Notes:

Arthur Nicholson, Adjutant in King's Am. Dragoons. Granted 250 A, Lot 53, Maugerville Sunbury, NB. - The New Loyalist Index.

. 1783 April 26 - EVACUATION, about the British ship Lady's Adventure with the Kings American Dragoons to Saint John NB. 448 Passengers. 750 tons, Ships Mater Robt. Gibson.
Ref: African American Loyalist in the southern campaign of Am. Revolution.

. King's American Dragoons were commanded by Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, starting in 1781. They were in South Carolina; went into winter quarters at Huntington, Long Island, in the fall of 1782. By the close of summer they were relocated to Prince William, Queensborough, in New Brunswick.

Cornet A Nicholson commanded the garrison at Presqu'isle, NB.
Arthur Nicholson endorsed the petition of Jacob Kollock & Joseph Kollock are Captain Kollock's sons, sober, industrious lads. Thomas Ian is the son of the woman who lives with Captain Kollock. He is a boy of about 16, which is all I know of him." Endorsed: Jacob Kollock is to have a lot of 200 acres, 6

. King's American Dragoons, Thompson's Troop, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Thompson's Troop, King's American Dragoons, form'd & Completed agreeable to an Arrangement Approv'd by His Excellency, Sir Guy Carleton, K.B., 15th June 1782. Cornet Arthur Nicholson to 24 Jul 1795. Nov 1789.

. Names of the Recruits Entitled to Bounty: Arthur Nicholson, Cornet & Adjutant: 24 Oct 1781; & on
- Adjutant Nicholson: 24 Feb. 24 to 24 Apr 1782 * Subsistence 60 days @ 5/
Goundage Agency £ Payment @ £1/6 £1.2.6 * 60 rations @ £1.2.6
- Substance due 24th February to 24th April, 1782, being 60 days.
- A. Nicholson, Adj. Subsistence 6 days @ 5/ - £15.5 shillings Officers' net substance 25 June to 24 Aug 1782.
Poundage payment @ £1/1 - 1 .4 Totaling £14. 4 s 8 pence & the last entry:
- Arthur Nicholson Cornet: £ 8 & as Adjutant £5. King's American Dragoons - Abstract of 61 days pay for the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers & privates, 24 August 1783.
He was involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He retired from the Kings Regiment of NB on 24 Jul 1795 with a pension.

. Arthur Sr. was first married on 17 Mar 1779 with 2 children. His first wife deceased in 1786.

. Indenture 38, Wm. Stone of Prince William, York Co., NB, of the late Regiment of Kings American Dragons sold for £10 to Arthur Nicholson of Town of Prince William, Gentleman, Lot 71, 100 A, on Saint John River. 3 Aug 1786, Signed, Wm. XMark Stone. Registered 7 Sep 1786.
. Indenture 68, Dennis XMark Kane of Prince William, late Regiment of Kings American Dragons, sold to Arthur Nicholson, Gentleman, for £5, Lot 69, 100 A. in Town of Prince Wm. Saint John River.
Ref: Province of NB,York Co. Deed Registry Book 1.

To Edward Winslow (New Brunswick,)
Dear sir, I hope you will excuse the liberty I take in troubling you with my business when I assure you that nothing but the critical situation which I find myself in & you being so well acquainted with the nature of my first settling in this Country could induce me to it. I have made every exertion in my power to make a living by farming but I find it will not do. I find that unless a man does all his business with his own hands, he cannot live by it. I have an idea that if the circumstance of my being in the Army 24 years (& always employed in active line) was explained to His Excellency he, perhaps, would take it into consideration & employ me in some business wherein I could be of service, not only to myself & family, but to the Country whose welfare I have warmly at heart. I am informed that my name has been mentioned to the Governor to do the duty of Adjutant to the Militia of this County, which I am willing to do with pleasure. Is it not probable that it is in His Excellency's power to employ me further in the business of the Militia? I don't care how much duty he gives me to do. Now Sir, as you always expressed a wish to serve me & as I never wanted a friend more than at this present & I don't know that I have another friend in the Country in whose power it is to do anything to serve me, I beg leave to entreat you will at this time befriend me in representing not only what I have pointed out, but anything else you may see fit. I am Dr. Sir, with much respect & Esteem Your obedient Humble Servant.
Signed, Arth'r Nicholson, Queensborough, 26 January, 1788.

. NB Land Grant 1340, Wakefield, Carleton Co., 1788 Jan 14.
Arthur Nicholson, Vol 20, page 81, Grant 1340, 220 Acres.

. 1790 Feb 5, Mar 23 & Jun 1 - Hand drawn map: Survey of the Northwest Branch of the Miramichi, by Arthur Nicholson, District Surveyor.
Ref: Indian Affairs Documents MG H54, UNB Archives & Special Collection, New Brunswick.

. In the 24th of July, 1795, Lieutenant Arthur Nicholson, the first adjutant of the King's New Brunswick Regiment, retired to half-pay, & Ensign Allen was appointed to the vacancy.

Lieutenant Nicholson had been an officer of cavalry, & had seen a great deal of service in America during the Revolutionary War. He was appointed cornet in the Seventh Light Dragoons - now the 17th Lancers - while that regiment was serving in Ireland. On the breaking out of hostilities in 1775, the high character of that regiment occasioned it to be the first cavalry corps selected to proceed across the Atlantic. It embarked from Ireland & landed at Boston on the 24th of May, 1775.*
On the 17th of June the battle of Bunker's Hill was fought. During that engagement a party of the 17th volunteered to proceed dismounted with the reinforcements sent from Boston to support the troops engaged. Lieutenant Nicholson, who was adjutant of the corps, accompanied the party & became a participant in that battle.
In March 1776, the British army evacuated Boston & sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the 17th landed & remained about 2 months. In the early part of June they again embarked & landed on Staten Island & were actively engaged in all the important movements of the British army around New York. The 17th Dragoons was the only British regular cavalry regiment that served in America during the Revolutionary War. It was largely composed of Irishmen & the arduous services in which it was constantly employed rapidly depleted its ranks.
In 1781 Lieutenant Nicholson was transferred from the 17th to the King's American Dragoons & became adjutant of that corps. With this regiment he served until the termination of the war & in 1783 came to New Brunswick, where on 1783 Sept 28th, the regiment was disbanded. A large block of land was granted to the officers & men, where many of them settled. It is known as the grant to the "King's American Dragoons," & is situated on the south-west side of the River St. John, in the parishes of Prince William & Dumfries, York Co., extending from Long's Creek, about twenty miles above Fredericton, to the "Barony," at the mouth of the Poquiock. Lieut. Nicholson settled at Kingsclear, York County. In 1786 his first wife, Ellen Henry, whom he married in 1779 at Southampton, Long Island, died at Kingsclear. He again married in 1787, Elizabeth Lawrence & had issue. Lieutenant Nicholson was born in the town of Sligo, County of Leitrim, Ireland, in 1746 & died in New Brunswick.
Ref: Historical Record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lancers. Published by command. London, 1841 & also: Collections of the NB Historical Society, Issue 1-3.

. Nicholson, Arthur a resident of Prince William 24 Aug 1785: 1 Man, 2 child under 10, & (1 Something, 2 some too small to read- however, Arthur is now married to Elizabeth Lawrence. *
Note1: *In 1787 also Rev. J Odell, NJ & brothers-in-law, Richard, UE & John Lawrence, UE, adjacent to his land grant. - PJA.

. 1787 Feb 20, York Co. NB Deeds #60, Vol 1, p124: Dennis 'X' Kane, late Reg. of Kings American Dragoons, labourer, £5, Lot 69, Town or Parish of Prince William, on Saint John's River, 100 A. to Arthur Nicholson, Gentleman.

. Nicholson, Arthur, Volume B, Page 1, Grant number 43, Place: Prince William, York Co.
Date 1786 Oct 10, Acres 158 Pt. of 262 Lots. Other names on this grant: (54) ODELL, Jonathan, DAVIDSON, John, 100 acres.
Note2: This also indicates Odell knew Nicholson, in-law to his friend John Lawrence, Mayor of Burlington, NJ.
XRef: Northumberland Co. Court House.

. Lieut. Arthur Nicholson's Survey Report, from 10 May, 1803
State of Population in the District next above the Parishes of Woodstock & Northampton, extending to the River De Chute. [Wakefield, NB]
Arthur Nicholson conducted his survey & before the time that he & Peter Dickinson built his grist mill. m. (2nd) 7 Aug 1787 & we find from:

. Arthur Lawrence's own family: Presque Isle, 19th May, 1803,
Arthur Nicholson, Men 1, Women 4, Children above ten years: 2 Children under ten: 4 Total 11.
Note3: Presque Isle, refers to the fort at the mouth of the Presque Isle where it flows into the St. John River & is a few miles below Florenceville.

. Near Mill (Mile?) Creek, Fredericton, Northumberland Co., NB. Registry:
Nicholson, Arthur to Deleadernier, JMC. V. 3, P. 48, Q.C. Deed, NSM 19, 20, 21; Brannen, Sarah, v.7, p 33, Discharge Mortgage; & to John M. Nicholson, Vol. 28, P. 234.

. NB Land Petitions:
A) 1786,Sunbury Co., Military, Kings. Am. Dragoons,
B) 1787, York Co., Military Kings. Am. Drgs,
C) 1788 Jan 14, Queensbury Park, York Co., NB Grant 1340 for Guides & Pioneers, 220 A.
D & E) Miramichi, Northumberland Co. 1789 & 1792 with John & Stillwell Wilson (in-laws)
F) 1802, Carleton Co., with sons Arthur Jr. Edward John Thomas L. & Wm. P. Nicholson.

. NB Land Grants: Arthur Nicholson:
a) Prince William, York Co., NB, 10 Oct 1786. Grant 43, Grant Of Prince William, Land Being Pt Of 262 Lots. (included Jonathan Odell for 326 acres.)
b) Maugerville Parish, Sunbury Co., NB, 2 Jan 1787. Grant 98 - Granted 250 Acres, Lot 53.)
c) Queensbury Parish, York Co., NB 14 Jan. 1788, Grant 378 for Guides & Pioneers, &
d) Miramichi River, Northumberland Co., on 1803 Dec 12. for 315 acres, ( with his relatives Richard Lawrence, 232 A, John Willson Jr. 200 A, & Stilwell Wilson, 240 acres.)
d) Wakefield, Presque Isl., York Co., NB, 21 Jul 1809 Grant 497.

From his first wife: 2nd. wife of Thos. Leonard was Ellen or Eleanor Henry, born at Hempstead, Long Island, NY, died 2 May 1786 at Kingsclear, York County, NB:

Children of Ellen Henry & Arthur W Nicolson:
1) Jane Nicholson, b. 27 Aug 1780 at Hempstead, Long Island, NY. She died Jan 1794 at Fredericton, NB.

2) William H. Nicholson born 12 Apr 1784 at Maugerville, Sunbury County, NB.
. 1822 Apr 9, Estate of Arthur Nicholson, Wakefield, Carleton Co., NB.
Administration of Will, Arthur Nicholson, Jr, & Wm P. Nicholson dated 25 Mar 1822.
Ref: NB Royal Gazette Newspaper, Fredericton, York Co., NB.

. Will Probated on 2 March 1822. York County NB. Yeoman, Instate Administration to his sons Arthur P Nicholson & William Nicholson, both of Wakefield.
Bondsmen to the WILL: Wm. Orser, Wakefield & Wm. Bishop, Parish of Kent. Certificate that he was a reduced Coronet, Reg. of Kings Am. Dragoons, half-pay in 1783.
File contains a certificate signed, by the Administrator that Arthur Nicholson, late a reduced Coronet in the Regiment of Kings American Dragoons, placed on half-pay in 1783. Died Wakefield, day & month of death were blank, only the year 1821 has been inserted.
Ref: Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835, by Wallace Hale.

. 1822 Mar 25, Notice concerning his estate was dated for publication in The Royal Gazette.

Biographies & notes on early settlers, Mrs. Winniston, 1947 MC300
. 1788 - Nicholson was appointed collector of customs at Miramichi, as well as a deputy & land surveyor & Justice of the Peace. He was one of the 7 magistrates present at the first session of the Northumberland County Court of Quarter Sessions in 1789 & one of only 2 justices to attend all sessions of the court between 1789 & 1793. During this period he acted as county clerk, but he did not become a permanent settler.
Nicholson Family, NB Museum, vertical Files # RS184, fiche F11088.
Ref: Dictionary of Miramichi Biography, W D Hamilton, Microfiche MC80 /2184. - - -

Part Two:

Nicholson, Arthur. This is the young officer who, it is said, fought a duel near the deep ravine facing Garretsons*, during the war. His antagonist was so badly wounded that he died in the course of a few days. The encounter was the result of a romance. The 2 officers had sought the hand of a Staten Island girl, who was so shocked at the news of the encounter that she died.

Nicholson was born in the town of Sligo, County of Leitrim, Ireland, in 1716, and was appointed cornet in the Seventeenth Light Dragoons - now the Seventeenth Lancers - while that regiment was serving in Ireland. On the breaking out of hostilities in 1775, the high character of that regiment occasioned it to be the first cavalry corps selected to proceed across the Atlantic. It embarked from Ireland, and landed at Boston on the 24th of May, 1775. During the engagement at Bunker Hill a party of the Seventeenth volunteered to proceed dismounted with the reinforcements sent from Boston to support the troops engaged.
Lieutenant Nicholson, who was adjutant of the regiment, accompanied the party, and became a participant in that battle. In March, 1776, the British army evacuated Boston, and sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the 17th landed and remained about two months. In the early part of June they embarked again and landed on Staten Island, and were actively engaged in all the important movements around New York. At one time the 17th was encamped for a time at Marshland, near the entrance to the Fresh Kill bridge. It was also General Clinton's body guard at New Dorp. The Seventeenth Dragoons was the only British regular cavalry regiment that served in America during the Revolution. It was largely composed of Irishmen, and the arduous services in which it was constantly employed, rapidly depleted its ranks.
In 1781, Lieutenant Nicholson was transferred from the Seventeenth to the King's American Dragoons, and became the adjutant. This regiment was encamped near the present Oakwood station, and its headquarters were in the old Britain homestead, recently demolished. With this regiment he served until the termination of the war, and in 1783, went to the Province of New Brunswick, where the regiment was disbanded. A large block of land was granted to the officers and men, upon which many of them settled. It is known as the grant to the " King's American Dragoons," and is located on the River St. John, about 20 miles from Fredericton. Lieutenant Nicholson settled at Kingsclear, York County. In 1786, his wife, Ellen Henry, whom he married at Southampton, Long Island, died at Kingsclear. There are many stories told of this officer while on Staten Island.
Ref: Morris Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Ira K Morris, 1898. Page 349.

Note4: GARRETSON'S BAR. Near (above) where the old Garretson or Fresh Kills bridge crossed Richmond Creek on Staten Island, NY, directly opposite the junction of the road from Garretson's station with the old Richmond Road, then called the King's Highway, in a deep ravine, penetrating some distance into Todd Hill. This is still one of the most beautiful spots on the Island; the hill sides are mostly wooded, a pleasant meadow with old apple trees occupies the bottom of the valley and the perennial spring flows as in the days of the Revolution. The neighbors and local historians had no name for this place and so the writer of this article, some years ago, called it Mersereau's Valley. It is there called the Valley of the Iron Hill, the Iron Hill being an old name for Todt Hill.
Ref: Morris Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Ira K Morris, 1898. Page 349.

- On the arrival of his Majesty's instructions relative to the disposal of the troops at New York, dated the 9th of June, the principal Loyalist regiments were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Nova Scotia,
where on their arrival they were to be disbanded. Before the royal orders and instructions reached America the King's American Dragoons arrived at St. John under the command of Major Daniel Munay. They encamped at Manawagonish expecting to settle in the Township of Conway. On the 6th of July, Col. Edward Winslow wrote to Major Upham of the corps (who was in New York acting as an aide-de-camp to Sir Guy Carleton): "I am gratified excessively at the situation and behaviour of your regiment. I never saw more cheerfulness and good humor than appears among the men. They are encamped on one of the pleasantest spots I ever beheld, and they are enjoying a great variety of what you New Yorkers call luxuries, such as partridges, salmon, bass, trout, pigeons, etc. The whole regiment are this day employed in cutting and clearing a road to the river, and Major Murray and T intend to ride tomorrow where man never rode before. "
The day following Winslow writes to Ward Chipman, "I am at present at Murray's head quarters in a township which we shall lay out for the provincials, and we have already' cut a road from his camp to the river, about three miles. We cut yesterday, with about 12 men, more than a mile through a forest hitherto deemed impenetrable. When we emerged from it there opened a prospect superior to anything in the world I believe. A magnificent view of the immense Bay of Fundy on the one side, and a very extensive view of the River St. John, with the Falls, Grand Falls and Islands, on the other: in front the Fort, which is a beautiful object on a high hill, and all the settlements about the town, with the ships, boats, etc., in the harbor - 'twas positively the most magnificent and romantic scene I ever beheld. "

The stay of the King's American Dragoons at " Camp Manawaugonish " was brief, for about the end of August they were sent up the St. John river to be disbanded in what is now the Parish of Prince William. Chaplain Odell was for years Provincial Secretary; Lieut. John Davidson was a member for York County in the provincial legislature and a leading land surveyor in the early days of the country, of St. John; Cornet Arthur Nicholson was a prominent man on the upper St. John in early times as commander of the military post at Presquile.
Ref. The River St. John, its physical features, Wm. Raymond, 1853.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you.- - -

Birth:


Died:
COD: Natural decay.

Arthur married Elizabeth LAWRENCE, .x on 7 Aug 1787 in Fredericton, York Co., New Brunswick. Elizabeth (daughter of William LAWRENCE, .6 Esq. The Quaker and Margaret TILTON) was born on 1 Oct 1761 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 26 Nov 1827 in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Ellen HENRY on 17 Mar 1779 in Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York. Ellen was born in in Hempstead, Livingston, Long Island, Nassau Co., New York; died on 2 May 1786 in Kingsclear, York Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Affadavit: I Elisabeth Nicholson, relict of the late Arthur Nicholson & mother of Eleanor & Mary Ann Nicholson maketh oath that said Eleanor & Mary Ann were baptized in County of Northumberland in this Province by the Rev. Mr. Jones in the year 1792 in my presence an in the presence of their late father, Arthur Nicholson, agreeably to the Church of England.
Signed, Woodstock, 29Jul 1822, Elizabeth Nicholson.

. Christian Visitor Newspaper, Saint John, New Brunswick
Dated 1870 Jan 6, 1870 daughter of Arthur Nicholson, Esq.XX 28th, 1870. at residence of her sister, Mrs. A. XX, the Parish of Simonds, Carleton Co. She lived to see 81y 2 mos. She was baptized by Rev. W. Harris & united with the Centreville Baptist Church. (verse not attached) .
Ref: Original newspaper located at Provincial Archives, Fredericton, N.B. should be consulted - PJA.

Notes: Obituary sounds like it may be Eleanor.
Verify which sister: Residence of her sister, is this Mrs. Walsh? - - -

Birth:


Died:


Buried:
Simonds, Carlton Co., NB.

Notes:

NB Land Land Grants: Thomas L. Nicholson
a) Wakefield, York Co., NB 21 Jul 1809 Grant 497, &
b) Saint Martins, Saint Johns Co., NB, 31 Jul 1822, 300 Acres, Granted 1468.

Legal Work:
. 1821 Jul 25, Saint John City Gazette
. Estate of Neil & Elizabeth Kennedy of this city; Admin. C G Brownsword, T L Nicholson, 30th May 821.
. Estate of lizabeth Dingwall of this city; Admin. C.G. Brownsword, T.L. Nicholson, 30 May, 1821.

. Petition of James Nicholson praying pecuniary aid. 2 Feb. 1833, p.14. [Missing from NB Provincial Archives.]

. 1832 Feb 11 - To His Excellency Archibald Campbell, Lieut. Gov. of Prov. of New Brunswick, [Summary:]
In March last Thomas L Nicholson, attended the St. John General Session & was appointed Overseer of the Poor for the City of Saint John, Praying remuneration for rendered by him in assisting & emigrants in during the month of May 1831. Brigs. Bitlow & Charity arrived form Ports in Ireland the passengers where destitute & starving, consumed their whole of thin provisions on the passage. After the arrival of these 2 vessels, numerous vessels continued to arrive that year in such a destitute state, that they claimed immediate attention to contain the sick...numerous sick & destitute emigrants in the Parish in crowded & wretched abodes - he prays assistance for them in their suffering.
Signed, Thomas L Nicholson, Saint John, (18 others), 26th Jan. 1832.
Ref: NB Legislative Assembly Session Records, S41, p78.

. 1833 Oct 8 - Thomas L Nicholson, Capt. Aug 30; 2nd Major 30 March, 1841.

. 1833 - another St. John company was formed under Captain Thomas L. Nicholson, with John Pollock, Charters Simonds & Wm. Ross as lieutenants. This was the Portland company. Nicholson was an auctioneer & commission merchant on the North wharf; Pollock was in Robt. Pollock was company's, an old time firm of great repute; Simonds was in that employ & Ross was a steamboat engineer.
. 1838 Jun 25 - of the same year Captain Nicholson's company at St. John was also included: Captain Thomas L. Nicholson.
. Capt. Nicholson of the company which was long afterwards known by his name, was, to use the words of Mr. Robt. Reed, 'a sterling man.' His daughter is Lady Ritchie, widow of the late Sir Wm. J Ritchie, who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Lieut. John c Allen who afterwards became adjutant of the regiment, is now Sir John C Allen, the honored Chief Justice of New Brunswick. He was born October 1, 1817, of Loyalist descent, his grandfather having been Isaac Allen of Trenton, NJ who was a judge of the Supreme Court of NB from its erection until his death in 1806. Sir John's life has been an active one. He was admitted to the bar of his native province in 1838, & rose rapidly, filling the offices of solicitor & attorney general & eventually obtaining a seat on the bench in 1865. Ten years later, on the promotion of Sir Wm. J Ritchie to the Chief Justiceship of Canada, he became Chief Justice of NB, & in 1889 was knighted. At the time of the Papineau rebellion he was a bombardier & did garrison duty with his company.
. Mr. Geo. F Thompson of Saint John, who had joined Barlows Company about 1834 or 1835, recalls the time when he was on duty on this occasion. The detachment from this company did 3 days garrison duty & was held ready for orders for a week afterwards. The 3 companies, Barlow's, Nicholson's & Ranney's were very strong, numbering at this time about four hundred men, all uniformed at their own expense. Mr. ROBERT REED, can other old artilleryman, also remembers that the 3 St. John companies agreed to do a fortnight's duty alternately. His, the Nicholson Company, were marching down St. James street, on their way to the barracks, when a messenger bought the word that ' the war was over.' 'They continued doing duty until the next day when they were discharged.
In 1840 a second major was appointed to the artillery in this year in the person of Thomas L Nicholson who has been mentioned before in connection with the formation of his  company.
. On the laying of the corner stone of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum at St. John, in 1847, a salute was fired by a company of artillery under Major Nicholson. In 1848 the death of Major
Thomas L Nicholson occurred in this year. Mr. G. Sidney Smith of St. John, remembers the funeral of Major Nicholson, at which he says the artillery was present under Captains Foster, Melick, Wright & Stewart.
Ref: Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery, 1896, St. John.

. 1833, Feb. 5 - Petition of Thomas L. Nicholson & others praying for an Act of Incorporation for working certain coal mines within the Province.
To. Lieut. Gov. Arch. Campbell,
That on or about the month of July, 1831, an association was formed at Fredericton for providing working coal in Grand Lake in Queens Co., NB. That application has been made to his Majesty's government to grant leaves for coal mines. Five pages. T L Nicholson, 1 Feb. 1833, Saint John & numerous other signatures.
Note1: All land patents stated wood & minerals were retained by the King, so they would have to get permission for the coal mines. - PJA.

. 1837 Sept 7, NB Commissioner of Crown Lands, Loan to the Saint Joh Bridge Company, bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum, secured by Lond & collateral purity of R M Jarvis, G D Robinson, T L Nicholson, £3,000.

. On the 60th anniversary of the landing of the Loyalists, 18th May, 1843, Major Ward was presented with the following address from the officers of the artillery; Sir, Saint John, May 18th, 1843.

"Assembled for the purpose of celebrating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the landing of the Loyalists in this Province, & the Fiftieth of the formation of the first loyal company of Artillery, now embodied in the NB Regiment of Artillery, We, the Officers of that corps in St. John, gladly avail ourselves of the occasion to express the sentiments of high respect entertained towards you by our Regiment, & in which we feel assured every member of this community participates.

"Deservedly beloved & esteemed as you have ever been by all around you throughout the course of a life already extended beyond the ordinary span allotted to mortals, we claim you with pride as one of the first officers of the corps to which we have now the honour to belong & we hail you at the same time as one of the few survivors of that gallant land, who - surrendering all save the undying honour of their sacrifice - followed the standard of their Sovereign to these shores, & whose landing we this day commemorate.

"That health & prosperity may yet long be yours, & that the evening of your days may be as free from a cloud as your past life has been unspotted, is the sincere desire of the corps in whose behalf we have the honour to subscribe ourselves, With great respect, Sir, Your obedient servants, T. L. Nicholson, Major NBRA, & others officers.
Major Ward died the 5 Aug. 1846, aged 92 years.
Ref: Ref: NB Legislative Assembly Session Records, p19 & also in: Foot-prints, or, Incidents in early history of New Brunswick, by J W Lawrence, 1883, Saint Johns, N.B.

The Head Quarters Newspaper, Fredericton, NB., Ship News
. 1845 Jul 23, Cleared. Port St. Johns, (C.B.) Salt & timber - T. L. Nicholson & Co.

. 1846 May 8. Cleared: Port St. Johns Schooner Dee, Smith, Halifax, limestone - T L Nicholson & Co.

. 1846 May 13: Cleared: Schooner Algerine, Banks, Halifax, limestone - T L Nicholson & Co.

Verify which Thomas L Nicholson these are:
. 1847 Mar 6, SAINT PATRICK'S SOCIETY
- At the Quarterly Meeting of this Society, held at their Room in the St. John Hotel, on Monday evening the 1st instant, on motion of T.L. Nicholson, Esq., seconded by Wm. Hutchinson, Esquire, was RESOLVED, that the Members of this Society celebrate the Anniversary of their Tutelar Saint by subscribing such sums as they may think proper, for the relief of their destitute fellow-countrymen, who may arrive in this City the ensuing season, this being in their opinion the most appropriate mode of doing as in the present afflicted state of the Parent Country, the Members of this Society having already remitted home as much as they could for the relief of the distress prevailing there. That the following Gentlemen be appointed to carry the above Resolution into effect, vix Messrs T. L. Nicholson, G. T. Wiley, James Agnew, William Parks & Thomas Parks.
Note2: Perhaps astonishingly for the time period, after the Catholic Ball comes the opponent's Masonic Ball! - PJA 2016.

. 1847 Mar 13, MASONIC CHARITY BALL
The Brethern of the Albion Lodge, No. 570 on the Registry of the Grand Lodge of England, intend giving
a Ball under their Banners in aid of the fund for the relief of the distressed Irish & Scotch at the St. John Hotel, on Thursday the 8th April next. Members of other Lodges in the vicinity, transient & visiting brethern, are respectfully invited to join. Tickets, 12s 6d each, maybe obtained by the Brethern for themselves & such of their guests as are not Masons, upon application to the Stewards. As it is desirable that all invitations should be issued by the 31st March, instant, at the latest, the Stewards particularly request that the names of the ladies & others to be invited may be given to them by their subscribing Brethern on or before that day.

. A CHARITY BALL! To raise funds for the relief of the distressed Poor in Ireland, will take place on Monday evening, the 15th instant, in the Temperance Hall, Sydney Street, Committee of Management, inc. Gallagher, Thomas L. Nicholson. Tickets 10s each, may be had of any of the Committee Management.
N.B. In order to enable the Committee to provide ample accommodation & complete their arrangements, it is requested that persons who propose attending may provide themselves with tickets as soon as possible.

. 1847 Mar 10 - Saint Patrick's Society. Quarterly Meeting at their room St. John's Hotel, Monday 1st Instant March. Motion of T L Nicholson, Esq. Resolved that the members of this Society, for the relief of their destitute follow countrymen who may arrive in this City.

Obituary:
. 1847 Sep 18, on Sunday evening last, the 12th inst., after a short illness, Thomas L. Nicholson, Esq., aged 56 years. Mr. Nicholson conducted an extensive Commercial Establishment, in this City, for upwards of 20 years, & was universally respected as an upright & benevolent man. We sincerely sympathize with his afflicted widow & family in this sudden bereavement. Funeral Wednesday 4 o'clock from his residence, Princess Street.
Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
DOB conflicts with Mary Ann Nicholson.

Thomas married Amy Gardiner GRACE VERNON on 11 Jul 1821 in St. George, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick. Amy was born on 20 Oct 1811 in St. George, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick; died in in Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1922 - I , Elisabeth Nicholson, relict of the late Arthur Nicholson & mother of Eleanor and Mary Ann Nicholson maketh oath that said Eleanor & Mary Ann were baptized in county of Northumberland in this Province by the Rev. Mr. Jones in the year 1792 in my presence an in the presence of their late father, Arthur Nicholson, agreeably to the Church of England.
Signed, Woodstock, 23 Jul 1822, Elizabeth Nicholson.

. 1851 Census Simmons, Carlton Co., New Brunswick
(residing with brother Arthur and his family)
Ann Nicholson, F, age 60/ b 1790 NB

. New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB
1863 Sept 5. Mary Ann Nicholson, died at Simonds, 19th Ult. [August], at the residence of Mrs. A. B Welsh; Mary Ann, daughter of the late Arthur Nicholson, Esq., Aged 74.

Note: That is, died at her sister's, Margaret Nicholson, married to Lieut. A B Walsh. - - -

Birth:
Alt. DOB 1892 conflicts with brother Thos L Nicholson.)

Mary married Nathaniel WOODWARD on 6 Nov 1817 in Presqu'ile, Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. Nathaniel was born est 1792 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NB Land Land Petition: Arthur, Elizabeth and James E. Nicholson, Wakefield Parish Inhabitants Carleton Co., 1827.
[ which is also the year their mother Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson died).

NB Land Land Grants: Arthur Nicholson, Jr.
a) Wakefield, York Co., NB 21 Jul 1809 and
b) Wakefield, Carleton Co. [?] NB. Grant 1340.

. In October of 1820, John Giberson decided to build a grist-mill on a brook located about a half mile above his homestead (Stickney Brook). so he got up a petition of names requesting that a grist-mill be built & demonstrating its great need. Among the signatures on the petition were Arthur Nicholson, William Nicholson.
Ref: The Settlers of Northern Carleton Co.. 1783-1883.

. Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:
Arthur Nicholson & wife to James Balloch Vol 2, p. 220; to Thomas L Nicholson, Vol 2, p. 364.

. 1836Aug 2, Arthur Nicholson, 220 acres, at 4s. 6d. 3rd, 4th & 5h instalments, paid £12.7.6.0
. 1838 Feb 3, Receiver General's Office, Fredericton, Account of Monies received on account of the Queen's Causal Revenue, for Land Account:
Feb. 8, 1839, Arthur Nicholson, 2nd installment on £100, Record # 2269: £12 7s.
Ref: Journal of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick.

. 1850 Mar 25, Neighbors William Reed: Location: Deed, Sale of Land, North half Lot 9, Third Tier in the Presque Isle Settlement Blairs survey being the north half of said Lot bounded on the North by land occupied by Arthur Nicholson on the south by William Reed.

. 1851 June 1st Census, Simonds, Carleton Co., NB:
Arthur Nicholson, aged 58/ 1793
Nicholson, Arthur, M, Head, 58, Farmer
Nicholson, Jannet, F, Wife, 40
Nicholson, John, M, Son, 18,
Nicholson, Elizabeth, F, Daughter, 17,
Nicholson, Thomas L, M, Son, 15
Nicholson, Emma, F, Daughter, 13
Nicholson, William P, M, Son, 11
Nicholson, Frances M, M, Son, 8
Nicholson, Elenor, F, Daughter, 4
Nicholson, Arthur, M, Daughter, 1
Nicholson, Ann F, 60, b 1890, NB, Sister, Mary ANN.

. 1861 Census, Simonds, Carleton Co., NB: Arthur Nicholson, Age 12/1849, Native, Baptist.
. 1871 Census, Wilmot, Carleton Co., NB: Arthur Nicholson, age 21/1850, born NB, Irish origin, Baptist.

Newspapers:
. 1822 Apr 9, Est. Arthur Nicholson, Wakefield, Carleton Co., NB
Administration of Will, Arthur Nicholson, Jr, and Wm P. Nicholson dated 25 Mar 1822.
Ref: NB Royal Gazette, Fredericton, York Co., NB.

. 1857 Jan 10. Died at Presqu'ile, Simonds (Carleton Co.) 23rd Dec. 1856, Arthur Nicholson, age 64.
Ref: Carleton Sentinel, Woodstock, Carleton County, NB. - - -

Died:
Aged 64 years.

Arthur married Janet Mary MACDONALD on 3 Sep 1831 in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. Janet was born in 1812 in Boleskin Parish, Inverness, Scotland; died after 1891 Census in Presqu'ile, Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NB Land Land Grants: William P. Nicholson, Wakefield, York Co., NB, 21 Jul 1809 Grant 497.

. 1822 Apr 9, Estate Arthur Nicholson, Wakefield, Carleton Co., NB
Administration of WILL of Arthur Nicholson, Jr, & Wm P. Nicholson dated 25 Mar 1822.
Ref: NB Royal Gazette, Fredericton, York Co., NB.


. 1829 Feb 24, Wakefield, NB, Witness at wedding of sister Elizabeth S Nicholson.
. 1881 Census Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick
. 1891 Census Simonds Parish, Carleton Co., New Brunswick.

Record for further research:
Daily Telegraph, 23 Jan 1885, Saint John,
Elizabeth Nicholson, d. Halifax, N.S., 23rd ult., Elizabeth Nicholson relict of Wm Nicholson, 85th year, the oldest inhabitant & last of the original settlers of Beaver Bank, N.S.

Linnie Mabel Nicholson, b 1874 Feb 7, Kirkland, Carleton Co., NB, d/o Wm. Nicholson & Elizabeth Everett.

Children:
Minnie Nicholson, born c. 1877 in New Brunswick
Lee Own Nicholson, born: 11 NOV 1881 in Centerville, Carleton Co., New Brunswick.
Nellie M Nicholson, born 17 MAR 1889 in New Brunswick. - - -

Birth:
Verify, this Wm P Nicholson.

Notes:

Margaret Tilton Nicholson was born in the officers barracks at Connell, on Presque Isle, New Brunswick.

NB Marriage Registration, New Brunswick,
. Lieut. Arthur B Walsh of the parish of Wakefield & County of York & Margaret Nicholson of the same parish & county were married by License with Consent of Parents, this first day of October in the year 1819. The Marriage was solemnized between us in the presence of JN MacLaughlan, J G Conners, A B Walsh, Margaret Nicholson.

The New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Fredericton, York Co., NB
. 1819 Oct 6. Married at Wakefield, Carleton Co.,
1st inst., by Rev. Dibble,
Lt. Walsh, of the Royal India Rangers
to Margaret Nicholson, fourth daughter of Arthur Nicholson, Esq. of that place.
Note: Birth date makes Margaret the third daughter of Elizabeth Lawrence, but the fourth dau. of Arthur Nicholson. - PJA.

The parish of Wakefield as constituted in 1803 included the present parishes of Wilmot, Simonds & Wakefield.

. 1851 Census Simmons, Carlton Co., New Brunswick
Margaret Walsh Widow, age 51 /born 1800
Elenor Nicholson, Sister, age 61/1890 NB
Wm. P Nicholson, brother 55, age 55/ 1796 NB
Mrs. Walsh, Wife, age 25 /1826 NB
Mary Walsh, Dau. 1 /b 1850 NB.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick:
. 1867 June, Died At residence of Mrs. A.B. WALSH, Simonds (Carleton Co.) 28th May,
Jane, d/o late Capt. Arthur Nicholson, Assistant Commissary. She was born in Hampstead, Long Island, N.Y. in 1780 & removed to this Country with her parents at the close of the Revolutionary War & taught school in this county a great many years, age 87.

New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB
. 1863 Sept 5. Mary Ann Nicholson, died at Simonds, 19th Ult. [August], At the residence of Mrs. A. B Welsh; Mary Ann, daughter of the late Arthur Nicholson, Esq., Aged 74.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Margaret married Lieut. Arthur Blaney WALSH on 1 Oct 1819 in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. Arthur was born in 1793 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 24 Oct 1842 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Connell Garrison Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NB Land Land Grants: John A.C. Nicholson, Wakefield, York Co., NB 21 Jul 1809

. New Brunswick Teachers' Licenses & Payment: John Nicholson, Carlton Co., 1834,1837 & York Co., 1842. - - -

Birth:
Alt. Middle Name: Allan. Verify.

Died:
and in 1861.

John married Elizabeth ELIZA DICKINSON on 3 Dec 1831 in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. Elizabeth was born in 1807 in Victoria Co., New Brunswick; died in ? 17 Jan 1880 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Connell Garrison Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NB Land Land Petition: Arthur, Elizabeth & James E Nicholson, Wakefield Parish Inhabitants Carleton Co., 1827. [ - which is also the year their mother Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson died].

. 1822 July, 27, Woodstock, NB, Certify that I baptized Eliza Sara, daughter of the late Arthur Nicholson & Elisabeth his wife.
Signed, T Dibble, Rector, Woodstock.

1871 May 27: Eliza S. McDONALD, d/o late Arthur Nicholson & Elizabeth Nicholson & widow of Wm. McDONALD departed this life on 27th April, age 70 years 4 mos. She professed the religion of Jesus Christ about 40 years ago under the labors of Rev. Samuel Densimore. She was baptized with her husband by the late Rev. Lathrope Hammond in April 1843 & united with the Centreville Baptist Church at the time of its organization 10th April 1843.
Ref: Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, Woodstock, Carlton Co. New Brunswick - - -

Birth:
(Connell, NB.)

Died:
Aged 70 y 4 m. Verify location.

Elizabeth married William MCDONALD on 24 Feb 1829 in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. William was born in in Kent, York Co., New Brunswick; died before 1871 in Perth Andover/Florenceville, Carlton Co., New Brunswick; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1822 - To. Rt. Hon. Secretary at War, Petition of Elizabeth Nicholson,
Your Petitioner residing at Presque Isle, York Co, NB Province, is the widow of late Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, on the Half pay of the late Reg. Kings American Dragoons, Commanded by late Col. Ben. Thompson, who served during the whole of the late Rebellion in America (& previous, to that, upwards of 2 years in His Majesty's 17th Reg. of Light Dragoons, in England), who was brought to this Province after the evacuation of New York, was disbanded & placed upon the Half pay List in 1783.
Her late husband died 5 Sept 1821 of natural decay. At his death she was left with a family of 4 unmarried daughters & one son under age, to wit: Jane, Eleanor, Mary Ann, Eliza Sarah & James Edward, all the children of the Arthur Nicholson, born in Holy Wedlock; with slender means of support. - Your petitioner would rather more truly say, in indigent circumstances. She prays for the usual widow's pension of Half-Pay officers.
Signed, Presque Isle, York Co., NB, 1822 July 26, Elizabeth Nicholson.

. 1830 Mar 26, James E Nicholson, 200Acres at 1s. 6d.
. Petition of James Nicholson praying pecuniary aid. 2 Feb. 1833, p.14. S43, p14. [Missing]
Ref: Provincial Archives of NB, Legislative Assembly, Sessions Records, RS24.

. NB Land Land Petition: Arthur, Elizabeth & James E Nicholson, Wakefield Parish Inhabitants Carleton Co., 1827.

. NB Land Land Petition: Edward Nicholson, York Co., NB, 1858, &
. NB Land Land Petition: Edward, James, John & William Nicholson, Carleton Co., NB, 1863.

Recorded for further research: Different generation:
. Nicholson, JAMES EDWARD, born 1907 Oct 20, Florenceville, Carlton Co.,
Father Nicholson, GEORGE, Mother FLANAGAN, EVA MAY. - - -

Notes:

. 1814 Mar 1 - Witnesses to land transfer between Uncle John Lawrence Sr. & his son William Lawrence, in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

. 1822 Sep 3, Affadavit: Mary Barry, Step-Dau. of Andrew Phain, Esq. Ass. Barrack Master Gen. NB, certify Jane Nicholson is the daughter of the late Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, Halfway of Col. Thompson Dragoons, In my presence she was confirmed by Rev. Father Charles, Bishop of Fredericton Parish of Church of England. Signed, Mary Barry. Fredericton.

. 1822 Mar 15 , Affidavit: Sept-Mother Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson:
1824 Jane Nicholson, now spinster in her own proper person, York Co., NB, before me John Sanders, Esq., Chief Justice of this Province, deposeth & saith she was present 6 Aug. 1787 at Fredericton and saw the late Arthur Nicholson, Adjutant, Kings late Regiment of American Dragoons, married to Elizabeth Lawrence, solemnized agreeably of Church of England, by Rev. the late Jonathan Odell, late Secretary of Prov. NB and late Chaplin to said Regiment.
Signed, Jane Nicholson, 15 Mar. 1824.
Sworn before John Sanders, Chief Justice (New Brunswick).

. 1867 June, Died At residence of Mrs. A.B. WALSH, Simonds (Carleton Co.) 28th May,
Jane. d/o late Capt. Arthur Nicholson, Assistant Commissary. She was born in Hampstead, Long Island, N.Y. in 1780 and removed to this Country with her parents at the close of the Revolutionary War and taught school in this county a great many years, age 87.

Affidavit, Mary Barry, stepdaughter of Andrew Pair, Esq., Asst. Barrack Master Gen. NB, Certify that Jane Nicholson, daughter of late Arthur Nicholson,
was in my presence confirmed by Rt. Rev. Father Charles, lateBishop of Nova Scotia, in Fredericton Parish of Cerritos? Church, Church of England, signed, Mary Barry, Fredericton, 1822 Sep 3.
Ref: Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick

. Teachers' Licenses & Payment: Jane Nicholson, 1836, 1837 and 1844 - - -

Birth:
Ref: Family Bible. Rev. H Dibble, Woodstock.

Died:
Aged 87

Notes:

Arthur Vernon is the son of Amy Gardiner GRACE Vernon & Thomas Lawrence Nicholson.

St. George is the birth & marriage (1821) place of his mother Amy GRACE Vernon.
Birth date of 1824 is an estimate. Next child was born & died 1829 St. John, NB. - - -

Died:
Aged 6 months, s/o Amy & Thomas Lawrence Nicholson.

Buried:
Connell, Carlton, Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

1829 Sep 19. Died Monday, James Vernon Nicholson, infant
s/o Thomas L. Nicholson.
Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB. - - -

Birth:
Monday.

Notes:

1831 Aug 27 - Monday, age 10 mos., Henry Nicholson s/o T.L. Nicholson.
New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB.

Died:
Aged 10 months.

Notes:

. 1842 Jun 18 - Carleton (St. John) Thursday afternoon, 16th inst., Thomas Lawrence Nicholson only s/o T.L. Nicholson, Esq., age 9.
Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John. - - -

Died:
Thursday, 9 years.

Notes:

- 1856 May 10, married Tuesday evening, 5th inst., at residence of Admiral OWEN in (St. John) city, by Rev. G.M. Armstrong, Rector of St. Mark's, Hon. William Johnston RITCHIE, one of H.M. Justices of the Supreme Court .
Grace Vernon Nicholson d/o late Thomas L. Nicholson, Esq. of this city.
Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John.

Lady Ritchie had shared in her husband's rise to prominence in Ottawa, & continued to play an active role in the capital's society. She was a founder & first president of the Ottawa chapter of the National Council of Women of Canada & served as an original board member & a governor of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

- Dame GRACE VERNON RITCHIE. Widow, commonly known as Ladv Ritchie, daughter of Thomas Nicholson.' Married, as his second wife. Sir William Johnston
Ritchie, Knight Bachelor, late Chief-Justice of Canada, who died 1892. Postal address Ottawa.
Ref: A complete Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Edinburgh, 1895.

Note1: Wm. Pollok Ritchie & Mrs. Martha Robinston were the children by first wife, Martha Strang who died 1847. - PJA

In 1854 Mr. Ritchie married Miss Grace Vernon Nicholson, a daughter of the late Thomas L. Nicholson, of St. John, & a step-daughter of the late Admiral Wm. Fitz-William Owen, of Campobello.
(i) As is pointed out by the Hon. Judge Savary, editor of Calnek's History of Annapolis, the number of descendants of Judge Thomas Ritchie who have chosen the legal profession, many of whom have attained to eminence, is very remarkable. The list for the first & second generations is as follows:

SONS:
I. Hon. J. W. Ritchie, Judge in Equity of the N. S. Supreme Court
3. Sir Wm. J. Ritchie, Chief Justice of Canada.
3. Rev. James J. Ritchie, Barrister for fourteen years before entering the ministry.
4. Geo. W. Ritchie, Barrister, who lived at Fredericton.
5. Hon. J. Norman Ritchie, Judge of N. S. Supreme Court.

GRANDSONS:
1. Thomas Ritchie, son of Hon. J. W. Ritchie, Halifax.
2. George Ritchie, do. do. do.
3. Robert R. Ritchie, High Sheriff of St John, son of Sir Wm. J. Ritchie
4. John Ames Ritchie, son of Sir Wm. J. Ritchie.
5. Owen Ritchie, son of Sir Wm. J. Ritchie.
6. Wm. Pollok Ritchie, son of Sir Wm. J. Ritchie.
7. J. J. Ritchie, K. C, of Annapolis, son of Rev. J. J. Ritchie, a W. B. Ahnon Ritchie, do. do.
9. Geo. W. Ritchie, of Halifax, son of Gea W. Ritchie.
10. Charles T. C. MacColla, son of Judge Thos. Ritchie's daughter, Laleah.

In addition to the above, several Ritchies of the next generation have made the profession of law their choice. It is also worthy of note that two of the brothers of Sir Wm. J. Ritchie's mother, John & the Hon. J. W. Johnstone, attained notable positions in the legal profession.

- By his second marriage Sir Wm. J. Ritchie had 7 sons & 5 daughters, who are briefly mentioned below:

Eleanor Jaffray Ritchie, married Lieut-Col. Hodgins, D. O. C, & lives at Ottawa.
Robert R. Ritchie, barrister, is High Sheriff of the City & County of St. John.

Rev. Frank W. Ritchie, ordained to the ministry of the Church of England in 1885, was for a short time curate in Herefordshire, afterwards missionary in Mashonaland & British Guiana; finally came to Canada & died at Ottawa in January, 1907, leaving a wife & 3 children. His death is the first break in a family of twelve.
John Almon Ritchie of Ottawa, is County Crown Attorney & a partner in the well-known firm of Belcourt & Ritchie.

Owen Ritchie, barrister, of Ottawa, is a law partner of Hon. Sir Adolphe Caron.
Hazen Ritchie is an electrical engineer, & manager of the electrical works in Peterboro, Ontario.
Beatrice Ritchie married, July 6, 1905, Hon. Francis MacNaghten, second son of Lord MacNaghten, of Runkerry, County Antrim, Ireland, & now lives in Calgary.
Amy Maud Vernon Ritchie married James Smellie, barrister, of the well-known firm of Lewis & Smellie, Ottawa.
Wm. Johnstone Ritchie lives in Vancouver.
Vernon Ritchie, the youngest of the family, is engaged in the Dominion Geological & Boundary Survey in Alaska.
Miss Grace Ritchie & Miss Elsie Ritchie reside with their mother. Lady Ritchie, at Ottawa.
Ref: Judges of NB & Their Times, Jos. Wilson Lawrence, St. John, N.B., Pub. 1907.
Note2: Although the publication date is given as 1907, it also includes the death of Grace's death as 7 May 1911. - PJA

Chief Justice, Sir William J Ritchie, Lady Ritchie & daughter, are at Montreal.
Ref: Ottawa Free Press, dated Sat. 8 Oct. 1881.

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Aged 74y 4m 27d. COD: typho pneumonia 4 weeks, Heart failure. 417 Laurier Ave E. at time of death.

Buried:
Monument 48-18.

Grace married Hon. Chief Justice, Sir William Johnstone RITCHIE on 10 May 1856 in Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick. William was born on 28 Oct 1813 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; died on 25 Sep 1892 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario; was buried in Beechwood Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Friday, aged age 11 mos. 21 days.|

Notes:

1901 Resides with her sister Grace and family, in Ottawa.
1911 St. Georges Ward, Ottawa. No occupation given, Her name is written as Hellen. - - -

Died:
Aged 83.

Buried:
Ottawa. Monument 37-24, with brother, Vernon C Nicholson.

Notes:

. 1862 Dec 8 - Gunner & Customs house clerk.
Ref: Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery, 1896, St. John.

Birth:

Vernon married Alice Estella LEE on 22 Dec 1897 in Centreville, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. Alice was born on 27 Aug 1871 in West Summerland, British Columbia; died on 2 Nov 1956 in British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vernon is the son of Thomas and Amy Nicholson.

Birth:


Buried:
Monument 37-24, with sister Ellen Nicholson.

Vernon married Ida Maria CARLING on 3 Jul 1894 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. Ida was born in 1853; died in in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alt DOB: 1833. Centreville, Carleton Co.

John married Mary JANE NICHOLS in Oct 1859 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Mary was born in 1842 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; died between 1884 & 1891 Census. in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Notes:

. NICHOLSON, Thomas, Saint Martins County, Saint John, NB.
1822 July 31, Accompanying plan, Acres 300
Other names on this grant: (2) FERGUSON, John, 200 acres, Thomas L. Nicholson, 500 acres York Co., NB
Ref: Volume 3age 229 Grant number 1468. - - -

Birth:
Alt DOB 1837.

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Susan NICHOLSON. Mrs. was born in 1846 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Notes:

Birth:
Centerville.

Died:
Aged 56 years.

William married Isabella Mae Robinson ROSCOE on 22 Jul 1876 in Woodstock, Carlton Co., New Brunswick. Isabella was born in 1854 in Long Settlement, Carlton Co., New Brunswick; died on 17 Oct 1922 in Woodstock, Carlton Co., New Brunswick; was buried on 18 Oct 1922 in Centreville United Baptist Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frank W. Nicholson s/o Rev. A.W. Nicholson & Mount Allison College student has carried off highest honours of his class at Harvard.
Ref: Carleton Sentinel Newspaper. Carleton Co., Woodstock, NB

. Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:
Francis Nicholson & wife to Geo. W White, Vol 46, p. 700; - to Jos. g. Harvey, Vol. 47, p. 90; &
Francis Nicholson et al. to Thomas L. Nicholson, Vol 48, p. 374.

. 1891 Sep 17. Frank W. Nicholson s/o A.W. Nicholson, Liverpool, N.S., has been appointed Prof. of Latin and Sanscrit at the Wesleyan University, Middleton, Conn. Since graduating at Mount Allison in 1883, Prof. Nicholson has been a lecturer in Latin at Harvard.
Ref: Chignecto Post Newspaper, Westmorland, Sackville, NB. & Union Advocate, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB.

. 1891 Sep 9, Saint John, NB
A quiet wedding took place in Centenary Church this morn at 7 o'clock when Prof. Frank W. Nicholson of Middletown, Conn. Wesleyan College, was united in marriage to
Bessie NARRAWAY d/o Rev. J.E. NARRAWAY. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Sprague, assisted by the bride's father.
The bride was attended by her sister Miss Maud NARRAWAY.
The groom was assisted by Rev. Walter A. TAYLOR of Carleton (St. John.)
Ref: Saint John Globe, Saint John, NB. - - -

Francis married Elizabeth BESSIE NARRAWAY on 9 Sep 1891 in Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick. Elizabeth was born est 1843 in Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1861 Census Simonds, Carlton Co., New Brunswick, Arthur Nicholson, age 12/1849, Baptist.

Birth:

Notes:

Died:
Aged 6 years 8 months.

Buried:
Centreville, Simons, Carleton Co., NB

Jannett married John Akerly GILLAND on 23 Sep 1879 in Wilmot, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. John was born on 18 May 1848 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 20 Mar 1916 in Centreville, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alt DOB 1834 Ref: Census 1851.

Notes:

Birth:
Alt DOB 1835. Ref: Census 1851. Alt NameS sophia Jane.

Buried:
Carlton Co.

Jane married Jarvis SHAW on 12 Nov 1857 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Jarvis was born in Jul 1838 in Carlton County, New Brunswick; died on 6 May 1922 in Brighton, Carleton Co., New Brunswick; was buried in Coldstream Hillside Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alt DOB 1839. Census 1851.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Jane VANTASSEL. Sarah was born in 1840 in Wickham, Queens Co., New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1891 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:
Albert Nicholson to Roger McElroy / McElvoy, Vo. 49, p. 263

Albert married Elizabeth Hannah LIZZIE TOMPKINS on 15 May 1884 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth was born in Oct 1856 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1809 Jul 21 - New Brunswick Land Grant 497,
NICHOLSON, John A. C.
Wakefield, York County
Acres 210 Comments 87 Others names on this grant: (86) KEARNEY, Andrew, 215 acres, KEARNEY, Hilkiah, 325 acres, NICHOLSON, Arthur, 205 acres,
NICHOLSON, Arthur Jr., 205 acres,
NICHOLSON, Thomas L., 205 acres,
NICHOLSON, William P., 210 acres Queensbury Parish
Ref: Volume D, Page 36,6 Microfilm F16303. - - -

Birth:
Alt Name: John Alexander Cameron Nicholson.

Notes:

Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:
George H or L (?) Nicholson, to John E McCready et all, vol. 40, p. 149;
to Chas. Vanvant /Vanvart, Vol 41. p. 371;
to Wm.H. Sisson, V. 45, p. 185;
to Charlotte Belyea, Vol. 47, p. 185; and
Nicholson Nicholson and wife to chase. McLean, Vol. 51, p. 321.

Notes:

Birth:


Died:
Aged 66y 11m 8d. d. Cardiac insufficiency, arteriosclerosis, 5 years.

Clarence married Sarah COX on 2 Mar 1898 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Sarah was born in 1861 in Victoria Co., New Brunswick; died on 14 Nov 1919 in Connell, Carlton, Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Connell Garrison Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Verify location. Youngest child.

Buried:
Torbolton Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario

Notes:

Married Lieut-Col. Hodgins, D. O. C, & lives at Ottawa. (1908).

Ontario Marriage Registration # 002234 - 162.
Wm. Egerton Hodgins, Age 35 /b. 1843 Toronto, resides Ottawa, Widower, Lawyer, son of John Geo. & Frances Racel Rodquies;
married on 30 October, 1883, Ottawa, St. John's Church, Ch. of England, to
Eleanor Jaffray Ritchie, Age 24 / 1958, born St. John, N.B.,
Daughter of Wm. Johnstone & Grace Vernon Ritchie.

Witnesses: John A Macdonald *
Jamie A Hoson, John W Guyame, all of Ottawa.

Note: * John A Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada. - - -

Died:
Verify location. - Resided Ottawa 1879 to aft 1908.

Eleanor married William Egerton HODGINS on 30 Oct 1883 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. William was born in 1848 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; died on 27 Feb 1930 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario; was buried in Beechwood Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1886 Aug 26, [Witness]
The nuptials of Malcolm MCKAY & Miss Susie McMillan were quietly celebrated at Rothesay (Kings Co.), the suburban residence of John McMillan, father of the bride, last evening. The bride was attended by her sister Miss Florrie McMillan.
The groomsmen were Robert R. Ritche & Montague Chamberlain.
Ref: Saint John Globe, NB. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Died Age 46 y. of Typhois fever after 12 days.

Buried:
Monument 48-18, with parents & siblings.

Notes:

Rev. Frank W. Ritchie, ordained to the ministry of the Church of England in 1885, was for a short time curate in Herefordshire, afterwards missionary in Mashonaland & British Guiana; finally came to Canada & died at Ottawa in January, 1907, leaving a wife & 3 children. His death is the first break in a family of twelve.

John Almon Ritchie, of Ottawa, is County Crown Attorney & a partner in the well-known firm of Belcourt & Ritchie. 1909 (verify identity.) - - -

Birth:


Buried:
Ottawa, Monument 48-18, with parents.

Notes:

6 Jun 1911 Census, St. Georges Ward, Ottawa
Robertson Mary A, Niece, Single, b. Mar 1875, aged 36. - - -

Died:


Buried:
Monument 48-18, with parents.

Notes:

Birth:
Confirm location.

Died:


Buried:
Monument 48-18, with parents.

Notes:

Died:


Buried:
Ottawa; Monument 40-36.

Beatrice married Francis MACNAGHTEN on 6 Jul 1905. Francis was born est 1867 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hazen is the son of Grave V Nicholson & Sir Wm. J. Ritchie.

Birth:
Electrical engineer, and manager of the electrical works in Peterboro, Ontario.

Hazen married Mabel Clementine BARLEE on 16 Jun 1906 in Peterbourgh, Otonabee Twp., Ontario. Mabel was born in 1873 in Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick; died on 27 Feb 1933 in Vancouver, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:

Notes:

Amy is the daughter of Grace Nicholson & William Ritchie.

Amy Maud Vernon Ritchie married James Smellie, barrister, of the well-known firm of Lewis & Smellie, Ottawa. - - -

Buried:
Monument 48-18, with parents.

Family/Spouse: James Forman SMELLIE, Esq.. James was born est 1876 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario; was buried in Beechwood Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:


Died:
Aged 57.

Buried:
Monument 48-18.

Notes:

Wm. is the son of Wm. J. Ritchie and Grace V. Nicholson.

Died:


Buried:
Monument 48-18, with parents & siblings.

William married Gladys Dalzell MAKINTOSH on 24 Apr 1905 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. Gladys was born in 1886 in Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: WWI Attestation Paper.

Buried:
Monument 48-18 with parents.

Notes:

Jane Elizabeth Nicholson is the daughter of Alice E Lee & Vernon James Nicholson of New Brunswick.

Alice Estella Lee, resided West Summerland, British Columbia on 3 Jul 1944, &
Vernon James Nicholson, of Connell, Carlton Co., New Brunswick., Butcher. - - -

Jane married Bedord Alymer TINGLEY on 25 May 1925 in Summerland, British Columbia. Bedord was born in 1893 in Sackville, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gerald is the son of AliceLee and Vernon Nicholson.

Notes:

William Edward is the son of Alice Lee and Vernon James Nicholson.

William married Thelma Beatrice LOCKWOOD on 25 Apr 1926 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Thelma was born in 1905 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frances is the daughter of Alice Estella Lee and Vernon James Nicholson.

Notes:

John is the son of Vernon James Nicholson & Alice Lee.

John married Nellie Elizabeth RING on 4 Sep 1931 in Penticton, British Columbia. Nellie was born in 1910 in Crystal City, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carrie is the daughter of Mary Jane Nichols and John Nicholson.

9 Apr 1891 Wilmot, NB Carrie Nicholson Ladner married Henry Duncan.
Married at the residence of Robt. Anderson, of Wilmot.
Witnesses: (her sister) Annie Nicholson and Gervis Duncan. - - -

Family/Spouse: John LADNER. John was born on 16 Feb 1859 in West Pointe, Prince Edward Island; died on 1 Nov 1888 in Easton, Aroostock Co., Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caroline married Henry DUNCAN on 9 Apr 1891 in Andover, Victoria Co., New Brunswick. Henry was born est 1860 in Wilmot, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wallace is the son of Mary Jane Nichols & John Nicholson.

Wallace Nicholson married 14 Apr 1894 to Maggie Cahill. - - -

Birth:
Beaconsfield.

Died:
Aged 72y 9m 27d. D.Senility.

Family/Spouse: Margaret CAHILL. Margaret was born est 1865 in New Brunswick, Canada; died before 16 Nov 1943 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bruce is the son of Mary Jane Nichols and John Nicholson.

Notes:

Laura is the daughter of Mary Jane Nichols & John Nicholson.

Notes:

Scott is the son of Mary Jane Nichols and John Nicholson.

Buried:
Wicklow, Simons, Carlton Co., New Brunswick.

Scott married Charlotte Anna LOTTIE VALLEY on 12 Nov 1932 in Andover, Victoria Co., New Brunswick. Charlotte was born in 1878 in Andover, Victoria Co., New Brunswick; died in 1969 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Wickow Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Annie is the daughter of Mary Jane Nichols and John Nicholson.

Birth:

Annie married Randolph Alfred WRIGHT in 1892. Randolph was born in Sep 1868 in Andover, Victoria Co., New Brunswick; died after 1930 Census. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Burns is the son of John Nichols and John Nicholson.

Notes:

Douglas is the son of Mary Jane Nichols & John Nicholson.

Notes:

Colin is the son of Mary Jane Nichols and John Nicholson.

Birth:
Presqu'ile, Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick

Buried:
Wicklow Parish.

Family/Spouse: Rosey Etta LINDSAY. Rosey was born on 17 Jan 1888; died on 9 May 1965 in River De Chute, Carleton Co., New Brunswick; was buried in River De Chute Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roderick is the son of John Nichols and John Nicholson.

Roderick married Tiney Myrtle LINDSEY on 22 Aug 1931 in Andover, Victoria Co., New Brunswick. Tiney was born on 9 Mar 1884 in Easton, Aroostock Co., Maine; died on 30 Nov 1935 in Beaconsfield, Victoria Co., New Brunswick; was buried in Baptist Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1884 May 19 - Married Centreville, Carleton Co.
1st inst., by Rev. A. Taylor, Daniel ROGERS / Miss Beatrice NICHOLSON, both of Centreville .
Ref: The Daily Telegraph Newspaper, Saint John.

Birth:
Alt DOB 1868.

Notes:

Minnie is the daughter of Isabella and William Nicholson.

Notes:

Index to Late Registration of Births: 1810-1908, Lee Owen Nicholson, b 11 Nov 1882, Centreville, Carleton.
Father: William Patrick Nicholson.
Mother Isabelle Robinson Roscoe.

26 Sep 1917, Marriage to Ethel E Ebbett, b 1891 of Middle Simonds, NB.
2 Sep 1953, Marriage to the widow, Iola May Black, b. 1885, daughter of Benjamin Bell, Carleton Co., NB. - - -

Birth:
Alt DOB 1881.11.11

Lee married Mrs. Faye Adams NICHOLSON on 5 Apr 1921. Mrs. was born in in Wilmot, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nellie is the daughter of Isabella & William Nicholson.

Birth:
Verify location.

Nellie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:

James E Nicholson to Robt. Kerr, Vol. 3, p. 27;
to Mary A. Nicholson, Vol. 25, p. 210;
James Nicholson & wife. to. James N. Moore?, Vol. 30, p. 635;
to Margaret Walsh, Vol. 32, p. 408;
to Ruth Keys, Vol 39, p. 717;
to Stephen Ryder, Vol. 45, p. 112. - - -

Agustus married Ida Elizabeth STICKNEY on 23 Oct 1895 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Ida was born on 5 Dec 1873 in Connell, Carlton, Co., New Brunswick, Canada; died on 4 Oct 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Aged 83y 1m. Mycardis, following an operation.

Family/Spouse: Emma Jane FLANNAGAN. Emma was born on 4 Nov 1866 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada; died on 24 May 1941 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Old Simonds Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nettie is the daughter of Sarah Jane Van Tassel & James Edward Nicholson, both born in New Brunswick.

. 1961Jun 30. Death reported by daughter M B. Bidwell ? of 7608 Second St. New Westminster, BC. - - -

Died:
Aged 88y. Widow. Died at McKay Nursing Home.

Buried:
Burnaby.

Sarah married John Wesley ATWATER on 7 Feb 1902 in Simonds, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada. John was born on 5 Jul 1861 in Vancouver, British Columbia; died on 2 Feb 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edward is the son of Sarah Jane Van Tassel and James Edward Nicholson.

Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:

Edward Nicholson to Charles Connel, Vol 15, p 480 and also Vo. 21, p. 2; and
Edward Nicholson & wife to Albert Tuney, Vol. 35, p. 90. - - -

Edward married Elsie Martha VEYSEY on 6 Nov 1934 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Elsie was born on 8 Aug 1900 in Florenceville, Carleton, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
WW1.

Notes:

Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:

John Nicholson & wife to George X? Nicholson, Vol. 32, p. 547

Died:
Aged 39 years. Verify location.

Notes:

New Brunswick Late Birth Registration
- Isabel Mary Nicholson, Born march 10, 1881at Connell, Carleton Co. NB,
d/o James Edward Nicholson, o Simonds, NB & Sarah Jane Vantassel b. Wickham, Queens Co., NB.
Afadavitt Sarah nettie Atwater, of Vancouver BC,
I am the older sister of the said person, that I am 8 years her senior in that both parents are dead, at the time of both I was present in the house in which she was born; & have a distinct recollection of the said with.
Signed Sarah Nettie Atwater, 4 Aug, 1953.

. Isabell married Fred N Holmes, b: 1880 in Simonds Parish Carleton Co.
Isabell was blind from birth. her twin sister died shortly after birth Oct 24, 1907 in Carleton , NB.

Died:
Testimony of sister Sara Nettie Atwater.

Notes:

. 1940 Oct 25 - Affidavit Uncle Charles Augustus Tompkins of Vancouver to the birth of Jocee Annie Nicholson on 27 Jul 1886.
I am the Uncle of the said person & lived on a farm very near to the farm where she was born: that I was on intimate terms with her family a the time of her birth: and although i was not present at her birth, I aw the said child with a few days thereafter and was informed at the time and fully believe that she was born at the place and date mentioned. that both the parents of aid person are dead that I am uncle of such person: that I am 15 years her senior in age.
Signed. Charles August Tompkins, 2316-6th Ave W, Vancouver, British Columbia, 17 Oct 1940. - - -

Notes:

1940 Oct 25. Written testimony concerning the birth of Hiram Herbert Nicholson, born

That both the parents of the said person are dead: That I am 21 years his senior in age.
"ThatI am the Uncle of the said person, and lived on the farm very near to the farm where is was born: that I was on intimate terms with his said family at the tune if his birth: and although I was not present at his birth, I saw the said child within a few days thereafter and was informed and fully believe that he was born at the place and on the date mentioned.
Charles Augustus Tompkins, 2116, 6th Ave. W., Vancouver, BC. "