Joshua Elias NUNN

Joshua Elias NUNN

Male 1894 - 1971  (76 years)


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  • Name Joshua Elias NUNN 
    Birth 15 Nov 1894  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia Birth Index:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Birth Date: 15 Nov 1894
      Father's name: Robert NUNN
      Mother's name: Margaret Agnes Riley
      Birth Place: Tasmania
      Registration Year: 1894
      Registration Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania
      Registration Number: 1668
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
      Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.

    Gender Male 
    Residence 1919  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1919
      State: Tasmania
      District: Franklin
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1922  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1922
      State: Tasmania
      District: Franklin
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1928  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1928
      State: Tasmania
      District: Franklin
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1936  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1936
      State: Tasmania
      District: Franklin
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1937  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1937
      State: Tasmania
      District: Franklin
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1949  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1949
      State: Tasmania
      District: Wilmot
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Residence 1954  New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian Electoral Rolls:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Gender: Male
      Electoral Year: 1954
      State: Tasmania
      District: Wilmot
      Subdistrict: New Norfolk
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
      Original data: Australian Electoral Commission.

    Will 5 May 1954  Will names wife as executrix Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This is the last will and testament of me Joshua Elias Nunn of Bushy Park in Tasmania War Pensioner
      1. I revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions and declare this alone to be my last true will and testament.
      2. I appoint my wife Mary Matilda Nunn the executrix of this my will.
      3. I give devise and bequeath the whole of my real and personal estate of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate unto my sais wife May Matilda Nunn and for her own use and benefit absolutely.
      4. In the event of my said wife predeceasing me then I declare that the following clauses of this my will shall take effect but not otherwise.
      5. I appoint my children Greta Margaret Nunn and Denis Nunn the executors of this my will.
      6. I give devise and bequeath the whole of my real and person estate of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate unto such of my children as shall survive me and if more than one in equal shares as tenants in common.
      In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.
      Probate notes: Value $7362. G.M.N of Plenty Rd, Bushy Park, home duties and D.N. of O'Grady Ave, Lutana, Clerk.

    Death 26 Mar 1971  Red Hills, Bushy Park, Glenora, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia Cemetery Index:
      Name: Joshua Elias NUNN
      Age: 76
      Birth Date: abt 1895
      Death Date: 26 Mar 1971
      Cemetery: Red Hills, Bushy Park, Glenora
      Cemetery Location: New Norfolk, Tasmania
      Compiled By: Genealogical Society of Tasmania Inc

    Notes 
    • According to service record, Joshua was twice wounded in action. On the second occasion, the wounds were so severe that both legs were amputated.

    Person ID I1927  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2011 

    Father Robert NUNN,   b. 10 Aug 1835, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1919, Bushy Park, via Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margaret Agnes RILEY,   b. 31 Mar 1853, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1915, Red Hills, Bushy Park, Glenora, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1878  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
      Name: Robert Nunn Spouse Name: Margaret Riley
      Marriage Date: 04 Jun 1878 Marriage Place: Tasmania Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania
      Registration Number: 375


      Marriage 4 Jun 1878: Location Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to Margaret RILEY b C1853. His aged 40, her age 24

    Family ID F2344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Matilda HYLAND,   b. 18 Feb 1896, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1964, Red Hills, Bushy Park, Glenora, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1920  Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Dennis NUNN,   b. Abt 1927, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN
    Family ID F2347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025