ASHMAN Harriet Canopus b. Bef 16 May 1846 HM Ship Canopus,,,At sea d. 1918 ,,Victoria,Australia: GeniAus' Family Site

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Name	ASHMAN Harriet Canopus
Immigration	1846
	Ship "Southern Cross" from Madras, India
Born	Bef 16 May 1846	HM Ship Canopus,,,At sea [1, 2, 3]
		Ashman, Harriet Canopus (1846-1918) Birth
Gender	Female
Baptism	16 May 1846	,,,At sea [4]
	On board Canopus. Performed by J.W. Bennett, Chaplain.
Name	Harriet Canopus Nelson
Name	Harriett Canopus Ashman
Residence	30 Jan 1864	,East Collingwood,Victoria,Australia
Died	1918	,,Victoria,Australia [5]
Person ID	I1389	GeniAus Family Tree
Last Modified	25 Nov 2022

Father	ASHMAN George, b. 1815, ,,Wiltshire,England , d. 1874, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 59 years)
Mother	HUGHES Eliza, b. Abt 1812, ,,,Spain , d. 22 Nov 1884, ,Collingwood,Victoria,Australia (Age ~ 72 years)
Married	Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F807	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family NELSON James Alfred, b. 3 Sep 1840, ,Dorchester,Dorsetshire,England , d. 9 Oct 1915, Melbourne Hospital,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia (Age 75 years)

Married 30 Jan 1864 St Marks Church of England,Fitzroy,Victoria,Australia [3, 6, 7, 8]

or was it 20 June?

Divorced 5 Apr 1894 ,,Victoria,Australia [9, 10]

_STAT Divorced

Children

	1. NELSON Emily Florence Harriet, b. 1865, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 18 Dec 1906, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 41 years)
	2. NELSON James Alfred, b. 1 May 1867, Little Palmerston St,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia , d. 1950, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 82 years)
	3. NELSON Elizabeth Mary, b. 1869, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 1942, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 73 years)
	4. NELSON Frederick William, b. 1871, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 1939, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 68 years)
	5. NELSON George Augustus, b. 1873, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 18 Nov 1938, ,Albert Park,Victoria,Australia (Age 65 years)
	6. NELSON Edith Ada, b. 1875, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 1951, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 76 years)
	7. NELSON William Henry, b. 1877, ,,Victoria,Australia
	8. NELSON Henry Carlton, b. 1879, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. 1943, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 64 years)
	9. NELSON Alice Ethel, b. 1881, ,,Victoria,Australia , d. Bef 23 Oct 1893, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age < 12 years)
	10. NELSON James Arthur, b. 1883, ,,Victoria,Australia
	11. NELSON Ernest Albert, b. 1885, ,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia , d. 19 Mar 1944, 99 Beaconsfield Pde, Albert Park, Victoria,Australia (Age 59 years)
	12. NELSON Amy, b. 14 Mar 1887, Yarra Place,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia , d. 1929, ,,Victoria,Australia (Age 41 years)

Last Modified 4 Jun 2023

Family ID F806 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Baptism - 16 May 1846 - ,,,At sea

Divorced - 5 Apr 1894 - ,,Victoria,Australia

Died - 1918 - ,,Victoria,Australia

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Sources

[S23] Birth Certificate.
Birth Certificate of Harriet Canopus Ashman.
[S2899] GRO England and Wales Indexes, GRO. Army Register Book of Births, Deaths and Marriages, .
[S23] Birth Certificate.
Amy Nelson
[S23] Birth Certificate, GRO. Army Register Book of Births, Deaths and Marriages, .
Birth Certificate of Harriet Canopus Ashman.
[S57] Victorian BDMs, Reg. 1918 M. South 13944.
[S57] Victorian BDMs, Reg 1864 99.

First name(s)
Harriet Canopus

Last name
Ashman

Sex
Female

Marriage year
1864

Spouse's first name(s)
James

Spouse's last name
Nelson

State
Victoria

Country
Australia

Registration number
99

Record set
Victoria Marriages 1836-1942
[S19] Marriage Certificate.
[S60] The Argus (Melboourne), 3 Feb 1864.
MARRIAGE. NELSON—ASHMAN.—On the 30th ult., at St. Mark's Church, Fitzroy, by the Rev. R. B. Barlow, James, son of the late Frederick William Nelson, builder, of Dorchester, England, to Harriett Canopus, second daughter of Mr. George Ashman, of Colling- wood, Victoria.
[S57] Victorian BDMs, 1893/20.
[S60] The Argus (Melboourne), Wed 14 Jun 1893.
NELSON V. NELSON. Harriet Canopus Nelson, of Cassell-street, South Melbourne, petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with James Nelson, of Yarra plane, South Melbourne, stamper, on the grounds of drunkenness, cruelty, and neglect. The marriage took place at St. Mark's Church of England, Fitz roy, on June 30, 1864, and four children are living. The respondent filed an answer, in which he denied his wife's allegations. Mr. Woolf appeared for the petitioner, and the respondent appeared in person. A decree nisi was granted, with costs, the petitioner to have the custody of three children under the age of 16 years.. The Court adjourned till to-day. Funding for digitisation contributed by State Library