Elizabeth (Chubb) Nicholson (1737 - bef. 1776)

Born 11 Nov 1737 in Rochester, Kent, England

Wife of John Nicholson — married 1 Jul 1760 (to 15 Sep 1776) in Rochester, Kent, England

Descendants

Died before 15 Sep 1776 before age 38 in Chatham, Kent, England

Biography

Elizabeth Chubb was born on 11 Nov 1737 and baptised on 15 Nov at St Nicholas of Myra, Rochester, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Joseph Chubb and his wife Sarah.^[1]

Elizabeth married John Nicholson, on 1 July 1760 by licence at St Nicholas of Myra, Rochester. Both were said to be living in the parish, and their witnesses were Jno Chubb and Catherine Chubb.^[2]

The couple had four sons, of whom two died in infancy. Their eldest son died in his late teens, four years after Elizabeth's own death:

• William 1761 Died 1780
• Samuel 1762
• Joseph 1764 Died 1764
• John 1769 Died 1770

The first three children were baptised in Rochester - William at St Nicholas and Samuel and Joseph at St Margaret - but their fourth son was baptised in Chatham and this is where the parish register recorded the family as living when Elizabeth died on 15 Sep 1776.^[3]She was buried at St Nicholas of Myra, Rochester on 19 Sep 1776.^[4]

Elizabeth wife of John Nicholson is commemorated on a plaque on the wall of St Nicholas of Myra, along with her eldest son, William, and a daughter of her husband's second marriage.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Kent : Rochester : St Nicholas of Myra : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5daf9b7ff493fddfb9568403 : viewed 2 Nov 2022) baptism Elizabeth Chubb 15 Nov 1737
2. ↑ Marriage: Kent : Rochester : St Nicholas of Myra : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5e114696f493fd7fde9e6ba5 : viewed 2 Nov 2022) marriage John Nicholson to Elizabeth Chubb 01 Jul 1760
3. ↑ Death: Burial record, St Nicholas, Rochester (15 September 1776 Elizabeth Nicholson)
4. ↑ Burial: Kent : Rochester : St Nicholas of Myra : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818137ae93790ec75bcfd4a : viewed 20 Dec 2022) burial Elisabeth Nicholson 19 Sep 1776
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41729352/elizabeth-nicholson: accessed 20 December 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Nicholson (unknown–15 Sep 1776), Find a Grave Find A Grave: Memorial #41729352 , citing St Nicholas Churchyard, Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England; Maintained by *♥ ღ Celeste ღ ♥'* (contributor 48585739).