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George Nicholson 1854 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1854

Birth Location: a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand

Death Date: 07 Mar 1912

Death Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: Nicholson None

Mother: Emma Baker

Spouse(s): Rosa Cooper

Children(s): Evelyn Nicholson, Alfred Nicholson, William Nicholson, George Nicholson, Stanley Nicholson, Eleanor Nicholson, Louisa Nicholson, Wilfred Nicholson

George Nicholson was born in 1854 in a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand, the child of Nicholson and Emma Baker. George Nicholson married Rosa Emmeline Cooper, and had children including Evelyn Nicholson, Alfred Stanhope Nicholson, William Oliver Nicholson, George Bertie Nicholson, Stanley Edward Nicholson, Eleanor Nicholson, Louisa Emma Nicholson, Wilfred Vere Nicholson. George Nicholson passed away in 1912 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • George Nicholson was born in 1854 in a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand, the child of Nicholson and Emma Baker.
  • George Nicholson married Rosa Emmeline Cooper, and had children including Evelyn Nicholson, Alfred Stanhope Nicholson, William Oliver Nicholson, George Bertie Nicholson, Stanley Edward Nicholson, Eleanor Nicholson, Louisa Emma Nicholson, Wilfred Vere Nicholson.
  • George Nicholson passed away in 1912 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholson None
1817 – 1882
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
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Emma Baker
1828 – 1918
Birth Location: Cutcombe, Somerset, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Rosa Cooper
1854 – 1926
Birth Location: Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England
RC

Children(s)

Evelyn Nicholson
1878 – 1966
Birth Location: New Zealand
EN
Alfred Nicholson
1880 – 1892
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
AN
William Nicholson
1881 – 1898
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
WN
George Nicholson
1883 – 1957
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
GN
Stanley Nicholson
1885 – 1900
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
SN
Eleanor Nicholson
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
EN
Louisa Nicholson
1893 – 1981
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
LN
Wilfred Nicholson
1895 – 1961
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
WN

George Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
George Nicholson
1854 – 1912
Birth Place: a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand
Parents
Nicholson
1817 – 1882
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Emma Baker
1828 – 1918
Cutcombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1781 – 1857
Jane Crockford
1788 – 1860
Great-Grandparents
William Baker
1746 – 1816
Mary Edbrooke
1746 – 1798
James Crockford
Joany
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Crockford
1717 – 1791

George Nicholson's Descendants

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George Nicholson (18 Apr 1854 – 07 Mar 1912) m. Rosa (Emmeline) Cooper (26 Sep 1854 – 05 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. Evelyn Nicholson (22 Feb 1878 – 29 Jul 1966)
  2. 2. Alfred (Stanhope) Nicholson (Apr 1880 – 17 Dec 1892)
  3. 3. William (Oliver) Nicholson (Jul 1881 – 21 Feb 1898)
  4. 4. George (Bertie) Nicholson (23 May 1883 – 01 Aug 1957)
  5. 5. Stanley (Edward) Nicholson (25 Dec 1885 – 03 Jan 1900)
  6. 6. Eleanor Nicholson (1891 – 1973) m. kendall
    1. 1. Lois (R.K.) Nicholson (1920 – 1982) m. Wawatai
      1. 1. Trish Wawatai
        1. 1. Nikki Wawatai
  7. 7. Louisa (Emma) Nicholson (10 Nov 1893 – 04 Jul 1981)
  8. 8. Wilfred (Vere) Nicholson (16 Oct 1895 – 15 Dec 1961)

George Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1854
18 Apr 1854
Birth of George Nicholson in a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand
a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand
1912
07 Mar 1912
Age 58
Death of George Nicholson in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1854
    Event Place: a ship called the Jessie Byrnes while at sea from USA to New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
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