Dixon “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Dixon Family History & Surname
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1) Gules a fleur-de-lis or, a chief ermine. - Dixon of Astley (or Astle) Hall,co. Chester, descended from William Dixon of Heaton Royds, co. York, fl. 1564. One of his descendants, John Dixon, Esq. of Gledhow and Westing Hall, married Lydia, daughter of Rev. John Parker of Astley Hall and had seven issue with her.
2) Azure a dove statant proper in chief two bees volant or, a chief of the last, thereon three pallets gules. Crest – In front of an anchor in bend sinister sable a dexter cubit arm erect proper, in the hand an olive branch also proper. Knells, co. Cumberland – John Dixon (1785-1832) built a mansion at Knells, granted/confirmed 1830s. He was the son of Peter, grandson of John Dixon, a customs officer in Whitehaven.
3) Sable a fleur-de-lis or, a chief ermine. Crest – An eagle displayed sable. Motto – Quod dixi dixi. Beeston, co. York.
4) Sable a fleur-de-lis or, a chief ermine. Crest – A lion rampant holding in its dexter paw a fleur-de-lis all proper. Seaton-Carew, co. Durham, descended from Dixon of Beeston, the arms are recorded on a brass memorial to Sir Nicholas Dixon, Rector (d. 1448) in Cheshunt Church
5) Gules a lion rampant or, a chief ermine. Crest – A demi lion rampant argent. William Dixon who acquired Wallingtons, co. Berkshire c. 1726, had son named Samuel
6) Sable a fleur-de-lis or, a chief ermine. Crest – A demi boar rampant vert armed, tusked, maned, and tufted or, holding in the dexter paw a fleur-de-lis, as in the arms. Sir Robert Dixon, Mayor of Dublin, knighted 1634. He was the son of Robert and father of William.
7) Argent on a cross between four lozenges sable an eagle displayed on the field. Crest – A dexter hand proper holding a sword bend sinister ways argent. Govanhill, co. Lanark, Scotland - William Dixon (1788-1859) was the second generation owner of the iron and coal dynasty of the Dixon family of Calder and Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. His father had come to Glasgow from Northumberland, England, in 1771. His youngest son, William, inherited the business in 1822 when it was the largest coal and iron concern in Europe.
8) Gules on a bend or, between six plates three torteaux, a chief erminois. Crest – An arm embowed, habited, erminois, cuff argent holding in the hand proper a plate. granted to George Dixon of Rainshaw (or Ramshaw) (1553-1631) in 1581 - son of Miles. Father of nine children.
9) Or, a cross formee throughout gules between four eagles displayed sable.
10) BLAZON: Per pale azure and gules a bend engrailed argent between two plates, on a chief of the third a rose of the second between two torteaux. Crest – An arm embowed, vested azure semee of plates cuffed argent, the ahnd grasping a chaplet of roses proper. INFORMATION: Page Hall, Ecclesfield, West Riding of Yorkshire - James Dixon, Esq. of Page Hall (d. 1852) had a firm called “James Dixon & Sons” that made holloware and flatware. He had sons William Frederic, James Willis, Henry Isaac, and Edwin. Helden, near Tonbridge, co. Kent - crest granted in 1565 to Gayus Dixon, gentleman.
