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Facts and Events
| Name |
Kate Eliza Carrick |
| Alt Name |
Eliza Carrick |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[6] |
Abt 1864 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Census[2] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandNew Winchester Union House |
| Census[3] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England75 Eastgate Street |
| Emigration[4] |
25 Jun 1884 |
Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
| Marriage |
9 Jun 1890 |
Gympie, Queensland, AustraliaSalvation Army Barracks
to Jesse Nicholls |
| Death[6] |
26 Aug 1948 |
Maryborough, Queensland, AustraliaSt Stephen's Hospital |
Kate Eliza Carrick's origins are unclear. She claimed to have been born in Winchester in Hampshire around the mid 1860s, and that her parents were Henry James Carrick and Mary Ann Kelly. On her marriage certificate, Henry's occupation is given as bootmaker, whereas her death certificate describes him as a fruit dealer. No obvious birth or baptism record has been found for her to support these claims, nor has a marriage for Henry James Carrick and Mary Ann Kelly been found in England. It would seem quite likely that Kate Eliza's first sighting is in the 1871 census as "Eliza Craddick" at the New Winchester Union Workhouse. She was described as a six year old scholar and there was a Mary A. Craddick with her who was eight years old. No evidence of these Craddick girls has been found in the birth registers or other censuses either.
By 1881, Kate Eliza seems to have been living with an uncle, William Carrick, and his family at 75 Eastgate Street. She was working as a domestic nurse at this time. It is perhaps worth noting that William's father's name was Henry, which was the name Kate Eliza gave for her father.
In 1884, when she was said to be 19 years old, Kate Eliza emigrated from England to Australia. She left Plymouth on 7th May 1884 on the 'Duke of Westminster', arriving at Cooktown in Queensland on 25th June, seven weeks later.
On 9th June 1890 she married Jesse Nickols, a farmer who had also emigrated from England in the 1880s. Kate Eliza was described as a domestic servant at the time. They married at the Salvation Army Barracks in Gympie. Between 1891 and 1907 they went on to have nine children together, although two died young.
The family moved around within Queensland. Electoral rolls show that from at least 1905 to 1912 the family lived at South Isis, from 1912 to 1917 at Goomeri, from 1922 to 1925 at Nikenbah, and from 1928 at Torquay Road in Pialba.
Jesse died on 24th October 1935, aged 76. Kate Eliza survived him by nearly 13 years. She died at St Stephen's Hospital in Maryborough on 26th August 1948. She was said to be 84 years old.
References
- Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
No obvious birth entry has been found for Kate Eliza Carrick (or variations thereof) in the Winchester area in the mid 1860s. There is a Kate Carrick birth in Winchester in 1865, but that appears to relate to a child who died young later that year:
b. Kate CARRICK, September Quarter 1865, Winchester Registration District, Volume 2c, page 96, mother's maiden name Stokes
d. Kate CARRICK, December Quarter 1865, Winchester Registration District, Volume 2c, page 82, aged 0
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG10; Piece 1209; Folio 56; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: New Winchester Union House, Winchester, Hampshire
[Many inmates including:]
Mary A. Craddick, inmate, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
Eliza Craddick, inmate, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
- ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG11; Piece 1232; Folio 136; Page 6, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 75 Eastgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire
William Carrick, head, married, male, 35 [1845/6], Brewers Manager, b. Winchester, Hampshire
Kezia Carrick, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Eling, Hampshire
Kate E. Carrick, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
Ada R. Carrick, daughter, unmarried, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
Charles H. Carrick, son, unmarried, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
William G. Carrick, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
Reginald Carrick, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Winchester, Hampshire
Eliza J. Carrick, niece, unmarried, female, 15 [1865/6], Nurse Dom[estic], b. Winchester, Hampshire
Edith M. Carrick, daughter, unmarried, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Winchester, Hampshire
- ↑ Queensland, Australia. Assisted Immigration 1848-1912 (Queensland Government).
Duke of Westminster, sailed from Plymouth 7th May 1884 arrived at Cooktown 25th June 1884 - continued to other ports including Brisbane:
Brisbane / Free
Carrick, Eliza, 19 [1864/5] - note in margin in different handwriting: "Pension Enq 1/7/36"
- Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.
1905: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Eliza / F / South Isis / domestic duties
Nickols, Jesse / M / South Isis / farmer
1906: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Eliza / F / South Isis / domestic duties
Nickols, Jesse / M / South Isis / farmer
1908: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Eliza, Isis South, home duties, F
Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
1909: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
1912: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
1912: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
1913: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
1915: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
1917: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
1922: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Nikenbah, home duties, F
Nickols, Victor Herbert, Nikenbah, farmer, M
Nickols, William Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
1925: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Nikenbah, home duties, F
Nickols, Victor Herbert, Nikenbah, farmer, M
Nickols, William Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
1928: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
Nickols, Violet Irene, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
1932: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
1934: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, homes duties, F
1936: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
1943: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Death certificate, in Queensland Government. Queensland Civil Registration.
Summary
No. 9457
When and Where Died: 26th August 1948, St Stephens Private Hospital Maryborough
Christian Name and Surname, and Occupation: Eliza Nickols, Widow
Sex and Age: female, 84 years [1863/4]
Father: Henry James Carrick, Fruit Dealer
Mother: Mary Ann Kelly
Informant: V.H. Nickols, son, Nikenbah
Buried 27 Aug 1948, Maryborough Cemetery
Where Born: Winchester England
How long in the Australian States: 66 years in Queensland
Married at Gympie, Queensland, aged 25 to Jesse Nickols
Issue, living, in order or Birth, their Names and Ages:
Henry Daniel, 54
Elsie Margaret, 51
William Jesse, 50
Victor Herbert, 48
Arthur Stanley, 45
Alfred Samuel, 40
Deceased: 3 females
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