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| Mary Elizabeth Nicholass |
My paternal great grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Nicholass. I have noticed that her surname is variously spelt Nicholas or Nicholass. She was born in Ramsgate in Kent. According to the 1939 Register Mary Elizabeth was born on 5 August 1875. I'm afraid the picture of her above isn't very clear and I'm not sure when it was taken. Mary's parents were Dennis James Nicholass (1844-1927) and Mary Elizabeth Williams (1845-1912).
As far as I can make out Mary was the 4th of ten born to Dennis and James. The other children were:
George Williams 1869-1957
Mary Elizabeth 1871-1871
Thomas Henry 1872-1925
Julia Eleanor 1877-1877
Ellen Fanny 1879-1967
John Betts 1881-1851
William 1885-1919
Lillian Maud 1887-1958
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| 1881 census (courtesy of The National Archives and Ancestry) |
On the 1881 census Mary was living with her parents and 4 of her siblings at 28 Townley Street in Ramsgate, Kent.
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| Townley Street, Ramsgate (courtesy of Google) |
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| 1891 census (courtesy of The National Archives and Ancestry) |
Mary is living with her parents and 7 siblings on the 1891 census. She is 15 years old and a general servant.
On the 1901 census Mary is listed as being a general servant, domestic in a house, called The Shoals in Ramsgate, of a widower named Henry Summers.
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| 1891 census (courtesy of The National Archives and Ancestry) |
On a modern map I could find a road called Elms Avenue but no street called The Elms. So either I didn't locate it or it no longer exists. Mary married Walter Denis Bristow on 30th March 1902 and their son, Walter Denis, was born on 25th September 1902. Hmmmm! :-)
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| 1911 census (courtesy of The National Archives and Ancestry) |
On the 1911 census Mary is living with her husband, Walter, and their son, my grandfather Walter Denis. The family have moved to Margate. Mary is listed as a midwife by profession. I have contacted the College of Nursing but, unfortunately, they stated that they have no records of her.
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| Byron Road in Margate (courtesy of Google) |
Mary's death certificate states that she died on 20th April 1960 at York House Nursing Home, The Vale, Broadstairs. She was 84 years old when she died. Unfortunately she died before I was born so I didn't know her. I don't have any anecdotes about her as my Dad hasn't really talked about her much.
The last document which I have for Mary Elizabeth Nicholass is a probate document in which she left her effects to her sister Florence May.
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| Mary Elizabeth Bristow Probate Record (courtesy of Ancestry) |
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