Mary Jane Nicholson1,2

#15717, (circa 1832-10 April 1919)
FatherJames Nicholson1 (1796-4 Sep 1866)
MotherMargaret McDonald1 (c 1806-b Mar 1851)
ChartsNicholson Family 1 - descendants
Last Edited9 Mar 2023
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Mary Jane Nicholson may have been born circa 1832 at Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland.3,4,5 She was the daughter of James Nicholson and Margaret McDonald.1 Mary Jane Nicholson may have been born circa 1833.1 She may have been born in 1836 at Scotland.6 As of March 1841, Mary Jane Nicholson was also known as Mary Nicolson.7,4

She was recorded as living with her parents, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings Samuel, William, Flora, Charles, Margaret and Isabella in the 1841 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 9 years old.7

Her mother died before March 1851. She was as cholar in March 1851.4

She was recorded as living with her father, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings, Flora, Charles and Isabella in the 1851 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 16 years old.4 She presumably lived with her parents at Inverness-shire, Scotland, in 1854.3 Mary Jane Nicholson was a domestic servant in 1854.3

Mary emigrated from Liverpool on 29 July 1854 on the 'Hornet.3,8' Mary arrived at Geelong, Victoria, on 23 October 1854.3
Mary Jane Nicholson was also known as McPhee.9

She married Neil McPhie, in her father's house in a Prebyterian ceremony at Mount Misery Browns Diggings on Tuesday, 11 November 1856 at Smythesdale, Victoria..5,10

Her father died 4 September 1866 at the approximate age of 70.

Mary died on 10 April 1919 at Buln Buln, Victoria.6,11 Her body was interred at Warragul cemetery in April 1919 at Warragul, Victoria. She is buried in Plot PRES-E-182.6

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1832Birth-CandidateKilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland3,4,5
1
1833Birth-Candidate1
1836Birth-CandidateScotland6
1851Occupation4
1854Occupation3
1856Married Name12
1856MarriageMount Misery Browns Diggings, in Smythesdale, Victoria5,10
1919DeathBuln Buln, Victoria6,11
1919BurialWarragul cemetery, in Warragul, Victoria6

Family

Neil McPhie (2 Dec 1821-22 May 1892)
Children

Citations

  1. [S265] Victoria, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 7920/1866.
  2. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/… (for middle name).
  3. [S930] Victoria Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Public Record Office Victoria Name: James Nicholson; Nationality: Scottish; Departure Place: Liverpool; Arrival Date: 23 Oct 1854; Arrival Place: Geelong, Australia; Ship: Hornet.
  4. [S960] Online transcription of the National Census for Scotland, 1851 (online image) Parish: Kilmuir; ED: 6; Page: 4; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_26; Year: 1851.
  5. [S264] Victoria, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 3798/1856.
  6. [S466] Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211672349/mary-mcphie: accessed 08 March 2023), memorial page for Mary Nicholson McPhie (1836–10 Apr 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211672349, citing Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
  7. [S552] National Census for Scotland, 1841 (online image) Civil parish: Kilmuir; County: Inverness; Address: Dunterlm [Duntulm]; Occupation: Black Smith; Parish Number: 112.
  8. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Information supplied by William 'Bill' Clarke from the Highland and Island Emigration Society (HIES) https://www.ancestry.com.au/mediaui-viewer/tree/86207554/…
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  10. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/… (for place).
  11. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  12. [S264] Victoria, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 3798/1856 (index only).
  13. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  14. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 8089/1861 (index only).
  15. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 23772/1862 (index only).
  16. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 23158/1863 (index only).
  17. [S336] The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15/4/1919 p.1.
  18. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 11762/1865 (index only).
  19. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 24174/1866 (index only).
  20. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 26550/1868 (index only).
  21. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 19569/1870 (index only).
  22. [S8] Victoria, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 5889/1873 (index only).