Historical information

Jane Thornton married William Dixon in Northumberland in the 1850s. William Dixon was a pitman who was recruited in England to manage a mine at Eaglehawk. He arrived in about 1857 without his family. His wife Jane and three children arrived on the "Great Britain" in 1863. Two more children were born at Eaglehawk.
William died on 28 March 1876. Jane died on 18 April 1884.

Physical description

Jane Thornton Collection: Wedding skirt. deep blue silk brocade, full length, machine stitched, some hand stitching, brown lining, waistband and hook and eye fastenings.
Worn by Jane Thornton for her marriage to William Dixon in Northumberland in the early 1850s.