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Sir John Nicholson 1485 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1485

Birth Location: Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Nicholson

Mother: ELIZABETH HAYWARD

Spouse(s): ANNE BARBER

Children(s): Thomas Nicholson

The story of Sir John Nicholson began in 1485 in Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England. Sir John Nicholson married ANNE FAIRBANKS BARBER, and had children including Thomas Nicholson. Sir John Nicholson passed away in 1559 in Huggate, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Nicholson began in 1485 in Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir John Nicholson married ANNE FAIRBANKS BARBER, and had children including Thomas Nicholson.
  • Sir John Nicholson passed away in 1559 in Huggate, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Nicholson's Ancestors

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Sir Nicholson
1485 – 1559
Birth Place: Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Robert Nicholson
1511 – 1520
Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England
ELIZABETH HAYWARD
1465 – 1569
Brockton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John II) Nicholson
1485 – 1559
Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne Barber) Barbor
1490 – 1523
York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Nicholson's Descendants

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Sir (John) Nicholson (2 Jan 1485 – 1559) m. ANNE (FAIRBANKS) BARBER (1490 – 1563)
  1. 1. Thomas Nicholson (1522 – abt 1593) m. Isabel (WARD) Nicholson (1522 – 26 Apr 1584)
    1. 1. William Nicholson (11 Mar 1550 – 19 Nov 1641) m. Elizabeth Harker (31 Jan 1563 – 12 Dec 1637)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Sara Nicholson Baroness) Dent (26 Sep 1602 – 5 Feb 1687) m. Sir (Peter Dent, Baron Dent of) Ormsby (1600 – 5 Oct 1689)
        1. 1. John Dent (1640 – 15 May 1712) m. MARY (HATCH) (7ggm) (14 Jul 1647 – 1715)

Sir Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1485
2 Jan 1485
Birth of Sir John Nicholson in Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England
Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England
1559
1559
Age 74
Death of Sir John Nicholson in Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1485
    Event Place: Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Huggate, Yorkshire, England

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