Nicholas, James Martyn

 

 

London Portrait Rooms

James Martyn Nicholas

Esk Street, Invercargill

 

James Martyn Nicholas (photographer) born 2 August 1833 Coombe, St Stephens, Cornwall, England, bapt. 18 August 1833, St. Stephens-in-Brannel, Cornwall, emigrated to Australia about 1857 aged 24 years to Creswick Creek, Ballarat, arrived New Zealand 1863, later in 1867 he returned to Cornwall and came back to NZ in 1869. In 1873 again returned to Cornwall where he married leaving in 1880 with his wife and three of a family for New Zealand, arriving in December of that year, died 9 February 1916 Rakaia aged 83 years, married 1873, reg. Sep 1873, Pancras vol. 1b page 293 Margery Cornish Pearce, she died about 1908

issue:
2a. Lilian Edith Nicholas (Fiji), married Thomas Raeburn Anderson reg. 1897/1352           
2b. Charles Christopher Nicholas (Orepuki), married Elizabeth Grier Pearson reg. 1902/6191
2c. Arthur James Nicholas (Christchurch) married Anna Elizabeth Veitch reg. 1909/5761
2d. William Edgar Nicholas born circa 1882 New Zealand, reg. 1882/486                         
2e. Ethel Nicholas (Rakaia), born circa 1883 New Zealand, reg. 1883/15711 married 1911, reg. 1911/3586c William John Lee                                                                                  
2f. Herbert Hedley Nicholas (Christchurch) born circa 1890 New Zealand, reg. 1890/18991 married Winifred Alicia Philpott circa 1921 reg. 1921/627  

 

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