James was born about 1861. He is the son of William Nicholson and Catherine Wears.
Event Type Census Event Date 1881 Event Place Ryhope, Durham, England Registration District Sunderland Residence Note Ryhope Street Gender Female Age 50 Marital Status (Original) Widow Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1831 Birthplace Philadelphia, Durham, England Page Number 20 Registration Number RG11 Piece/Folio 4998/99 Affiliate Record Type Household Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace Catherine Nicholson Head F 50 Philadelphia, Durham, England James Nicholson Son M 20 Ryhope, Durham, England Richard Nicholson Son M 18 Ryhope, Durham, England John Johnson Wile Son In Law M 28 Shotton, Durham, England Mary Ann Wile Daughter F 25 Seaham Colliery, Durham, England John William Wile Grand Son M 6 Ryhope, Durham, England Citation "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q271-N8KN : 12 December 2017), Catherine Nicholson, Ryhope, Durham, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypa
NICHOLSON, JAMES WEARS
GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 468
County: Durham Civil Parish: Ryhope Ecclesiastical Parish: St Paul'S Ryhope Sub-District: South Bishop Wearmouth Registration District: Sunderland Gender: Male Age: 37 Occupation: COAL MINER HEWER Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Birthplace: Ryhope, Durham Schedule Type: 283 Page Number: 42
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Nicholson Head M 37 Ryhope, Durham Mary Nicholson Wife F 34 Durham City, Durham John W Nicholson Son M 12 Ryhope, Durham Elizabeth C Nicholson Daughter F 11 Ryhope, Durham
Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCC-59H : 21 May 2019), Elizabeth C Nicholson in household of James Nicholson, Ryhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Bishop Wearmouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Name: Emma Nicholson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Ryhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County: Durham
Civil Parish: Ryhope
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Paul'S Ryhope
Sub-District: South Bishop Wearmouth
Registration District: Sunderland
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Ryhope, Durham
Schedule Type: 283
Page Number: 43
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas Nicholson Son M 9 Ryhope, Durham Emma Nicholson Daughter F 8 Ryhope, Durham Margaret Nicholson Daughter F 7 Ryhope, Durham Mary A Nicholson Daughter F 4 Ryhope, Durham Catherine Nicholson Mother F 76 Houghton Le Spring, Durham Robert Weir Uncle M 71 Houghton Le Spring, Durham
Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCC-59F : 21 May 2019), Robert Weir in household of Thomas Nicholson, Ryhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Bishop Wearmouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Name: James Nicholson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1911 Event Place: Crossgate, Durham, England, United Kingdom County: Durham Parish: Crossgate Sub-District: Durham Sub-District Number: 2 District Number: 551 Enumeration District: 31 Registration District: Durham Gender: Male Age: 45 Marital Status: Married Marital Status (Original): MARRIED Occupation: COAL MINER STONE WORK Institution: HIS MAJESTY'S PRISON Birth Year (Estimated): 1866 Birthplace: Ryhope, Durham Relationship to Head of Household: Prisoner Schedule Type: 9999 Page Number: 6 Registration Number: RG14 Piece/Folio: 36 Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/29992/0036/6
Record Type: Institution Line Number: 6 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWH3-D8N : 12 September 2019), James Nicholson, Crossgate, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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