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William Nicholson 1575 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Nov 1641

Death Location: Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Nicholson

Mother: Isabel Ward

Spouse(s): Winifrey Croffe

Children(s): Margaret Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edward Nicholson, Jane Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, John Nicholson

The story of William Nicholson began in 1575 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England. William Nicholson married Winifrey Croffe, and had children including Margaret Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edward Nicholson, Jane Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, John Nicholson. William Nicholson passed away in 1641 in Huggate, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Nicholson began in 1575 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Nicholson married Winifrey Croffe, and had children including Margaret Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edward Nicholson, Jane Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, John Nicholson.
  • William Nicholson passed away in 1641 in Huggate, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Nicholson
1522 – 1593
Birth Location: Scratgate, Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
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Isabel Ward
1522 – 1584
Birth Location: Huggate, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Winifrey Croffe
1569 – 1605
Birth Location: Huggate, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Nicholson
1580 – 1692
Birth Location: Cranswick, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Nicholson
1584 – 1673
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Nicholson
1591 – 1654
Birth Location: Huggate, Yorkshire, England
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Edward Nicholson
1595 – 1642
Birth Location: –
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Jane Nicholson
1600 – 1670
Birth Location: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
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Margaret Nicholson
1602 – 1687
Birth Location: Hutton, Yorkshire, England
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Edmund Nicholson
1612 – 1660
Birth Location: Bootle, Cumberland, England
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Thomas Nicholson
– 1662
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Nicholson
– 1593
Birth Location: –
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John Nicholson
– 1598
Birth Location: –
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William Nicholson's Ancestors

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William Nicholson
1575 – 1641
Birth Place: East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Nicholson
1522 – 1593
Scratgate, Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
Isabel Ward
1522 – 1584
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Simeon Ward
1501 – 1584
Huggate, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Margaret Twig
1502 – 1584
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ward
1460 – 1558
Margaret Capell
1470 – 1545
Raphe Tege
1475 – 1550
Elenor Burton
1477 – 1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Nicholson's Descendants

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William Nicholson (1575 – 19 Nov 1641) m. Winifrey Croffe (1569 – 1605)
  1. 1. Margaret Nicholson (1580 – 1692)
  2. 2. Thomas Nicholson (24 Aug 1584 – abt 1673) m. Alice Kenyon (1588 – 1681)
    1. 1. Edmund Nicholson (1612 – 1659) m. Elizabeth Simpson (Feb 1616 – 24 Jun 1673) m. Elizabeth Simpson (1616 – 1673)
      1. 1. Grace Nicholson (1620 – 1677)
      2. 2. Joseph Nicholson (1624 – Jun 1693)
      3. 3. Christopher Nickolson (16 Nov 1638 – 10 Sep 1688) m. Ann Atwood (15 Nov 1660 – 11 Sep 1743) m. Hannah Rednap (1642 – 2 December 1688)
        1. 1. Sarah Nicholson (15 August 1682 – 1718) m. James Newby (1672 – 1739)
        2. 2. Samuel Nicholson (12 Mar 1665 – 29 Mar 1727) m. Elizabeth Charles (8 January 1661 – 29 March 1727)
        3. 3. Hannah Nicholson (4 Mar 1667 – 27 Jun 1727) m. John Gosby (1665 – 24 Aug 1693) m. Ezekiel Maudlin (02 Apr 1667 – 16 March 1705) m. Francis Foster (1667 – 1725) m. Samuel Charles (22 Mar 1674 – 12 Mar 1728)
      4. 4. John Nicholson (1646 – 1689)
      5. 5. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – Jun 1727)
      6. 6. Thomas Nicholson (1640 – 5 Dec 1727)
      7. 7. Thomas Nicholson (1643 – 5 Dec 1727)
      8. 8. Thomas Nicholson (1644 – 1689)
      9. 9. Samuel Nicholson (1644 – 1689)
      10. 10. Elizabeth Nicholson (1648 – 5 Dec 1727)
      11. 11. Edmund Nicholson (1650 – )
      12. 12. Christopher Nicholson (1659 – 23 Mar 1723)
      13. 13. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – 10 Mar 1727)
      14. 14. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – 10 Mar 1727)
      15. 15. Thomas Nicholson (1643 – 5 Dec 1727)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Nicholson (2 Aug 1591 – 22 Dec 1654)
  4. 4. Edward Nicholson (10 Apr 1595 – 2 Jul 1642)
  5. 5. Jane Nicholson (1600 – 1670) m. Randall (Samuel) Buttall (1604 – 1684)
    1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Buttall (1627 – abt 1733) m. Roger Thompson (1627 – 1675) m. Thomas Wynne (20 Jul 1627 – 17 Jan 1692)
      1. 1. William Thompson (1652 – 9 Jan 1700)
      2. 2. Mary Wynne (1659 – 29 Jul 1738)
      3. 3. Tabatha Wynne (1661 – 1692)
      4. 4. Rebecca (Powell) Wynne (1662 – 23 Sep 1728) m. Solomon Thomas (1662 – Sep 1688) m. John Dickinson (31 Mar 1655 – 29 Apr 1718) m. John Dickinson ( – 1749)
        1. 1. Mary (Kersey) Dickinson (1654 – 1744)
        2. 2. John Dickinson (1663 – 1781)
        3. 3. Samuel Dickinson (26 Jan 1665 – 12 Sep 1728)
        4. 4. Mary Thomas (1693 – 1737)
        5. 5. Margrete Dickinson (1694 – )
        6. 6. Mary (Kersey) Dickinson (1694 – 1744)
        7. 7. John Dickinson (1693 – 1727) m. Rebecca (Skillington) West (1686 – 1 Jul 1750) m. Rebecca Skillington (1692 – 1 Jul 1750)
        8. 8. Charles Dickinson (1695 – 22 Feb 1779)
        9. 9. MARY Dickinson (1694 – 1744)
        10. 10. Sidney Dickinson (1697 – )
      5. 5. Sidney Wynne (1664 – 1692)
      6. 6. HANNAH (MARTHA) WYNNE (1666 – 15 Aug 1742)
      7. 7. Jonathan Wynne (1669 – 29 Jan 1719)
    2. 2. Nathaniel Buttall (1629 – 1723)
    3. 3. Abigail Buttall (1630 – Apr 1728)
    4. 4. Samuel Buttall (1631 – 26 Aug 1695)
    5. 5. Jonathan Buttall (1633 – 26 Aug 1695)
    6. 6. Rebecca Buttall (1635 – 7 Jan 1705)
    7. 7. Charles Buttall (1637 – 26 Aug 1695)
    8. 8. Maria Buttel
  6. 6. Margaret Nicholson (1602 – 5 Feb 1687)
  7. 7. Edmund Nicholson (1612 – 1660)
  8. 8. Thomas Nicholson ( – Abt. 1662)
  9. 9. Margaret Nicholson ( – abt 1593)
  10. 10. John Nicholson ( – abt 1598)

William Nicholson's Timeline

4 Records

1550
11 Mar 1550
Birth of William Nicholson in Hutton Cranswick,East Riding,Yorkshire,England
Hutton Cranswick,East Riding,Yorkshire,England
1575
1575
Birth of William Nicholson in East Riding, Yorkshire, England
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
1641
19 Nov 1641
Age 66
Death of William Nicholson in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1641
19 Nov 1641
Age 66
Death of William Nicholson in Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1550
    Event Place: Hutton Cranswick,East Riding,Yorkshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: East Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1641
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1641
    Event Place: Huggate, Yorkshire, England
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