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Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer1

M, #1813, b. 30 April 1882, d. 1 December 1942
Last Edited: 18 Jun 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*: Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer was born on 30 April 1882 at Plumstead, Kent, England, .2
  • He was the son of George Nicolson engineer smith and Isabella Murray.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer married Florence Mary Atkins, daughter of John Atkins, circa November 1906 at Woolwich, Kent, England, ; First name(s)     Edwin Murray
    Last name     Nicolson
    Marriage quarter     4
    Marriage year     1906
    Registration month     -
    MarriageFinder™     Edwin Murray Nicolson married one of these peopleFlorence Grover, Ada Tatters
    District     Woolwich
    District number     -
    County     London
    Country     England
    Volume     1D
    Volume as transcribed     1D
    Page number     2250
    Record set     England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.3,4
  • (Deceased) Death*: Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer died on 1 December 1942 at 25 Jubilee Road, Woolwich, Kent, England, , at age 60 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 383 Edwin Murray Nicolson, 60 years, pensioner, died 1st Dec, 25 Jubilee Road, residence Footscray, buried Section II no 733 7th Dec by W J Reynolds, certified by A E Petchey, signed J B Williams.2,5

Census & Directory Entries

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, . Edwin Nicolson, son, 8, scholar, Plumstead; George Nicolson, head, mar, 50, machine fitter, Dundee; Isabella Nicolson, wife, mar, 44, Dundee; John Gardiner, boarder, single, 23, machine engineer, Scotland.6
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, . Edwin Nicolson, son, single, 18, machinist small arms factory, worker, Plumstead, Kent; George Nicolson, head, mar, 60, engineer Royal Arsenal, worker, Scotland; Isabella Nicolson, wife, mar, 53, Scotland.7
Head of Household31 March 1911He was listed as head of household in the 1911 census at 71 Wickham Lane, Welling, Bexley, Kent, England, . Edwin Murray Nicolson, head, 29, married, telephone inspector, Western Electric Co, worker, Plumsted, Kent; Florence Mary Nicolson, wife, married 5 years 3 children born and alive, Lewisham Kent
[71 Mortimer Terrace??]; also in the household were Florence Mary Atkins.8,9
Member of HouseholdSeptember 1939He was listed as a member of the household of Agnes Ogilvie Nicolson dressmaker 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.2

Family:

Florence Mary Atkins b. 1 Mar 1889, d. 9 May 1961
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Edwin Murray Nicolson machinist, plate layer married Florence Mary Atkins, daughter of John Atkins, circa November 1906 at Woolwich, Kent, England, ; First name(s)     Edwin Murray
    Last name     Nicolson
    Marriage quarter     4
    Marriage year     1906
    Registration month     -
    MarriageFinder™     Edwin Murray Nicolson married one of these peopleFlorence Grover, Ada Tatters
    District     Woolwich
    District number     -
    County     London
    Country     England
    Volume     1D
    Volume as transcribed     1D
    Page number     2250
    Record set     England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.3,4

Child:

Albert Claude Nicolson10 b. 24 Jul 1914, d. bt Jan 1984 - Mar 1984

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 census [Jun 2010].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Edwin Murray Nicolson in 1906
    England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
    Woolwich, London, England [May 2022].
  5. [S62] Website Deceased online (www.deceasedonline.com) Burial Record Woolwich Burial Ground 1942 ref 383 [Mar 2015].
  6. [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].
  7. [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].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) [Jun 2010].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Edwin Murray Nicolson in 1911
    1911 Census For England & Wales
    71 Wickham Lane Welling, Bexley, Kent, England [May 2022].
  10. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1939 register Dartford [March 2017].