The clearance work that was achieved on Friday the 2nd of September 2022 by VTOC, the Volunteers of Teignmouth Old Cemetery

The session was mainly to clear any last bramble from the hedge that is next to the Exeter Road

Dave and Pete removing bramble from the hedge next to Exeter RoadDave and Pete removing bramble from the hedge next to Exeter Road

 Pete and Dave clearing what was a hedge of bramblePete and Dave clearing what was a hedge of bramble

Pete and Dave clearing what was a hedge of bramblePete and Dave clearing what was a hedge of bramble

 Clearing the last of the brambleClearing the last of the bramble

Pete checking the path for any overhanging bramblePete checked the path for any overhanging bramble

 After clearing all the dumpy bags we decided to look for Pete's Great Great Grandparents, Maud Mary Nicholson nee Rogers and Francis Reginald Nicholson in section F, plot F66.

Dave cutting back the hedge to expose the graveDave cut back the hedge to expose the grave

 Maud Mary Nicholson nee Rogers and Francis Reginald Nicholson grave plot F66Maud Mary Nicholson nee Rogers and Francis Reginald Nicholson grave plot F66

 Pete looking down on his Great Great Grandparents gravePete looks down at his Great Great Grandparent's grave

 Maud Mary Nicholson inscriptionMaud Mary Nicholson inscription

Francis Reginald Nicholson inscriptionFrancis Reginald Nicholson inscription

Maud Mary Rogers was baptized on the 17th of September 1856 at St. Michael's Church, East Teignmouth. Her parents were George Theodore Kelly Rogers and Ann Rogers.

In 1881 Francis Reginald Nicholson was a widower lodging in Rosevean Road, Penzance, Cornwall. He was 39, born in Dublin, Ireland, a Boot and Shoe Salesman. He had two sons, William J Nicholson, aged 6 years, and Herbert George Nicholson, aged 5 years.

Also in 1881, 3rd quarter, Francis Reginald Nicholson married Maud Mary Rogers, registered in Newton Abbot.

The 1891 census;

Name: Maud Mary Nicholson
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Event Date: 1891
Event Place: East Teignmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): East Teignmouth, Devon, England
Enumeration District: 6
Registration District: Exeter
Event Type: Census
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Devonshire, England
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Event Place Note: Station Road
Page Number: 9
Piece/Folio: 1694/ 29
Registration Number: RG12

Household

Role

Sex

Age

Birthplace

Francis Reginald Nicholson

Husband

M

48

England

Herbert George Nicholson

Son

M

14

Cornwall, England

George Reginald Nicholson

Son

M

8

Cornwall, England

Francis Arthur Nicholson

Son

M

6

Cornwall, England

John Wilfred Nicholson

Son

M

4

Cornwall, England

Note Francis' birthplace has changed to England!

Francis died aged 61 in 1904.

Maud died aged 80 in 1936.