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Ashman Harriet Canopus

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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 10 Dec 2022 Family ID F806 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - Bef 16 May 1846 - HM Ship Canopus,,, At sea Baptism - 16 May 1846 - ,,,At sea Divorced - 5 Apr 1894 - ,,Victoria,Australia Died - 1918 - ,,Victoria,Australia = Link to Google Earth
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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
- [S23] Birth Certificate.