Hello Stef......
The Electoral Rolls for Leeds and District, can be viewed at The Central Library in Leeds. They are held in the Family History section. The staff there are very helpful, and will probably do a search for you if you telephone them (0113 2478290 ) As a rule, most libraries, do not charge , if the search takes less tha 15 minutes.......
I would suggest, that you do a search upto at least 3 years after Jessie and John's marriage, although the books were published yearly, the information given , may not be upto date.
Looking at my street map of the area , Noster Hill and Cemetery Road, are so very near to each other, that I would not discount what patrish said. Family stories do sometimes get distorted, and I in particular have found that to be true ! I see that Florence Nicholson remarried in 1940, Could this be the marriage that the family story speaks about, and not John and Jessie ?
Have you 'phoned the Cemetery at Holbeck ? They too may be very helpful. The name Alice Nicholson, was not a common one in the area, and as ahe lived on the doorstep, so to speak, feel this is where she will be resting...
I have the 1937 Register of Electors, and John and Jessie, are living at 185, Green Hill Road , Armley,
James W Gyde, is living at 15, Leopold Street , with Charles Henry Newsum, and Benita Marie Newsum. Alice's brother and wife ?
I have the Leeds Burial CD and Alice is not listed on there.
Hope this helps
JeannieR
