'Nicolson4'
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Families covered: Nicholson of Balrath Burry, Nicholson of Poulton
| BLGI1912 identifies the arms of the following family as "Erm., on a pale, sa., three martlets, arg." and reports that "This family came originally out of co. York." | |||||||||||||||
| Gilbert Nicholson of Bare, Poulton (of Lyndall in Lonsdale), Barton & Easteron (in Westmorland) (d 1605) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Curwen (dau/coheir of Gyles Curwen of Poulton Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Francis Nicholson (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Humphry Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Gilbert Nicholson of Poulton (Lancashire), later of Dublin & Balrath Burry (b 1620, d 20.04.1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Worsop (dau of Sir Thomas Worsop) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Christopher Nicholson in London (dvpsp 1688, of the Middle Temple) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Nicholson of Balrath Burry, Sheriff of co. Meath (b 1662, d 1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.02.1691) Mary Beauchamp (dau of John Beauchamp) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Robert) Smith 'of Gibblestown, Scotland' | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Margaret Smith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.09.1756) Sir Richard Steele of Hampstead, 1st Bart (d 02.1785, m1. Jane Armestead) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (11.07.1700) Elizabeth Wood (dau/coheir of John Wood of Gartlony) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Christopher Nicholson of Balrath Burry, Sheriff of Meath (a 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.10.1723) Elinor Pepper (dau of Simon Pepper of Ballygarth by Rose, dau of Oliver Lambart of Plainstown) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Nicholson of Balrath Burry (b 27.07.1724, d 29.03.1782, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.09.1766) Anna Maria Armitage (dau of Sir Samuel Armitage of Kirklees, Bart, widow of Thomas Carter) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Christopher Armitage Nicholson of Balrath Burry, Sheriff of Meath (b 10.07.1768, d 18.12.1849) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.05.1796) Katharine Newcome (dau of William Newcome, Archbishop of Armagh & Primate, by Anna Maria Smyth) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Armitage Nicholson of Balrath Burry, Sheriff of Meath (b 02.06.1798, d 12.1872) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.07.1824) Elizabeth Rebecca Alexander (dau of Nathaniel Alexander (of Portglenone), Bishop of Meath) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Gilbert Thomas Nicholson (b 03.03.1819, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.07.1853) Grace Frances Alexander (d 1896, dau of Robert Alexander of Portglenone, Archdeacon of Down) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Christopher Hampden (b 10.03.1803, d unm 21.02.1866, Lt. Colonel), William (b 01.07.1805, d 15.12.1878, Rector of Welford), Lenox, Anna Maria (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (16.02.1826) Anna Conyngham (dau of George Lenox Conyngham of Springhill by Olivia Irvine) | |||||||||||||||
| (g)+ | other issue - Armytage Lenox (b 17.10.1834), Olivia (d infant), Sophia Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Nicholson (b 21.03.1771, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eliza Harris (dau of _ Harris of The Moor, near Exeter) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Hampden Nicholson (dsp, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.01.1764) Sarah Ormsby (dau of Rev. Arthur Ormsby) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Emilia Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1753) John Andrews of Rath | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - George (Major), Christopher | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (27.12.1751) Mary Lambart (dsp 23.03.1771, dau of Charles (not Oliver) Lambart of Painstown) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (dsp) - John, Thomas, Gilbert, Rose, Christian | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (sp) Rose (dau of Oliver Lambart of Painstown, widow of Simon Pepper of Ballygarth) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | John Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | 2 sons + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Giles Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Grace Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Brathwaite of Boamont | |||||||||||||||
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| BLG1847 reports that "The ancestors of this family were seated, from a very early period, in the north of Lancashire, where they maintained a highly respectable position." The reference to Poulton would suggest that this family was closely connected to the family shown above but BLG1847 identifies the arms of ths family as "az., two bars, ermine, in chief, three suns, or" which is very different to the arms shown for the above family. | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Nicholson | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Wilson (dau of George Wilson of Poulton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Crookhall (dau of John Crookhall of Kirkham, sister of Rev. John) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Benjamin Nicholson of Poulton (bpt 07.05.1704, d 06.07.1781, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1732) Elizabeth Nourse (d 12.03.1777, dau of George Nourse, widow of William Ensor of Appleby) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Nicholson of Warrington (b 28.01.1744, d 04.04.1810, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.11.1771) Elizabeth Seaman (d 02.02.1810, dau/coheir of Peter Seaman) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Peter Nicholson of Thelwall Hall, Cheshire (b 09.08.1779, Captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.08.1809) Lucy Eyres (d 07.021844, dau of William Eyres of Warrington, sister of Lt. Colonel William) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Nicholson in Stockpoert (b 06.01.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Holme (dau of William Holme, Sheriff of Lancashire (by Elizabeth, dau of Edward Chetham of Mellor Hall), son of Edward of Holland House by Jane, dau/coheir of Walter Hastings) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Frances Nicholson (d 11.01.15842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Clayton of Stockport | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Catherine Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1810) John Backhouse (under secretary of state for foreign affairs) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Elizabeth Nicholson (d 04.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Timperley (captain) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Robert (b 06.08.1762, d 12.07.1870), Charlotte Louisa (d 10.02.14765) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Sarah Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Worthington, Sheriff of Lichfield | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Thomas (Sheriff then Mayor of Lichfield), Sarah, Anne Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - Richard (b 16.07.1738, d 29.01.1759), Nathaniel (b 20.05.1742, d infant), Anne (d unm 14.03.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1715) William Hornby of Stalmine | |||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLGI1912 ('Nicholson of Balrath Abbey'), BIFR1976 ('Nicholson')
(2) For lower section : BLG1847 ('Nicholson of Thelwall')
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