"Nellie" Ellen Maude Nash

1866 - 1948  (81 years)

• Name	"Nellie" Ellen Maude Nash
  Nickname	Nellie
  Birth	15 Apr 1866	Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Apr 1948	Leederville, W.A.
  Person ID	I61392	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	William Arthur Douglas,   b. 15 Oct 1869, Albany, Western Australia, Australia d. 23 Jun 1950, Queens Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Irvin Maurice Douglas,   b. ? ??? ????   d. ? ??? ????   2. Elsie Muriel Nash Douglas,   b. 15 Mar 1895, Albany, Western Australia, Australia d. 24 Aug 1976 (Age 81 years)   3. Ervine Maurice Pears Douglas,   b. 1902   d. 1902 (Age 0 years)   4. Ivy Rose Douglas,   b. 10 Jul 1896, Albany, Western Australia, Australia d. 9 Dec 1931 (Age 35 years)   5. Kenneth William Douglas,   b. 24 Dec 1899, Albany, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Jun 1950, York, Western Australia, Australia (Age 50 years)   6. Vera Constance Douglas,   b. 7 Sep 1898, Albany, Western Australia, Australia d. 17 Apr 1980, Queens Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F64297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Information Source: Judy Powell 18/1/03. Nellie was a Bond Street London trained tailoress, made clothes for (at least) a Countess. Emmigrated to Western Australia with a family who were intending to travel to America, she disembarked in Albany, met William Arthur, re-embarked and travelled to Victoria where she was employed by Buckley & Nunn's as "Head of the Table". Returned to Albany, maried William Arthur, lived in Perth (Bennett St) and started a dressmaking business in Hay St mall south side - the first dress making business in Perth. Elsie & Ivy worked with Nellie. Vera kept house, Ken attended Uni for Civil Engineering degree at Shenton House in Crawley. (University was arts & engineering, remainder in Irwin St City.)