Marmaduke George Nixon (1813 - 1864)

Born 27 Apr 1813 in Valetta, Malta

Ancestors

Died 27 May 1864 at age 51 in Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Marmaduke was the third child of Henry Nixon and Elizabeth Browne, he was born in Malta on 27th April 1813.^[1]

He was commissioned in 1831 as an Ensign in the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot and went to India.

He was a Major in the 39th Regiment and sold out to come to Auckland.

He emigrated to New Zealand in 1852 on board the 'Cresswell'.

He was an Otahuhu settler and the Franklin Member of Parliament before commanding the Colonial Defence Force Cavalry during the Waikato War (1863-4). He suffered a wound at the Battle of Rangiaowhia and died a few months later.^[2]

Colonel Nixon was unmarried.

Sources

1. ↑ WO 42 - War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers WO 42. N.95
2. ↑ New Zealand Wars

• Biography (Te Ara).
• Biography (Wikipedia).
• Death of Col.Nixon.
• Funeral of the Late Col. Nixon.
• Genealogy of Fermanagh.
• Military Museum.
• Nixon Memorial.
• Online Cenotaph (AKL Museum).
• Act to grant a Pension.