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James Clark Dickinson                  1860-1925
James was born 31 Jan 1860, the son of John and Mary Ann Dickinson, in Sunderland. He married Ellen Jane Nicholson in 1889. He died on 7 April 1925.
Ellen Jane Nicholson                     1863-1902
Ellen was born on 2 March 1863, the daughter of Robert Nicholson and Eleanor Wight, in Sunderland. She died on 24 November 1902.
I have identified the following children:
  Hilda Born 7 Apr 1890   Sunderland Died 2 Nov 1890
John Born 15 Feb 1892   Newcastle on Tyne KIA 8 Apr 1917
Stanley Born 28 Apr 1895   Sunderland Married Bertha Cramlington Ranken
Marjorie Born 18 Jan 1897   Sunderland Married Thomas Coke Squance

Birth of Parents
James Clark Dickinson b: 31 Jan 1860  c: 22 Feb 1860   St. Peter's, Monkwearmouth 1860 1Q Sunderland 10a 467
son of John and Mary Ann Dickinson, North Quay, Engine Builder

Ellen Jane Nicholson b: 2 Mar 1863        Sunderland, County Durham
daughter of Robert Nicholson and Eleanor Wight, Ship Broker

1881 Census RG11-4993 4 April 1881 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
21 Park Place West
Robert T. Nicholson
Eleanor (Wife)
Ellen J. (u)
Rhoda
Maria
Robert T.
Georgina M. Potts (Niece) Plus 3 Servants
Age 47
Age 44
Age 18
Age 12
Age 10
Age 7
Age 7
Ship Broker

Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Penshaw
Gateshead
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Gateshead
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1833
abt 1836
2 Mar 1863
abt 1868
abt 1870
abt 1873
abt 1873

Marriage
30 May 1889
James Clark Dickinson
Ellen Jane Nicholson
Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth             1889 2Q Sunderland 10a 826
Father: John Dickinson, Marine Engine Builder
Father: Robert T. Nicholson, Ship Broker

Children
Hilda Dickinson b: 7 Apr 1890           Sunderland, County Durham
daughter of James Clark Dickinson and Ellen Jane Nicholson        Died 2 Nov 1890

1891 Census RG12-4134 6 April 1891 Sunderland, County Durham
4 Cloisters
James C. Dickinson
Ellen J. (Wife)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 31
Age 28
Marine Engine Builder Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
31 Jan 1860
2 Mar 1863

John Dickinson b: 15 Feb 1892           Sunderland       1892 1Q Newcastle T 10b 166
son of James Clark Dickinson and Ellen Jane Nicholson       KIA 8 Apr 1917
Stanley Dickinson b: 28 Apr 1895           Sunderland, County Durham       1895 2Q Sunderland 10a 694a
son of James Clark Dickinson and Ellen Jane Nicholson           Died 3 Jan 1969
Marjorie Dickinson b: 17 Jan 1897           Sunderland, County Durham       1897 1Q Sunderland 10a 634
daughter of James Clark Dickinson and Ellen Jane Nicholson         Died 18 Apr 1969

1901 Census RG13-4716 4 April 1901 Sunderland, County Durham
The Cloisters
James C. Dickinson
Ellen J. (Wife)
John
Stanley
Marjorie
Plus 2 Servants
Age 41
Age 38
Age 9
Age 5
Age 4
Marine Engine Builder Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
31 Jan 1860
2 Mar 1863
15 Feb 1892
28 Apr 1895
17 Jan 1897

Death
Ellen Jane (Nicholson) Dickinson Died 24 Nov 1902   The Cloisters, Bishopwearmouth   1902 4Q Sunderland 10a 351
Buried Sunderland Cemetery, Grangetown

DURHAM   24 Jan 1903                         Probate
DICKINSON, Ellen Jane, of 4 The Cloisters, Sunderland (wife of James Clarke Dickinson) died 24 November 1902, Administration Durham 24 January to the said James Clarke Dickinson, marine-engine-builder.
  Effects £679 7s.

1911 Census RG14-338 3 April 1911 Sunderland, County Durham
4 The Cloisters   (10 Rooms)
James Clark Dickinson (Widower)
John (Son)
Marjorie (Dau)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 51
Age 19
Age 14
Marine Engine Builder
Engineering Student
Student
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
Durham
31 Jan 1860
15 Feb 1892
17 Jan 1897

IN Memory of
Lieutenant JOHN DICKINSON
MC

72nd Bde., Royal Field Artillery
Who Died Age 25
ON 8 April 1917

Son of James Clark Dickinson and Elinor Jane Dickinson,
of SUNDERLAND

REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR
ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI
Pas de Calais, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
James Clark Dickinson Died 7 Apr 1925,   The Poplars, Ashbroke Road         1925 2Q Sunderland 10a 653
Buried Sunderland Cemetery, Grangetown

DURHAM   20 May 1925                         Probate
Dickinson, James Clarke, of The Poplars, Sunderland, died 7 April 1925, Probate Durham, 20 May, to Stanley Dickinson, and Alfred Harold Dickinson, marine engine builders.   Effects £173,250 2s. 9d.
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
ELLEN JANE DICKINSON
WIFE OF JAMES C. DICKINSON
OF SUNDERLAND
BORN MARCH 2nd 1863
DIED NOVEMBER 24th 1902
AND TO THE MEMORY OF
THEIR DAUGHTER

HILDA
BORN APRIL 7th 1890
DIED NOVEMBER 2nd 1890
AND TO THE MEMORY OF
THE ABOVE

JAMES CLARK DICKINSON
BORN JANUARY 31st 1860
DIED APRIL 7th 1925
ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF
THEIR SON

STANLEY DICKINSON
BORN APRIL 28th 1895
DIED JANUARY 3rd 1969
AND THEIR DAUGHTER

MARJORIE SQUANCE
BORN JANUARY 17th 1897
DIED APRIL 18th 1969

SUNDERLAND CEMETERY
GRANGETOWN