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John Henry Nixon 1839–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1839

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 29 May 1926

Death Location: South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Nixon

Mother: Sarah Wright

Spouse(s): Annie Drain

Children(s): Emily Nixon, Bruce Nixon, Mary Nixon, Matilda Nixon, David Nixon, Hannah Nixon, William Nixon, Joseph Nixon, Hugh Nixon, John Nixon, James Nixon, Thomas Nixon

John Henry Nixon was born in 1839 in Ireland, the child of John Nixon And Sarah Wright. John Henry Nixon married Annie Drain, and had children including Bruce Nixon, David Nixon, Emily Nixon, Hannah Etta Nettie Nixon, Hugh Joseph Nixon, James Jack Nixon, John Nixon, Joseph Nixon, Mary Ann Nixon, Matilda Nixon, Thomas Nixon, William Nixon. John Henry Nixon passed away in 1926 in South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Henry Nixon was born in 1839 in Ireland, the child of John Nixon And Sarah Wright.
  • John Henry Nixon married Annie Drain, and had children including Bruce Nixon, David Nixon, Emily Nixon, Hannah Etta Nettie Nixon, Hugh Joseph Nixon, James Jack Nixon, John Nixon, Joseph Nixon, Mary Ann Nixon, Matilda Nixon, Thomas Nixon, William Nixon.
  • John Henry Nixon passed away in 1926 in South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nixon
1811–1871
Birth Location: Ireland
JN
Sarah Wright
1821–1891
Birth Location: Ireland
SW

Spouses(s)

Annie Drain
1841–
Birth Location: Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada
AD

Children(s)

Emily Nixon
1883–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
EN
Bruce Nixon
1887–1954
Birth Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
BN
Mary Nixon
1871–
Birth Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
MN
Matilda Nixon
1884–
Birth Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
MN
David Nixon
1866–1943
Birth Location: Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
DN
Hannah Nixon
1869–1910
Birth Location: Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
HN
William Nixon
1870–1914
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
WN
Joseph Nixon
1878–1961
Birth Location: Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
JN
Hugh Nixon
1876–1934
Birth Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
HN
John Nixon
1875–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JN
James Nixon
1880–
Birth Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
JN
Thomas Nixon
1881–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
TN

John Nixon's Ancestors

Self
John Nixon
1839–1926
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Nixon
1811–1871
Ireland
Sarah Wright
1821–1891
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nixon's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Nixon (10 April 1839–29 May 1926) m. Annie Drain (March 1841–)
  1. 1. Emily Nixon 1883– m. Archibald (Alexander) Smirl 1870–1949
    1. 1. Lilas Smirl 1906–1952
    2. 2. Loring (John) Smirl 1908–1996
    3. 3. Hugh (Nixon) Smirl 1902–1947
    4. 4. Ada (May) Smirl 1904–1944
  2. 2. Bruce Nixon 1887–1954 m. Florence (Marcella) Irvine 1893–1954
    1. 1. Lila Nixon 1913–1937
    2. 2. Ross (Irvine) Nixon 1915–1977
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Nixon 1871– m. William Thomas 1866–
    1. 1. Basil (Arnold) Thomas 1903–1969
    2. 2. Eva (G.) Thomas 1898–
    3. 3. William (Perceval) Thomas 1895–
    4. 4. Verla (Lena) Thomas 1910–1987
    5. 5. William (O.) Thomas 1894–
    6. 6. Evelyn (Gertrude) Thomas 1906–
    7. 7. Earl (Victor) Thomas 1914–
  4. 4. Matilda Nixon 1884– m. Thomas (John) Francis 1887–
  5. 5. David Nixon 1866–1943 m. Margaret (Ann) Crowe 1866–1936
    1. 1. Lucinda (Pearl) Nixon 1892–
    2. 2. Henry (G.) Nixon 1885–
    3. 3. Rufus Nixon 1900–
    4. 4. Ira (Stanley) Nixon 1893–
    5. 5. Harry Nixon 1896–
    6. 6. Stella Nixon 1890–
  6. 6. Hannah (Etta "Nettie") Nixon 1869–1910 m. Robert Hamilton 1863–1905
    1. 1. Bruce (Alexander) Hamilton 1894–1971
    2. 2. Bertie (Bert) Hamilton 1897–1971
    3. 3. William (John) Hamilton 1893–1974
    4. 4. Charlotte ((Lottie) Margaret) Hamilton 1899–1970
    5. 5. Ann (Jane (Annie)) Hamilton 1892–1971
  7. 7. William Nixon 1870–1914 m. Hattie Page 1871–1906 m. Ida (Anna) McCracken 1880–
    1. 1. Harvey (M.) Nixon 1906–
    2. 2. Opal (V.) Nixon 1902–1959
    3. 3. Cora (Muriel) Nixon 1906–
    4. 4. Mabel (Doris) Nixon 1913–
    5. 5. Margaret (Helen) Nixon 1911–
    6. 6. Walter (Lorne) Nixon 1908–
  8. 8. Joseph Nixon 1878–1961 m. Mabel 1882–
    1. 1. Joseph (Earl) Nixon 1905–
    2. 2. Allan Nixon 1911–
    3. 3. Mabel (Evelyn) Nixon 1907–
    4. 4. Freida Nixon 1909–
    5. 5. Irma Nixon 1914–
    6. 6. Grace Nixon 1918–
    7. 7. Marjorie Nixon 1919–
  9. 9. Hugh (Joseph) Nixon 1876–1934 m. Gertrude (Lena (Tessie)) Douglas 1887–1969
    1. 1. Lois (Annie Douglas) Nixon 1922–1929
    2. 2. Audrey (W W) Nixon 1918–
    3. 3. Douglas (John) Nixon 1915–1977
    4. 4. Evelyn (Maud Douglas) Nixon 1907–1993
  10. 10. John Nixon 1875– m. Gertrude (Lena) Douglas 1888– m. Agnes 1878–
    1. 1. Evelyn Nixon 1907–
    2. 2. Mildred Nixon 1902–
    3. 3. Myrtle Nixon 1905–
  11. 11. James ("Jack") Nixon 1880–
  12. 12. Thomas Nixon 1881–

John Nixon's Timeline

7 Records

1839
10 April 1839
Birth of John Henry Nixon in Ireland
Ireland
1891
1891
Age 52
John Henry Nixon resided here in Peterborough East, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 62
John Henry Nixon resided here in Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
1906
1906
Age 67
John Henry Nixon resided here in MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
1911
1911
Age 72
John Henry Nixon resided here in MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 82
John Henry Nixon resided here in Municipality South Vancouver, Vancouver South, British Columbia, Canada
Municipality South Vancouver, Vancouver South, British Columbia, Canada
1926
29 May 1926
Age 87
Death of John Henry Nixon in South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1839
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough East, Ontario; Roll: T-6363; Family No: 83
    [2] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba; Page: 7; Family No: 73
    [4] 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1906; Census Place: 16, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 32; Family No: 232
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: And lots 1-21 in Parish of Polar Point also villages of Oakville and Fortier, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 106
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1842
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1864
    Record Source: 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1906; Census Place: 16, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 32; Family No: 232

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Peterborough East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough East, Ontario; Roll: T-6363; Family No: 83

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1892
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: And lots 1-21 in Parish of Polar Point also villages of Oakville and Fortier, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 106

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba; Page: 7; Family No: 73

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1906; Census Place: 16, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 32; Family No: 232

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: And lots 1-21 in Parish of Polar Point also villages of Oakville and Fortier, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 12; Family No: 106

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Municipality South Vancouver, Vancouver South, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1926
    Event Place: South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
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