Flora Jane Nicholson

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Flora Jane Nicholson was born circa 1827 at Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of James Nicholson and Margaret McDonald.¹ As of March 1841, Flora Jane Nicholson was also known as Flora Nicolson.^3,4

She was recorded as living with her parents, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings Samuel, William, Charles, Mary, Margaret and Isabella in the 1841 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 13 years old.³

Her mother died before March 1851.

She was recorded as living with her father, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings, Charles, Mary and Isabella in the 1851 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 25 years old.⁴

Flora Jane Nicholson married John Ross on Thursday, 14 July 1853 at Kilmuir, Inverness-shire.⁵

Flora and her husband John emigrated from Liverpool on 23 August 1853 on the 'New Zealander'. This was little more than 5 weeks after their marriage.⁶ Flora and her husband John arrived at Portland, Victoria, on 30 November 1853. Along the way, their son Hugh was born. The 'New Zealander' was destroyed by fire less than a month later in Portland, where it was suspected that the crew scuttled the ship to join the gold rush..^6,7


Her father died 4 September 1866 at the approximate age of 70.

Flora died on 24 June 1913 at Watchem, Victoria.^1,8 Her body was interred at Watchem Cemetery at Watchem, Victoria. She is buried in the same plot as her husband and their son Samuel..⁵