Family History, Nicholls Chart 0301 Hubert H Nicholls and Charlotte Elizabeth Hossent

Details of Hubert H NICHOLLS from findagrave Web Site Hubert Nicholls was born on July 3, 1893 in Smetherwick, England to Mr. And Mrs. Nicholls of Hafordstein, a suburb of Birmingham. Bert grew up and spent his younger years in Canada arriving in 1906 with his family. Bert’s mother and her children lived in Lacombe near the railway. This may have been where Bert first met his friend Lloyd Newsom who was living with his family in Lacombe prior to World War I. Bert and Lloyd served in the army and were stationed in England. At one point they travelled together to go to Darlington to see the Hossents, Lloyd, having a sister-in-law Mahalah Hossent Newsom living in Alberta at the time. At the end of the war Bert spoke of being involved in a riot at Rhyll. Soldiers were gathering to return to Canada and a riot ensued among the impatient soldiers who wanted to quickly return to Canada. Several Canadian soldiers were shot by the British soldiers. Bert, according to his son Les Nicholls was among those Canadians who were stationed in Rhyll at the time. Shortly after their arrival from England, Bert and Charlotte (Lottie) Lottie were married in Calgary on June 15, 1920 in the Church of the Redeemer. Bert and Lottie lived in Calgary the remainder of their lives and enjoyed gardening and raising their two boys Les and Gerry born in 1922 and 1930. They lived in Calgary for the remainder of their lives and experience the depression of the 1930’s. Son Gerry recalled his mother Lottie saying that: “...during the depression, Bert was unemployed and would walk across Calgary in shoes (no boots) to shovel coal for a few dollars.” Older son, Les has memories of the Nicholls home and his parents which include living at 201 12A street N.E. Calgary in a home with a large garden and a large wood stove and furnace. The rent of the home was 12.50 per month payable to Rev. Baetke who live in the U.S. Les lived down the street with his grandmother after his grandfather’s death in 1933. Bert worked for Imperial Oil at their east Calgary refinery for over 35 years. In the early days he had to break the ice from the Bow River to allow the waste from the plant to flow. During one of those jobs his foot froze and his big toe had to be amputated. Bert coming form England was also disgusted after seeing the Calgary Stampeder Football game for the first time. saying, “they were a bunch of barbarians and that football certainly is not a sport.” Bert and Lottie were a loving couple and were interested in gardening and raising their family and the activities of their grandchildren. They were happy to extend their family to daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Bert retired in 1960 at the age of 65. In 1970, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in their home at 2606 26A street SW Calgary. Many neighbours, including several from the old neighbourhood of Bridgeland attended to wish them happiness. Bert died in August 1971 and Lottie lived until the age of 94 and died in Calgary on November 30, 1989. Bert and Lottie are buried beside each other in the Queensland Cemetery in Calgary. 1901 8 Mount Street, Darlington, Yorkshire as HOSSENT 1911 95 Park Place, Darlington, Yorkshire as HOSSENT 1920 Have now found a UK Outward Passenger List for Empress of France, she sailed from Liverpool on 2nd June 1920 for Quebec, Canada. On board was H J HOSSENT, Aged 65 C HOSSENT, aged 61 A H HOSSENT aged 27 and C E HOSSENT aged 24. Details of this family was sent to me on 10th November 2015 from a Carol Nicholls a grandaughter of Charlotte Details of Charlotte Elizabeth from findagrave Web Site Lottie Hossent was born on November 12, 1895 in Darlington England, the youngest child of Henry and Charlotte Hossent. Lottie grew up in Darlington where she attended school. Lottie enjoyed playing with dolls and having plays and pantomimes as a young child. Lottie’s fondest memories of her days in Darlington include going to the theatre with her father. She was closest to her sister Annie (Hilda) having shared their experience of travelling to Canada in 1912 with their parents and sister May. Lottie returned to England in about 1914 with her parents and sister Hilda. While in England, during the First World War Lottie worked in a munitions plant in Darlington. It was while she was in England that she met her future husband Hubert Nicholls, who was serving in the Canadian army. Lottie and Bert met in Darlington, England and courted during the war. Lottie fondly remembered her courting days with Bert. Bert returned to Canada and wrote often to Lottie who remained in England. The Hossents, Henry, Charlotte, Hilda and Lottie, returned to Canada in about 1920. Hilda and Charlotte where both considering marriage to Canadian soldiers at the time. It is understood that Henry and Charlotte did not want to have all their daughters in Canada while they remained in England. Meanwhile their two sons, Joe and Will, remained in England. Shortly after their arrival from England, Bert and Lottie were married in Calgary on June 15, 1920 in the Church of the Redeemer. Bert and Lottie lived in Calgary the remainder of their lives and enjoyed gardening and raising their two boys Les and Gerry born in 1922 and 1930. Calgary did not escape the great depression of the 1930’s, a time of little money. Son, Les recalled much of the transactions were done by bartering and he remembered an incident where the family traded a sack of cabbage for a sack of coal. Bert and Lottie were a loving couple and were interested in gardening and raising their family. Living close by in the Bridgeland area Lottie also assisted her aging parents. In 1970, Lottie and Bert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in their home at in SW Calgary. Many neighbours, including several from the old neighbourhood of Bridgeland attended to wish them happiness. Bert died in August 1971 and Lottie lived until the age of 94 and died in Calgary on November 30, 1989. Bert and Lottie are buried beside each other in the Queensland Cemetery in Calgary.

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3 Leslie NICHOLLS born about 1921	4 Gerald NICHOLLS born about 1930 died about 2011

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