Thomas J. Nevin (b. Belfast 1842- d. Hobart 1923) married Elizabeth Rachel Day (b. Hobart 1847-d. Hobart 1914) in the Wesleyan Church at Kangaroo Valley (now Lenah Valley), Hobart on July 12th, 1871. The following marriage notice appeared in The Mercury of July 14th, 1871.
NEVIN-DAY – On Wednesday, 12th July, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Kangaroo Valley, by the Rev. J. Hutchison [sic], Thomas, eldest son of Mr. J. Nevin, of Kangaroo Valley, to Elizabeth Rachael [sic], eldest daughter of Captain Day, of Hobart Town.
They had seven children, six of whom survived to adulthood. Thomas J. Nevin died on March 12th, 1923, aged 80. His wife Elizabeth Rachel Nevin nee Day died on June 21st, 1914, aged just 67. Their graves are located at the Cornelian Bay cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.
Portrait of Thomas J. Nevin and Elizabeth Rachel Day, July12th 1871.
Watermarked © The Nevin Family Collections 2005-2010. ARR.
Taken at the Nevin studio, The City Photographic Establishment, 140 Elizabeth St. Hobart Town. The same carpet and curtain appears in several studio portraits by Nevin of family members and private clientele.
Carte-de-visite format, albumen print on card mount, no studio stamp on verso, the only one in © The Nevin Family Collections not to have one, indicating the image was taken by a member within the family, for family viewing only. Some doodling in ink or biro in lower left hand corner on carpet, or a photochemical stain.
Marriage Registry extract (Microfilm NLA)
