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Agnes Ogilvie Nicolson dressmaker1

F, #1774, b. 21 November 1869, d. 6 March 1942
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: George Nicolson engineer smith b. c 1840, d. Jul 1913
Mother*: Isabella Murray b. c 1846, d. 9 Oct 1923
Relationship:
1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Agnes Ogilvie Nicolson dressmaker was born on 21 November 1869 at Armley, Leeds, England, ; date and place confirmed by entry on 1911 census.2,3
  • She was the daughter of George Nicolson engineer smith and Isabella Murray.
  • (Deceased) Death*: Agnes Ogilvie Nicolson dressmaker died on 6 March 1942 at 43 Whitworth Place, Woolwich, Kent, England, , at age 72 Register of Burials in the burial ground of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, Woolwich Cemetery, in the parish of Plumstead in the county of London, in the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Two; ref 111 Agnes Nicholson, 72 years, widow, died 6th March, 43 Whitworth Place, residence Plumstead, buried Section H no 1012 (3rd reopen) 11th March by C Brown, certified by W J J Delany, signed J B Williams.4,5
  • (Beneficiary) Probate: She was listed as a beneficiary in Isabella Murray's will on 7 November 1923; NICOLSON Isabella of 43 Whitworth-road Plumstead Kent widow died g October 1923 Probate London 7 November to Agnes Nicholson spinster. Effects £75 14s.6

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871She was listed as a member of the household of George Nicolson engineer smith and Isabella Murray in the 1871 census at 90 Maxley Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent, England, . Agnes Nicolson, daug, [16?], Leeds; George Nicholson, head, mar, 29, engineer, Scotland; Isabella, wife, mar, 23, Scotland.
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of George Nicolson engineer smith in the 1881 census at 8 Conduit Road, Plumstead, Kent, England, . Agnes Nicholson, daug, 10, scholar, Leeds; George Nicholson, head, 40, engineer, Scotland; Isabella Nicholson, wife, 33, Scotland.
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of George Nicolson engineer smith and Isabella Murray in the 1891 census at 28 Bramblebury Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, England, . Agnes Nicolson, daug, single, 21, dressmaker, Leeds; George Nicolson, head, mar, 50, machine fitter, Dundee; Isabella Nicolson, wife, mar, 44, Dundee; John Gardiner, boarder, single, 23, machine engineer, Scotland.7
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of George Nicolson engineer smith and Isabella Murray in the 1901 census at 43 Whitworth Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent, England, . Agnes Nicolson, daug, single, 30, dressmaker, own account working at home, Leeds; George Nicolson, head, mar, 60, engineer Royal Arsenal, worker, Scotland; Isabella Nicolson, wife, mar, 53, Scotland.8
Member of Household2 April 1911They was listed as a member of the household of George Nicolson engineer smith in the 1911 census at 43 Whitworth Road, Plumstead, Kent, England, . Agnes Ogilvie Nicolson, daughter, single, f, 41, 1870, dressmaker, sampler, employer, at home, Armley, Leeds, Scotch by parents; George Nicolson, head, married, m, aged 70, b 1841, occ engineer retired, b Dundee NB (North Britain), Scotch; Isabella Nicolson, wife, married 43 years, f, aged 64, b 1847, Dundee NB, Scotch.9
Head of HouseholdSeptember 1939She was listed as head of household in the 1939 Register at 43 Whitworth Road, Woolwich, Kent, England, . Registration district 29-1; schedule 226; Nicolson, Agnes O, female, born 21 Nov 1869, single, unpaid domestic duties; Nicolson, Edwin M, male, born 30 April 1882, widower, capstan lathe hand in painter vacklers (FMP transcription)

First name(s)     Agnes O
Last name(s)     Nicolson
Birth date     21 Nov 1869
Birth day     21
Birth month     11
Birth year     1869
Sex     Female
Marital status     Single
Occupation     Unpaid Domestic Duties
Address     43 Whitworth Road, Shooters Hill, Greenwich
Place     Woolwich
Borough / district     Woolwich
County     London
Country     England
E. D. letter code     AZCB
Schedule     226
Schedule sub number     1
Archive reference     RG101/0647D/014/13
Piece number     0647D
Item number     14
Line number     13
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, England

First name(s)     Edwin M
Last name(s)     Nicolson
Birth date     30 Apr 1882
Birth day     30
Birth month     4
Birth year     1882
Sex     Male
Marital status     Widowed
Occupation     Capstan Lathe Hand In Painter Vacklers
Address     43 Whitworth Road, Shooters Hill, Greenwich
Place     Woolwich
Borough / district     Woolwich
County     London
Country     England
E. D. letter code     AZCB
Schedule     226
Schedule sub number     2
Archive reference     RG101/0647D/014/14
Piece number     0647D
Item number     14
Line number     14
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, England; also in the household were Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer.2

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Frank Nicholson in 1921
    1921 Census Of England & Wales
    23 Whitworth Road, Plumstead, London & Kent, England [May 2022].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1939 Register [Nov 2015].
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1911 household transcription, RG14, oiece 2890, ref RG14PN2890 RG78 PN99 RD30 SD3 ED8 SN369, reg district Woolwich, sub district Plumstead West, Enum Dist 8, parish Plumstead, address 43 Whitworth Road Plumstead, county London [www.findmypast.co.uk 12 June 2010].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1939 Register.
  5. [S62] Website Deceased online (www.deceasedonline.com) Burial Record Woolwich Burial Ground 1942 ref 111 [Mar 2015].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Record URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=5842436&db=UKProbateCal&indiv=try
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. [Mar 2013]
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) George Nicolson in 1891
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Bramblebury Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, London & Kent, England [May 2022].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) George Nicolson in 1901
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    43, Whitworth Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, London & Kent, England [May 2022].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1911 household transcription, RG14, piece 2890, ref RG14PN2890 RG78 PN99 RD30 SD3 ED8 SN369, reg district Woolwich, sub district Plumstead West, Enum Dist 8, parish Plumstead, address 43 Whitworth Road Plumstead, county London [12 June 2010].