Nicholson Lookup

[davidft]

1861 Census. Note this census confirms that John is born circa 1826. George 24 is his brother who we saw on the 1841 census

John Nicholson 35
Sarah Nicholson 45
Ellen Nicholson 11
John Nicholson 7
Ada Nicholson 6
George Nicholson 24
 
 

RG 9/3630/28; p: 3

[davidft]

1871 Census

John Nicholson 45
Sarah Nicholson 55
Adah S Nicholson 16
William Nicholson 3
Mary Hougham 80
 

RG10/4913/32 Page 8

[davidft]

Possible death of the first Sarah

Deaths Jun 1872   
NICHOLSON  Sarah  57  Northallerton  9d 340

[davidft]

According to an online tree this is the first marriage

Marriages Dec 1848   
NICHOLSON  John     Tadcaster  23 693   
RIPLEY  Sarah     Tadcaster  23 693

[heywood]

Possible death of the first Sarah

Deaths Jun 1872   
NICHOLSON  Sarah  57  Northallerton  9d 340

Thank goodness you have found this likely death. I was getting worried 

1881 has Ada Beckwith and husband with brother John Nicholson living in Wigginton, York

[kelz29]

Thanks for all the help i am going to start looking in to all these possibilities, one thing that has me worried though is the ones found for 1826! I know sometimes census's can be a year or two out but this seems like such a large gap and all census's 1881 onwards have him as 1833 and his marriage in 1873 has him as 40 years old!?
I did assume that at this age of marriage the likelihood was he had been married previously.

And in regards to the last comment on an Ada Beckwith and husband having a John Nicholson (brother) living there, i have the 1881 census for John living with his "2nd" wife and children, however what makes this curious is my Great Grandfather (son of John) is John Beckwith Nicholson!

Also i forgot to mention i cannot find the 1891 census for him, i have his family (wife and children) but hes not there, then he reappears again in 1901 census

[davidft]

........ one thing that has me worried though is the ones found for 1826! I know sometimes census's can be a year or two out but this seems like such a large gap and all census's 1881 onwards have him as 1833 and his marriage in 1873 has him as 40 years old!?

But in 1901 he says 1828 !

[heywood]

I have seen where a family name, in this case John, is used for children of the same father but different mothers.
It might be that Ada's husband was a godparent or that they just liked the name Beckwith since it came into the family!

[kelz29]

very true i just noticed that on the 1901 census!

And although the 1881 census with ada would explain where there name Beckwith came from and i have to admit its too much of a coincidence to be looked over the John Nicholson (brother) living with her is far too young and i already have the 1881 census for him! Its all so confusing!