Henry Briscoe Nicholson Myers cFeb 1856 - 1914

A steamboat man and the child of Robert Myers (an engine man) and Mary Nicholson,

Henry Myers was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, England c. Feb 18561,2,3,4,5 and married Martha Adamson (with whom he had 10 children: Robert, Mary Ann Nicholson, Thomasina B Nicholson, Martha Sarah Nicholson, Henrietta Briscoe Nicholson, Susanna Cranmer, Lavinia Clements, Christina Robertson, Wilhelmina White Ridley Adamson and Isabella Jane Nicholson) at St Peters Church, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England on Jan 12, 18747.

Throughout his life, Henry lived in several places: at North Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear on Apr 7, 186111; at 2 South Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear on Apr 3, 18819; at 16 Appleby Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear on Apr 5, 18911; at 48 Appleby Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear on Mar 31, 19018; and at 96 Elsdon Street in Tynemouth on Apr 2, 191110, when he was living with his daughter Henrietta Briscoe Nicholson following the death of his wife on Mar 11, 1910 which is where he died on Apr 27, 19146.

Parents

1. Robert was born c. 1819
2. Mary Ann was born on Jul 24, 1827

Children

1. Robert was born c. May 1877
2. Mary Ann Nicholson was born c. Feb 1879
3. Thomasina B Nicholson was born on Mar 30, 1881
4. Martha Sarah Nicholson was born on Jun 27, 1883
5. Henrietta Briscoe Nicholson was born on Aug 15, 1885
6. Susanna Cranmer was born c. Nov 1887
7. Lavinia Clements was born c. Nov 1887
8. Christina Robertson was born c. May 1890
9. Wilhelmina White Ridley Adamson was born c. Aug 1892
10. Isabella Jane Nicholson was born on Nov 21, 1894

Citations

1. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 35 and the head of the household)
2. England & Wales births 1837-2006 - Findmypast
3. Volume: 10B; Page: 130; Line Number: 15; Record set: England & Wales Births 1837-2006; Subcategory: Civil Births; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England;
4. Volume: 10B; Page: 265; Line number: 14; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England;
5. ngdom, England;
6. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
7. England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 - Findmypast
8. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 44 and the head of the household)
9. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 26 and the head of the household)
10. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 55 and the father in law of the head of the household)
11. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 5 and the son of the head of the household)

Media

Henry Briscoe Nicholson Myers - death certificate

Henry Briscoe Nicholson Myers and Martha Sarah Adamson - Marriage Certificate

Family Tree

Generated by Ged2Site. Last updated on Sep 17, 2025