Daniel James Nihill was born about 1771 in Rockville, Limerick, Ireland, son of James Nihill (~1751–1835) and Margaret Lane (~1750–~1800).[1][2]
Daniel (38) married Dymphna Gardiner (19) (born in 1790 in Ireland; daughter of Samuel Gardener and Dymphna (Cashell) Gardiner) on June 6, 1810 in Limerick. The newspaper announcement said that Daniel Nihell of Rockville, Co. Limerick, Esq., married "the beautiful and charming Miss [Dympna] Gardener, daughter of Samuel Gardener, late of London, Esq., with a handsome fortune".[3] Their children were:
Daniel died on October 12, 1846 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, aged 75.[1] He was buried in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia.[2]
"DIED—On Monday the 12th instant, at his residence, North Adelaide, Daniel Nihill, Esq , late of Rockville Limerick, Ireland, aged 75 years."[4]
Daniel Nihill's death was announced in the Dublin Weekly Register 5 June 1847 page 2.[5]
Note anecdotal family history at State Library of South Australia: D 7384(L) The Reminiscences etc. of Sarah Jane Nihill Transcribed by a Volunteer at the State Library of South Australia, 20xx Sarah Jane Nihill died September 1, 1915, aged 89 years and six months, youngest daughter of Daniel James and Dymphna Nihill, late of "Rockville", County Adare, Limerick, Ireland. https://archival.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/d/D7384_NihillReminiscences_transcript.pdf
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