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William Nicholson born 1890

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Jean

Jean Report 13 Apr 2009 22:45

married Florence Downs from York, they had 3 children (Florrie, Etty and John) and then she tragically died when they were quite young, believe they went to live in Bradford - does anyone know anything about them please

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Apr 2009 22:50

If you were to order their marriage cert it would give their ages and fathers names and occupations;


Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1904 (>99%)
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Downs Florence York 9d 68
Hardwick Phoebe Jane York 9d 68
Nicholson William York 9d 68
Oulds William Render York 9d 68


JenW

JenW Report 13 Apr 2009 22:57

1890 would make him 14 when he married

Jean

Jean Report 13 Apr 2009 22:58

Thankyou very much for that Denise, I didnt know when they got married, how did you get that information so quickly please?

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Apr 2009 23:13

Hi Jean,

It's free on a site called freebmd.

Are you sure about Williams year of birth though, like JenW stated that would make him 14 when he married???


Dee x

Jean

Jean Report 13 Apr 2009 23:36

Hi Denise,
his dob was just a guess, maybe should have a rethink on it! thanks for the info about that site, will give it a try tomorrow.
Jean