Harriet Rebecca Nelson

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About Harriet Rebecca Nelson

From her obituary: "At Kempsey in September 1877 when 17 years old she married William John Nelson who died three years ago aged 92. [...] Shortly after her marriage Mrs. Harriet Nelson accompanied her husband to the Manning and they spent a year at Taree, before returning to Kempsey. There Mr.Nelson managed a sawmill he for some years. Later he was for many years a building contractor, and had farms at Clybucca and Warrel Creek. Mrs. Nelson retained vivid memories of pioneer days on the Central North Coast . When as a bride of 17 years she went to the Manning from the Macleay with her husband travelling on horseback. The journey took three days. A year later she rode back to Kempsey Mr. Nelson carrying their three months old baby on a cushion. In those days, over 70 years ago, Taree and Kempsey were tiny villages."

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Harriet Rebecca Nelson's Timeline

1860
September 17, 1860
Mount Kembla, New South Wales, Australia
1878
May 19, 1878
Tinonee, New South Wales, Australia
1880
November 9, 1880
Macleay River, Kempsey, Kempsey Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
1881
July 23, 1881
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
1883
March 11, 1883
West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
1885
1885
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
1887
April 8, 1887
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
1889
June 10, 1889
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
1891
October 17, 1891
Clybucca, New South Wales, Australia