Matthew Charles Nicholson
Matthew Charles Nicholson was born on New Year’s Day 1840, the son of Matthew Nicholson (1798-1840) and his wife, Maria née Clayton. The elder Matthew was connected with John Nicholson & Sons. In 1861, Matthew Charles was a clerk in a cutlery merchant’s warehouse. He partnered George Ward as a spring knife manufacturer, but Ward & Nicholson ended in January 1867. Later that year, Nicholson and his family hastily left for America. He was in flight from sundry cred....
