Joseph Henry Nixon b. 21 April 1844

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer who worked in South Australia. It is believed that he was a part of the Nixon Brothers firm.
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professional photographer and farmer, was born on 21 April 1844 in Birmingham, England, son of William Millington Nixon . He had a photographic studio at Robe, South Australia, in 1867-68 and also worked as a photographer at Kapunda. From 1862 he was probably one of the proprietors of the widespread firm of Nixon Brothers whose cartes-de-visite survive from New South Wales and Victoria as well as South Australia. Nixon married Sophia Short on 26 June 1873 and they had two children. Sophia died in 1910 and Joseph subsequently married Ruby, with whom he had a further child. He died at Melbourne on 28 April 1926.

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Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011

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Residences
  • c.1859 - 1867 Wellington, SA
  • 1867 - 1868 Robe, SA
  • 1873 - 1875 Kapunda, SA
  • 1875 - c.1900 Riverina District, NSW
  • c.1900 - 1926 Brighton, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Kapunda, SA
  • 1867 - 1868 Robe, SA
Other occupations
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01) -
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01)
Arrivals
  • 8 January 1855 (Adelaide, SA)