Ah yes, Agnes Nicholson. She married Robert Nicholson and had two children by him. Hannah in 1846 and George Robert Nicholson (B1852). She remarried a Coulson Hutchison and had a daughter with him (Mary Jane Hutchison in 1863). Not sure what happened to Coulson Hutchison. He doesn't show up in any of the census records I have for Agnes.
Hannah writes about her brother and family in this 1860 letter.
Below is a rough transcript.. plus links to the original letters. there are sections i cannot quite make out but on the whole, Hannah's writing is pretty good. (I have grown fond of Hannah through these letters. She is a good soul ). She's in the 1871 census (aged 25), but not in that of the 1881 . Always wondered what happened to her.
"Letter from Hannah Nicholson to Mary Ann Coulson
Bridlington, England Toronto Upper Canada
Transcription
Bridlington, Oct 11th, 1860
My dear aunt Mary Ann,
We wrote to you about three months since and as ever have not received a letter from you since. We thought it had perhaps not been directed rightly or were going to write to cousin Adelaide but we did not know wheather she lived at the same place that she did live at or not so when you write again we shall be very glad if you will send us her direction and there I will write to her. Grandfather and Grandmother have both failed but at the present they are both as well as they have been for some time. Uncle aunt mother and George Robert are very well. They were at Foston?? a week was on Sunday? they are all very well at Foston?? but Cousin William and he looks very poorly they all send thier respect to you. Aunt Harriet is very well you should know that she has gone to be housekeeper for Mr. Champion ?? of Quay she likes very well. Mr. Champion(??) is going away in a week to stay until after Christman and Aunt Hariet is coming to stay with us. Mr. & Mrs Barugh?? Mr & Mrs J Burdass?, Mr & Mrs S Bardass are all very well. Aunt Burdass is not very well, Aunt Clifford ? has been this summer but is going away in about three weeks she is pretty well. Mrs Nicholson her daughter has been for a
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week and is very well. She has three sons and one daughter she had two of them with her. The weather has been so very dull this summer that there has not been so many visitors at the Quay as usual. Every body is very busy about the harvest the last week has been fine and there has been a little wheat
if it continues so I think the harvest will be very well got
When you write again will you tell us where all my cousins are and what they are doing and how Mary gets on with her store and how many children cousin Adelaine has and how many cousin M?
has. You sent us a new York ledger and a newspaper. I took possession of the new York ledger. I liked it so much. I am sure I shall be very glad if you will send me another sometime. Eliza Dr?
is still at Charlston(??) and you would not know Mr. Barugh's house they have built almost another house to it. They have a governess from Leeds. Grandmother was at Marton on Saturday Mr & Mrs Simpson are both well. Mr Hutchison of Flambro is well. Grandmother sent you her
? and is afraid you have not got it. Grandmother often talks about Bennison and says she should like to see him and should think John and Matilda have grown very much. We were all very glad to hear from Mary and shall all be very
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glad to see her as any of her brothers or sisters when ever they can make it convenient to come to see us in England. Will you tell all my cousins that I think they have forgotten they have a cousin Hannah in England and that I shall be very glad if they will write to me before long.
Grandfather Grandmother Mother Aunt & uncle & aunt Harriet join(?) with George Robert and myself in sending our very best love to all. Hoping you all are quite well and to hear from you soon. I remain dear aunt, your affectionate niece, H. Nicholson.
P.S. George Robert has grown a very tall boy and goes to mr. Graha???'s school. He sends his love again. Allow me to remain your affectionate Hannah"
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