Alexander NelsonAge: 331837–1870
- Name
- Alexander Nelson
- Given names
- Alexander
- Surname
- Nelson
| Birth | 1837 Rawdeerpark, Monaghan, Ireland |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 12 months) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 2) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 3) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 4) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 5) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 6) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 8) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 13) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 14) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 16) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 17) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 18) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 19) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Marriage | Letitia Hall - View family 3 July 1857 (Age 20) Killeevan, Monaghan, Ireland MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ALEXANDER NELSON & LETITIA HALL |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 20) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Birth of a son #1 | 24 April 1858 (Age 21) Rawdeerpark, Monaghan, Ireland
son -
William Henry Nelson
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| Australian History | 1858 (Age 21) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 22) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 23) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 24) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | 1862 (Age 25) Bet Bet, Victoria, Australia
daughter -
Mary Ann Nelson
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| Australian History | 1862 (Age 25) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 26) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 1864 (Age 27) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
daughter -
Elizabeth Nelson
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| Birth of a son #4 | 1867 (Age 30) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
son -
David Nelson
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 30) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 31) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Birth of a son #5 | 1869 (Age 32) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
son -
Alexander Nelson
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| Australian History | 1869 (Age 32) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Occupation | Miner 26 February 1870 (Age 33) Clunes, Victoria, Australia |
| Residence | 26 February 1870 (Age 33) Clunes, Victoria, Australia |
| Medical | 26 February 1870 (Age 33) Creswick, Victoria, Australia Note: Admitted to Hospital |
| Death | 1870 (Age 33) Creswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Family with Letitia Hall - View family |
| himself |
Alexander Nelson
Birth 1837 Rawdeerpark, Monaghan, Ireland Death 1870 (Age 33) Creswick, Victoria, Australia |
| wife |
Letitia Hall
Birth 1837 27 33 Drumswords, Monaghan, Ireland Death 2 August 1927 (Age 90) Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
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Marriage: 3 July 1857 — Killeevan, Monaghan, Ireland |
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10 months #1 son |
Birth 24 April 1858 21 21 Rawdeerpark, Monaghan, Ireland Death 9 September 1943 (Age 85) Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
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4 years #2 daughter |
Birth 1862 25 25 Bet Bet, Victoria, Australia Death 1896 (Age 34) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia |
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2 years #3 daughter |
Elizabeth Nelson
Birth 1864 27 27 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death 1927 (Age 63) Auburn, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years #4 son |
David Nelson
Birth 1867 30 30 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death 27 September 1943 (Age 76) Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years #5 son |
Alexander Nelson
Birth 1869 32 32 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death 1912 (Age 43) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| William Myott + Letitia Hall - View family |
| wife's husband |
William Myott
Birth 1820 Wolverhampton, England Death yes |
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17 years wife |
Letitia Hall
Birth 1837 27 33 Drumswords, Monaghan, Ireland Death 2 August 1927 (Age 90) Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
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Marriage: 8 April 1871 — Victoria, Australia |
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14 months #1 step-son |
Enoch Myott
Birth 1 June 1872 52 35 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
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3 years #2 step-son |
Birth 14 January 1875 55 38 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death 28 August 1938 (Age 63) Henty, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years #3 step-son |
Thomas Henry Myott
Birth 28 August 1877 57 40 Waranga, Victoria, Australia Death 5 June 1967 (Age 89) Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years #4 step-son |
Samuel Henry Myott
Birth 10 June 1880 60 43 Undera, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
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| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. |
| Australian History | Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. |
| Australian History | Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. |
| Australian History | SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. |
| Australian History | John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. |
| Australian History | Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Medical | Admitted to Hospital |
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