Born about in At Sea
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Boyton
and Maria (Smith) Costain
Sister of
John Boyton, William Boyton, James Boyton, Sarah (Boyton) Angel, John Boyton, Eliza (Boyton) Angel, Alfred Boyton, Charles (Boyten) Boyton, Henry (Corstain) Costin [half], Edward Corstain [half] and Maria (Corstain) Power [half]
Wife of
John Watson
— married
1874 (to 1878) in Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Wife of
Henry Eaton
— married
1879 in Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Wife of
William Nicholls
— married
1885 in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Maggie (Watson) Paull, Madeline (Watson) Cates, Emily Eaton, Harry Eaton, Ruth (Nicholls) Roper, Ann Elizabeth Nicholls, Florence Louisa (Nicholls) Harris, Richard W Nicholls and John Charles Nicholls
Died
at about age 51
in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
In May 1854 parents Maria and Charles Boyton and family embarked aboard the 'Genghis Khan' at Liverpool, bound for Australia. Their arrival at Moreton Bay in August 1854 shows:
- Boyton, Charles, male, age 28, labourer
- Maria, 25, wife
- William, 8, son
- James, 5, son
- Sarah, 3, daughter
- Emily, infant, daughter, born on the voyage
Sources
- NSW BDM marriage index 2657/1874 (Watson & Boyton)
- NSW BDM marriage index 3437/1879 (Eaton & Watson)
- NSW BDM marriage index 6181/1885 (Nicholls & Eaton)
- NSW BDM death index 8470/1905 Nicholls nee Boston
- Family Notices (1905, July 22). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 20. Retrieved March 24, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237684484
- Family Notices (1905, July 28). The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser (NSW : 1898 - 1952), p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131373032
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 June 2020), memorial page for Emily Nicholls (unknown–21 Jul 1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. 180243637, citing St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Gordon, Ku-ring-gai Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Kim Townsend-Denniss (contributor 48858363) Find A Grave: Memorial #180243637
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Peter Jones 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T057831 [compare], yourDNAportal PET29cd672b, FTDNA kit #513739
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~3.12%
Amanda Benton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XA6612270 [compare], Ancestry member AmandaLBenton
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~3.12%
Chris Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T794753 [compare], FTDNA kit #513740
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Sandie McKoy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A239071 [compare], Ancestry member Sandie_McKoy
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~1.56%
Robyn (Freeman) Williams :
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