Paternal 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.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85478196 : accessed 9 February 2020), memorial page for William Charles Alexander Nicholson (3 Dec 1910–7 Feb 1968), Find A Grave Memorial no. 85478196, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
↑ 2.02.1 "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J7-PFL : 8 December 2017), William Charles Alexander Nicholson and Edna May Evans, 31 Dec 1931; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,940.
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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: