The Rix-Finch Collection  

The Rix-Finch Collection

 

A collection of four images and eighteen related links arising from the lives of Thomas Rix (1813-1890) and his wife Mary Ann, nee Finch (1816-1896)

Thomas and Mary Ann were mid-nineteenth century English migrants to Australia. 

From Woolwich, Kent, they migrated to Geelong, Victoria before moving to Ballarat and then finally settling in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran.

(Each image occupies its own webpage and is preceded by a short introduction at the top of its page.)
You can choose your starting point from which to view the images in this collection by using the internal links listed below.  Wherever you go, these links will appear again so that you can keep moving through the collection with ease. 

Also, at any time you wish, you will be able to transfer
  back here, or 
  to Thomas and Mary Ann's First Families 2001 webpage, or 
  to Martyn and Helen's Directory.

Numerous related external links are listed for your information at the end of this page.

If you visit any of these external links, you will need to use your browser's 'Back' button to return here.  The external links appear only on this page.  Unlike the internal links, they are not repeated throughout the collection.
The Rix-Finch Collection was placed on the web on 6th February, 2000.  The most recent revision occurred on 9th January, 2003.
Responses to any of the information contained in the collection will be very welcome.
Email opportunities are available on each page.

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Internal Links of the Rix-Finch Collection

  Thomas Rix's Bible.

  The inscription in Thomas Rix's Bible.

  Thomas Rix's Bible open at its collection of John Wesley's hymns, including the words of Thomas' five favourite hymns.

  The Rix family gravesite in the St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne.
 

 

External links 

(Note:  Use your  browser's 'Back' button to return.)

  1842 description of Norfolk, and map.

  Thomas' birthplace, Great Yarmouth  -  history, maps and modern information.

  Market town, Diss, where Thomas was apprenticed.  Modern photographs.

  Norfolk map, showing relationship of Diss to Great Yarmouth.

  1839 description of Kent, and map.

  Photograph of St. Mary Magdalene Church of England, Woolwich, Kent.  Thomas and Mary Ann were married there in 1839.

  The Rix family, on the Passenger List of the 'Minerva'. 
(Enter 'Rix' and 'Minerva' in the appropriate boxes.  Thomas' Woolwich colleague William Grundy - with whom Thomas had planned the intended five-year sojourn in Victoria - and his family accompanied the Rixes.  For their names, enter 'Grundy' and 'Minerva'.)

  Geelong and Ballarat located in relationship to Melbourne, Map.

  Son Henry Finch Rix  -  (i)  bio  (ii)  songwriter 1 and 2  (iii)  author.
(At the last link, which is the State Library of Victoria, simply follow the relevant directions to the catalogue and enter 'Rix, Henry' for a list of his books.)

  Granddaughter Hilda Rix Nicholas  -  her work on the www, including the book 'Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art' by John Pigot.
(Note: The first below contains biographical and artistic details as well as a link to view the work framed.  For the other three, scroll down a little to find the images.) 
(i) There is a dear old Fairy Godmother who poses for us  (ii)  A man  (iii)  Winter Sunshine, the Artist's Farm, New South Wales  (iv)  The mottled crowd, Tangier, 1912-14.

  International Genealogical Index, via FamilySearch.
(Details of Mary Ann's baptism, the marriage of her parents and the marriage of her maternal grandparents can be gleaned from the IGI.  So, also, can the details of Thomas' parents' marriage.)