Nicholas married Catherine Eccles in 1848 in the registration district of Fylde, Lancashire.[1]
At the 1851 census, Nicholas (26) was living with his wife Catherine (22) and two children in Marton, Lancashire. The children were Thomas (2) and Ann (3 months). Nicholas was an agricultural labourer.[2]
In 1861, he was living with his wife and six children in Blowing Sands in Marton, Lancashire. Their children were Thomas (12), Ann (10), John (8), James (5), William (3) and Mary (1).[3]
In 1891, Nicholas and his wife were living with two children, Robert (24) and Margaret (20), in Blowing Sands, Marton, Lancashire. He was a market gardener.[4]
At the 1901 census, Nicholas (75) was a widower living in Blowing Sands, Marton, Lancashire. He was a retired market gardener. Living with him were his son James (46), married, a bricklayer's labourer, and Lizzie Fisher (46), married, a retired lodging house keeper. She was born in Lincoln and described in the census return as his daughter. The household also included Rachel Fisher (13) and Amy Fisher (6), both born in Blackpool and described as granddaughters.[5]
Nicholas died in 1908, aged 82.[6]
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1848 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Year Church / Register Office Registers At Reference FISHER Nicholas ECCLES Catherine 1848 Old Fylde Register Office or Registrar Attended Blackpool OFY/1/163
St Peter's RC Chapel Lytham - Baptisms Die 29 Novembris 1825 natus & die 4 Decembris baptizatus fuit Nicholaus Fisher filius Thomae Mariae Fisher conjugum : Patrinus fuit Gulielmus Moxham. Matrina Gratia Westhead. T. Lawson
Name: Nicholas Fisher Titles and Terms: NULL Event Type: Census Event Date: 1841
Event Place: Lytham, Lancashire, England Residence Note: Common Side Cross Slack Gender: Male Age: 15-19 Age (Original): 15 Occupation: Null Birth Year (Estimated): 1822-1826 Birthplace: Lancashire Registration District: Fylde Parish: Lytham County: Lancashire Page Number: 3 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio: 497/45 Affiliate Record Type: Institution Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thos Fisher Male 70-74 Lancashire
Nancy Fisher Female 50-54 Lancashire
Nicholas Fisher Male 15-19 Lancashire
Nancy Fisher Female 11 Lancashire
Edward Fisher Male 7 Lancashire
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