Thomas Nevin's portrait of his sister Mary Anne Nevin (b. 1846)




Portraits by Thomas Nevin of his mother Mary, father John,
bride and fiancee Elizabeth, and brother Jack.
Thomas Nevin was known by a number of variations of his name, and several of these are now used in public catalogues and holdings. His signature on official documents and name on his studio stamps include: Thomas Nevin, Thomas Nevin Senior, Thomas J. Nevin, Thos Nevin, T. Nevin, T. Nevin late A. Bock, T. J. Nevin, Nevin & Smith, and Clifford & Nevin.
Thomas Nevin’s Own Family Portraits
- Thomas Nevin’s Parents
John Nevin snr Service Record in the First or Royal Regiment 1825-1841
On board the Fairlie 1852 with the Parkhurst boys
Nevins on sick list during voyage out on Fairlie 1852
John Nevin in the Royal Scots at the Canadian Rebellion 1837-38
The Medical Officer's report of the Fairlie passengers 1852
Mary and John Nevin, Thomas Nevin’s parents
Kangaroo Valley and the New Town stereos
John Nevin and Gould's white goshawk
John Nevin: "My Cottage in the Wilderness" 1868
Nevin farm burglariously entered 1881
John Nevin snr and the Genge family
John Nevin’s Wesleyan Lament for William Genge
Thomas Nevin's siblings
Thomas Nevin's stereo of sister Mary Ann at New Town rivulet
Mary Ann Nevin, (b. 1846) sister
Constable W.J. Nevin at inquest 1882
The early deaths of Thomas Nevin's sisters Rebecca Jane and Mary Ann
Oral history: Trevor Wilks and the Mary Ann Nevin story at Kangaroo Valley,
Jack Nevin, the other photographer in Thomas Nevin's family
- Thomas Nevin’s Self Portraits & Biographica
Self portrait with stereoscopic viewer
Thomas Nevin’s rank 1871
Thomas Nevin and the Loyal United Brothers Lodge
Vignette, Thomas Nevin, self portrait ca. 1871
Vignette and full-length self portraits 1870s
Signatures & handwriting
Thomas Nevin’s funeral notice 1923
The Nevin Group Portrait ca 1878
- Thomas Nevin’s Wife and in-laws
Cousins Edward Goldsmith and Elizabeth Day baptised at St Mary's Rotherhithe
Captain Edward Goldsmith and the wreck of the James 1830
Mr Lipscombe, Captain Goldsmith and the Mammoth Strawberry
Captain Edward Goldsmith, the patent slip, and the McGregor family
Testimonial to Captain Edward Goldsmith 1849
The Master Mariner in-laws: Captains Goldsmith, Day and Axup
Captain Henry James Day of the 99th Regiment
Wife, early portrait of Elizabeth Rachel Day
Husbands and Wives NPG Exhibition 2010
Wife, Elizabeth Rachel Nevin nee Day
Late portrait of wife Elizabeth with earlier portraits
Wedding photo, Thomas and Elizabeth Nevin, July 1871
Visual Pleasures at the Town Hall, wedding day
Full length portrait of Elizabeth Rachel Day by Nevin & Smith
The Photographer's Wife
Mary Sophia Day, m. Hector Axup, sister-in-law
Rare Nevin & Smith portrait, Elizabeth Rachel Day
- In-laws
The Governor's Levee 1855: Captain Goldsmith and son
Captain Henry James Day of the 99th Regiment
Mary Sophia Axup chair of the WPL 1913
Hector Axup's donation to The Boys' Home for a ship 1887
Mary Sophia Axup nee Day, sister-in-law
Hector Charles Axup, brother-in-law
Martha Nevin nee Genge, Mary & William Genge, step parents
Disambiguation: James Day 52 yrs old and transported to VDL 1836
- Thomas & Elizabeth Nevin’s Children
Childhood photos of son George and daughter Minnie Nevin
Elizabeth’s children 1872-1888
Whooping cough 1886: Nevin working as assistant bailiff
First son Thomas 'Sonny' Nevin in Salvation Army uniform
Thomas James “Sonny” Nevin (1874-1948)
Sonny Nevin’s American journey with the Bates family
Third son William John Nevin (1878-1927)
Fourth son George Ernest Nevin (1880-1957)
William John Nevin (1878-1927)
Albert Edward Nevin, youngest son (1888-1955)
Portraits of youngest son Albert Nevin with horse 1914-17
Emily Maud Davis, daughter-in-law m. Albert Edward
- Thomas & Elizabeth Nevin’s Grandchildren
At the Henry Jones & Co. IXL Jam Factory
Betty's scissor cut silhouette by S. John Ross 1948
Sisters Eva and Hilda 1920s, 1940s and 1950s
ANZACS: Gunner Albert Morris 1942
ANZACS: Gunner Athol Tennyson Nevin and his WW2 medals
Preview of Eva Nevin's Collection 2009
- The Nevin Family Collection (in addition to the photographs above)
May Nevin’s China trade soapstone vase
Captain Day's wedding gift: Treaty of Paris medallion 1856
Elizabeth Nevin’s souvenir cruet of the Port Arthur Model Prison
Cartes by Charles A. Woolley and H. H. Baily
- See also: Key Chronology 1842-1923











