William Iram Nash (1855 - 1947)

Born 26 Sep 1855 in Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Balcomb) Nash — married 20 Apr 1881 in Cranbury, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1947 at age 92 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Iram Nash was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

William Iram Nash was born in Cawdor, New South Wales on 26 September 1855. He was the son and eldest child of Joseph Nash & Eliza Whiteman.^[1][2]

Iram purchased a selection near Parkes during 1875.^[3]

Iram registered his stock brand in 1882.^[4]

William Iram Nash married Miriam (Minnie) Balcomb on 20 April 1881 at Barragan Hall, near Cranbruy, New South Wales^[5] at 7am, and immediately after the wedding breakfast set out for their new, home at 'The Retreat', north of Parkes. It seems thrat Iram had lived at 'The Retreat' alone for a time before his marriage; and it is presumed that he bestowed the name on the farm. (Mrs Coram later changed it to Hillview'). They had the following children:^[1]

1. Joseph Thomas Nash, born 13 July 1882 in Parkes^[6]
2. Zoe Australia Nash, born 8 November 1883 in Parkes^[7]
3. Sivyer Iram Nash, born 8 March 1885 in Parkes^[8]
4. Albert Godfrey Nash, born 8 December 1886 in Parkes^[9]
5. Charles Ashworth Nash, born 19 July 1888 in Parkes^[10]
6. Eliza Whiteman Nash, born 23 December 1890 in Parkes^[11]
7. Dorothy Miriam Nash, born 27 December 1895 in Parkes^[12]

In 1886 Iram made a conditional purchase of land at Coobang.^[13]

In 1910 Iram was photographed for a journal with his cheap ensilage pit.^[14][15]

In 1910 Iram was on the board of the Parkes local dairy company.^[16]

Iram & Miriam lived at 'The Retreat' from their wedding until the clearing sale of March 1918. He then leased the farm to Joe Stancliffe for 3 years with the option of purchase at £6 per acre. At the end of the lease Stancliffe bought the land and sold it immediately to Ted Skinner for £8 per acre. In 1927 Skinner sold the place, then 1145 acres to Herb Watts.

Grandson Charles Douglas Nash attended the March 1918 clearing sale. He and his brother William Franklin Nash used to leave their pony at 'Windermere' when they rode in to school from their place 'Cavanba' (on the Peak Hill road opposite 'The Reheat'.

Iram & Miriam moved to their new house 'Windermere' at 40 Mitchell Street, Parkes, with their two daughters, Bonnie and Dorothy. They lived there from 1918 until their death.

In 1928 they had a family reunion with all their sons and daughters, one son Sivyer travelling from the United States.^[17][18]

In 1931 Iram & Miriam celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.^[19][20]

In 1934 Iram successfully sought to have Council interest charges dropped.^[21]

In 1941 Iram & Miriam celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.^[22]

Iram's wife Miriam died at Parkes, NSW on 4 January 1946.^[23]

Iram died in Parkes on 4 October 1947.^[1][24][25]

A large number of his tools were kept in the "Windermere" garage, and these were inherited by his grandson CD Nash. The house-sign 'Windermere' went to Sivyer Nash's son Clyde, who put it on his house at 1057 General George Patton Road, Nashville, Tennessee. CD Nash lived at Windermere' for the last half of 1949, after his marriage.

Obituary

One of the best known laymen in Methodism passed to his reward in the person of William Iram Nash, of Parkes, who was in his 93rd year, and who, up to a few week ago, drove his own car and walked with a fine upright carriage. He was related or connected by marriage to a great many of our ministers. Born in the Camden district, he went as a small child to the O'Connell district, and later to Parkes, when it was mostly pine scrub. He remembered the trip to Bathurst; there was a very severe storm, and the family, travelling by dray, took shelter in a wayside building. When his mother found that the other occupants of the building were playing cards, she refused to remain there, but went out into the storm, preferring the severity of the elements to sharing the place with ungodly men because of their example to her family. A son of Joseph Nash of "Nashville," he took up land on his own account at "The Retreat," and many a minister has enjoyed what was literally a retreat in times of stress and sickness. Mr. Nash was an office bearer for many years, and a regular attendant until he was stricken down a few weeks ago, but he retained his senses and was able to enjoy visitors and converse brightly with them up to the last. Two of his sons, Rev. Charles Nash and Rev. Sivyer Nash, are honoured members of the Presbyterian misistry in the United States. The sons here are Joseph (Bowral) ; Godfrey (Blacktown); and the daughters Miss Bonnie and Mrs. Dorothy Head of Parkes. He was the last of the original Trustees of the Church property in Parkes, and had known every Minister, from Rev. James Austin to Rev. Guy Walker, who ministered to him in the latter days.^[26]

Research Notes

See WF Nash's: Nash Stories (1987. ISBN 0-7316-1903-X) for early life, some photographs {pp.16,21,30,31,32,41,42), the account of a 1922 journey in his Ford car, and some 1945 letters.

There is a photograph of WI Nash standing in the ensilage pit at 'The Retreat'. which appears to have been taken in the early 1900s. (Printed on page 743 of 'The Farmers' Handbook, Fifth Edition. 1943. Edited by K. Synott. NSW Department of Agriculture.) In the distance can be seen the farm house and cow yard, and behind the ensilage pit a sulky stands at a kurrajong tree which has a group of men sitting under it. The photograph was taken looking a bit south of west.

The house at 'The Retreat' was still standing at the time of lram's son Sivyer's visit from the US in 1926-28, and burnt down soon after Herb Watts purchased the place. The chimney remained for a number of years, but there is now no sign of any of the buildings. The area is under crop in a paddock adjoining the Peak Hill Road (Newell Highway).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Entry in Nash family bible acquired by Joseph Nash in 1816
2. ↑ NSW Birth Registration No. 5941/1855 V18555941 121C for William I Nash, Father: Joseph, Mother: Eliza
3. ↑ "LAND DISTRICT OF PARKES." New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) 17 December 1879: 5612. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223125547>.
4. ↑ "REGISTRATION OF BRANDS ACT OF 1866. THIRD QUARTERLY LIST OF HORSE AND CATTLE BRANDS FOR 1882—SECOND NOTIFICATION." New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) 27 November 1882: 6315. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225822491>.
5. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration No. 4696/1881 for William Gain Nash & Miniam Balcomb, Molong district
6. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 15918/1882 for Joseph T Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
7. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 17347/1883 for Zoe A Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriano
8. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 19531/1885 for SWIJER I Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
9. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 20977/1887 for Alfred G Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
10. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 21583/1888 for Charles A Nash, Parkes, Father = William J, Mother = Miriam
11. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 27999/1891 for Eliza W Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
12. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 6224/1896 for Dorothy M Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
13. ↑ "PARKES LAND OFFICE." Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910) 10 August 1886: 4. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101960162>.
14. ↑ "A CHEAP ENSILAGE PIT." Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) 29 October 1910: 7. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89744266>.
15. ↑ "SILAGE PITS." The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) 29 February 1912: 5 (FINAL EXTRA). Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222000302>.
16. ↑ "DAIRY FACTORIES." The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) 12 February 1910: 16. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article238353100>.
17. ↑ "FAMILY REUNIONS." Western Champion (Parkes, NSW : 1898 - 1934) 5 January 1928: 13. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113528927>.
18. ↑ "A CHRISTMAS-TIDE REUNION." The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954) 7 January 1928: 7. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155303289>.
19. ↑ "Golden Wedding." Western Champion (Parkes, NSW : 1898 - 1934) 23 April 1931: 9. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113501077>.
20. ↑ "PERSONAL" Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945) 27 April 1931: 3. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255194956>.
21. ↑ "Quid Pro Quo" Western Champion (Parkes, NSW : 1898 - 1934) 29 June 1934: 4. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113516812>.
22. ↑ "Diamond Wedding" The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954) 31 May 1941: 12. Web. 11 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155466510>.
23. ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 5002/1946 for Miriam Nash, Parkes district, Father: thomas, Mother: Elizabeth
24. ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 29467/1947 for William Iram Nash, Parkes district, Father: Joseph, Mother: Eliza
25. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #123595035
26. ↑ OBITUARY (1947, November 15). The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), p. 13. Retrieved August 19, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155619458

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