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The story, so far, of my branch of the Nicholass family, unfolds here : I am Leslie Nicholass, born in Acomb, York, England 29th October 1928. My father, Harold was born 29th August 1902 in London, England and lived with his family in Little Alie Street EC. Just before my father was born they moved from 81, Pelly Road West Ham where I found them on the 1901 census. Harold's father Ernest Edward was born in Lee, Lewisham, which was then in Kent, England on 27th April 1862 and his father was Joseph Henry who was born in Rochester, Kent, England in 1833. Joseph Henry's father and mother were Joseph Henry Nicholass and Ann Fitness who were married in Sevenoaks, Kent on 17th February 1829. (During the 1861 census, the family was living at 4. Germain Street, Lee, Lewisham and Joseph Henry gave his year of Birth as 1803 and birthplace as Sheerness).(I have since discovered that he was born in January 1802, his father and mother were John and Ann Nicholass and John was a Shipwright in the Sheerness Dockyard). Details of their direct family appear below ** Joseph Henry (the second) married Elizabeth Warren who came from Mettingham in Suffolk and she was also born in 1833. My elder brother Harold was born on Christmas day 1926 but unfortunately died in February 1929, an event from which my parents found it very hard to recover. In fact that single event has coloured the life of my family until the present day because, my mother, who died in her sleep on 2nd September 2001, in her 98th year, hated everything about Christmas. My father was a cavalryman (14th/20th Kings Hussars) and served in Germany just after the First World War 1914-1918 having lost two brothers, (Horace and Frederick William), in the conflict. He married my mother, Lillian Rowe in 1926 and I was born two years later. I was named after two of my father's brothers, Leslie and Horace the latter was one of those mentioned who died in the First World War. We travelled widely, initially to Egypt and, in 1934, my sister Patrica was born in Risalpur, India, where my father was serving at the time. ("Tina") and David were happily living in Quakertown PA USA with their daughter Sam and Son David until a few years ago but then 'Tina' was tragically killed in a car crash.
I married and am still happily married to Maureen Sheridan (Robertson) whose antecedents you can follow on the ROMANES site and in 1969 she gave me a lovely son Scott. In 1997, Scott married Sue Dawn (Bardwell) in Fiji. They live in East Bergholt Sussex. Scott and Sue had a beautiful son, Toby Alexander at 7.30 AM on 2nd February 2003. They are expecting their second child on 29th November 2004. |
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My mother, Lillian Rowe was born in West Ham, London (Then recorded in Essex). Her father Ernest Uriah Rowe was born in 1877 in London (Died in 1910 at the age of 33 with stomach cancer) He was a printers compositor. My grandmother, also Lillian was born in Newington, Camberwell in 1878 (Died 1972 in Colchester Essex). When my Grandfather Ernest died his wife was left in a poor state with four children to raise, two were only infants. My Mother and her brother Ernie were put into Dr. Barnado's Home for orphans in Ilford for the next six years. Ernest's father and mother were Benjamin Rowe and Elizabeth from Weare in Somerset. Derek and Jean have two children, Carol Nicholass who was born in Margate, Kent on October 28th 1956 and Candida Nicholass born August 4th 1959 also in Margate, Kent. Jean tragically passed away on the 1st of March 2001. I unfortunately did not get to know her well but she was obviously a tower of strength to her family and will be very sadly missed. My sister Pat married Cyril Hallett and they have 6 fine sons and a daughter, each of these have made Pat a grandmother, many times over. ** Ann Elizabeth m: a Mr. Waller in Chatham Robert m: Susan in Southward Joseph Henry m:Elizabeth Warren from Mettingham Suffolk in 1855 and lived in 4 St. Germains Terr. in Lee Lewisham in 1861 and 34 Philpot Street London in 1871 and 1881 John Nicholass (M) Susan from Southwark Surrey and they lived (in 1881) at 45 Fleming Road Newington, Surrey Edward, son of Alfred William above married Maud Batson(b.Lon 1881) and had Priscilla Mary, Frank, Jack, Tom and Don. Edward was a Hotelier and in 1912 ran the Ship Inn in Rowhedge, Colchester, from 1912 until 1914 and until 1929 he ran the Queens Head in Walton on the Naze and in 1941 he was running the Railway Inn in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey when he died aged 64 years.
of these Priscilla Mary married a Mr. Cracknell, Don married Cynthia - more details follow soon.
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