History of Clark Alexander Mickelson
by Clayton and Ethel Brough
Clark Alexander Mickelson was born on 11 May 1912 in Lago, Idaho. His parents were Michael Mickelson and Sarah Emeline Harris. Clark's father was a successful farmer and rancher. Clark's parents had seven children.
Clark received his early schooling in Lago and as a boy of ten rode the horse on the hoist to take the brick and mortar up while building the Lago school house. Clark attended and graduated from Thatcher High School, where he met his future wife, Helen Nichols.
In 1932 to 1934, Clark served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in California. Upon returning to Idaho, Clark married Helen Nichols on 20 February 1935 in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah. They were the parents of five children, and raised their family in Lago, Idaho.
Clark and Helen successfully engaged in farming, dairying and the raising of poultry at their "Lago View Ranch". In 1958, Clark and Helen went out of the chicken business and into the Grade A Dairy business. They milked 75 to 100 head of cows at one time, and many of their cows made state records in production. Clark was one of the organizers of the Gem Valley Dairymen's Association or Co-op at Thatcher, Idaho. He served as vice-president of that organization, and as a director of the Challenge Cream and Butter Association of Los Angeles, where they marketed their products. He served on the Bannock Dairymen's Association Board and on the executive board of the Federated Dairy Farms Inc. of Ogden. While serving in that capacity he helped organize Western General Dairies, Inc. of Midvale, Utah, where he served as a director. In all, Clark served over 30 years as director of various dairy boards.
Clark was always interested and involved in community programs and development. He helped organize the Lago Cemetery District--which was located across the road just southeast of his home--and assisted in clearing the sage, surveying the plots and putting in a sprinkler system. He was appointed commissioner of the Lago Cemetery District in 1940, a position he held until his death in 1993. Clark also served as road overseer for six years; a community committeeman for eleven years, and four terms on the board of the Gem Valley Grain Growers. He was honored by the Idaho Dairy Association as Dairyman of the Year.
Clark and Helen loved and enjoyed their children and extended family. When Clark joined the dairy board in Utah, he and Helen went on some long trips and were able to take several vacations to the eastern United States and southeast Canada. They were Christians in the largest sense of the word, and as active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) they contributed much to their church and community, while supporting extensive genealogical research and family history work on their ancestors and kin.
In 1979, Clark and Helen built themselves a new house northeast of the cemetery. On 16 October 1993, Clark died, and on 19 October 1993 he was buried in the Lago Cemetery--which he had helped establish and beautify decades earlier.
History of Helen Isabel Nichols
by Claytonand Ethel Brough
Helen Isabel Nichols was born on 3 June 1913 in Payson, Utah. Her parents were Benjamin Thomas Nichols and Olive Lovenia Booth. Helen's father was coal miner and carpenter, and her parents had eleven children. Her mother died (in 1924) when Helen was only ten years old, and her father passed away (in 1935) when she was twenty-one years old.
In the early 1920's, Helen's parents moved to Standardville, Utah, where, unfortunately, her mother died in childbirth on 13 January 1924. In 1925, Helen's father decided to try chicken farming and moved his family to Samaria, Idaho. Later, Helen attended Thatcher High School, where she first met her future husband, Clark Alexander Mickelson, in 1928.
In 1932 to 1934, Clark Mickelson served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in California. Upon returning to Idaho, Clark married Helen on 20 February 1935 in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah. They were the parents of five children, and raised their family in Lago, Idaho.
Clark and Helen successfully engaged in farming, dairying and the raising of poultry at their "Lago View Ranch". In 1958, Clark and Helen went out of the chicken business and into the Grade A Dairy business. They milked 75 to 100 head of cows at one time, and many of their cows made state records in production.
Helen enjoyed cooking and was an excellent cook at anything she tried. She made delicious meals, pies and cakes. She was especially known for her candy--including Boston Creams, taffy and fudge. She enjoyed canning all kinds of fruits, vegetables, jams and jellies. Helen was known as the "African Violet Lady" because she had such a green thumb and loved working in the garden and planting a large variety of colorful flowers. Helen was a good seamstress. She designed and sewed most of her families' clothes. She was known as a fast, beautiful quilter and made many quilts for her family and friends. She also did beautiful handwork, and crocheted numerous afghans and baby shawls.
Helen was always happy and would laugh at most every situation, good or bad. Her home was always full of love and kindness, and no matter who would stop by they were always welcome to come in and eat with the family.
Clark and Helen loved and enjoyed their children and extended family. When Clark joined the dairy board in Utah, he and Helen went on some long trips and were able to take several vacations to the eastern United States and southeast Canada. They were Christians in the largest sense of the word, and as active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) they contributed much to their church and community, while supporting extensive genealogical research and family history work on their ancestors and kin.
In 1979, Clark and Helen built themselves a new house northeast of the cemetery. On 21 October 2000, Helen died, and on 25 October 2000 she was buried in the Lago Cemetery--which her husband, Clark, had helped establish and beautify decades earlier.
Family Group Record information comes from the personal records and documents of Ethel M. Brough.
History of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and Olive Lovenia (Lovinia) Booth
A history of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and Olive Lovenia (Lovinia) Booth can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
The Utah Death Record lists Olive as "Olive Lovinia Booth"--as reported by her husband, B.T. Nichols.
History of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and Olive Lovenia (Lovinia) Booth
A history of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and Olive Lovenia (Lovinia) Booth can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
Olive Nichols died of an "Intestinal obstruction".
In the 1841 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 17 years old (born about 1824), not born in Northumberland, and working as a "Coal miner".
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate of "William Nichols" and "Bell Stavers" from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 13 December 1846 in the parish of Trimdon, Durham, England; that William Nichols was "of full age" and a Widower and Miner of Trimdon, and that his father was John Nichols, a Miner; and that Bell Stavers was "of full age" and of Trimdon, and that her father was Robert Stavers, a Miner. The marriage was witnessed by John Nichols and William Ledbitter.
In the 1851 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 30 years old (born about 1821), a "Coal miner" and living in Franwellgate, Durham, England. His wife is listed in the 1851 Census as "Esabell", age 24 years.
Historical Note: William Nichols was a Mormon Piioneer, as follows (in FS PID# KWVQ-2XG):
William Nichols was baptized into the LDS Church in England in February 1853; and Ellen White joined the LDS Church in England on 19 April 1854. They were married on 19 March 1854 in Kelloe, Durham, England.
"In the Spring of 1868, the [Nichols] family made plans to leave England and join with the Saints in Utah. With the help of the Perpetual Emigration Fund," William, Ellen, and their three daughters (Catherine, Isabella and Mary Ellen) "joined with the 146 such company that had been sponsored by the Church. This company consisted of 412 British, and 45 Swiss and German Saints booked on the sailing ship Resolute for New York…. Their ship, the Resolute, failed to arrive as scheduled, and the shipping company quickly pressed into service an aging fire-damaged substitute [sailing ship] named the Constitution. On June 24 [1868] the ship…left at midnight, ready to set sail for New York…. On Sunday, August 5th [1868], they [arrived and] cast anchor in New York Harbor. After going through customs at Castle Garden, the luggage and emigrants then transferred by tug boat up the Hudson River to where they boarded a train. On August 7th at 2:00 pm. the train pulled out, following the Hudson River, reaching Albany the next morning. At noon the group resumed their travels and their train meandered through Rochester into Canada and then Detroit, Chicago to Omaha. The Chicago to Omaha part of the trip was especially difficult on the company as the railroad had only provided three passenger cards for nearly 500 people, making up the different with some uncomfortable box cars…. They reached Omaha on the morning of August 13th and continued that evening at 7:00 for Benton or the end of the line in Wyoming. The train arrived in Benton, Wyoming, August 16, 1868." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 227-246.)
William Nichols and Ellen White traveled in the John Gillespie Company which had about 500 individuals and 50 wagons when it began its journey on 23 August 1868 from the outfitting post at Benton, Wyoming, and arrived in Salt Lake City on 13 September 1868.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37603)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37600)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=126)History of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White
A history of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).Historical Note: William Nichols was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 24 July 1870, but was re-baptized on 18 October 1875. Copies of the Coalville Ward Records and subsequent research verifying these church actions are in the possession of Ethel M. Brough. Research Note: Based on comments by older family members, it is probable that William Nichols and Ellen White were excommunicated from and later reinstated back into the LDS Church because of some minor infraction (such as "drinking tea") or because they "disagreed" about something with their local LDS church leader. The following information was sent by the Temple Department of the LDS Church to Neldon E. Nichols on 10 April 1984: "This is to inform you that on 28 February 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandmother, Ellen White, who was excommunicated on 28 August 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. On 20 March 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandfather, William Nichols, who was excommunicated on 24 July 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. We have verified that your great grandfather was sealed to parents on 20 June 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple and your great grandmother was sealed by proxy to her parents on 1 October 1980 in the Provo Temple. These dates are their official sealing dates and should be entered into your records."
Historical Note: The LDS Sealing Record for William Nichols to Isabel Stavers (who had died) and Ellen White can be found at the Special Collections Division of the Family History Library, Film # 1149515 - Sealing # 13510. This record states incorrectly that William Nichols was born in "West Renton", Durham, England, however, he was born in "West Rainton."
The christening of "Eleanor White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894208, Item #5), which states that she was christened on 16 October 1832 as the daughter of George and Catharine White of Bishop Middleham, and that George White was a "Labourer".
Historical Note: Ellen White was a Mormon Pioneer, as follows (in FS PID#: KWVQ-2XL):
William Nichols was baptized into the LDS Church in England in February 1853; and Ellen White joined the LDS Church in England on 19 April 1854. They were married on 19 March 1854 in Kelloe, Durham, England.
"In the Spring of 1868, the [Nichols] family made plans to leave England and join with the Saints in Utah. With the help of the Perpetual Emigration Fund," William, Ellen, and their three daughters (Catherine, Isabella and Mary Ellen) "joined with the 146 such company that had been sponsored by the Church. This company consisted of 412 British, and 45 Swiss and German Saints booked on the sailing ship Resolute for New York…. Their ship, the Resolute, failed to arrive as scheduled, and the shipping company quickly pressed into service an aging fire-damaged substitute [sailing ship] named the Constitution. On June 24 [1868] the ship…left at midnight, ready to set sail for New York…. On Sunday, August 5th [1868], they [arrived and] cast anchor in New York Harbor. After going through customs at Castle Garden, the luggage and emigrants then transferred by tug boat up the Hudson River to where they boarded a train. On August 7th at 2:00 pm. the train pulled out, following the Hudson River, reaching Albany the next morning. At noon the group resumed their travels and their train meandered through Rochester into Canada and then Detroit, Chicago to Omaha. The Chicago to Omaha part of the trip was especially difficult on the company as the railroad had only provided three passenger cards for nearly 500 people, making up the different with some uncomfortable box cars…. They reached Omaha on the morning of August 13th and continued that evening at 7:00 for Benton or the end of the line in Wyoming. The train arrived in Benton, Wyoming, August 16, 1868." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 227-246.)
William Nichols and Ellen White traveled in the John Gillespie Company which had about 500 individuals and 50 wagons when it began its journey on 23 August 1868 from the outfitting post at Benton, Wyoming, and arrived in Salt Lake City on 13 September 1868.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37603)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37600)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=126)History of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White
A history of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).Historical Note: Ellen White was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 28 August 1870, but was re-baptized on 18 October 1875. Copies of the Coalville Ward Records and subsequent research verifying these church actions are in the possession of Ethel M. Brough. The following information was sent by the Temple Department of the LDS Church to Neldon E. Nichols on 10 April 1984: "This is to inform you that on 28 February 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandmother, Ellen White, who was excommunicated on 28 August 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. On 20 March 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandfather, William Nichols, who was excommunicated on 24 July 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. We have verified that your great grandfather was sealed to parents on 20 June 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple and your great grandmother was sealed by proxy to her parents on 1 October 1980 in the Provo Temple. These dates are their official sealing dates and should be entered into your records."
Marriage Notes for William Nichols and Ellen White-6
The marriage of "william Nichols" and "Eleanor White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894209), which states that William Nichols was "of the Parish of Kelloe" and Eleanor White was "of this Parish", and that their Banns were published on February 26, March 5, and March 12, 1854.
Brith Certificate for John George Nichols is in possession of Ethel M. Brough. Earlier family records incorrectly stated that John George Nichols was born on 16 April 1855 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England. However, according to John George Nichols birth certificate, he was born on 17 April 1855 in the same geographical area--of Seghill, Earsdon, Northumberland--as was his grandfather, John Nichol (born 19 August 1792).
The death of John George Nichols is listed in the online FreeBMD.
The death location of Margaret Nichols is listed in the online FreeBMD, which lists the registrated death as having been recorded during the January-March quarter of 1865 in the district of Easington, County Durham, England.
The death location of George Nichols is listed in the online FreeBMD, which lists the registrated death as having been recorded during the October-December quarter of 1866 in the district of Durham, Country Durham, England.
The birth of "John Booth" was obtained from family group records compiled in the 1900's, which stated that he was born on 1 April 1837 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.
The christening of "John Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545702, Item #5), which states that he was christened on 4 June 1837 in Middleton, and that his parents were "James and Ann Booth" of "Middleton" and that James Booth was a "Weaver". Also, the christening of John Booth can be found in the FHL Film #1545699, which reads as follows: "June 4 [1837], John
s[on of] James and Ann Booth, [of] Middleton, Weaver.""John Booth" is listed in the 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).The 1851 Census lists John Booth as being about 13 years of age (born about 1838), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk dresser in for Weaver", and residing with his parents, James Booth (age 37) and Ann (age 37), and four siblings, at: at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists John Booth as John "Borth".)
The following information on John Booth were published in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth":
"John [Booth] relates that by the time he was about fourteen years old there had been an epidemic of cholera in England [which actually took place in 1854] and the cemetery had been forced to empty the vaults to make room for the new dead. He said, 'As I watched them haul the skeletons out in two-wheeled carts, I wondered if my mother was among them.' When he went home he found the parish cart at the home taking his small brother and sisters to the poor house. He does not mention his older sister Martha but said he was told he could go and find relatives to live with. John had eight uncles on the Booth side, one Tetlow aunt, and one aunt, Judith Booth Ogden. John walked to Bolton to live with his mother's brother, Thomas Tetlow. His uncle took him into the mines to work. Of these times John only said, 'There was a blight on potatoes that year and as my uncle was poor, our meals were distasteful.' When John was nineteen he ran away and found work in the coal mines at Bury, Lancashire, England. One account said he was seventeen and was very careful not to let his uncle know where he had gone. It also said he got work at Pendlebury in the coal mines about four miles from Manchester." (Page 271.)
"John Booth, had left England for America on August 20, 1859, landing in New York, then taking the train to join up with John Lythgoe in Saint Louis to help earn means for the rest of the family to come to America." (Page 348)
Research Note, April 2008:
John Booth left on the ship "Emerald Isle" from Liverpool, England on 20 August 1859, and arrived in New York on 1 October 1859. The LDS church leader was Henry Hug. (FHL Film # 175552.)Research Note, August 2008:
In August 2008, Kathleen Mellor Barnes (of Lancashire, England) told Ethel M. Brough (of Utah) that her Booth ancestors in England had passed down "a family tradition that a great uncle went to America to prospect for gold". Interestingly, John Booth (1837-1914) is the great grand uncle of Kathleen Mellor Barnes, and he did go "to California and worked in the Placer Gold Mines" between about 1860 and 1864 to "save enough money to send to England for our loved ones" and was "paid in gold dust that had to be changed into currency at Sacramento."Historical Note: John Booth was a Mormon Pioneer, as follows (in FS PID#: KWNL-QK7):
John Booth was baptized into the LDS Church in England on 5 May 1855; and Ann Lythgoe joined the LDS Church in England on 1 May 1848. They were married on 31 May 1857 in Pendlebury Eccles, Lancashire, England.
John Booth left on the ship Emerald Isle from Liverpool, England on 20 August 1859, and arrived in New York on 1 October 1859. He then took a "train to join up with John Lythgoe in Saint Louis to help earn means for the rest of the family to come to America…. By early 1864, John Lythgoe and John Booth had managed to send enough money to pay passage for the rest of the family to come to America. (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 348.)
"John Booth tells us that "When the Civil War started, we [John Lythgoe and John Booth] decided to go to Utah. We are told that the two traveled west with a train of emigrants…to the Missouri River…. We walked and worked our way from then on. …When we got to Fort Bridger [Wyoming], we got in a train of emigrants that was leaving for Utah. At Green River a girl…got her leg broken and had to be hurried to Salt Lake City to be taken care of. John Lythgoe and I were among eight young men to carry her to a doctor at Salt Lake. She was carried on a stretcher." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 277. Note: The listing of John Booth in the 1864 Joseph S. Rawlins Company-which appears in the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel website--is not correct.)
In 1864, Ann Lythgoe Booth traveled with her mother, Esther Lythgoe Wilcock, and her two sisters (Elizabeth and Rachel) and her two children (Lucy and Ellen), from England on the sailing ship Monarch of the Sea, destined for Utah on April 27, 1864.
"[Esther's son] James [Lythgoe] said that 'My father came to see me a few days before I set sail for America, and I accompanied him to the Bolton Station and gave him half sovereign 10 shillings as I parted with him. My mother held means for his emigration until the last but he would not go'. …We do not have all the facts but James [Lythgoe] has passed down to us that 'the only objection father had against coming to Utah was his dread of the sea'."
"On the morning of June 3rd [1864] their ship [carrying Ann Lythgoe Booth and company] arrived at New York where the landing of the emigrants at Castle Garden at once took place. In the evening they boarded a steamer for Albany, New York, and from there they traveled by train to St. Joseph, Missouri, thence by steamer up the Missouri River to Wyoming, Nebraska." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 348-349.)
When Ann Lythgoe Booth arrived in Nebraska, she and her two daughters (Lucy and Ellen) then traveled with Esther Wilcock Lythgoe and her two daughters (Elizabeth and Rachel) in the Joseph S. Rawlins Company--which had about 400 individuals and about 50 wagons when it began its journey on 15 July 1864 from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha). This company of Saints arrived in Salt Lake City on 19 September 1864.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=31103)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?lang=eng&companyId=245)
Ann Lythgoe Booth and her "family finally arrived at their destination in [Coalville, Utah, in] September 1864, where John Booth had arrived only the day before, having escaped capture by Indians when leaving from Virginia City, Nevada, two months earlier." John Booth stated that he "reached Coalville [Utah] one day ahead of the Emigrant Train" where he finally met up with his wife, Ann Lythgoe, and their two daughters. (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 285 and 305.)History of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe
A history of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
In the 1851 Census, Ann Lythgoe is listed as being about 14 years old (born about 1837), born in West Leigh, and working as a "Weaver" while living with her parents in Worsley, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Ann (Booth) is listed as being about 24 years old (born about 1837), born in West Leigh, married and working as a "Cotton Weaver", while residing with her parents, Thomas and Esther Lythgoe, on Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
According to the book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" (p.311), "John Booth and Ann [Lythgoe Booth's] brother, John Lythgoe, had come to America and worked to earn money to send for Ann and other members of the family. Ann [Lythgoe Booth] and other family members came west with the Joseph S. Rowlins Company, and arrived in Salt Lake, on 20 September 1864."
Historical Note: Ann Lythgoe was a Mormon Pioneer, as follows (in FS PID#: KWNL-QKQ):
John Booth was baptized into the LDS Church in England on 5 May 1855; and Ann Lythgoe joined the LDS Church in England on 1 May 1848. They were married on 31 May 1857 in Pendlebury Eccles, Lancashire, England.
John Booth left on the ship Emerald Isle from Liverpool, England on 20 August 1859, and arrived in New York on 1 October 1859. He then took a "train to join up with John Lythgoe in Saint Louis to help earn means for the rest of the family to come to America…. By early 1864, John Lythgoe and John Booth had managed to send enough money to pay passage for the rest of the family to come to America.
(See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 348.)
"John Booth tells us that "When the Civil War started, we [John Lythgoe and John Booth] decided to go to Utah. We are told that the two traveled west with a train of emigrants…to the Missouri River…. We walked and worked our way from then on. …When we got to Fort Bridger [Wyoming], we got in a train of emigrants that was leaving for Utah. At Green River a girl…got her leg broken and had to be hurried to Salt Lake City to be taken care of. John Lythgoe and I were among eight young men to carry her to a doctor at Salt Lake. She was carried on a stretcher." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 277. Note: The listing of John Booth in the 1864 Joseph S. Rawlins Company-which appears in the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel website--is not correct.)
In 1864, Ann Lythgoe Booth traveled with her mother, Esther Lythgoe Wilcock, and her two sisters (Elizabeth and Rachel) and her two children (Lucy and Ellen), from England on the sailing ship Monarch of the Sea, destined for Utah on April 27, 1864.
"[Esther's son] James [Lythgoe] said that 'My father came to see me a few days before I set sail for America, and I accompanied him to the Bolton Station and gave him half sovereign 10 shillings as I parted with him. My mother held means for his emigration until the last but he would not go'. …We do not have all the facts but James [Lythgoe] has passed down to us that 'the only objection father had against coming to Utah was his dread of the sea'."
"On the morning of June 3rd [1864] their ship [carrying Ann Lythgoe Booth and company] arrived at New York where the landing of the emigrants at Castle Garden at once took place. In the evening they boarded a steamer for Albany, New York, and from there they traveled by train to St. Joseph, Missouri, thence by steamer up the Missouri River to Wyoming, Nebraska." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 348-349.)
When Ann Lythgoe Booth arrived in Nebraska, she and her two daughters (Lucy and Ellen) then traveled with Esther Wilcock Lythgoe and her two daughters (Elizabeth and Rachel) in the Joseph S. Rawlins Company--which had about 400 individuals and about 50 wagons when it began its journey on 15 July 1864 from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha). This company of Saints arrived in Salt Lake City on 19 September 1864.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=31103)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?lang=eng&companyId=245)
Ann Lythgoe Booth and her "family finally arrived at their destination in [Coalville, Utah, in] September 1864, where John Booth had arrived only the day before, having escaped capture by Indians when leaving from Virginia City, Nevada, two months earlier." John Booth stated that he "reached Coalville [Utah] one day ahead of the Emigrant Train" where he finally met up with his wife, Ann Lythgoe, and their two daughters. (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 285 and 305.)History of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe
A history of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
Marriage Notes for John Booth and Ann Lythgoe-14
In March 2003, the Nichols and Booth Family Organization obtained a copy of the marriage certificate of John Booth and Anne Lythgoe from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 31 May 1857 in the parish church of Eccles, Lancashire, England; that John Booth was a "Minor" (in age), and a Bachelor and Collier of Knowles Square, Pendlebury, and that his father was James Booth, a Weaver; and that Anne Lythgoe was a "Minor" (in age) and a Spinster of Oak Street, Pendlebury, and that her father was Thomas Lythgoe, a Carter. The marriage was witnessed by John Collier and Catharine Harrop.
In the 1841 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 17 years old (born about 1824), not born in Northumberland, and working as a "Coal miner".
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate of "William Nichols" and "Bell Stavers" from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 13 December 1846 in the parish of Trimdon, Durham, England; that William Nichols was "of full age" and a Widower and Miner of Trimdon, and that his father was John Nichols, a Miner; and that Bell Stavers was "of full age" and of Trimdon, and that her father was Robert Stavers, a Miner. The marriage was witnessed by John Nichols and William Ledbitter.
In the 1851 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 30 years old (born about 1821), a "Coal miner" and living in Franwellgate, Durham, England. His wife is listed in the 1851 Census as "Esabell", age 24 years.
Historical Note: William Nichols was a Mormon Piioneer, as follows (in FS PID# KWVQ-2XG):
William Nichols was baptized into the LDS Church in England in February 1853; and Ellen White joined the LDS Church in England on 19 April 1854. They were married on 19 March 1854 in Kelloe, Durham, England.
"In the Spring of 1868, the [Nichols] family made plans to leave England and join with the Saints in Utah. With the help of the Perpetual Emigration Fund," William, Ellen, and their three daughters (Catherine, Isabella and Mary Ellen) "joined with the 146 such company that had been sponsored by the Church. This company consisted of 412 British, and 45 Swiss and German Saints booked on the sailing ship Resolute for New York…. Their ship, the Resolute, failed to arrive as scheduled, and the shipping company quickly pressed into service an aging fire-damaged substitute [sailing ship] named the Constitution. On June 24 [1868] the ship…left at midnight, ready to set sail for New York…. On Sunday, August 5th [1868], they [arrived and] cast anchor in New York Harbor. After going through customs at Castle Garden, the luggage and emigrants then transferred by tug boat up the Hudson River to where they boarded a train. On August 7th at 2:00 pm. the train pulled out, following the Hudson River, reaching Albany the next morning. At noon the group resumed their travels and their train meandered through Rochester into Canada and then Detroit, Chicago to Omaha. The Chicago to Omaha part of the trip was especially difficult on the company as the railroad had only provided three passenger cards for nearly 500 people, making up the different with some uncomfortable box cars…. They reached Omaha on the morning of August 13th and continued that evening at 7:00 for Benton or the end of the line in Wyoming. The train arrived in Benton, Wyoming, August 16, 1868." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 227-246.)
William Nichols and Ellen White traveled in the John Gillespie Company which had about 500 individuals and 50 wagons when it began its journey on 23 August 1868 from the outfitting post at Benton, Wyoming, and arrived in Salt Lake City on 13 September 1868.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37603)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37600)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=126)History of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White
A history of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).Historical Note: William Nichols was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 24 July 1870, but was re-baptized on 18 October 1875. Copies of the Coalville Ward Records and subsequent research verifying these church actions are in the possession of Ethel M. Brough. Research Note: Based on comments by older family members, it is probable that William Nichols and Ellen White were excommunicated from and later reinstated back into the LDS Church because of some minor infraction (such as "drinking tea") or because they "disagreed" about something with their local LDS church leader. The following information was sent by the Temple Department of the LDS Church to Neldon E. Nichols on 10 April 1984: "This is to inform you that on 28 February 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandmother, Ellen White, who was excommunicated on 28 August 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. On 20 March 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandfather, William Nichols, who was excommunicated on 24 July 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. We have verified that your great grandfather was sealed to parents on 20 June 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple and your great grandmother was sealed by proxy to her parents on 1 October 1980 in the Provo Temple. These dates are their official sealing dates and should be entered into your records."
Historical Note: The LDS Sealing Record for William Nichols to Isabel Stavers (who had died) and Ellen White can be found at the Special Collections Division of the Family History Library, Film # 1149515 - Sealing # 13510. This record states incorrectly that William Nichols was born in "West Renton", Durham, England, however, he was born in "West Rainton."
Research Needed: The LDS Ordinance Index contains the christening of an Ann Richardson on 30 March 1823 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. This child's parents were: George Richardson and Jane. Further research is needed to verify or disprove any connection between this information and Ann Richardson who appears on this family group record. (Statement written by R. Clayton Brough on 28 July 2001.)
Marriage Notes for William Nichols and Ann Richardson-47
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate for William Nicholls and Ann Richardson from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 20 November 1841 in the parish of Earsden, Northumberland, England; that William Nichols was a "Minor" (in age) and a Bachelor and Pitman of Delaval Colliery, and that his father was John Nichols, a Husbandman; and Ann Richardson was a "Minor" (in age) and a Spinster of Delaval Colliery, and that her father was John Richardson, a Husbandman. The marriage was witnessed by Joshua Proud and Clemont Kell.
The marriage of William Nichols and Ann Richardson is listed in the parish register of Earsden (FHL Film # 2193272) and in the Bishop's Transcript for Earsdon (FHL Film # 2193271, Item #10).
In the 1841 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 17 years old (born about 1824), not born in Northumberland, and working as a "Coal miner".
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate of "William Nichols" and "Bell Stavers" from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 13 December 1846 in the parish of Trimdon, Durham, England; that William Nichols was "of full age" and a Widower and Miner of Trimdon, and that his father was John Nichols, a Miner; and that Bell Stavers was "of full age" and of Trimdon, and that her father was Robert Stavers, a Miner. The marriage was witnessed by John Nichols and William Ledbitter.
In the 1851 Census, William Nichols is listed as being about 30 years old (born about 1821), a "Coal miner" and living in Franwellgate, Durham, England. His wife is listed in the 1851 Census as "Esabell", age 24 years.
Historical Note: William Nichols was a Mormon Piioneer, as follows (in FS PID# KWVQ-2XG):
William Nichols was baptized into the LDS Church in England in February 1853; and Ellen White joined the LDS Church in England on 19 April 1854. They were married on 19 March 1854 in Kelloe, Durham, England.
"In the Spring of 1868, the [Nichols] family made plans to leave England and join with the Saints in Utah. With the help of the Perpetual Emigration Fund," William, Ellen, and their three daughters (Catherine, Isabella and Mary Ellen) "joined with the 146 such company that had been sponsored by the Church. This company consisted of 412 British, and 45 Swiss and German Saints booked on the sailing ship Resolute for New York…. Their ship, the Resolute, failed to arrive as scheduled, and the shipping company quickly pressed into service an aging fire-damaged substitute [sailing ship] named the Constitution. On June 24 [1868] the ship…left at midnight, ready to set sail for New York…. On Sunday, August 5th [1868], they [arrived and] cast anchor in New York Harbor. After going through customs at Castle Garden, the luggage and emigrants then transferred by tug boat up the Hudson River to where they boarded a train. On August 7th at 2:00 pm. the train pulled out, following the Hudson River, reaching Albany the next morning. At noon the group resumed their travels and their train meandered through Rochester into Canada and then Detroit, Chicago to Omaha. The Chicago to Omaha part of the trip was especially difficult on the company as the railroad had only provided three passenger cards for nearly 500 people, making up the different with some uncomfortable box cars…. They reached Omaha on the morning of August 13th and continued that evening at 7:00 for Benton or the end of the line in Wyoming. The train arrived in Benton, Wyoming, August 16, 1868." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, pages 227-246.)
William Nichols and Ellen White traveled in the John Gillespie Company which had about 500 individuals and 50 wagons when it began its journey on 23 August 1868 from the outfitting post at Benton, Wyoming, and arrived in Salt Lake City on 13 September 1868.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37603)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=37600)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=126)History of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White
A history of William Nichols and Ellen (Eleanor) White can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).Historical Note: William Nichols was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 24 July 1870, but was re-baptized on 18 October 1875. Copies of the Coalville Ward Records and subsequent research verifying these church actions are in the possession of Ethel M. Brough. Research Note: Based on comments by older family members, it is probable that William Nichols and Ellen White were excommunicated from and later reinstated back into the LDS Church because of some minor infraction (such as "drinking tea") or because they "disagreed" about something with their local LDS church leader. The following information was sent by the Temple Department of the LDS Church to Neldon E. Nichols on 10 April 1984: "This is to inform you that on 28 February 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandmother, Ellen White, who was excommunicated on 28 August 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. On 20 March 1984 the priesthood and temple blessings were restored by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple for your great grandfather, William Nichols, who was excommunicated on 24 July 1870 and was reinstated by baptism on 18 October 1875. We have verified that your great grandfather was sealed to parents on 20 June 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple and your great grandmother was sealed by proxy to her parents on 1 October 1980 in the Provo Temple. These dates are their official sealing dates and should be entered into your records."
Historical Note: The LDS Sealing Record for William Nichols to Isabel Stavers (who had died) and Ellen White can be found at the Special Collections Division of the Family History Library, Film # 1149515 - Sealing # 13510. This record states incorrectly that William Nichols was born in "West Renton", Durham, England, however, he was born in "West Rainton."
The christening of "Isabella Stavers" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Films # 1068962 and 4628916), which states and shows that she was christened on 31 March 1827 at All Saints church in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, and that her parents were "Robert and Henrietta Stavers" of "Walker-Gate" and that Robert Stavers was a "Pitman".
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate of "William Nichols" and "Bell Stavers" from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 13 December 1846 in the parish of Trimdon, Durham, England; that William Nichols was "of full age" and a Widower and Miner of Trimdon, and that his father was John Nichols, a Miner; and that Bell Stavers was "of full age" and of Trimdon, and that her father was Robert Stavers, a Miner. The marriage was witnessed by John Nichols and William Ledbitter.
The death of "Isabel Nichols" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that her death was registered in July-September 1853 in Durham district, County Durham, England, and that she died when she was "27" years old (born about 1826).
The specific birth date and place of "Isabel Stavers" of 8 October 1826 in West Rainton, County Durham, England, and the death date of "Isabell Nichols" of 18 September 1853, comes from family sources and the earlier IGI.
Marriage Notes for William Nichols and Isabella Stavers-48
In October 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained the marriage certificate of William Nichols and Bell Stavers from England, which stated that they were married by Banns on 13 December 1846 in the parish of Trimdon, Durham, England; that William Nichols was "of full age" and a Widower and Miner of Trimdon, and that his father was John Nichols, a Miner; and that Bell Stavers was "of full age" and of Trimdon, and that her father was Robert Stavers, a Miner. The marriage was witnessed by John Nichols and William Ledbitter.
The IGI and LDS Ordinance Index states that William Nichols married Esabell Stavers on 5 December 1846 in Durham, England.
The birth of "William Nichol" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that his birth was registered in October-December 1852 in Durham district, County Durham, England, and that his mother's surname was "Stavers".
Information about the child, William Nichols (b.1852) was obtained from the LDS Ordinance Index and the personal records of Ruby Bean Madsen.
The burial of "William Nichols" is listed in the parish register of Kelloe, County Durham, England (FHL Film # 1482467, Item #2), which states that he was buried on 17 February 1854, that his abode was "West Hetton", and that he died when he was "1 year" old (born about 1853).
The birth of John Nichol comes from family sources that originated in England, which state that he was born in Sighill (Seghill), Earsdon, Northumberland.
The christening of "John Nichol" is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program). According to the parish register transcript for Earsdon (FHL Film # 94991), John Nichol was christened on 19 August 1792 as the son of Thomas and Ann Nichol of Seghill, Newhouse, and Thomas Nichol was a "Labourer".
In August 2011, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the death certificate of John Nichols from England, which stated that he died of "Dropsy" on 14 July 1866 at the age of "74 years" (born about 1792) at: 22 Long Rox, Coxhoe, County Durham, and that he was a "Coal Miner". The informant of his death was "Jane Holmes" of: 23 Long Row, Coxhoe.
The burial of "John Nichol" is listed in the parish register of Kelloe (FHL Film # 1482467, Item #3, page 27), which states that he was buried on 17 July 1866, that his abode was "Coxhoe", and that he died when he was "74" years old (born about 1792).
In the 1841 Census, John Nichols is listed as being about 44 years old (born about 1797), born in Northumberland, working as a "Coal Miner", and residing with his apparent wife, Jane, and their eight children (William--age 17; George--age 14; Jane--age 12; Margaret--age 10; Mary--age 8; John--age 6; James--age 3; and Elizabeth--age 1), at: St. Andrew, Northumberland.
In the 1851 Census, John Nichols is listed as being about 54 years old (born about 1797), born in Earsdon, Northumberland, married and and working as a "Coal Miner", and residing with his wife, Jane, and their four children (Mary--age 19; John--age 15; James--age 13; Elizabeth--age 11), at: New Cassop, Cassop, Northumberland.
In the 1861 Census, John "Nichol" (who is mistakenly indexed as John "Nichols" in Ancestry.com) is listed as being about 67 years old (born about 1794), born in Philadelphia, Northumberland (which is about 17 travel miles south of Earsdon and near Houghton-le-Spring), a "Widower" and working as a "Coal Miner", and residing as a "Father in Law" in the home of his daughter, Mary, and her husband John Hutton, in Coxhoe, Durham.
The birth and christening of Jane Dawson is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program). According to the parish register transcript for Earsdon (FHL Film # 94991), Jane Dawson was born on 22 June 1797 and christened on 23 June 1797 as the daughter of Thomas and Jane Dawson of Hartley, and that Thomas Dawson was a "Pitman" and that the maiden name of his wife, Jane, was "formerly Wright".
The burial of "Jane Nichols" is listed in the parish register of Kelloe (FHL Film # 1482467, Item #2, page 77), which states that she was buried on 8 February 1857, that her abode was "West Hettin [West Hetton]", and that she died when he was "58" years old (born about 1799).
In the 1841 Census, Jane (Nichols) is listed as being about 43 (born about 1798) and born in Northumberland, and residing with her apparent husband, John Nichols, and their eight children (William--age 17; George--age 14; Jane--age 12; Margaret--age 10; Mary--age 8; John--age 6; James--age 3; and Elizabeth--age 1), at: St. Andrew, Northumberland.
In the 1851 Census, Jane (Nichols) is listed as being about 53 years old (born about 1798) and born in Earsdon, Northumberland, and residing with her husband, John Nichols, and their four children (Mary--age 19; John--age 15; James--age 13; Elizabeth--age 11), at: New Cassop, Cassop, Northumberland.
Marriage Notes for John Nichol and Jane Dawson-8
The marriage of John Nichols and Jane Dawson is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Earsdon, Northumberland (FHL Film # 2193271, Item #9), which states that they were married by Banns on 30 November 1817, and that John Nichols was of "this Parish" and "married in this church by Banns", and that Jane Dawson was of "this Parish" and was married "with consent of parents". The marriage was witnessed by Wm. Jacks and George Pickering.
Research Note: The IGI (via LDS Patron submission in about 1958) lists the marriage of John Nichol and Jane Dawson as having taken place on 13 November 1819 in Earsdon by North Shields, Northumberland. However, in July 2011, Ethel M. Brough carefully reviewed the marriage record of this couple (in FHL Film # 2193271, Item #9), and determined that the marriage date was actually 30 November 1817.
The birth of "Thomas Nichols" is listed in the IGI (via LDS patron submission), which states that he was born on 4 December 1818 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England, and that he was the son of "John Nichols" and "Jane".
The christening of "Thomas Nichols" is listed in the "Northumberland and Durham Baptisms" of the "Northumberland and Durham Family History Society" (via FindMyPast), which states that he was christened on 19 December 1818 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England, and that his parents were "John Nichols" and "Jane".
In the past (prior to March 2009), some family sources have stated that Thomas Nichols married Mary Dorman(d). However, the marriage record of Thomas Nichols and Mary Dormand (FHL Film # 1068968)--states that this marriage took place on 9 February 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, and that the father of Thomas Nichols who married Mary Dormand was actually "Thomas Nichols" a "Pitman", not John Nichol(s).
The burial of John Nichols is listed in the parish register of Kelloe, Durham (FHL Film # 1482467, Item #2), which states that he was buried on 30 January 1853, that his abode was "Long Row, Coxhoe", Durham, and that he died when he was "18 years" old (born about 1835).
In the 1841 Census, John Nichols is listed as being about 6 years old (born about 1835) and not born in Northumberland.
In the 1851 Census, John Nichols is listed as being about 15 years old (born about 1836), born in Heworth, Durham, and working as a "Coal Miner".
The birth and christening of George White is listed in the parish register of Sedgefield, County Durham (FHL Film # 91112), which states that he was born on 12 July 1806 and christened on 15 July 1806, and that his parents were George White and Isabella Crosby.
The burial of "George White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894209, 1813-1856, Vol.1), which states that he was buried on 8 August 1838 and that he was of "Bishop Middleham" and died when he was "33" years old (born about 1805).
The burial of "Catherine White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894209, 1813-1856, Vol.1), which states that she was buried on 2 April 1844 and that she was of "Bh [Bishop] Middleham" and died when she was "35" years old (born about 1809).
Marriage Notes for George White and Catherine Gibbon-107
The marriage of "George White" and "Catharine Gibbon" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, County Durham (FHL Film # 1894208, Item #8), which states that they were married by Banns on 1 June 1828, that they were both of "this parish", that Catharine Gibbon was married with "consent of parents", and that the names of the marriage witnesses were not listed in the record.
The christening of "Benjamin White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894208, Item #5), which states that he was christened on 9 April 1838 as the son of George and Catharine White of Bishop Middleham, and that George White was a "Husbandman"
The burial of "Benjamin White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894209, 1813-1856, Vol.1), which states that he was buried on 21 January 1839 and that he was of "Bh [Bishop] Middleham" and died when he was "10 months" old.
The christening of "Margaret White" is listed in the parish register of Bishop Middleham, Durham (FHL Film # 1894208, Item #5), which states that she was christened on 18 October 1840 as "Margaret [the] daughter [of] Catharine White [of] Bp. [Bishop] Middleham [a] Widow".
The marriage of "Thomas Nichol" and "Ann Thornton" is listed in the parish register of Earsdon, Northumberland, England (FHL Film # 94991), which states: "Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton, both of this parish, 20 June 1791, witnessed by Robert Lawson and George Pickering".
According to the birth and christening records of his four children, Thomas Nichol worked as a "Labourer" and lived in Seghill, Earsdon, Northumberland between 1792 and 1794; in Lookout, Earsdon, Northumberland during 1797, and in Tynemouth, Northumberland during 1799. Note: The traveling distance from Earsdon (near North Shields or Whitley Bay) southeastward to Tynemouth is about four miles.
AUGUST 2011 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
In August 2011, the Nichols and Booth Family Organization conducted extensive research into the probable parentage of Thomas Nichol (born about 1770). After conducting detailed radius searches of parish records and studying available records on the many different Nichol families of eastern Northumberland, they reached the conclusion--based on recognized family patronymics, occupational similarities, and known geographical migrations--that Thomas Nichol (born about 1770) was probably the son of John Nichol and Margaret Brewel who had three children christened in Lesbury between 1765 and 1768. For example, the father and older brother of Thomas Nichol were both named "John", and Thomas subsequently named his only son "John". Also, the occupation of Thomas Nichol was that of a "Labourer"--which was the same occupation of his father, John. In addition, a number of related Nichol families lived in and moved from north-to-south along the coastline of eastern Northumberland during the late 1600's and 1700's.AUGUST 2002 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
In August 2002, MEG stated the following to the Nichols and Booth Family Organization: "Concerning the Nichol(s) family of Earsdon, Northumberland: We feel as though we have confirmed the three children of Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton as well as their marriage. These records for Earsdon are transcripts and are probably complete. ...We had searches done in England to try and locate the burials of Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton and we were unsuccessful in locating them. They were not buried in Earsdon...."FEBRUARY 2000 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
In the 1970's and 1980's, research by family members listed seven possible children of Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton. However, in February 2000, Clayton Brough and MEG researched this matter and came to the conclusion that these four children (earlier identified on the CFI) are NOT part of the Thomas Nichol family: Mary Nichol (ch.20 Mar 1774 at Newburn), Elizabeth Nichol (ch.17 Mar 1776 at Newburn), Ann Nickells (ch.30 Mar 1788 at Newcastle Upon Tyne, All Saints), Thomas Nichol, son of Thomas (ch.12 Sep 1790 at Newcastle Upon Tyne, All Saints).
The marriage of "Thomas Nichol" and "Ann Thornton" is listed in the parish register of Earsdon, Northumberland, England (FHL Film # 94991), which states: "Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton, both of this parish, 20 June 1791, witnessed by Robert Lawson and George Pickering".
Research Note: Family sources suggest that Ann Thornton was the daughter of Charles Thornton and Anne Heppel who were married in 1757 in Hartburn, Northumberland. The christening of this Ann Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
Marriage Notes for Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton-10
The marriage of "Thomas Nichol" and "Ann Thornton" is listed in the parish register of Earsdon, Northumberland, England (FHL Film # 94991), which states: "Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton, both of this parish, 20 June 1791, witnessed by Robert Lawson and George Pickering".
The birth and christening of Ann Nichol is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program). According to the parish register transcript for Earsdon (FHL Film # 94991), Ann Nichol was christened on 17 August 1794 as the daughter of Thomas and Ann Nichol of Seghill, Newhouse, and Thomas Nichol was a "Labourer".
Research Note: Ann Nichol--who was born in August 1794--probably died prior to December 1799, as her younger sister--who was born in December 1799--was also named Ann. However, no burial is listed for an Ann Nichol--born in August 1794--in either Earsdon (via FHL Film # 94991) between 1794 and 1799 or in Christ Church (Tynemouth, via FHL Film # 1068675, Item #3) between 1797 and 1800.
The birth and christening of Margaret Nichol is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program). According to the parish register transcript for Earsdon (FHL Film # 94991), Margaret Nichol was christened on 2 July 1797 as the daughter of Thomas and Ann Nichol of Lookout, and Thomas Nichol was a "Labourer" and his wife, Ann, was "formerly" a "Thornton".
The birth and christening of Ann Nichole is listed in the parish register transcript for Christ Church, Tynemouth (FHL Film # 1068907), which states that Ann Nichole was christened on 5 January 1800 as the "3rd daughter of Thomas Nichole of Whitley [probably Whitley Bay], labourer, by his wife Ann Thornton, native of this Parish". Also, the birth and christening of Ann Nichole is listed in the IGI (via LDS Patron submission, citing FHL Film # 1068907).
Research Note: Ancestry.com contains the marriage listing of an Ann Nichol--who was supposedly the daughter of Thomas Nichol and Ann Thornton--to a James Luke, which took place on 22 May 1820 in Howick, Northumberland. However, according to the parish register of Howick, Northumberland (FHL Film # 991787), this marriage took place by "Banns" and "with [the] consent of parents" on 22 May 1820 between "Ann Nichol of this [Howick] Parish" and James Luke of the Parish of Shilbottle"--which is 32 miles north of Earsdon where Ann Nichol was born. The marriage contained the signature of James Luke, and "X" mark of Ann Nichol, and was witnessed by Eliz. Nichol, William Luke and John Luke.
The christening of "Thomas Dawson" is listed in the parish register of St. Andrew, Newcastle Under Tyne, Northumberland (FHL Film# 95012, p.85), which states that he was christened on 20 June 1769 and that his parents were "Thos Dawson" a "Gent[leman]" and "Mary his wife".
The death and burial dates of "Thomas Dawson" comes from a letter dated 24 May 2000 that was sent to MEG of Utah from the Northumberland Record Office, and which stated that Thomas Dawson died on 12 September 1837 and was buried on 14 September 1837 in Earsdon, Northumberland, and that he died when he was "68" years old (born about 1769).
Geographical Notes: The travel distance between Newcastle Upon Tyne--where Thomas Dawson was christened in 1769, and Earsden by North Shields--where he was married in 1793 and died in 1837, is only about nine miles.
Jane Wright's christening date and place appears in the LDS Ordinance Index via the LDS Extraction Program.
Jane Wright is listed as 68 years old and "Independent" in the 1841 Census of Holywell, Earsdon, Northumberland, England. FHL Film # 438885.
Marriage Notes for Thomas Dawson and Jane Wright-134
The marriage between Thomas Dawson and Jane Wright can be found in the LDS Ordinance Index extracted marriage record for Earsdon by North Shields, Northumberland, England.