Individual Notes

Note for: Elizabeth Mitchell, Chr. 15 OCT 1715 - Index

Christening:
     Date:   15 OCT 1715
     Place:   Towednack Cornwall UK

Individual Notes

Note for: John Pearce, Chr. 20 DEC 1795 - Index

Christening:
     Date:   20 DEC 1795
     Place:   Paul Cornwall UK

Occupation:   a fisherman
     Place:   Mousehole

Census:
     Date:   11 JUN 1841
     Place:   Church Lane?, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK

Census:
     Date:   30 MAR 1851
     Place:   Brittania, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK
     Note:   described as a "fisherman with nets"

Individual Notes

Note for: Elizabeth Penlerick, Chr. 11 AUG 1799 - Index

Christening:
     Date:   11 AUG 1799
     Place:   Mousehole Cornwall UK

Individual Notes

Note for: John Milbank Nelson, 04 AUG 1826 - 30 APR 1904 Index

Christening:
     Place:   St John's, Wapping London, UK

Occupation:   employed flockmaking with Mr Cats at Brunswick St.
     Date:   12 APR 1860

Occupation:   employed with John and James Gallaway in erecting the first grandstand a
     Date:   1853

Occupation:   an attendant in the Natural Philosophy department at Melbourne Universit
     Date:   1865
     Place:   Melbourne, Vic, Aust

Occupation:   working at Brownhills Ballarat.
     Date:   01 JUL 1865

Occupation:   working for Turnbridge as a sawyer.
     Date:   23 JAN 1864

Occupation:   occupied making a pair of silver buckles for Professor Wilson. He also ma
     Date:   AUG 1869

Occupation:   apprenticed to Mathematical and Nautical Instrument making for seven year

Emigration:
     Date:   07 FEB 1852
     Note:   He traveled on board the ship "Electricity" owned by William Pile (his uncle). He arrived in Melbourne on 7/2/1852. On the shipping list is an entry "Elizabeth Lunnon(?) ditto - wife"

Event:
     Type:   Physical D
     Date:   1904
     Note:   5'4" tall.
Birth Note:    at 6 am

Individual Note:
     employed in 1887 both as caretaker and 'operator' at the Working Men's College, his duties including the making of fittings, models and apparatus for the college, his pay 30s a week in addition to 'quarters, light and water'. Subsequently his son Alfred took over cleaning duties 'and, with the erection of new buildings in 1890, Nelson became 'caretaker and storekeeper' at Ł100 a year and quarters. In 1891 Nelson was warned to be more courteous to the students of the Debating Society. In 1896 his young son George was being paid 5s a week to assist the college engine driver. John Nelson was retired at the end of 1899 on a pension of 12s 6d a week for 'long and faithful service', his son Alfred replacing him as caretaker from 1900 to 1920.

Individual Note:
     before leaving Britain, made a patent valve for letting out water, for the Prince of Wales lifeboat. He also made a quadrant for the 1851 exhibition and Gunners scales. JMN made all of the metal work for a patent steering wheel and patent capstan windlass for man of war ships about october

Individual Note:
     bought "The Old Brigade Hotel" in Carlton as he thought Carlton would become the capital of Victoria. As it didn't and as he didn't like raising his children there he sold the hotel.