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Richard Sowton Nankivell (1855 - 1916)

Richard Sowton Nankivell
Born in Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 25 Nov 1882 in Wallaroo, South Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 60 in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Nankivell Name Study.

Richard Sowton Nankivell was born on 25 Jul 1855 in Devon, England, United Kingdom, son of Edward Nankivell (1821 - 1897) and Ann (Sowton) Nankivell (~1820 - 1891).

His siblings were:

  1. Mary (Nankivell) Thomas (<1846 - 1919)
  2. Edward Nankivell (1849 - 1937)
  3. Elias Henry Sowton Nankivell (1851 - 1929)
  4. Henry Nankivell (1857 - ~1929)
  5. Ferdinand Nankivell (1858 - )
  6. John Edward Nankivell (1859 - 1925)

He came to South Australia in 1857 on the Henry Moore. He was 2 years old. The ship arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 13th September 1857[1][2].

EDWARD 36,
ANNE 37,
MARY 11,
EDWARD 8,
ELIAS 6,
RICHARD 2,
HENRY INF [ BORN AT SEA ]

Richard married Elizabeth Jane Oliver (~1862 - 1953) on 25 Nov 1882 in Wallaroo, South Australia [3]. Their children were:

  1. Richard Cecil Oliver Nankivell (1883 - 1956)
  2. Charity Lestelle (Nankivell) Barrett (1899 - 1972).

Richard died on 29 May 1916 in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia aged 60. He was buried on May 30 1916. His remains were removed from the Central Hotel Lane and he was buried in the Port Pirie Cemetery.[4][5].

Research Notes

  • SA BDM Marriage Reg 133/868 (Richard's name spelt "NANKIVALL")

Sources

  1. ↑ Robert Janmaat's, The Ships List at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/henrymoore1857.shtml
  2. ↑ Immigration: "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940"
    citing Emigration, Australia, name citing , Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
    FamilySearch Record: QLF6-4FRL (accessed 16 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS8Y-XQJ8-2 Image number 00005
    Name: Richard Nankivell; Emigration Place: Plymouth; Immigration Date: 1857; Immigration Place: Adelaide South Australia; Age: 2; Id: 78167.
  3. ↑ Genealogy SA, BDM, Marriage Index. Reg: 133/868, https://www.genealogysa.org.au
  4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #202006300 (accessed 16 December 2022)
    Memorial page for Richard Nankivell (unknown-28 May 1916), citing Port Pirie Cemetery, Port Pirie, Port Pirie Regional Council, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Faithe Jones (contributor 50048377).
  5. ↑ Advertising (1916, May 30). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102546887




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