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Reverend William Patteson "Tornado of the Pulpit" Nicholson

Born 3 Apr 1876 in Cottown, County Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Son of John G Nicholson

and Ellen (Campbell) Nicholson

Brother of Sarah (Nicholson) Robertson, John Gilkeson Nicholson, James Campbell Nicholson, Lewis Nicholson, Eleanor Mary (Nicholson) Hanna and Janet Marion Nicholson

Husband of Ellison Dick (Marshall) Nicholson — married about 1907 in Scotland

Husband of Fanny Elizabeth (Collett) Nicholson — married 21 Jun 1928 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Father of Jessie Marshall (Nicholson) Rider, William Charles Alexander Nicholson and Ellison Campbell (Nicholson) Grant

Died 29 Oct 1959 at age 83 in Victoria Hospital, County Cork, Ireland

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William Nicholson was born in Ireland.

1 Biography
2 DNA
3 Research Notes
4 Sources

Biography

William was born in Ireland in 1876. ^[1]

He was named after a local Reverend. ^[2]

In 1901, aged 24 years, he was a clerk in Bangor, County Down, Ireland.

His first wife was Ellison Marshall, with whom he had three children before her death.

In 1928 he married his second wife, Fanny Collett.

WP used to boast that he had the same blood in his veins as fierce Brigadier General John Nicholson.

William suffered a heart attack while returning to Ireland by ship, and died on 29 October 1959, aged 83, in Victoria Hospital, County Cork, Ireland.

His funeral was held in Hamilton Road Presybyterian Church, Bangor.

He was buried in Clandeboye Cemetery.

Religion: Presbyterian.

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed based on a 23andMe test match between Philip Broughton-Mills and his third cousin, Living Nicholson. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Nicholson and Ellen Campbell. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 54 cM across 2 segments.

Research Notes

Where does his middle name "Patteson" come from?

Sources

"United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-HJJW : 4 September 2015), William P Nicholson, 1920; citing Passport Application, California, United States, source certificate #7776, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1136, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,638,138.
W. P. Nicholson. (2016, December 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:00, April 2, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=W._P._Nicholson&oldid=754110417
"W.P. Nicholson, Ulster's Unique Evangelist", by James McClelland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfHXMwm09EU
"Hindrances to Holiness" sermon, by William P Nicholson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBvB2FldxtI

↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNN-GQK : 8 December 2014), William Patterson Nicholson, 03 Apr 1876; citing Down, Ireland, reference v 6-2 p 910; FHL microfilm 255,951.
↑ Descendant Dorothy Palmer, The Nicholson Legacy, 2000.
"Ellen chose the name William Patteson because she thought so highly of Reverend William Patteson of the Presbyterian Church of Bangor."

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: