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Peter Nicholson 1829 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1829

Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Apr 1914

Death Location: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Father: Malcolm Nicolson

Mother: Christina MacDonald

Spouse(s):

Children(s): George Nicholson

The story of Peter Nicholson began in 1829 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Peter Nicholson had children including George P Nicholson. Peter Nicholson passed away in 1914 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Nicholson began in 1829 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • Peter Nicholson had children including George P Nicholson.
  • Peter Nicholson passed away in 1914 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm Nicolson
1791 – 1857
Birth Location: Grimsay, North Uist, Inverness Scotland
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Christina MacDonald
1795 – 1880
Birth Location: Grimsay, North Uist, Inverness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Nicholson
1873 –
Birth Location: Canada
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Peter Nicholson's Ancestors

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Peter Nicholson
1829 – 1914
Birth Place: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Malcolm Nicolson
1791 – 1857
Grimsay, North Uist, Inverness Scotland
Christina (Kirsty) MacDonald
1795 – 1880
Grimsay, North Uist, Inverness, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Nicholson's Descendants

1.
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Peter Nicholson (Dec 1829 – 3 Apr 1914)
  1. 1. George (P) Nicholson (abt 1873 – ) m. Jennie Nicholson (abt 1874 – )
    1. 1. George (Peter) Nicholson (3 Mar 1893 – 1932) m. Medah (Blanche) Canright (27 Jan 1900 – 22 Sept 1957)
      1. 1. Ruth (Thelma) Nicholson (30 Oct 1919 – 20 Dec 1996) m. Harris (William) Beaudry (abt 1917 – 18 Nov 1997)
        1. 1. Richard (David) Beaudry (15 Aug 1937 – ) m. Patricia (Jean) Pelc (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Judy (Frances) Beaudry (8 Oct 1938 – 9 Mar 2009) m. Edward (D) Cline (23 May 1936 – 29 Sep 1993) m. Frederick Switzer ( – 22 Aug 1994)
        3. 3. Anna (Marie) Beaudry (27 Mar 1940 – ) m. Richard Peltier (Jul 1931 – 15 Aug 2000) m. Robert Jackson
        4. 4. Henry (Clifton) Beaudry (5 Oct 1941 – 22 Dec 1998) m. Dorothy (Jane) Leathorn (6 May 1943 – ) m. Patricia (Bernadette) Hinson (29 Jan 1939 – 25 Jan 2013)
        5. 5. Ruth (Thelma) Beaudry (About 1943 – ) m. Richard (George) Way (15 Sep 1944 – 15 Jun 1985) m. Hugh (R) Herrick (16 May 1947 – 22 Nov 2013) m. Eric (Jan) Cwikowski (18 Jul 1942 – )
        6. 6. Harris (William Beaudry) Jr (28 Sept 1948 – 30 Sept 1948)
    2. 2. Ardis Nicholson (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Marjorie Nicholson (abt 1918 – )

Peter Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Dec 1829
Birth of Peter Nicholson in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1914
3 Apr 1914
Age 85
Death of Peter Nicholson in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1829
    Event Place: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
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