Nathaniel Spens Douse

  General Notes:

C004352 Batch, and library call number 847909, printout 6900320.
Isabella wrote in 1940 that "my brother Nat's wife lives in Glasgow and some of her
family lived in Canada for years." Birth record 1860 Sep Newcastle T. 10b
28.born at 61 Elswick East Terrace; Marriage record in index: 1881 June,
Newcastle T., 10 b. 179. Occupation given in wife's death record; according to a letter by John Stonehouse in 1903, Nat was tall, thin, and 42, and had 8
living children at the time. Letter dated Mar 1940, Nat's wife was living in Glasgow, apparently Nat has died.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1861. Age 9 months, living with parents

• Occupation: Brass Finisher.

Nathaniel married Martha Eleanor Nixon, daughter of William Nixon and Elizabeth Wood, on 11 Apr 1881 in Register Office, Newcastle-o-Tyne, Northumberland, England. (Martha Eleanor Nixon was born on 20 Oct 1862 in 37 Edward Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland ¹ and died on 2 Nov 1943 in Old Kilpatrick, Dalmuir, Dunbarton, Scotland.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1901, Westgate, Newcastle Tyne, Northumberland, England. Living at 14 Edward Street with 7 children

• Census, 1891, Westgate, Newcastle Tyne, Northumberland, England. Age 30 and living at 14 Edward Street.