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William Sheridan Nicholson 1852 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1852

Birth Location: Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1919

Death Location: Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand

Father: Nicholson None

Mother: Emma Baker

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William Sheridan Nicholson was born in 1852 in Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA, the child of Nicholson and Emma Baker. William Sheridan Nicholson passed away in 1919 in Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Sheridan Nicholson was born in 1852 in Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA, the child of Nicholson and Emma Baker.
  • William Sheridan Nicholson passed away in 1919 in Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand.

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William Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
William Nicholson
1852 – 1919
Birth Place: Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA
Parents
Nicholson
1817 – 1882
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Emma Baker
1828 – 1918
Cutcombe, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1781 – 1857
Jane Crockford
1788 – 1860
Great-Grandparents
William Baker
1746 – 1816
Mary Edbrooke
1746 – 1798
James Crockford
Joany
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Crockford
1717 – 1791

William Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1852
21 Jan 1852
Birth of William Sheridan Nicholson in Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA
Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA
1919
29 Oct 1919
Age 67
Death of William Sheridan Nicholson in Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand
Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Benecia, San Francisco, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Te Kopuru Hospital, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand

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