John James Nance (1884 - 1913)

Born 1884 in Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Beatrice (Rickard) Nance — married 1911 in Victoria, Australia

Died 4 Jan 1913 at about age 29 in Kingston, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John James Nance was born in 1884 in Creswick, Victoria, Australia, the son of Sarah Ann Emerson and John Nance.^[1]

He married Amy Beatrice Rickard in 1911 in Victoria.^[2]

Their children were:

• Arthur George Nance (1912–1990)
• Beatrice May Nance (1913–1988)

John died on 4 January 1913 in Kingston, Victoria^[3] and was buried at the Creswick Cemetery^[4].

Accidental Death 6 Jan 1913^[5]

FARM WORKER KILLED

ALLENDALE. Saturday. A fatal accident occured in the harvest field at Kingston at half-past 8 o'clock this morning, when James Nance, aged 30 years, a married man, was killed, very suddenly, at Messers. Morrish Bros.' farm. Deceased, who was engaged carting in from field to stack, noticing that William Mitchell, who was in charge of another team, had some difficulty in getting his horses under control, jumped from his wagon to assist him. The team driven by Nance made a start. He made back to the leaders, but they had too much pace on, and he was dragged down, and horses and waggon passed over him. Death was almost instantaneous. He leaves a widow and young child.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 8694 / 1884. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: John James NANCE); (Place: CRES); (Mother: Sarah An EMMERSON); (Father: John)
2. ↑ Victorian BDM. Marriage: 9121 / 1911. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
3. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 2214 / 1913; Family name: NANCE; Given name(s) Jno Jas; Place of event: Kingston, Australia; Mother's name Sarah Ann EMERSON; Father's Name: Jno Nance. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175119183/john-james-nance: accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for John James Nance (1885–4 Jan 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175119183, citing Creswick Cemetery, Creswick, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Rebecca McIntosh (contributor 48241877).
5. ↑ CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. (1913, January 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10758448

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
• Victorian Edwardian Index 1902-1913