Biography

THOMAS NICHOLSON

Burial register ID: 504
Surname: NICHOLSON
First name: THOMAS
Middle names:
Gender: Male
Age: 68 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 29-Jun-1873
Date of burial: 30-Jun-1873

Block: 140
Plot: 2
Inscription:

Bio contributor: Dr Jamie R. Wood

Thomas Nicholson (1805-1873)

Thomas Nicholson was born in 1805. He married Margaret (nee Allen or Power?, later remarried as Phillips), in 1851 at Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had six children: Elizabeth Ann in 1852, Mary Jane in 1860, Margaret in 1861, William John in 1867, Joseph William in 1867, and Ruth Ann in 1871.

Thomas, Margaret and Elizabeth emmigrated to New Zealand sometime in the 1850s, settling first in West Tamaki, Auckland. By 1861 the family was in Napier, and had finally settled in Dunedin by 1867 where Thomas worked as a labourer. Thomas Nicholson died on 29 June 1873 aged 68, and is buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin. His children remained in southern New Zealand where their descendants still live.

There are 2 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
BENN JOHN 43 Years 21-Mar-1897 23-Mar-1897
NICHOLSON THOMAS 68 Years 29-Jun-1873 30-Jun-1873