'Part of the Civil Parish of Newland in the Tything of Coleford, comprised in High Street, Cinder Hill, Pingrey Lane, Bricknock Court, Tufthorn Lane, Milkwall, Edenwall/Upper & Lower) Coalway Lane End, Whitehall, Lord's Hill, Coalway Road and Market Place'

Looking at the Probate Records on Ancestry

William NICHOLSON - died 19 December 1881 - Probate Year 1882 (21 September)

The Will with a Codicil of William NICHOLSON late of Higher Lord's Hill, Coleford in the County of Gloucester who died 19 December 1881 at Coleford, was proved at Gloucester by Thomas NICHOLSON of Yorkley in the said County, Gentleman and Benjamin Wilmot PROVIS, Draper and Betram Herbert Taylor, Ironmonger, both of Coleford and Executors.

Personal Estate £1,270

Thomas NICHOLSON is a Widower age 75, born Coleford, Baptist Minster, on the 1881 census

As a Codicil is an alteration or a condition to a Will - wonder whether the two Wills of a William NICHOLSON in 1835 and 1836 (non-conformist) Newland on the Gloucestershire Genealogical Database - belong to William NICHOLSON, the Baptist Minister after the birth of his two children.

Hopewell in Wimberry (Thomas & William NICHOLSON) - William NICHOLSON mentioned 15 January 1846

http://www.lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalHopewellWim.html

I had the deaths of the 2 Marthas, was thinking that they may be related to childbirth. The frustrating thing was not to be able to get ages or find burial records. At that time William & his family seemed to be very active in establishing the Baptist Church in Lydney etc. And still can't find death/burial record for Ann.

Now that it seems to be adding up, will put ordering death certs for the Marthas on my list.

Many thanks for putting the pieces together
Sue

J/A/S Qtr 1837
O/N/D Qtr 1837

Is this possibly???? Sarah NICHOLSON, sister, with her parents William & Sarah + Niece and Nephew, William & Eliza (the ages/names match quite well...)

1841 Census, Northumberland, St John St Nicholas
Clayton Street

Sarah NICHOLSON - age 35 c1806 - Schoolmistress - not born in County
William NICHOLSON - age 65 - Independent - not born in County
Sarah NICHOLSON - age 65 - not born in County
William NICHOLSON - age 6 - not born in County
Eliza NICHOLSON - age 5 - not born in County

Many thanks
Sue

On later Census, William c 1806 and his sister Sarah c 1802

1881 Census, Newland

William NICHOLSON - 75 - Retired Baptist Miner, born Devon, Plymouth Dock
Mary C NICHOLSON -67 - Derbyshire, Fairfield, Buxton
Sarah NICHOLSON, Sister, unmarried age 78, born Devon, Plymouth Dock

IGI Batch Numbers for Devon,

Liberty Street - Now Pembroke Street - Baptist, Plymouth DOCK (various NICHOLSON christenings) including children of

William & Sarah NICHOLSON

Sarah - 12 June 1802
Joseph - 9 November 1803
William - 14 August 1805

This family is well documented on Ancestry Public Member Family Tree - going back to John NICHOLSON, 1670 Port au Pugh, Scotland

There is a death on FOD records of a Mary NEWKIVEL - age 93 - residence (near Coleford) - date of death 1 Jul 1854 (assume this is Mary NAMEWELL!!!)

FreeBDM

J/A/S Qtr 1854 - Monmouth District

Mary NANKIVEL

Looking on 'Probate records' on Ancestry - this lists 'folk' from Devon/Cornwall/Gloucester

William NICHOLSON - Mar, 45 Postmaster - born Devenport
Ann NICHOLSON - Mar - 42 - born Devonshire, Plymouth
William NICHOLSON - Son - unmarried age 16 - Clerk, born Gloucester, Coleford
Eliza NICHOLSON - daughter - unmarried age 15, born Gloucester, Coleford
Sarah NICHOLSON - Sister - unmarried, age 49, born Devonshire, Devenport
Mary NAMEWELL - Lodger, Widow, age 90, St Stephens, Cornwall

Thomas TUCK ?- Assisant, unmarried, age 20 - Assistant, born Chepstow
Joseph CHIVERS - Assistant, unmarried, age 17, born Gloucester, Newnham
Joseph JAMES - Assistant, unmarried, age 24 - born Gloucester, Lea
Phoebe JONES - General Servant, unmarried, age 18, General Servant, born Monmouth, Penrose
Anne MATTHEWS - General Servant, unmarried, born Gloucester, Coleford

William’s wife was shown as Ann, b Plymouth, in Censuses from 1851 to 1871, then wife in 1881 is Mary Clayton. Did Martha die before 1839 – that would fit a marriage to Ann Ayre of Plymouth. And was Mary the third wife?

I have a fair amount of info on the Aus & NZ families, and a transcript of Eliza’s shipboard diary (have not been able to discover who posted it on net).

Would be grateful for any info.
Sue