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Elizabeth Short 1898–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Hartlepool

Death Date: 8 May 1941

Death Location: Hartlepool

Father: Thomas Short

Mother: Mary Downs

Spouse(s): Edward Nicholson

Children(s): William Nicholson, Sheila Nicholson, Cecilia Nicholson, Arthur Nicholson, Charles Nicholson, Matthew Nicholson

Elizabeth Short was born in 1898 in Hartlepool, the child of Thomas Yarwood Short And Mary Ellen Downs. In 1939, Elizabeth Short resided in Durham, England. Elizabeth Short married Edward Nicholson, and had children including Arthur Nicholson, Cecilia Nicholson, Charles Edward Nicholson, Matthew Nicholson, Sheila Nicholson, William Nicholson. Elizabeth Short passed away in 1941 in Hartlepool.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Short was born in 1898 in Hartlepool, the child of Thomas Yarwood Short And Mary Ellen Downs.
  • In 1939, Elizabeth Short resided in Durham, England.
  • Elizabeth Short married Edward Nicholson, and had children including Arthur Nicholson, Cecilia Nicholson, Charles Edward Nicholson, Matthew Nicholson, Sheila Nicholson, William Nicholson.
  • Elizabeth Short passed away in 1941 in Hartlepool.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Short's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Short
1898–1941
Birth Place: Hartlepool
Parents
Thomas Yarwood Short
1873–1925
West Hartlepool, Durham
Mary (Ellen) Downs
1876–1949
Thornaby on Tees,Yorkshire,England
Grandparents
John (Robert) Short
1847–1929
Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Anderson) Weastell
1847–1917
Seaton Carew, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Short
1819–1896
Jane Bowlt
1825–1887
James Weastell
1823–1887
Elizabeth Anderson
1827–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Short
1766–1842
Jane Kirton
1770–1845
John Bowlt
1787–1861
Frances Yarwood
1792–1869
Thomas Weastell
1757–1846
Frances Lithgo
1786–1855
John Anderson
1796–1869
Elizabeth Lock
1799–

Elizabeth Short's Descendants

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Elizabeth Short (26 Sep 1898–8 May 1941) m. Edward Nicholson (17 Sep 1895–Sep 1975)
  1. 1. William Nicholson 1922–1986
  2. 2. Sheila Nicholson 1934–2005
  3. 3. Cecilia Nicholson 1919–1989
  4. 4. Arthur Nicholson 1932–2004
  5. 5. Charles (Edward) Nicholson 1921–1975 m. Betty Gale 1925–
  6. 6. Matthew Nicholson 1923–2009

Elizabeth Short's Timeline

3 Records

1898
26 Sep 1898
Birth of Elizabeth Short in Hartlepool
Hartlepool
1939
1939
Age 41
Elizabeth Short resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1941
8 May 1941
Age 43
Death of Elizabeth Short in Hartlepool
Hartlepool

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Hartlepool
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012737H

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012737H

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1941
    Event Place: Hartlepool

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