Born about in County Down, Ireland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Gilkeson Nicholson
and Janet (Graham) Nicholson
Sister of
William Nicholson, Alexander Nicholson, Hugh Nicholson, Margaret (Nicholson) Hanny, Jane (Nicholson) McCormick, John G Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson
Wife of
Hamilton James McCracken
— married
1 Oct 1863 in Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church, Newtownards, County Down, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
Hamilton McCracken, Jane McCracken, James McCracken, William Dunlop McCracken and John Owden McCracken
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2015
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Biography
Sarah Nicholson was born around 1840 (estimated based on 1863 marriage).
She was the daughter of John Nicholson. [1][2]
She had six brothers and two sisters. [2]
Her height was 5 feet and 8 or 10 inches. [2]
She married Hamilton McCracken, Ballygilbert, Newtownards, County Down, 01 October 1863. [1]
She resided 4 or 6 Princetown Road, Bangor. [2]
Research Notes
Possibly: Born 1848 (16 for birth of daughter Jane?), widowed by 1901. [3]
Possibly: Born 1846, farmer, widowed by 1911. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYQ-GKQT : 30 January 2020), Hamilton McCracken and Sarah Nicholson, Marriage 1 Oct 1863, Ballygilbert, Bangor, Newtownards, County Down, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,450.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Nicholson-3010
"Grandmother Sarah McCracken nee Nicholson daughter of Capt Nicholson 4 or 6 Princetown, Bangor. Had 6 brothers & 2 sisters. Was 5.8 or 10 ins in height. Taken about 1920 I think."
- ↑ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Dock_Ward/Spamount_Street/937320/
- ↑ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/The_Vow/Carney_Hill/130470/
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
John Mills
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T381683 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN17334
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Philip (Mills) Broughton-Mills :
23andMe, GEDmatch EZ7931515 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HP7130923 [compare], Ancestry member PhilipBroughtonMills
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T454288 [compare], FTDNA kit #771080
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Jack Nicholson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Daneca Stevens :
23andMe
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