Come on all you experienced genealogists please help me out. Ive managed to research my family tree but ive fallen at the last hurdle.
In the 1901 census my Gt Grandfather William Nicholson and the family were living at Castle Eden colliery village, near Monk Hesledon in the district of Easington Co Durham. Then he completely disappears the next entry is his sons (Lawrence) wedding in Edinburgh (Canongate) in 1916. The wedding certificate says grooms father deceased and mother is a widow. I cannot find any record of his death, Ive checked wills and probate ship passenger lists, the merchant navy crew lists and even the Norway records. Family gossip says he died in some form of an accident involving a boat/ship or water. Am I missing something stupidly obvious
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Here is the info I have.
William Nicholson b 1854 Stokke, Vestfold province Norway born Olau Olsen son of Nikoli Olsen I guess that's where the name Nicholson came from. On some entries he is down as a Norweign Subject. He was a ships carpenter on the old sailing ships and married Isabella Ross b circa 1860 in Edinburgh in the 1880s. In some records he is listed as an above ground carpenter but the 1891 census states he was aboard the SS John Marychurch in Sunderland.
The family consisted of
William Nicholson
Isabella Nicholson wife
Lawrence Nicholson son
John R Nicholson son my Grandfather
I cannot believe someone can disappear in the 20th century unless he wanted to of course.
Thanks people and good luck