Son of John Nicholson and Hannah Wilson, baptised on the 21st of January 1826 in Irton, Cumberland
Married Ann Bradley in 1853 4
Children
Agnes, born about 1857 at Coniston, Lancashire
Elizabeth, born about 1860 at Coniston, Lancashire
Sarah, born about 1866 at Coniston, Lancashire
John, born about 1869 at Coniston, Lancashire
Hannah, born about 1871 at Coniston, Lancashire
Dinah, born about 1878 at Coniston, Lancashire
Working as a copper miner in Coniston in 1851 and almost certainly remained in Coniston working as a slate quarryman.
Died 1900
Notes
1 Information from Nicholson, Nicolson p377
2
1851
1861
Not found in 1871 census
1881
1891
3 The marriage of John Nicholson and Ann Bradley was registered in the first quarter of 1853 in the Ulverstone district (FreeBMD 8e 775)
The death of a John Nicholson aged 73 was registered in the third quarter of 1900 in the Ulverston district (FreeBMD 8e 541).
4 Benson family tree on Ancestry.co.uk. Ann Bradley, born 1828 in Lindal in Cartmel died 1900.