Amy I NICHOLS

[DaveHam9]

Births Dec 1858 NICHOLS Amy Isabel - Wakefield 9c 30 mmn LANDERS

West Yorks Bap:
Amy Isabel Nichols
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1858
Parish: Wakefield, All Saints
Baptism Date: 6 Jan 1859
Parents = George Nichols & Mary Anne
[Occ = Stationer. Abode = Melbourne, Australia]

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) - Thu 20 Jan 1859 p.4
BIRTHS
On the 5th November last, at Wakefield, Yorkshire, Mrs. George Nichols, of Melbourne, of a daughter.

Victoria Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
Geo Nichols 37
Arrival: 28 Dec 1858, Melbourne
Departure: Liverpool
Ship:'Royal Charter'
Nationality: English
[Occ = Stationer]
Looks to be on his own

Looking for the marriage of George Nichols to Mary A Landers.

Also, with the date of birth and date of baptism for Amy then George must have left Liverpool when ??

Arrival then of Mary and daughter in Australia?

 

[DaveHam9]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7307023
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tue 28 Dec 1858 Page 5
ROYAL CHARTER
The steamship Royal Charier arrived
in Hobson's Bay last evening, after a
passage of sixty-four days from Liverpool. ...

 

[horse]

Something to ponder..

FreeBMD:
Marriages Q2 1852
ME*L Ann
Metcalf Ann
Nichols George
Sanders Mary Ann
Wright William
Wakefield 9c, 37

Geoff

 

[horse]

Marriages Q2 1852
ME*L Ann
Metcalf Ann
Nichols George
Sanders Mary Ann
Wright William
Wakefield 9c, 37

Witnesses = Mattw Bottick & James Heptonstall [possibly a church official, appears on other records]

Marys Ann's surname looks like Landers as does father, John.

Geoff

 

[horse]

Also, with the date of birth and date of baptism for Amy then George must have left Liverpool when ??

Image has 22 Oct 1858.

Also says 'Mainly unassisted, some governments immigrants'

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Geoff.

Please email the marriage image.

One newspaper account of telegrams received on day of departure has date as 23 Oct. Anyway, George left before Amy was born.

Dave

 

[horse]

Thanks Geoff.

Please email the marriage image.

Original details sent, Dave..

Interestingly, the transcription has 'Landen'

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

No notification.

Damn stupid update. I have UK English but US keyboard so I get $ not £ on the keyboard but after the update it keeps switching back to UK English and UK keyboard even though I tell it the default is UK English but US keyboard.

That well known bug has not been fixed.

Image has arrived thanks.

Dave

 

[horse]

Original details sent, Dave..

Interestingly, the transcription has 'Landen'

Oh!

Just noticed George Nicholas on the transcription also The image is clearly Nichols.

Geoff

 

[horse]

No notification.

Damn stupid update. I have UK English but US keyboard so I get $ not £ on the keyboard but after the update it keeps switching back to UK English and UK keyboard even though I tell it the default is UK English but US keyboard.

That well known bug has not been fixed.

Yeah, they can almost perform miracles, but simple, annoying bugs.. nooooooooooo.

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

I will be adding more and more images to my collection as they are found so I can see for myself what it has.

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

I have now deleted the UK keyboard so ok again.