Isabella (Mercer) Nicholles (1899 - 1955)

Born 30 Nov 1899 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Victor Nicholles — married 17 Oct 1917 (to 13 Apr 1955) in Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died 13 Apr 1955 at age 55 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Father's Name *George Houston

Mother's Name Agnes Todd

• George Houston is birth father, Robert Mercer is father through marriage.

Records

Record of marriage:

• Name Richard Victor Nicholles
• Event Type Marriage
• Event Date 17 Oct 1917
• Event Place Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Gender Male
• Occupation Cannery Man
• Age 26
• Marital Status Bachelor
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1891
• Birthplace , British Columbia
• Father's Name John Nicholles (Paymaster)
• Mother's Name Clara L Carr
• Spouse's Name Isabel Mercer
• Spouse's Residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Spouse's Gender Female
• Spouse's Age 21
• Spouse's Marital Status Spinster
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1896
• Spouse's Birthplace , Scotland
• Spouse's Father's Name Robert Mercer (Coal Miner)
• Spouse's Mother's Name Agnes Todd
• Certificate Type License
• Registration Number 17 09 087727

British Columbia Death Registrations:

• Name Isobel Nicholles
• Event Type Death
• Event Date 13 Apr 1955
• Event Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Gender Female
• Age 55
• Marital Status Married
• Birth Date 30 Nov 1899
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
• Birthplace , Scotland
• Father's Name Robert Mercer
• Mother's Name Agnes Todd
• Spouse's Name Richard Victor Nicholles

Travel & Immigration

Canada Passenger Lists:

• Name Isabell Mercer
• Event Type Immigration
• Event Date Oct 1908
• Event Place Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
• Age 5
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1903
• Birthplace Scotland
• Ship Name Hesperian
• Final Destination Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

Census

Canada Census 1911 (living in Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada):

• Robert Mercer Head M 31y Aug 1880 Scotland
• Agnus Mercer Wife F 32y Apr 1879 Scotland
• Isebella Mercer Daughter F 13y Nov 1898 Scotland
• Robert Mercer Son M 5y May 1906 Scotland
• John Mercer Son M 4y Sep 1907 Scotland
• James Mercer Son M 2y Sep 1909 British Columbia
• James Mercer Brother Single M 36y Dec 1875 Scotland
• George Burk Lodger M 26y Scotland

Research Notes

• Any info on Isabella's father, George Houston, is appreciated.

Sources

• "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QSK-DHG : accessed 4 June 2016), Isabell Mercer, Oct 1908; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-4760, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-BN25 : accessed 4 June 2016), Isebella Mercer in entry for Robert Mercer, 1911; citing Census, Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,660.

• "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZK-36J : accessed 2 June 2016), Richard Victor Nicholles and Isabel Mercer, 17 Oct 1917; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.

• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRD-R2R : accessed 2 June 2016), Isobel Nicholles, 1955.