BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1836 -

Generation: 1

Alice Newsham was born in 1836 in Lancaster.

Alice married John Nicholson on 19 Dec 1863 in St Anne, Lancaster. John (son of Robert Nicholson and Isabella Marshall) was born in 1838 in Golgotha, Lancaster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. John Nicholson Newsham was born in 1859 in Lancaster.
3. Henry Nicholson was born in 1866 in Lancaster.

Generation: 2

John Nicholson Newsham

(1.Alice¹) was born in 1859 in Lancaster.

Other Events:

Occupation: Railway porter
Baptism: 3 Dec 1859, St Anne, Lancaster

Notes:

Born four years before parents married, but baptised with Nicholson as middle name. Only mother Alice Newsham named in baptism record.
In 1861 census with mother at No 90 Bulk Street, while father is with his mother and siblings at No 81. In 1871 census as John Nicholson.

3.
Henry Nicholson (1.Alice¹) was born in 1866 in Lancaster.
Other Events:
Occupation: Painter's labourer