John Thomas NIXON

1883 - 1931  (48 years)

• Name	John Thomas NIXON
  Birth	1883	London, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1922  [3]
  	Builder, Christchurch, Canterbury
  Death	05 Oct 1931	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Suicide by gas poisoning
  Burial	10 Oct 1931	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Probate	06 Jul 1932	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I22234	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elizabeth ROBINSON,   b. 05 Jan 1888, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 24 Mar 1963, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1921	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 4, 8]
  Family ID	F7789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1883 - London, Middlesex, England Marriage - 15 Jun 1921 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - Cause: Suicide by gas poisoning - 05 Oct 1931 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - 10 Oct 1931 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Probate - 06 Jul 1932 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Death Registration - John Thomas NIXON 1931

  
  

• Notes

  MAN FOUND DEAD. VERDICT OF SUICIDE. A verdict that death was due to suicide by gas poisoning, while in a very depressed state of mind, was returned by the Coroner, Mr E. D. Mosley, at the inquest yesterday afternoon into the death of John Thomas Nixon, a carpenter aged 47, who was found dead in an empty house at 49 Norwich street, Linwood, on Thursday evening. Evidence of identification was given by Augustus Samuel Nixon, of 558 Cashel street. Witness had last seen Nixon on October 3rd. His health had always been good. He was worried about financial troubles and domestic affairs, but he had been worried about them for some time. He had never mentioned suicide to witness. Isabel Fowke, the wife of Alfred Gordon Fowke, of 99 Waltham road, said that Nixon had been living at her home. She saw him last on October 5th. On that day he had said that he would not be home for tea. Occasionally he was moody, but he had never given any indication that he was going to commit suicide. John Keith Moloney, solicitor, said that Nixon had been a client of his, and he had seen him regularly during the past four or five months. On Monday last an order had been made in the Magistrate's Court for separation and maintenance against Nixon in favour of his wife. Witness thought that all the time Nixon had been hoping for a reconciliation. Nixon had seemed very discouraged, when, on Monday, he was discussing his financial position. Constable John Clements said he had gone to 49 Norwich street at 6.15 p.m. on Thursday. The door was locked so he broke it open and entered the house. Nixon was lying on the floor of the scullery dead. Witness found a note, indicating an intention to commit suicide, in Nixon's clothes. Sergeant F. C. Harrison represented the police. Mr J. D. Hutchison appeared for Nixon's widow. Source: The Press (Christchurch), 10 October 1931, Page 5.

  
  

• Sources

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