Miriam (Balcomb) Nash (1855 - 1946)

Born 5 Oct 1855 in Fish River, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Iram Nash — married 20 Apr 1881 in Cranbury, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1946 at age 90 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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

Miriam Balcomb was born in Fish River on 5 October 1855. She was the daughter of Thomas Balcomb & Elizabeth Enright.^[1]

William Iram Nash married Miriam Balcomb at Cranbury, NSW on 20 April 1881.^[2][3] They had the following children:^[4]

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

Miriam died at Parkes, NSW on 4 January 1946.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Obituary

Mrs. Miriam Nash, wife of Mr. William Iram Nash, the oldest Methodist in the Parkes district, died recently at the age of 90. Born near Oberon, a daughter of the late Thomas Balcombe, she grew up in the Cranbury-Toogong district. Some 65 years ago she came to "The Currajong' as a bride, when the late H. H. Cooke was the 'postmaster and storekeeper. In those days her home was very frequently visited by the blacks, who lived in hundreds in the vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. Nash worshipped in the first church at Currajong, and later at Parkes. When their family of 7 went with them, all drove the five miles to Parkes Church every Sunday morning in a 'sociable' with a pair of horses. Their home was named "The Retreat" and many a Methodist Minister will remember a period of rest and recuperation spent at that home. Family prayer and Bible reading formed part of the meal. Two of the sons are now Presbyterian Ministers in U.S.A., and one is a Doctor of Philosophy and lecturer in Bible History and Homilectics at the Dallas University, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. Nash are related to a fair proportion of the ministry. The aged widower, 'whose eye is not dim, nor his natural force abated," will be very lonely, but is sustained by the loving prayers of a large circle of friends. Up to within a few weeks of her passing, Mr. and Mrs. Nash came to church in their car, Mr. Nash driving. Her last illness was of only a few days' duration. The services at the church and cemetery were conducted by Rev. G. Stuart Udy, assisted by Mr. W. W. Watson; a service of remembrance was also held on the following Sunday

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 2803/1855 V18552803 56 for Miriam Balcombe, Father = Thomas, Mother = Elizabeth
2. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration No. 4676/1881 for William I Nash & Miriam Balcomb, West Maitland district
3. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration No. 4696/1881 for William Gain Nash & Miniam Balcomb, Molong district
4. ↑ Entry in Nash family bible acquired by Joseph Nash in 1816
5. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 15918/1882 for Joseph T Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
6. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 17347/1883 for Zoe A Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriano
7. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 19531/1885 for SWIJER I Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
8. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 20977/1887 for Alfred G Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
9. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 21583/1888 for Charles A Nash, Parkes, Father = William J, Mother = Miriam
10. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 27999/1891 for Eliza W Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
11. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 6224/1896 for Dorothy M Nash, Parkes, Father = William I, Mother = Miriam
12. ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 5002/1946 for Miriam Nash, Parkes district, Father: thomas, Mother: Elizabeth
13. ↑ Obituary: MRS. MIRIAM NASH. (1946, February 23). The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155615879
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #123595018
15. ↑ "Advertising" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 15 January 1946: 10. Web. 1 Oct 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17967229>.

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