851, folio:7 page:5〕 But David did not just work as a grocer and draper. He was fascinated by the history of the area, and was an avid researcher of and writer on local history. Apart from numerous articles, he wrote two significant books on the area's history (see below). According to John Roland Bibby in the forward to a facsimile version of the latter of these books, David edited the local parish magazine and contributed to ''The Newcastle Society of Antiquities'' with his writings and artefacts that he had been given. He was a Church Warden, a Sunday School teacher, co-founder of the Rothbury Company of Volunteers, a member of the local Red Cross Society, a guide for visitors to Coquetdale,〔 and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. David and Mary's only child, William Robert Dixon, was born 12 June 1870 and a few weeks later, on 1 July, David and his father dissolved their partnership in favour of a new partnership with his brother, John Turnbull Dixon. They renamed the store "Dixon Brothers" which, as well as being a general draper and family grocer, became a tea dealer, stationer, bookseller and newsagent. Some years later, David's son set up business next door, before eventually emigrating to Australia. In 1911 the store ran into financial problems and the business was handed over to the auditors. David continued to manage the store, but he and his wife were obliged to find somewhere else to live. Fortunately, he was offered a farm cottage at the nearby Cragside Estate by Lord Armstrong, rent free for a year.〔 Eventually, the store went out of business and David retired. However, Lord Armstrong gave him a job at Cragside as librarian, and he continued to live out his days at the cottage on the estate. His wife, Mary, died in 1918 at the age of 71. David Dippie Dixon died on 28 November 1929 and his estate was valued at only £261 11s 3d (the spending equivalent of £13,500 in 2013).〔Dixon, David Dippie - England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1966 (ancestry.co.uk)〕 David and Mary are buried in the cemetery in Rothbury. Coquetdale House itself still exists on Rothbury High Street, and the shops are now the Vale Tea Rooms and part of the Rothbury Co-Op. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Dippie Dixon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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