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Sarah Nicholson 1826–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1895

Death Location: Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England

Father: Robert Nicholson

Mother: Margaret Unknown

Spouse(s): Thomas Holmes

Children(s): Elizabeth Holmes, Mary Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Dinah Holmes, Sarah Holmes

In 1826, Sarah Nicholson entered the world in Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland, born to Robert Nicholson And Margaret Unknown. In 1861, Sarah Nicholson resided in Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England. Sarah Nicholson married Thomas Holmes, and had children including Dinah Diana Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Mary Anne Holmes, Sarah Holmes. Sarah Nicholson/ passed away in 1895 in Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Sarah Nicholson entered the world in Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland, born to Robert Nicholson And Margaret Unknown.
  • In 1861, Sarah Nicholson resided in Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England.
  • Sarah Nicholson married Thomas Holmes, and had children including Dinah Diana Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Mary Anne Holmes, Sarah Holmes.
  • Sarah Nicholson passed away in 1895 in Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Nicholson
1782–
Birth Location: Culgaith, Cumberland, England
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Margaret Unknown
1786–
Birth Location: Ainstable, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Holmes
1826–1887
Birth Location: Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Holmes
1867–1924
Birth Location: Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Mary Holmes
1855–1929
Birth Location: Whitbeck, Cumberland, England
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Isaac Holmes
1851–1930
Birth Location: Irton, Cumberland, England / Irton, Bootle Cul, Cumberland
IH
Dinah Holmes
1853–1903
Birth Location: Whitbeck, Cumberland, England / Bootle, Cumberland, England / Ulverston, Lancashire, England
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Sarah Holmes
1858–
Birth Location: Whit, Beck, Cumberland, England
SH

Sarah Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Nicholson
1826–1895
Birth Place: Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland
Parents
Robert Nicholson
1782–
Culgaith, Cumberland, England
Margaret Unknown
1786–
Ainstable, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Nicholson's Descendants

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Sarah Nicholson (1826–20 Feb 1895) m. Thomas Holmes (1826–14 Sep 1887)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Holmes 1867–1924
  2. 2. Mary (Anne) Holmes 1855–1929
  3. 3. Isaac Holmes 1851–1930
  4. 4. Dinah (Diana) Holmes 1853–1903 m. Benson Martin 1845–1897 m. Martin Benson 1850–
    1. 1. Thomas (Holmes) Martin 1877–1949
    2. 2. Isabella Martin 1879–
    3. 3. John (Benson) Martin 1881–
    4. 4. William (James Robert) Benson 1860–1913 m. Eleanor (Ann Susan Crowe Hartley) Meagher 1858–1926
      1. 1. Phoebe (Eleanor) Benson 1890–1919 m. John Rushforth 1894–1959
        1. 1. Lily (A) Rushforth 1915–1988
        2. 2. Bert Rushforth 1917–1994
        3. 3. Robert (W) Rushforth 1918–1977
      2. 2. Robert Benson 1889–
      3. 3. Matthew Benson 1894–
      4. 4. Martha (Lily) BENSON 1886–
      5. 5. George (Ernest) BENSON 1897–1897
      6. 6. James (Harvey Benson I,) Sr 1881–1962 m. Rose (Browne) Hodgson 1887–1967 m. Florence (E) Benson 1912– m. Barbara Berson 1879–1949
        1. 1. James Benson 1909–1940
        2. 2. Mary (Eleanor) Benson 1906–1908
        3. 3. William ((Billy)) Benson 1902–1978
        4. 4. George (William Lee Benson) Jr 1910–1991 m. Constance (Mary) Thomas 1914–2007
        5. 5. Edward Benson 1920–
        6. 6. Robert Benson 1904–1908
        7. 7. Elsie Benson 1917–1991
        8. 8. Mabel Benson 1914–1994
      7. 7. Mary (A) Benson 1884–
      8. 8. William Benson 1886–
      9. 9. Edward Benson 1887–
      10. 10. Gladys Benson 1903–
      11. 11. Isaac Benson 1888–
      12. 12. Florence (Jane) BENSON 1893–1954
      13. 13. George (Ernest) BENSON 1899–
      14. 14. Infant BENSON 1911–1911
      15. 15. William BENSON 1891–
      16. 16. Robert (William) Benson 1881–
      17. 17. Eleanor (Susan) BENSON 1885–
    5. 5. Frederick Benson 1891–
    6. 6. Isaac Martin 1884–
    7. 7. Agnes Bell 1874–
  5. 5. Sarah Holmes 1858–

Sarah Nicholson's Timeline

3 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Sarah Nicholson in Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland
Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland
1861
1861
Age 35
Sarah Nicholson resided here in Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
1895
20 Feb 1895
Age 69
Death of Sarah Nicholson in Bootle, Cumberland, England
Bootle, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Bootle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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