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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Nixon

Female 1856 - 1889  (33 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Nixon 
    Nickname Lizzie 
    Birth May 1856  Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1858 
    Witness 1874  St Mary De Castro Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    at her sister Sarah's marriage 
    Immigration 19 Sep 1883  Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Free passage on the Silhet Ship, departed Plymouth 9th June 1883 
    • Also found friend Ann White age 29 on same Ship (pg 258).
    Name Eliza Nixon 
    Residence 1885  Tank Street, North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elizabeth registered her brother in law Tom Smith's death.
    _FSFTID LXQL-CCX 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXQL-CCX 
    Death 4 Aug 1889  Curtis Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Intermittent fever (acute 1 month)/Heart failure 
    Burial 5 Aug 1889  Bundaberg General Cemetery, 91, Takalvan Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial Details:
      RICE Elizabeth
      Year of Birth:1856
      Year of Death:1889
      Gender:Female
      Funeral Director:n/a
      Place of Residence:Bundaberg
      Place of Birth:n/a
      Church:Anglican
      Minister:n/a

      Grave Details:
      Cemetery:Bberg General
      Location:A2
      Grave Number:P121
      Ownership:Private
      War Grave:No
      Other burials located in this grave:
      RICE Alice Alicia
    Notes 
    • Found the Silhet 1160 (tons) Capt ?? couldn't read from Plymouth 9th June 83 arrived Bundaberg 19th Sept 1883 Dr. Martin
      Nixon Eliza 25 single
      White Ann 29 single
      both came free
    Person ID I836  FamilyTree1
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2018 

    Father Joseph Nixon,   b. 1808, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1891, Church Street, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Catherine Cooper,   b. 1818, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1858, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter William Rice,   b. 1860, Weymouth, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1943, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1888  Christ Church, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alice Alicia Rice,   b. 8 Jul 1889, Curtis Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1889, Curtis Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Florence Eunice Rice,   b. 8 Jul 1889, Curtis Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1960, Public Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2006