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Do you have unidentified photographs? Do any of the people look like a Nimmo? I am looking for photographs of the men pictured below and for photographs of their brothers, sisters, spouses, and children. Andrew Nimmo (left) and Margaret McCullough had several sons. John (center-left) was born in Belfast, Ireland. In 1866, John, who was just a teenager then, emigrated to Australia. John married and raised his family in Queensland. Charles (center-right) had his photograph taken in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Andrew (right) was born in Barrow-in-Furness about the time when John, his older brother, emigrated to Australia. In 1882, Andrew emigrated to America. Andrew and his brother Joseph (not pictured) raised their families in Brooklyn, New York. Mathew and James (not pictured) emigrated to Australia and raised their families in New South Wales. I don't know whether or not there were any other siblings. If you think you have a photograph of a Nimmo, please contact ...

Helen Nimmo at a birthday party in Brooklyn, New York c. 1907 While my grandmother, Helen Nimmo, was going to birthday parties in Brooklyn, her nine Queensland cousins were posing for a photo with their father, Jack Nimmo, and their mother, Jane Lawson. John and Jane Nimmo and Family in Queensland c. 1907. Back: Harriet, Robert, Andrew, Jane (Finlayson), & John.  Centre: Margaret, John Snr, Jane (nee Lawson), & Mary.  Front: Bella & Anne. Thank you to Jeannette Finlayson, wife of my 3 rd  cousin, Arch Finlayson, for sharing the photo,  John and Jane Nimmo and Family . © 201 1 , Cathy H Paris

Pneumonia took Andrew. It was May 10, 1912, and he was 46 years old.  Andrew was survived by four brothers (John, Matthew, James, and Joseph), three of whom immigrated to Australia. Ancestry.com now has birth, marriage, and death indexes  for Australia as well as electoral rolls and directories. I have been spending most waking hours pursuing the hunt I began 10 years ago to track Andrew's family in Australia, hoping that they will have family photos to share. The trail is hot, but so far no photos! Any leads are welcome. I wonder. Did Andrew have any sister(s) or brother(s) who predeceased him? So far, I haven't found any primary records of the birth of Andrew or the birth of any siblings. Andrew's and Joseph's obituaries indicate that Andrew and Joseph were born in Barrow-in-Furness, England. John's and Matthew's death records indicate that John and Matthew were born in Belfast, Ireland. Email exchanges with other Nimmo researchers several years ago, in...

After their parents died, Dot tried to keep an eye on her younger sister, Helen. It wasn't easy. See for yourself:  Helen Nimmo's Photo Album © 2011, Cathy H Paris