Robert James Nurcombe (abt. 1823 - 1879)

Born about 1823 in Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Browne) Nurcombe — married 29 Dec 1852 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1879 at about age 56 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Robert James Nurcombe was born about 1823 in Somerset, England, most likely in Watchet or Wiveliscombe. He was the son of Benjamin Collard Nurcombe and Sarah Wedlake.^[1]

Robert was a ship's captain and voyaged between England and Australia and locally between the ports in Australia. He seems to have initially arrived in Australia about 1848.

On 24 December 1852, Robert Nurcombe, Captain of the "Shamrock", arrived in Sydney from Port Phillip in Victoria. On board was his fiancee, Annie Browne.

Robert Nurcombe and Annie Browne married on 29 December 1852 at St James' Anglican Church, Sydney. Witnesses were Edward Nurcombe of Palmer St and N A Port of Palmer St.^[2]

Robert and Annie had five children in Sydney then four in Rockhampton:

1. Elizabeth Jane Nurcombe m Edward Decimus Harries
2. Robert Henry Nurcombe
3. Benjamin Nurcombe
4. Adelaide Nurcombe
5. Alice Nurcombe
6. Philip Nurcombe m Elizabeth Josephine James
7. Frederick William Nurcombe
8. Arthur James Nurcombe m Elizabeth Christina Byriel
9. Edmund Charles Sydney Nurcombe

Robert was initiated into the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons, Leichhardt Lodge in Rockhampton on 3 June 1863 at the age of 40, ^[3]

In 1874, he held a publican's licence for the Square and Compass Hotel, Bolsover St, Rockhampton.^[4]

Robert Nurcombe died of general debility, at the age of 56, on 20 June 1879 in Rockhampton, Queensland. He was buried on 21 June at South Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Church of England, Section 37, Burial Number 1285.^[5][6][1]

Research Notes

The birth date was estimated from the death record and freemason membership.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Death Reg No 1879/C/2074 Death Index of Robert James Nurcombe 1879
2. ↑ New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Marriage Index of Robert Nurcombe and Annie Browne, Reg No 194/1852 V1852194 38C
3. ↑ Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, 1231-1276 (1832); 929-1020 (1863); Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Various publishers. Australian City Directories. Gould Genealogy & History, South Australia, Australia.
5. ↑ Rockhampton Regional Council, South Rockhampton Burial Index Burial Index of Robert Nurcombe 1879
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 August 2018), memorial page for Robert Nurcombe (unknown–21 Jun 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. 160397358, citing South Rockhampton Cemetery, Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980) Robert Nurcombe #160397358