Doris Appleton

Doris Appleton 

Born: 3 July 1898, Wigan

Father: William Appleton (b. 1864)

Mother: Mary Elizabeth Appleton (b. 1868) 

Brothers: John William Appleton (b. 1907)

Sisters: Elsie Appleton (b. 1894), Annie Appleton (b. 1897), Mary Appleton (b. 1901)

Marriage:        1932, Wigan 

Husband:         William Nicholson 

                        b. 15 August 1901 

                        Teacher Elementary School

Issue –

#1 Anne Gillian Nicholson (b. 1933) (d. 1934)

#2 Male Nicholson

#3 Male Nicholson

In 1901 – 

She is at 211 Gidlow Lane, Wigan. Her father is listed as ‘Solicitor’s Clerk’. Doris, her mother, her sisters (Elsie, Annie and Mary) and her paternal grandmother, Catherine Appleton (b. 1826), are unlisted. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 303 Gidlow Lane, Wigan. Her father is listed as ‘Law Clerk’. Doris, her mother and siblings (Mary and John) are unlisted. Her sister, Elsie, is listed as ‘Apprentice Confectioner’. Her sister, Annie, is listed as ‘Apprentice Dresser’.

In 10/16 – 

School: St. Andrew's C. of E. Wigan.

Qualification: Oxford Senior 1915, 1st Class Honours

In 11/18 – 

Appointed to National and Blue Coat Girls, Wigan.

In 1921 – 

She is at 317 Gidlow Lane, Wigan. Her father is listed as ‘Law Clerk’. Her mother and her brother, John, are unlisted. Doris is listed as ‘Teacher at Elementary School’. Her sister, Elsie, is listed as ‘Clerk in Flour Merchants Office’. Her sister, Annie, is listed as ‘Clerk at Invoice Electric Works’.

In 1939 – 

She is at 160 Wigan Road, Standish. Her husband is listed as ‘Teacher Elementary School’. Doris and her son, John, are unlisted. There is a closed record. 

d.         16 May 1974, St. Marylebone 

NICHOLSON, Doris of 260 Wigan Road, Standish near Wigan died 16 May 1974. Administration Liverpool 9 July £1697