Elizabeth Ann (Nichols) Turvey (1860 - 1904)

Born 17 Sep 1860 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas McCann — married 27 Oct 1884 (to 29 Nov 1889) in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Edward William Turvey — married 1894 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1904 at age 43 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1860.^[1] She was the daughter of Thomas Nichols and Martha Johnson. She passed away in 1904.^[2] She is buried in the Daylesford Cemetery, Victoria.^[3]

Elizabeth married her first cousin, Nicholas McCann.^[4]. The marriage certificate records that he was a farmer at Teven Creek, the marriage conducted by the rites of the Presbyterian Church. The notice of marriage in the local newspaper read:

Marriages.
McCANN — NICHOLS — At the Manse, Lismore, on the 27th Oct., by the Rev. W. F. Fraser, M.A., Nicholas McCann, farmer, Teven Creek, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Nichols, of Ballarat, Victoria.^[5]

Nicholas and Elizabeth had three children before Nicholas was killed in a timber getting accident in 1889.

1. Nicholas John McCann (1885-1886)
2. Annie Louisa (McCann) McKenna (1887-1951)
3. Maud May (McCann) Jackson (1888-1960)

In 1894, Elizabeth married Edward William Turvey.^[6] Edward and Elizabeth had further children.

Research Notes

Initial references from:

• John Nichols Family Society

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~johnnichols/thomas.html

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Victoria Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. NICHOLSON, Elizabeth Ann. Mother's name: Martha JOHNSON. Father's name: Thomas. Place of birth: BALL. Reg. year: 1860. Reg. number: 19267/1860.
2. ↑ Death Victoria Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. TURVEY, Elizth. Mother's name: Martha JOHNSTON. Father's name: Nicholes Jno. Place of death: Dford. Age at Death: 44. Reg. year: 1904. Reg. number: 4658/1904.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248081308/elizabeth-turvey: accessed 03 July 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Turvey (unknown–15 Jun 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #248081308, citing Daylesford Cemetery, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Dan Jones (contributor 50357258).
4. ↑ Marriages New South Wales Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Groom's name: MCCANN, NICHOLAS. Bride's name: NICHOLS, ELIZABETH. District: LISMORE. Registration number: 7001/1884.
5. ↑ Northern Star Sat 8 Nov 1884 p. 2 online https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71709413 accessed 16/2/21
6. ↑ Marriage Victoria Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. MCCANN, Elizth Ann. Spouse's name: TURVEY, Edwd Wm. Reg. year: 1894. Reg. number: 2008/1894