Arvin B Congleton 1939-2006
Arvin Burrows Congleton was born on March 13, 1939, in Holland MI, the son of the late Clayton and Harriett (Burrows) Congleton. His mother Harriet was a granddaughter of Benjamin Lewis NICHOLAS (1856-1939). Arvin grew up in Ft. Lauderdale FL, resided several years in Cambridge MA, and lived in the state of New Hampshire since …
How did Thomas Nicholas meet Martha Lewis?
How did Thomas Nicholas (1820-1898) meet and marry a girl born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, almost 200 miles north of Bletherston! There is no Martha Lewis, born: Manchester, Lancashire, England between 1821 and 1825 (1823 +/- 2 years) in the 1841 Census of England & Wales. Thomas and Martha’s marriage certificate which confirms that Thomas …
John & Theodocia’s Grave
To the memory of JOHN NICHOLAS of WHITEHOOK Who died September 22nd 1828 Aged 33 years My friends grieve not my early fate You all must try this untry’d state When my memory brings a sigh Apply the words I too must die Also of THEODOCIA Widow of the above who died 28 November 1881 …
Holloway & Whitehook in 1840
Link to a Tithe Map from 1840 showing the Ownership, Tenancy and extent of both Whitehook and Holloway Fach
Bletherston Parish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletherston https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Bletherston GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bletherston in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4546 Holloway Whitehook https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/print/#zoom=14.26&lat=51.8663&lon=-4.7804&layers=171&b=1
5 Emigrate to United States
5 descendants of John and Theodocia Nicholas of Whitehook, Bletherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales emigrated to various parts of the United States between 1881 and 1913. 1881 1. Benjamin Lewis Nicholas (1856-1939) Benjamin and his wife Margaret Beynon were the first members of the Nicholas family to emigrate to the USA in 1881. Emigration: 7thApril 1881 (Age …
Was Benjamin L. Nicholas apprenticed with Richard Phillips?
In the 1871 Census of England and Wales Benjamin’s occupation is listed as ‘Tailor’s apprentice’ but it gives no indication of who the tailor could have been. However recent investigations into the 1871 Census have identified a possible candidate – Richard Phillips. Richard was born in New Moat in about 1830. In 1858 Richard married Hannah …
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