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Latitude
52.48
Longitude
-1.9025
Start Date
1844-01-01
End Date
1926-01-01

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ID
tb94c5

Extended Data

Birth Place
Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
professional photographer and farmer, was born on 21 April 1844 in Birmingham, England, son of William Millington Nixon . He had a photographic studio at Robe, South Australia, in 1867-68 and also worked as a photographer at Kapunda. From 1862 he was probably one of the proprietors of the widespread firm of Nixon Brothers whose cartes-de-visite survive from New South Wales and Victoria as well as South Australia. Nixon married Sophia Short on 26 June 1873 and they had two children. Sophia died in 1910 and Joseph subsequently married Ruby, with whom he had a further child. He died at Melbourne on 28 April 1926. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 21 April 1844
Summary
Joseph Nixon emigrated with his family from Birmingham to South Australia in 1855. For a time, Joseph and his brothers worked together as photographers under the name 'Nixon Brothers'. Joseph also spent several years as a travelling photographer, servicing southern South Australia during the nineteenth century.
Gender
Male
Died
28-Apr-26
Age at death
82