Private James Nixon ( 1772.....1863.)
- Back To ..The
New South Wales Corps. ( Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd
Regiment.
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Born :c.
1772
Where Born : Cammers Northumberland, England
Occupation : Soldier /
Date Arrived :
26 September 1791
Ship Arrived on
."Active" Transported aged 19
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment :
, 25 July 1800 age 28
Where Enlisted : Sydney
Enlistment Detail :
conditional pardon
Transfered: 73rd Regiment
24 October 1810 Ceylon until 24th Dec 1815. 73rd Regiment arrived in
England in 1816.
Date of Discharge :
1818 aged 46 years old
Where Discharged :
pensioned off Chelsea Hospital returned to
Australia as a police constable
Returned to N.S.W on the Hibernia in 1819
Died :
1863 aged 91
Where Died /
Buried :
Parents Names :
James & Rachel
Spouse's Name :
Mary Flinn
Born : c
1779
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :Sydney 11 January 1800
Ship Arrived on :
"Minerva" convict age 21
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Married :
Where Married : no record of marriage
Spouse 's Parents
:
- NIXON, James CD 661966
Death
Father: James
Mother: Rachel
- Aged : 91 years
- Civil Spouse: Mary
Index Year: 1863
- Born: England
Reg Year: 1863 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: 2953 (1), (N>L)
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
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- Children :
NIXON, Catherine EB 1531252
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1800 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18001999 1A Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England(1)
Re Registered
NIXON, Catherine G EB 1531258
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1800 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18009 42A Parish: Camperdown; Newtown, Church of England(1)
- NIXON, Robert EB 1531709
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1802 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18021073 1A Parish: Norfolk Island, Church of England(1)
- Re Registered
- NIXON, Robert EB 1531708
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1802 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V180238 42A Parish: Camperdown; Newtown, Church of England(1)
- NIXON, Mary EB 1531980
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1804 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18041096 1A Parish: Norfolk Island, Church of England(1)
- Re Registered
- NIXON, Mary EB 1531980
Christening
Father: James
Mother: Mary (Flinn)
Reg Year: 1804 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18041096 1A Parish: Camperdown; Newtown, Church of England(1)
- NIXON, Mary Ann CM 729755 Age: 18
Marriage
Spouse: BURRILL, Thomas Age: 33
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1821
Reg Year: 1821 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 491(1)
History
& Achievements :
NIXON William , Alias( probably not a
deliberate Alias . English spelt his name as it sounded.) NIXON
James, NIZON James,NIXON James William sentenced 1790 London 7
years
- James Nixon of the 102nd and the 73rd. His record shows he served
between 1800-1818. He was on Norfolk Island in 1800-1805/7.
- The Regiment served in Ceylon until 24th Dec 1815. 73rd
Regiment arrived in England in 1816.
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According to his discharge papers in 1818 he was
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Born in Cammers Northumberland, England
He was 46 years old which makes his birth date 1772
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He is 5feet 8inches tall
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Has Grey eyes
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Light brown hair , Sallow complexion. He was illiterate he marked his discharge papers with an x
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He returned to N.S.W on the Hibernia in 1819 with a letter from Lord
Goulburn stating he had permission to settle in N.S.W His listing on the passenger list states he is a Police Constable1820
He was posted to Sydney as a constable per police Gazette Sat May 20 18201821-1823 he is on various N.S.W State record listings re his
placing's as policeman
- Firstly, the men of the 1/73rd were transferred to Ceylon on 5
vessels in the period 1814-1815:
- Colonial Secretary returns of Colony
- NIXON, James. Military July 1809
Received rations from the Hawkesbury Stores (Reel 6040; 9/2673 p.62)
- NIXON, James Out pensioner of Chelsea
Hospital 1819 Sep 4 Permission to become a free settler (Reel 6021; 4/1094
p.11)
- NIXON, James 1821 Sep 8 Constable. On list
of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines; listed as
Nickson (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.62)
- 1822 Signatory to petition from the ordinary constables of Sydney
complaining of the diminution of their rations (Reel 6055; 4/1760 p.43c)
1822 Dec 27-1823 Jun 20On pay lists of constables employed at Sydney; listed
as Nickson (Reel 6029, 4/7016A pp.14-216 &
4/7016B pp.6-208) 1823 Mar On list of constables in Sydney from
Sep 1820 to Mar 1823 (Reel 6056; 4/1764 p.63)
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- References
- (1) Australian Vital Record Series 1788 - 1905 Discs 1
to 4
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(N>L) National
Library Canberra
- Family Members, Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- Relatives and Descendants
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- Last revised: September 29, 2008.