John Dimmock [d]

According to the 1901 census John Dimmock was born c1861 at Pinxton, Derbyshire. It has not been possible to confirm this as no other census records or birth/marriage registration has as yet been found.

John married Eliza Ellis. Eliza was born August 2nd, 1860 at Pinxton, Derbyshire, the daughter of Ann Mills & John Ellis, a coal miner. Eliza had previously been married to Joseph Sanders, a coal miner, whom she married at just 16 years of age. Eliza & Joseph had a daughter Emma in 1877 who appears to have been raised as Emma Dimmock. It is assumed that Joseph died but no marriage certificate for Eliza & John Dimmock has yet been found to confirm her status.

John & Eliza had moved to Yorkshire by 1882 & at that time they were living at Methley, Yorks. When son John Charles was born in July 1882 his father registered the birth & interestingly gave his name as Charles rather than John Dimmock.

Birth certificate of son John Charles

John & Eliza's second daughter Sarah Ann was born in 1886 at10 Phillips St, Castleford, Yorks & John was a coal miner at that time.

Daughter Sarah Ann's birth certificate

By 1890 John & Eliza had moved north to Co Durham & were living at 12 Queen St, Ryhope at the time of the birth of their fourth child Mary. After Mary’s birth John & Eliza had 4 more children all of whom died in infancy – 2 girls who lived for almost 2 years & 2 sons – David who died aged 18 months & Frederick who died aged 8 months.

In 1901 John & Eliza were living at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, Co. Durham. John was a coal miner/hewer & they had 5 children at home at this time, Emma (23), Charles (18) an underground engine driver, Sarah A (14), Mary (10) & Edith (4 months).

From 1907 until about 1920 daughter Sarah Ann & her husband Robert Speed Pallister lived with John & Eliza at Tunstall St. along with their children John McCree & Robert Speed Pallister. According to the Electoral Registers of Ryhope Colliery 1920 & 1925 living with John & Eliza at Tunstall St were their daughter Mary & her husband Edward Chapman.

In 1929 & 1930 John & Eliza were found at 82 Ryhope St South with their daughter Sarah Ann & husband Robert Speed Pallister.

John died on February 20th, 1931, aged 71, at 82 Ryhope St, South, Ryhope. The cause of death was given as ‘arterio sclerosis accelerated by fracture of thigh accidentally received April 1930’. The informant of the death was son-in-law Robert Speed Pallister.

In 1931 widowed Eliza was still living with Sarah Ann & son-in-law Robert (known as Bob) & they all moved to 13 West View, Ryhope in 1934 where they continued to live until 1939.

Eliza died on January 12th, 1941, aged 80, at 13 West View, Ryhope, the cause of death being heart failure & bronchitis. The informant of the death was her daughter Mary Chapman.

The children of John Dimmock & Eliza Ellis were:

d.1. Emma Dimmock (Sanders) born Oct-December 1877 at Newton, Derbyshire
d.2. John Charles Dimmock born July 21st, 1882 at Denisons Fold, Methley, Yorkshire, died September 15th, 1963 at Sunderland
d.3. Sarah Ann Dimmock born August 19th, 1886 at 10 Phillips St, Castleford, Yorkshire
d.4. Mary Dimmock born April 21st 1890 at 12 Queen St, Ryhope, Co. Durham

d.5. Martha Maria Dimmock born May 24th, 1892 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope & christened September 17th, 1892 at St Paul’s, Ryhope, died March 7th, 1894 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope
d.6. David Dimmock born November 29th, 1894 at 29 Tunstall St., buried June 4th, 1896 at St Paul’s, Ryhope
d.7. Frederick Dimmock born April 15th, 1897 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, buried December 20th, 1897 at St Paul’s, Ryhope
d.8. Edith Dimmock born November 7th, 1900 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, Co. Durham, died Oct-December 1902 at Ryhope, Co Durham