Ewanrigg Hall Maryport Cumbria

[mientajb]

Welcome to the site by the way. You will find it fascinating and people bend over backwards to help. Once you have made three posts I shall be able to send you a personal message with my email address. I can then send you a copy of the will of John Nicholson and lots of other stuff. Alan

[Phine]

I don't think Annie had a horrible life like Louisa did. She and A B Dalzell lived a fairly comfortable life as A B was owner of a ship's chandler or fitters business in Liverpool. They had 5 children, 3 boys & 2 girls. The youngest, a girl, (another Annie I think) died aged 14. My father. John, emigrated to Australia & hence I am Australian!

[mientajb]

I am just looking at the 1911 census. AB calls himself a ship store merchant. They are living on Breck/Beck road. Annie seemed to have died in 1925.

[Phine]

Yes, she died in 1925. I have letters written by her daughter to my father as their mother was dying. I think A B died the next year. We have a large photo of a woman we think might be Annie but there is no identification on it.

[mientajb]

AB died 12th March 1926. Do you know that they called their house Ewanrigg. He left a will for £8269 with the executor being Evelyn Mary Dor lisa Taylor, wife of Edmund Collins Taylor.

[Phine]

Evelyn Taylor was dad's sister married th "Teddy" Taylor. I have met a son, Peter, now deceased & his wife, Anne. I didn't know about the will. Quite sizable for the times I would say. I take it you have actually determined that Annie Greenhow Nicholson was really one of John Nicholson's offspring. I have no details of her family connections. My father called our house in Australia, Ewanrigg.

[mientajb]

Annie is on the 1861 census with father John Nicholson living at Ewanrigg Hall. She is 9 so was born about 1852. She is living with her mother in Flimby on the 1871 census. Her mother is retired, Annie us shown as being a Lady.  Where does the name Greenhow come from? I can not find this middle name on any documentation. 

[mientajb]

Annie we baptised 10 sep1851 at Brigham. Father John Nicholson, mother Mary. No mention of Greenhow though.

[Phine]

I have a China mug which I understood is a christening cup with handwriting (beautiful script) Annie Greenhow Nicholson 1860. Hence I assumed that was about the time of her birth. Is there such a thing as a Confirmation cup then? Don't have any ideas about Greenhow.  Name of Mary Greenhow Nicholson in the list previously posted alerted me to enquire about my grandmother, Annie. It's all a mystery .