Born in George Town, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ralph De La Plaza
and Maria (Grubb) De La Plaza
Sister of
James Place, Ralph Place, Thomas Clarence Place, Charles Tasman Place, Benjamin Augustus Place, Emma Maria Place, Arthur Augustus Place [half], Frank Esau Place and Adelaide Place
Wife of
Vivian George Nash
— married
27 Oct 1886 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Maria May Lapthorne, Amelia Elsie (Nash) Lewis, Myrtle Adelaide (Nash) Wheatley, Ivy Alberta (Nash) Clarke and Cecil Marjorie (Nash) Robertson
Died
at age 67
in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jun 2023
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Research Notes
Julia along with her husband, Vivian and daughters Myrtle and Ivy, joined the LDS church in 1893. They took part in the development of the church in Tasmania. They were the first family on record to join the Mormon church in Launceston, Tasmania. [1]
In 1922, Julia immigrated to Utah, USA where her daughter, Cecil was already residing. In 1932, Julia married Thomas Nichols.
Biography
Julia Place was born on 10 May 1869, in George Town, Tasmania to parents, Ralph De La Plaza Maria Grubb. Julia had one daughter in 1885, Maria Lapthorne with Walter Lapthorne; who she never married.She married Vivian George Nash on 27 October 1886, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. They were the parents of 5 daughters together. She immigrated to California, United States in 1929 and lived in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia in 1911 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1930. In 1932 , Julia married Thomas Nichols at Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on 10 October 1936, in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
Sources
- Haynes, Les. Personal recollection, 2022, as sent to Anonymous, O'Byrne via email. Notes in the possession of Anonymous, O'Byrne.
- Birth. Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-JK58 : Tue Dec 19 22:01:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Julia May Place and Ralph Place, 1869.
- Marriage. Family Notices (1886, November 12). Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149533995
- Second Marriage. Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MB-SNP3 : Tue Oct 24 05:04:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Nichols and Edward Nichols, 22 Jun 1932.
- Death. Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZP7-TQM : 3 March 2021), Julia May Nash Nichols, 10 Oct 1936; citing Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 1660, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
- Obituary. Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-10 | Page 6. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zg81dv/16584419
- Personal Account. Family Search Contributor "[1]." Family Search, Julia May Place , An Awakening. Accessed 10 Oct 2021.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Julia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Julia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Julia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Julia:
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