Kitty France Nissen

1917 - 2002  (85 år)

• Navn	Kitty France Nissen
  Fødsel	14 jul. 1917	Australien, New South Wales, Sydney
  	Adresse: Petersham
  Køn	Kvinde
  Død	14 jul. 2002	Australien, New South Wales, Berkeley
  Begravelse	Australien, New South Wales, Berkeley
  	Adresse: Palmdale Cemetry
  Person-ID	I85698	My Family Genealogy | Familen Ravnholdt & Hansen
  Sidst ændret	14 jan. 2026

  
  

  Far	Hans Johannes Trules Nissen,   f. 31 mar. 1872, Danmark, Vejle Amt, Elbo Herred, Fredericia- d. 17 mar. 1941, Australien, New South Wales, Gosford (Alder 68 år)
  Mor	Florence Harriet Swarzes,   f. 11 feb. 1887, Australien, New South Wales, Sydney d. 27 jun. 1975, Australien, New South Wales, Sydney (Alder 88 år)
  Ægteskab	21 dec. 1914	Australien, New South Wales, Sydney
  	Adresse: St. Michaels Church Surry Hills
  Familie-ID	F24117	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

  Familie 1	Henry Allen Hughes,   f. 12 maj 1913   d. nov. 1995 (Alder 82 år)
  Familie-ID	F29377	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle
  Sidst ændret	1 aug. 2018

  
  

  Familie 2	Albert James Humphries,   f. 25 jan. 1912, Australien, New South Wales, Sydney d. 7 feb. 1973, Australien, New South Wales, Gosford (Alder 61 år)
  Ægteskab	2 mar. 1934	Australien, New South Wales
  Antal børn	8
  Børn	1. Ronald Harold Humphries,   f. 28 jun. 1941   d. 11 mar. 2006 (Alder 64 år)
  Familie-ID	F29378	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle
  Sidst ændret	14 jan. 2026

  
  

• Begivenhedskort		Fødsel - Adresse: Petersham - 14 jul. 1917 - Australien, New South Wales, Sydney Ægteskab - 2 mar. 1934 - Australien, New South Wales Død - 14 jul. 2002 - Australien, New South Wales, Berkeley Begravelse - Adresse: Palmdale Cemetry - - Australien, New South Wales, Berkeley  = Link til Google Earth
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• Notater

  Wrote as a poet under the name La France.   Second given name "Fance" after the fact that she was born on Bastille Day. Also died on Bastille Day. Kitty married Albert Humphries in a Registry Office in Glebe. Harry did not get around to signing the permission for marriage so Alby’s father forged his signature on the form. Joy married Arthur Smythe in Marrickville. Harry would not attend Joy’s wedding because it was in the Catholic Church. Arthur and Harry got on well enough afterwards. Kitty La France NISSEN (daughter of Hans Johannes Trules NISSEN and Florence Harriet SWARZES/MATTHEWS) was born 14 July 1917 Petersham, NSW. At the age of 13 she was allowed to leave school to be her mother’s helper. Eventually she began work in a local boarding house with her sister Joy. She was married twice. When she was 16 she married Albert James HUMPHRIES (QUIGLEY) on 2 March 1934 in Glebe. Kitty and Alby had eight children – John, Margaret, Fay, Ronald, Phillip, Gregory, Michael and Gail - and lived in Gosford. After seven years of fairly rough living Alby eventually found a job on the railways which he kept for the rest of his life. His first job was helping build the Hawkesbury River railway bridge. They then rented a new fibro house on the waterfront at East Gosford. Life was not real easy for Kitty and she needed to work to supplement the family income, which included working at Gosford railway refreshment room and in various hotels in the Gosford area. She was divorced in 1965. Her second marriage was to (Henry) Allen HUGHES, on 9 September 1965 in Sydney, and she and Allen managed a range of hotels. She had thirty-one grandchildren, and was very close to her family. She was also very interested in the family tree and was a prolific poet, often using the pen-name ‘La France’. She put her family history into verse and also wrote a history of the family, which she called ‘Nothing is Forever’. In this history she changed all the people’s names but kept the place names and dates accurate. This history is the source of much of the information in this story of her father. Allen and Kitty moved back to Gosford when they retired and Allen died there in 1995. Kitty died on her 85th birthday, Bastille Day, 14 July 2002, in Berkeley Vale, NSW, and was buried in Palmdale cemetery.