William Henry Nicholson

1875 - 1938  (63 years)

• Name	William Henry Nicholson
  Born	19 Mar 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, New York State, USA
  Name	A. William "William" Nicholson
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	hotel keeper - Nicholson Inn
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131000
  Died	6 Jun 1938	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I493412	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Nicholson,   b. 8 May 1833, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 11 Feb 1908  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Anne E. Thomas,   b. 29 Aug 1849, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 9 Jan 1915  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F9895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida May Frosch,   b. 15 Nov 1871, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1948, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1895	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Blonda Irene Nicholson,   b. 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1931, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NICHOLSON, in Blair on Monday, June 6, 1938, William Henry Nicholson, beloved husband of Ida M Thayer, in his 64th year. Funeral will be held from the residence, Nicholson Inn. Blair, Wednesday June 8 at 2.30 pm. Interment in Blair Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jun 6, 1938 Page 15 ____________ WILLIAM H. NICHOLSON By Record Correspondent. PRESTON, June 6 - William Henry Nicholson, for years a widely-known hotel proprietor, died early today at his home, Nicholson Inn, Blair. He was 63. Mr. Nicholson came to Blair from Buffalo 11 years ago, and had operated the popular village inn since that time. He is survived by his wife, one brother. Charles of Kitchener, one sister, Mrs. Albert Thaler of Kitchener, and one grandson, Howard Reiss. A daughter predeceased him. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jun 6, 1938 Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 54. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 35. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. Nicholson A. Wm. Nicholson/ 1875-1939

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Mar 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - - , New York State, USA Occupation - hotel keeper - Nicholson Inn - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Dec 1895 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jun 1938 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth