Eli and Rose Rixon

Eli Herbert Rixon born 1850 was the son of William & Hannah Rixon.

Rose Dean born 1854 was the daughter of Edward & Eliza Dean

Eli Rixon and Rose Dean married in 1873. They were both members of large local families. They had thirteen children, losing one in WW1, (see further down).

Eli Herbert Rixon was the son of William Rixon 1813-1902 and Hannah, nee West 1813-1893 of Flowers Bottom

Rose Rixon, nee Dean was the daughter of Edward Dean 1827-1882 and Eliza, nee Chilton 1830-1886. Rose was the 3rd of their nine children. See below

Children of Eli Rixon and Rose Rixon, nee Dean. Lived at Fir View Cottage Speen

Charles Alfred Rixon born 1874-1959 married 1899 Sarah Elizabeth Monger from Naphill, born 1874.

Herbert Rixon born 1876, died 1898, aged 22

Sarah Rixon born 1878-1957 Spinster. 1911 private nurse, Kensington. 1939 Fir View Cottage, Speen, Sarah incapacitated. Sister Daisy and Dan Walker(uncle).

Florence Rixon born 1880. Believed to have emigrated USA or Canada

Elizabeth Rixon born 1882-1972 (91) 1911 Nurse at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital. Married 1934 to Harry Herbert Baker 1865-?, Hosp.clerk & Professor of music

Hannah Rixon born 1883-? 1911 Housekeeper in Bayswater Married 1913 Percy Dudley.

Clara Rixon born 1886-1962. Died in Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Lily Rixon born 1888-1967 Married October 1913 George Stratford 1887-1957 1939 Living in High Wycombe

William Rixon born 1889-1980 Married Ada M Smith born 1896,Saunderton. 1939 1 woodland View, Speen. William died 1980,West View, Studridge Lane,Speen.

Daisy Rixon born 1890-1974 1939 living at Fir View Cottage

John Rixon born 1893-1918. John Rixon died 26th August 1918 WW1, aged 25, in Italy. Corporal 1st Bucks Battalion Light Infantry.

Buried Magnaboschi British Cemetery, Italy. Grave Plot 3, Row D, Grave 1.

Memorials Speen Baptist Chapel Lych-gate and the Parish Church, Lacey Green.

Click Families with Fallen WW1 for others lost in WW1.

Frank Rixon born 1898-1980 Married July 1926 to Muriel Elizabeth Terry,1902-1983 1939 living Sunny Corner, Speen.

Eli Bert Rixon born 1902 1939 at 'Capri' Speen, Bert wood machinist