JOHN BRUNKER NIXON or NICKSON

[wildcats13]

I am trying to help out an old friend who doesn't know how to find what he wants, which is to find out the parents of John Brunker Nixon/Nickson. I have told him it is most unlikely but you never know. John is supposed to have been born in 1789, but is not sure whether it was in Ireland or Scotland, as he had the name ARGYLE shown on his property in Monaghan.

I have searched the Scottish BDM and found four John Nixon about the same time. He thought John's father may have been Charles but not sure. None had the Brunker middle name, and I'm not sure yet about the connection of the Brunker name to the family.

I have found that John, wife Mary (Swan) who were married in Monaghan on 3 October 1820, and their 5 children had come to Australia in 1834 on the ship "Jessie"  into Sydney and later settled in Wagga Wagga, NSW. On the passenger list their surname was shown as NICKSON, but used the shorter version once they arrived.

He also mentioned the names Coothill and Rockcory but is not sure if they are the areas they were born or lived in Monaghan. He also mentioned that John had worked as a supervisor of convict labour on John McArthur's property in Camden before going to Wagga Wagga, but still trying to confirm that.

I'm hoping you may be able to assist or point us in the right direction.

Wildcats13

[Jamjar]

When and where did John and his wife die?

Names of their children?

Jamjar

[gaffy]

I can see a transcript of a Church of Ireland marriage between Charles Arkie Nixon and Mary Ann Brunker on 19 October 1787, St. John's Kilcrow (Ematris parish Monaghan).

[Jamjar]

2nd last column has John’s death as 5 Oct 1854, aged 64 and Mary Swan as 4 July 1851, aged 51:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101874380
The article refers to a Thomas, who is actually their son Charles.

Children:

Marriage: 3620/1872 BARDWELL George to NISCON Eliza J WAGGA WAGGA
Death: 14380/1893 BARDWELL Eliza J parents JOHN B and MARY WAGGA WAGGA
Death notice, 4th column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162197139
Obit, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101831216

Marriages: 694/1855 V1855694 123 NIXON John to PARSONS Ann M OL
7780/1891 NIXON John to ROSSINGTON Emily E WAGGA WAGGA
Death: Obit for NIXON John, 1901, 3rd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101852389
Children:
11529/1857 Mary J
12644/1858 Anne M
13151/1859 NIXON John B died 6150/1870 NIXON - Inquest, last column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104088367
13671/1861 Clarissa C
14335/1862 Emily E
15673/1864 Charles R
16951/1867 William G died 10001/1878
18959/1869 Male died 6282/1869
18176/1870 Alfred Richard died 8156/1874

Marriages: 1823/1858 NIXON Robert to MURCHISON Flora GUNDAGAI
4041/1874 NIXON Robert to PALMER Sarah Anne WAGGA WAGGA
Deaths: 8172/1903 NIXON Robert parents JOHN B and MARY WAGGA WAGGA
7009/1872 NIXON Flora father DUNCAN DIED WAGGA WAGGA WAGGA WAGGA
Obit, 3rd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104040189
Children:
14323/1863 Margaret J died 6056/1864
15960/1865 Robert J
16966/1867 Florence L
Died 8128/1867 Christina M
18857/1869 Margaret W
18129/1870 Kenneth Duncan

Marriage notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12989122
Death: 7320/1910 GIBBS Mary A parents JOHN B and MARY TUMUT
Death notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145411091

Marriages: 2762/1858 NIXON Charles to MALLYON Elizabeth A WAGGA WAGGA
Marriage notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13021053
5949/1883 NIXON Charles to JOHNSTONE Charlotte E
6080/1885 NIXON Charles to KENNINGTON Mary J
Death: 1565/1914 NIXON Charles parents JOHN B and MARY WAGGA WAGGA
Obit, 2nd last column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221556000
Obit, 2nd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141862171
Children:
Mother Elizabeth:
13674/1861 John H died 14840/1941
Died: 6139/1862 Maria E
15543/1864 William R died 22361/1947
16025/1865 Ernest J died 20475/1930 - Obit, 2nd last column http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142684753
17117/1867 George A died 22152/1953
Mother Charlotte:
26371/1884 Charles H B died 15134/1976
Mother Mary:
28059/1886 Lily M
29531/1888 Frank B died 11805/1889
35339/1891 Violet M E J died 12977/1892
35962/1892 Lavinia J E
27658/1895 Florence M
35412/1896 Muriel A
27032/1900 Bessie M

An interesting write-up about the Nixons, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122184558

Jamjar

[Kiltaglassan]

He also mentioned the names Coothill and Rockcory but is not sure if they are the areas they were born or lived in Monaghan.

Cootehill, a town and electoral division in Co Monaghan. Rockcorry, a village 10 kms to the NE of Cootehill.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6982024#map=13/54.0903/-7.0239

KG

[wildcats13]

Thanks to everyone for your assistance in sorting this out. I had a lot of the local details, but the ones I didn't have were very helpful.
I have been trying to see if I could get back further than John Brunker Nixon's parents, but I don't  seem to be able to successfully navigate the Irish online sites.
Thanks again
Wildcats13

[wildcats13]

Further to my last reply, I am trying to see what connection there is, if any, after seeing an interesting article (Wiki Tree) that showed a JOHN NIXON BRUNKER, who came to Australia in 1822 and lived in the Central part of NSW. He was born in 1788 in Rockcorry, County Monaghan, Ireland, father - John Brabazon Brunker, and Mother Catherine Foster, and married a MARY ANNE McGREEVY, He was a convict on the "Countess of "Harcourt" in 1822, and later became an Overseer at Parramatta Hospital.

This is a variation on our JOHN BRUNKER NIXON, son of Charles Arkie Nixon and Mary Ann Brunker born 1792 in County Monaghan and died in 1854 in Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina. My old friend (in his 80's) said he can remember his family mentioning the name Arkie when he was a lot younger so the parents of his John Brunker Nixon appears correct.

I can understand the connection of the names Nixon & Brunker in his ancestor, but wonder about the Nixon connection in John Nixon Brunker, unless it shows in earlier generations. Also both John's lived in the same area of County Monaghan and only 4 years apart.

I am hoping you might be able to shed some light on the problem.

Wildcats13

[wildcats13]

Hi,
I have just received a photo (attached) of an Orangemen Sash from my friend, and I have been searching the sashes online without success. I am hoping you can assist in finding the location in Ireland it belongs to and any other information that might help.
Wildcats13.