Nicholson, Robert
Owner Id00036129
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existencefl. 1580-1620
Other InformationA woodcut coat-of-arms appears (with his name in MS.) in BL IA.40884. The armorial shows, on the dexter side, the arms used by Benjamin Nicholson of Bramley, Surrey, in the late 16th century, and on the sinister side the arms of Caryll and an unidentified owner quartered with the arms of Reade and Alphew (a Margaret Alphew married James Reade, or Rede, in 1519). Benjamin's son Robert married a Martha Caryll (cf. See Thomasin Elizabeth Sharpe, A royal descent ... (London, 1875) pp.80-81; Harleian Society's Visitations of Surrey 1530, 1572 and 1623; Robert Boumphrey, Surrey coats of arms (unpublished typescript at https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/researchers/guides/coats-of-arms)).
IPI records the name in two auction catalogues
Variant NamesNicolson, Robert
Activity
Start (year)1580
End (year)1620
NoteDates conjectural
MARC Area Codee-uk-en
Profession / Type of InstitutionBusiness
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Last Edit2023-03-28 10:22:54