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Alexander NIXON (1826 - 1903)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Grace NIXON (1868 - 1942)	Alexander NIXON (1826 - 1903) + Elizabeth BRITTER (1840 - 1928)

b. abt 1826 at Wigtonshire and Stranraer, Scotland

m. 1859 Elizabeth BRITTER (1840 - 1928) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1903 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of Alexander NIXON (1826 - 1903)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Edwin Frederick BRITTER	abt 1809	Maidstone, Kent, England	1881	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	72
Mother in Law	Sarah MCKINLEY	abt 1813	Middlesex, England	1878	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	65
Self	Alexander NIXON	abt 1826	Wigtonshire and Stranraer, Scotland	1903	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	77
Wife	Elizabeth BRITTER	abt 1840		1928	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	88
Daughter	Grace NIXON	abt 1868		1942	Glen Huntley, Victoria, Australia	74
Son in Law	John Alexander Thomas SHIRLOW	1870	Si, Victoria	1936	Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia	66
Grandson	Edwin Alexander SHIRLOW	11 Jan 1901	Carlton, Victoria, Australia	15 Jul 1966	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	65
Grandson	John SHIRLOW	1909	Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	George BRITTER	abt 1833
Brother in Law	Samuel BRITTER	abt 1835
Brother in Law	Edward BRITTER	1852		1920	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victooria	68

Events in Alexander NIXON (1826 - 1903)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1826		Alexander NIXON was born	Wigtonshire and Stranraer, Scotland	Death notice
abt 1850	24	Immigration		Note 1
1859	33	Married Elizabeth BRITTER (aged 19)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
abt 1868	42	Birth of daughter Grace NIXON		Death reg
1903	77	Alexander NIXON died	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1903	77	Burial	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria	Note 4	90

Note 1: colonist of 53 years in death notice in 1903

Note 2: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name Elizabeth Britter Marriage Date 1859 Marriage Place Victoria Registration Date 1859 Registration Place Victoria, Australia Spouse Alexander Nixon Registration Number 728

Note 3: Alex Nixon in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Alex Nixon Death Age: 77 Birth Date: abt 1826 Death Date: Abt 1903 Death Place: Carlton, Victoria Registration Date: 1903 Registration Place: Australia Registration Number: 12708 The Argus (Melbourne) 10 Nov 1903 NIXON.—On the 9th November, at his residence, 35 Argyle-square south, Carlton, Alexander, be- loved husband of Elizabeth Nixon, native of Wigtonshire and Stranraer, Scotland, aged 77 years. A colonist 53 years.

Note 4: Alexander Nixon Birth 1826 Death 11 Nov 1903 (aged 76–77) Burial Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Plot MGC-PRE-Comp-Q-No-545A

Personal Notes:

from death reg of daughter Grace

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Alex Nixon in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Alex Nixon Death Age: 77 Birth Date: abt 1826 Death Date: Abt 1903 Death Place: Carlton, Victoria Registration Date: 1903 Registration Place: Australia Registration Number: 12708

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name Elizabeth Britter Marriage Date 1859 Marriage Place Victoria Registration Date 1859 Registration Place Victoria, Australia Spouse Alexander Nixon Registration Number 728

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Alexander Nixon Birth 1826 Death 11 Nov 1903 (aged 76–77) Burial Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Plot MGC-PRE-Comp-Q-No-545A

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