Mary Jane Bellworth

Female 1854 - 1891  (37 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Bellworth 
    Born 16 Mar 1854  Main-à-Dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID A44ABB629E09E943936D9E3E58E3D1945AC6 
    Died 6 Jul 1891  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Jul 1891  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1730  Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2010 

    Father James Bellworth,   b. 3 Jan 1822, Main-à-Dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1898, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaret Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 3 Mar 1830, Coxheath, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1911  (Age > 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1847  Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Dickson,   b. Abt 1849, Catalone, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1933, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1881  St. George (Anglican), Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 23 May 2017 
    Family ID F692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MARY JANE BELLWORTH was born March 16, 1854 at Main-à-Dieu and baptized May 18, 1854 at St. George's Sydney. Text of marriage entry, parish of St. George's records (Beaton Institute)
      "Mary Jane Belwert of this parish married 17 January 1881 to George Archibald DIXON [DICKSON] of Catalone Gut witnesses John Henry Boutilier and Matilda Boutilier"
      (the above marriage witnesses are two children of Jane (Bellworth) Boutilier, Mary Jane's aunt]

      Household Record 1881 Canadian Census
      George DICKSON M Male English 29 Nova Scotia Fisherman Church of England
      Mary Jane DICKSON M Female English 26 Nova Scotia Church of England
      Source Information:
      Census Place Catalone, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
      Family History Library Film 1375802
      NA Film Number C-13166
      District 6
      Sub-district L
      Page Number 10
      Household Number 44

      According to research files at Beaton Institute by Mrs. S.E. Filer of London Ontario, George Albert (not Archibald), son of Edward Dickson and Margaret Campbell, and his wife, Mary Jane Bellworth Dickson, had two children, Sadie "died young" and Aubrey, before George was widowed and remarried on 25 January 1894 to Ellen Maria Lavinia Spencer-daughter of Theophilis and Annie May Peters Spencer; George had four children with his second wife.

      (NS Civ. death reg year 1925, Bk 80 pg 924) George Aubrey Dickson, accountant, born Dec. 12, 1894 of Moravia?? Street Glace Bay died single in Glace Bay Dec 17 1925. His father George Dickson filled out the certificate and claims that George Aubrey is the child of George Dickson and Ellen Spencer)

      1891 Census Halifax City Ward 2a p. 13 hh 63
      George DICKSON laborer age 39 b CB parents born CB, Scotland
      Mary J DICKSON 37 b. CB parents born CB
      Sadie DICKSON, 9

      Mary J Dickson died at 5 Maple Street

      1901 Census of Canada
      5 39 48 Dixon George M Head M Nov 27 1850 50
      5 40 48 Dixon Ellen F Wife M May 30 1858 42
      5 41 48 Dixon Sadie F Daughter S Nov 9 1882 19 (child of Mary Jane Bellworth)
      5 42 48 Dixon George M Son S Dec 12 1895 6
      Source Information:
      1901 Census of Canada
      Subdistrict: Port Morien, CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
      District Number: 28
      Subdistrict Number: w
      Archives Microfilm: T-6448

      City of Halifax death registers: Mary J. Dickson, July 1891, line 13. NSARM website, http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/vitalstats/death/halifax/death.asp?ID=1027