William Millington Nixon b. 1 August 1814

  • Artist (Photographer)
William Nixon emigrated from Birmingham to South Australia in 1854. A gunsmith by trade, Nixon switched to a career in photography following his experience in the Duryea Brothers' studio for a short period of time. He specialised in mother and child portraits during the nineteenth century.
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Name
William Millington Nixon
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01) -
  • Gunsmith (ANZSIC code: 2299) -
Birth date
1 August 1814
Birth place
Birmingham, England, UK
Death date
7 April 1893
Death place
Deniliquin, New South Wales
Active Period
  • c.1855 - c.1879
Arrival
  • 1855 (Arrived in Melboune on board the 'Champion of the Seas', before transferring to the ship 'Havilah' bound for Adelaide.)
Residence
  • 1814 - 1854 Birmingham, England, UK
  • 1855 - Stepney, SA
  • 1858 - c.1861 Pomanda Island, Lake Alexandrina, SA
  • 1866 - Yankalilla, SA
  • 1868 - Wellington, SA
  • 1875 - 1893 Deniliquin, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia

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  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1858), Howell's Adelaide Directory.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R.J. (2007) ‘Dictionary of South Australian Photography 1845-1915’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. CD-ROM.>, <ExternalResource: Robinson, Julie and Zagala, Maria (2007), 'A Century in Focus: South Australian Photography 1840s to 1940s', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.>] [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1858), Howell's Adelaide Directory.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: Photohistory SA Archived Website>, <ExternalResource: Art Gallery of South Australia>]