George Nippard

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George Nippard
Born 3 December 1823
Kinson, Dorset, England
Died 2 July 1882
Cardigan
Occupation Publican
Years active 1870-1882
Known for Crown and Sceptre Hotel
Home town Cardigan
Parents
  • William Nippard (father)
  • Elizabeth Barnes (mother)

George Nippard was a publican in the Ballarat district, <1870-1882.

History[edit | edit source]

George Nippard was born in Kinson, Dorset, England on 3 December 1823, one of ten children of William Nippard and Elizabeth Barnes.[1]

In March 1870 at the Learmonth Police Court, Nippard was fined £5 25s for sly grog selling. He admitted the offence.[2]

Nippard was granted the license for the Crown and Sceptre Hotel at Cardigan in December 1880.[3]

He died in July 1882:

THE Friends of the late Mr GEORGE NIPPARD are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Ballarat New Cemetery. The Funeral cortege to leave his late residence, the Crown and Sceptre Hotel, Burrumbeet road, near Windermere, This Day, (Thursday),the 6th inst., at 2 o’clock pm.[4]

In December 1896 the license for the hotel was granted to his daughter, Etheline Nippard, to allow her to carry on the business.[5]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Nippard, Ken, 'George Nippard Family Tree', ancestry.com.au, https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/82723993/person/36470963397/facts?_phsrc=OCJ389&_phstart=successSource
  2. 1870 'LEARMONTH POLICE COURT.', The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1885; 1914 - 1918), 15 March, p. 4. , viewed 05 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191567943
  3. 1880 'POLICE INTELLIGENCE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 14 December, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200652915
  4. 1882 'Family Notices', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 6 July, p. 3. , viewed 03 Dec 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202124103
  5. 1896 'THE COURTS.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 16 December, p. 2. , viewed 02 Dec 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207497374

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