Mary Wearn Nankervis (1853 - 1940)

Born 15 Nov 1853 in St Just, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Warren (Nekervis) Nankervis — married 1871 in Victoria, Australia

Wife of John Warren Nankervis — married 2 Nov 1871 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1940 at about age 86 in Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary Nankervis was born in 1853. She was the daughter of Andrew James Nankervis and Marjorie Nankervis.

Mary was baptised on 15 November 1853 in Pendeen, Cornwall, England. ^[1]

Mary (2) arrived on the ship Fairlie with her father James, mother and brother on 7 June 1856 in Melbourne, Australia. (Fathers details listed.) ^[2]

Mary married John Nankervis in 1871 in Victoria. ^[3]

Mary was registered to vote in 1903 at Stanley St, Daylesford, Corinella, Victoria, Australia with husband and 3 other Nankervis people. ^[4]

Mary was registered to vote in 1914 at Stanley St, Daylesford, Grampians, Victoria, Australia. ^[5]

Mary (a Widow) was registered to vote in 1919 at 63 Saffron St, Newtown and Chilwell, Corio, Victoria, Australia. (It is part of Geelong.) She was living with her son Charles. ^[6]

Mary was registered to vote in 1937 at 35 Mervyn St, Newtown and Chilwell, Corio, Victoria, Australia. Many other Nankervis people at the same address. ^[7]

Burial

Mary, child of Andrew Nankervis & Marjory Nankervis, died (age 86) in Abt 1940 in Newton B Chilwel, Victoria.^[8]

Mary was buried in Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia. (See Headstone image.) ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1596123
   Ancestry au Record 9841 #122435800 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Mary Wearne Nankervis baptism on 15 Nov 1853, daughter of Andrew Nankervis & Margery, in Pendeen, Cornwall, England.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1635 #3763268 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Name: James Nankervis; Arrival Age: 25; Birth Date: abt 1831; Arrival Date: 7 Jun 1856; Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia; Ship: Fairlie. with wife, son and daughter.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888; Registration Number: 4597
   Ancestry au Record 1780 #2752260 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Mary Wearn Nankervis marriage to John Nankervis in 1871 in Victoria.
4. ↑ 1903 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1207 #8268871 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Name: Mary Wearn Nankervis; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1903; Electoral Place: Daylesford, Corinella, Victoria, Australia.
5. ↑ 1914 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1207 #9791748 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Name: Mary Werne Nankervis; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1914; Electoral Place: Daylesford, Grampians, Victoria, Australia.
6. ↑ 1919 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1207 #10493368 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Name: Mary Wearne Nankervis; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1919; Electoral Place: Newtown and Chilwell, Corio, Victoria, Australia.
7. ↑ 1937 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1207 #17471579 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Name: Mary Wern Nankervis; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1937; Electoral Place: Newtown and Chilwell, Corio, Victoria, Australia.
8. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Death Index Victoria 1921-1985; Registration Number: 16178e
   Ancestry au Record 1779 #2474641 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Mary Wearne Nankervis death Abt 1940 (age 86), child of Andrew Nankervis & Marjory Nankervis, in Newton B Chilwel, Victoria.
9. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #172689125 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   Mary Wearn Nankervis burial (died in 1940) in Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia.