
Also known as | Wexford Cottage | Source: from the 1873 notice in The Herald |
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Previous Address | 63 Lothan Street before council street renumbering | Source: Sands & McDougall directory 1875 |
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Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 | |
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Building Details
Subsequent Building Alterations
Architectural Features
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Walls
BrickSue Scarfe photographer
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Windows
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Building Ornamentation
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Heritage Significance and Listings
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Owners
From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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Mr. Sullivan |
Residents
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1873 | Mr. Henry Edwards | |||
1872 | 1873 | Nicholas & Rhoda Sinnott nee Parsons |
Social History
1875 we can see Mr. Henry Edwards, a draper was living in this house.
Sands & McDougall directory

1875 according to the Hotham Council Rate book the 4 room brick house owners name was Sullivan.
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1873 notice in The Herald of Nicholas Sinnott’s death.
The Herald

1872 the first resident to live in this home was Nicholas Sinnott, he was a tailor from Wexford Ireland.
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1872 directory listing showing the Sinnott family were the first family to live in this house.
Nicholas Sinnott was born in Wexford Ireland to parents Patrick Sinnott and Ann Pierce. He arrived in Port Phillip prior to his marriage in 1866 at Daylesford to Rhoda Parsons.
Rhoda was born around 1839 in Wiltshire England to parents William Parsons and Elizabeth Jarvis. She arrived in Port Phillip in 1863.
Nicholas & Rhoda had 3 children, Emily, Lawrence and William Sinnott. (bdm.vic.gov.au)
Sands & McDougall directory

1871 no mention of house number 63 in the Sands & McDougall Directory until the following year.
Sands & McDougall directory

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