Horace & Ivy Rixon

Research by Joan West

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Horace Rixon born 1891 was the son of Edwin & Clara Rixon at Hillock Cottages no 2, Parslows Hillock

Ivy Mary Harwood born 1895 was the daughter of

Horace and Mary married in 1912

Horace was a bodger. click skills for bodgers

Horace wrote to Mrs Tilbury after hearing that her son Arthur had been killed in WW1."Dear Mrs. Tilbury, Perhaps you will think how very strange of me writing to you. But I feel bound to write you a few lines. Back in the spring I was in the company with Arthur, and he was one of my chums down at Portsmouth. The reason I've written is because I was so interested in him. He took so much to heart the words of the Holy Scriptures. We went to the little Primitive Methodist Chapel at Perbrook, and had some lovely services. During that time he stayed with me to the after meeting. He prayed so beautifully, I remember the words now. "Dear Jesus hear my humble prayer. Help me O Lord to help others. To guide and bless the pals in the tents with me. And to live close to Thee wherever I may go".

These were three or four sentences I remember so well. When leaving England he gave me his hand and said that God was his leader. How grand for young fellows to accept Christ, and be able to witness him to others.

I waited till now, Mrs. Tilbury, because I know you will have to get more settled. I'm sorry to see the hundreds of young flowers cut down so soon. But God deems all best. May he be our whole forecast and if adversity comes, to leave it completely in his hands. It's very hard for us to visualise the power of God's working. But He is over all. He see-eth best.

In closing may I express my best wishes to you, and may your life be blest for the patient spirit you have through all this trouble.

May God bless your husband and Reg and daughter.

Yours sincerely from Horace Rixon

November 1916 HORACE RIXON. WW1, Report in Bucks Free Press This item is listed in Social Snapshots 1900-1968 inc

"Private H. Rixon of the 2nd Ox & Bucks Light Infantry has returned from France, suffering from severe shellshock & now lies in Birkenhead Hospital. He was engaged in tunnelling when a shell exploded, burying him and 9 comrades, 25 feet deep. Eleven hours elapsed before all were unearthed, when it was found that 8 were dead & 1 had broken limbs. Horace was nearly suffocated and severely shaken" click Families with servicemen WW1 for other servicemen in WW1. Horace later joined the Suffolk Regiment and went back to war in Italy.

Horace and Ivy Mary had 3 children as follows ---

Nelson Edward Rixon 1912-1995, married 1944 Kathleen M Rutland

Wellington Samuel Rixon 1915- 1991, married Doreen M Benton at Lacey Green church

Patricia Cynthia Mary Rixon 1940-?, married 1956, divorced 1965, Stanislav Zajac, born Belarus. He had been forced to join the German army. After the war with no place to go he and his brother Michael were sent to England. They both lived at Clovelly for a while. click Stanislav & Patricia Zajac for their life story

1939 Register (census)

Groverick Cottage. This is the first time this property has been found to have a name. It was later called Clovelly Cottage.

Horace Rixon 48, council road lengthman, Ivy M Rixon 44 wife, Nelson Rixon 26 cabinet maker, one absent for WW2

28th DECEMBER 1950 CONVEYANCE

John William Saunders of The Ferns, Lacey Green, retired builder, executor of William John Saunders, late of Woodfield Cottage, sold to Horace Rixon and Ivy Mary Rixon, his wife tenants of no 1 Clovelly Cottages (the purchasers).

SCHEDULE

All those 2 semi-detached cottages with the outbuildings, now in the respective occupancy of no 1. Horace Rixon and no 2. D. Wallington.

Conveyance 1954.

1954 CONVEYANCE OF LAND

Horace and Ivy Mary Rixon sold to Emily Hickman, widow of Harold George Hickman of Hickmans Stores, Main Road, Lacey Green.

SCHEDULE

All that piece of land at Lacey Green, having a frontage of 68 feet to the road from Naphill to Princes Risborough and a depth therefrom of 36 feet, adjacent to Hickmans Stores to the north and 'Clovelly' to the south.

Deaths

Horace died July 1977. Ivy died at Clovelly Cottage 5th July 1980

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