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Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson 1911–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1911

Birth Location: Violetbank, Annan, Scotland

Death Date: 13 SEP 1982

Death Location: New Germany, Natal, South Africa

Father: Frederic Nicholson

Mother: Violetta Hardy

Spouse(s): Sylvia Schwikkard, Cathrina Wyk

Children(s): Vivienne Nicholson, David Nicholson

In 1911, Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson entered the world in Violetbank, Annan, Scotland, born to Frederic 1877 Nicholson And Violetta Mabel Hardy. Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson married Cathrina Magdelina Van Wyk, Sylvia Maud Stewart Schwikkard, and had children including David Hillary Nicholson, Vivienne Nicholson. Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson passed away in 1982 in New Germany, Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson entered the world in Violetbank, Annan, Scotland, born to Frederic 1877 Nicholson And Violetta Mabel Hardy.
  • Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson married Cathrina Magdelina Van Wyk, Sylvia Maud Stewart Schwikkard, and had children including David Hillary Nicholson, Vivienne Nicholson.
  • Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson passed away in 1982 in New Germany, Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederic Nicholson
1877–1921
Birth Location: Great Orton, Cumberland
FN
Violetta Hardy
1880–1947
Birth Location: –
VH

Spouses(s)

Sylvia Schwikkard
1918–2001
Birth Location: Crestholme, near Hillcrest
SS
Cathrina Wyk
1914–1945
Birth Location: Griqualand West, South Africa
CW

Children(s)

Vivienne Nicholson
1951–2025
Birth Location: –
VN
David Nicholson
1948–1950
Birth Location: –
DN

Howard Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Howard Nicholson
1911–1982
Birth Place: Violetbank, Annan, Scotland
Parents
Frederic (1877)* Nicholson
1877–1921
Great Orton, Cumberland
Violetta (Mabel*) Hardy
1880–1947
Grandparents
Theodore ((1839)) Nicholson
1839–1909
St. Bee's, Whitehaven, England
Anna (Mary*) Wigham
1836–1904
Scotland
Thomas* ((1844)) Hardy
1844–1897
Brierly Hill, Worcester, England
Isabella Carless
1842–1924
Great-Grandparents
William Nicholson
1800–1859
Marianne Shorthouse
1803–1887
john wigham
1781–1862
Sarah NICHOLSON
1803–1872
Thomas Hardy
1825–1885
John Carless
1802–1871
Sarah Richards
1804–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholson
1775–1823
Elizabeth Thompson
1775–1834
William Shorthouse
–1838
Rebecca Robinson
1765–1858
john wigham
1749–1839
elizabeth Donwiddy
1748–1827
Thomas Nicholson
1764–1823
elizabeth Sutton
1769–1834

Howard Nicholson's Descendants

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Howard (Wigham (1911)) Nicholson (15 JUL 1911–13 SEP 1982) m. Sylvia (Maud* Stewart,) Schwikkard (4 APR 1918–12 FEB 2001) m. Cathrina (Magdelina van) Wyk (24 JUN 1914–17 JUL 1945)
  1. 1. Vivienne Nicholson 1951–2025
  2. 2. David (Hillary*) Nicholson 1948–1950

Howard Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1911
15 JUL 1911
Birth of Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson in Violetbank, Annan, Scotland
Violetbank, Annan, Scotland
1982
13 SEP 1982
Age 71
Death of Howard Wigham (1911) Nicholson in New Germany, Natal, South Africa
New Germany, Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1911
    Event Place: Violetbank, Annan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1982
    Event Place: New Germany, Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Education
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