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John Brunker NIXON (1789 - 1854)

Overseer of Convicts, Grazier

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth Jane NIXON ( - 1893) Mary Anne NIXON ( - 1910) Robert NIXON (1823 - 1903) Charles NIXON (1827 - 1914) John NIXON (1829 - 1901)	John Brunker NIXON (1789 - 1854) + Mary SWAN (1800 - 1851)

b. 1789 at Ireland

m. 03 Oct 1820 Mary SWAN (1800 - 1851) at Co Monaghan, Ireland

d. 05 Oct 1854 at Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia aged 65

Near Relatives of John Brunker NIXON (1789 - 1854)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	John Brunker NIXON	1789	Ireland	05 Oct 1854	Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia	65
Wife	Mary SWAN	1800	Ireland	04 Jul 1851	Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia	51
Daughter	Elizabeth Jane NIXON			08 Apr 1893	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Mary Anne NIXON			01 Apr 1910	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Robert NIXON	1823	Ireland	04 Jan 1903	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	80
Son	Charles NIXON	1827	Co Monaghan, Ireland	05 Dec 1914	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	87
Son	John NIXON	1829	Ireland	27 Jul 1901	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Son in Law	George BARDWELL
Son in Law	Charles GIBBS
Daughter in Law	Flora MURCHISON
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth Anne MALLYON	1843	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	09 Sep 1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	39
Daughter in Law	Charlotte Elizabeth JOHNSTONE	1860	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	13 Oct 1884	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	24
Daughter in Law	Mary Jane KENNINGTON	1868
Daughter in Law	Annie Marie PARSONS
Granddaughter	Eliza Jane NIXON	1861	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	27 Feb 1885	Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia	24
Granddaughter	Florence Louisa NIXON	16 Jan 1867	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jan 1903	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	36
Granddaughter	Maria Elizabeth A NIXON	1859	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1862	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	3
Grandson	John H NIXON	1861	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1941	Young, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandson	William Richard NIXON	1864	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	83
Grandson	Ernest Joseph NIXON	1865	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1930	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	65
Grandson	George Arthur NIXON	23 Nov 1867	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	09 Sep 1953	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	85
Grandson	Charles Henry Bardwell (Bartle) NIXON	27 Mar 1884	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1976	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	92
Granddaughter	Lily May NIXON	10 Nov 1886	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1987	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	101
Grandson	Frank Brunker NIXON	12 Nov 1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	14 Apr 1889	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Violet May Elizabet Josephine NIXON	1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	24 Feb 1992	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	101
Granddaughter	Lavinia (Ve) Jemina Elsie NIXON	06 Oct 1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1976		84
Granddaughter	Florence Martha (Flossie) NIXON	22 Jun 1895	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1981		86
Granddaughter	Muriel Annie NIXON	12 Nov 1896	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Bessie Mary NIXON	23 Sep 1900	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1934	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	33
Granddaughter	Anna Maria NIXON	22 Dec 1857	Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia	02 Nov 1942	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	84
Granddaughter	Clarissa Clementine NIXON	20 Mar 1861		02 Jul 1930		69

Events in John Brunker NIXON (1789 - 1854)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1789		John Brunker NIXON was born	Ireland		18
03 Oct 1820	31	Married Mary SWAN (aged 20)	Co Monaghan, Ireland		71
1823	34	Birth of son Robert NIXON	Ireland		71
1827	38	Birth of son Charles NIXON	Co Monaghan, Ireland		71
1829	40	Birth of son John NIXON	Ireland		71
1833	44	Immigration	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	per 'Jessie'	71
04 Jul 1851	62	Death of wife Mary SWAN (aged 51)	Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia		71
05 Oct 1854	65	John Brunker NIXON died	Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

John and Mary Nixon and their family travelled with Thomas Mate in bullock drays, camping at Tarcutta Creek near Wagga Wagga. Mate squatted at Tarcutta. The Nixons went on to Gregadoo and squatted there. They had cattle, fine shorthorns were bred. Dairying was started, butter and cheese made. This was taken to Sydney by bullock dray. They had six teams trading between Wagga Wagga and Sydney.

Source References:

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = Rosalind on 16 Nov 2019 (Birth)

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 298 (Marriage)

- Reference = 298 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 298 (Immigration)

- Reference = 298 (Death)

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