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Latitude
-42.880556
Longitude
147.325
Start Date
1844-01-01
End Date
1885-01-01

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ID
tb96d9

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Birth Place
Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia
Biography
sketcher, was born in Hobart Town on 30 April 1844, sixth of the eight children of Bishop Francis Russell Nixon and his second wife, Anna Maria Nixon . His undated sketch of the Nixon family’s third Tasmanian residence, Bishopstowe, at New Town outside Hobart, is held in the house – now called Runnymede and occupied by the National Trust (Tas.). It was presumably drawn before February 1862 while the family was still living there. Nixon married Adela Russell Walker, a sister of Anna Frances Walker , in 1871. He died at the Walker family home, Rhodes, Concord (Tas.), aged forty-one. Writers: Stilwell, G. T. Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 30 April 1844
Summary
A sketcher whose most renowned work was of his family's residence - Runnymede - in Bishopstowe Hobart.
Gender
Male
Died
1885
Age at death
41