Mary Ann NelsonAge: 341862–1896
- Name
- Mary Ann Nelson
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Nelson
| Birth | 1862 25 25 Bet Bet, Victoria, Australia |
| Australian History | 1862 Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 12 months) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Birth of a sister | 1864 (Age 2) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
younger sister -
Elizabeth Nelson
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| Birth of a brother | 1867 (Age 5) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
David Nelson
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 5) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 6) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Birth of a brother | 1869 (Age 7) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
Alexander Nelson
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| Australian History | 1869 (Age 7) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | 12 April 1870 (Age 8) Talbot Road, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
maternal grandmother -
Ann Mills
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| Death of a father | 1870 (Age 8) Creswick, Victoria, Australia
father -
Alexander Nelson
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| Marriage of a mother | Letitia Hall - View family 8 April 1871 (Age 9) Victoria, Australia
step-father -
William Myott
mother -
Letitia Hall
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| Birth of a half-brother | 1 June 1872 (Age 10) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
half-brother -
Enoch Myott
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| Australian History | 1872 (Age 10) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 11) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 14 January 1875 (Age 13) Clunes, Victoria, Australia
half-brother -
John James Myott
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| Australian History | 1875 (Age 13) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 28 August 1877 (Age 15) Waranga, Victoria, Australia
half-brother -
Thomas Henry Myott
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| Australian History | 1878 (Age 16) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | 17 February 1879 (Age 17) Undera, Victoria, Australia
maternal grandfather -
David Hall
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| Australian History | 1879 (Age 17) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 10 June 1880 (Age 18) Undera, Victoria, Australia
half-brother -
Samuel Henry Myott
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| Australian History | 1880 (Age 18) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. |
| Marriage of a brother | William Henry Nelson - View family 1882 (Age 20) Victoria, Australia
elder brother -
William Henry Nelson
sister-in-law -
Selina Doidge
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| Australian History | 1882 (Age 20) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Birth of a son #1 | 1883 (Age 21) Undera, Victoria, Australia
son -
Bertie Ernest Nelson
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| Australian History | 1883 (Age 21) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill |
| Marriage | Albert Charles Walker - View family 1886 (Age 24) Victoria, Australia |
| Australian History | 1887 (Age 25) Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne. |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | 25 July 1888 (Age 26) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
daughter -
Letitia Walker
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| Australian History | 1889 (Age 27) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. |
| Australian History | 1890 (Age 28) Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. |
| Birth of a son #3 | 1891 (Age 29) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
son -
Alexander Walker
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| Australian History | 1891 (Age 29) Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia |
| Australian History | 1892 (Age 30) Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1893 (Age 31) Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. |
| Australian History | 1894 (Age 32) Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | 1895 (Age 33) Dunbulbalane, Victoria, Australia
daughter -
Elizabeth Walker
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| Australian History | 1895 (Age 33) Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River |
| Australian History | 1896 (on the date of death) Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution |
| Death | 1896 (Age 34) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Alexander Nelson
Birth 1837 Rawdeerpark, Monaghan, Ireland Death 1870 (Age 33) Creswick, Victoria, Australia |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 herself |
Birth 1862 25 25 Bet Bet, Victoria, Australia Death 1896 (Age 34) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia |
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2 years #3 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Alexander Nelson
Birth 1869 32 32 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death 1912 (Age 43) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Mother’s family with William Myott - View family |
| step-father |
William Myott
Birth 1820 Wolverhampton, England Death yes |
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17 years mother |
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 half-brother |
Enoch Myott
Birth 1 June 1872 52 35 Clunes, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
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3 years #2 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
Samuel Henry Myott
Birth 10 June 1880 60 43 Undera, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
| Family with Albert Charles Walker - View family |
| husband |
Birth September 1854 Rockland All Saints, Norfolk, England Death 31 January 1933 (Age 78) 10 Maugie Place, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia |
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7 years herself |
Birth 1862 25 25 Bet Bet, Victoria, Australia Death 1896 (Age 34) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia |
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Marriage: 1886 — Victoria, Australia |
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-3 years #1 son |
Bertie Ernest Nelson
Birth 1883 28 21 Undera, Victoria, Australia Death 1944 (Age 61) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
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6 years #2 daughter |
Birth 25 July 1888 33 26 Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia Death 15 May 1977 (Age 88) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years #3 son |
Alexander Walker
Birth 1891 36 29 Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
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4 years #4 daughter |
Elizabeth Walker
Birth 1895 40 33 Dunbulbalane, Victoria, Australia Death yes |
Mary Ann Nelson has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (27)
Parents John Hall + Mary Corbett
Parents Matthew Madill + Mary Ann Hall
Parents David Hall + Elizabeth Ann Scott
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