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Francis James Nicholson 1873–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1873

Birth Location: Hesket, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Jan 1929

Death Location: Castle Ward, Northumberland, England

Father: Stephen Nicholson

Mother: Mary Downie

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The story of Francis James Nicholson began in 1873 in Hesket, Cumberland, England. Francis James Nicholson passed away in 1929 in Castle Ward, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis James Nicholson began in 1873 in Hesket, Cumberland, England.
  • Francis James Nicholson passed away in 1929 in Castle Ward, Northumberland, England.

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Francis Nicholson's Ancestors

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Francis Nicholson
1873–1929
Birth Place: Hesket, Cumberland, England
Parents
Stephen Nicholson
1841–1874
Hesket, Cumberland, England
Mary Downie
1835–1914
Middlebie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Isaac Nicholson
1806–
Eskdale, Cumberland, England
Jane Slee
1811–
Bangate, Westmorland, England
John Downie
1814–1897
Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean (Jane) Gordon
1814–1894
Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
ARCHIBALD DOWNIE
1781–1833
JANET GASS
1774–1863
John Gordon
1784–1866
Mary Farrish
1784–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Downie
1756–
Jean Jervie
1753–
David Gass
1756–
Jean Armstrong
1757–
Charles Gordon
1756–1854
Catherine Thomson
1760–1811
Robert Farrish*
1738–1811
Elizabeth Little
1760–1842

Francis Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1873
Birth of Francis James Nicholson in Hesket, Cumberland, England
Hesket, Cumberland, England
1929
Jan 1929
Age 56
Death of Francis James Nicholson in Castle Ward, Northumberland, England
Castle Ward, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Hesket, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1929
    Event Place: Castle Ward, Northumberland, England

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