In the April to June 1877 birth index
Lilias Nunns [someone has corrected this to Lillias Nunns], Stockton, Durham, volume 10a, page 70
In the 1881 census, High Street, Borough Hall, Stockton on Tees, Durham
Head William Nunns, age 36, painter, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife Annie Nunns, age 32, born Walker, Northumberland
Daughter Clara Nunns, age 7, scholar, born Stockton, Durham
Daughter Jessie Nunns, age 6, scholar, born Stockton
Daughter
Lillias Nunns, age 4, scholar, born Stockton,
Son Robert Nunns, age 1, born Stockton
1 servant
In the 1891 census 11 Brunswick Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham
Head William Nunns, age 45, housepainter, employed, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife Annie Nunns, age 43, born Walker, Northumberland
Daughter Clara Nunns, age 17, milliner, employed, born Stockton
Daughter Jessie Nunns, age 16, dressmaker’s apprentice, employed, born Stockton
Daughter
Lillias Nunns, age 14, born Stockton
Son Robert Nunns, age 11, scholar, born Stockton
Son Joseph Nunns, age 9, scholar, born Stockton
Daughter Mary Nunns, age 7, scholar, born Stockton
Daughter Annie Nunns, age 5, born Stockton
Daughter Meggie Nunns, age 4, born Stockton
a visitor and a lodger
In the 1901 census 18 Grove Street, Stockton, Durham
Head William Nunns, widower, age 56, house painter, worker, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Daughter Jessie Nunns, single, age 26, dressmaker, employed, born Stockton
Daughter
Lillias Nunns, single, age 23, shop assistant, employed, born Stockton
Son Robert Nunns, single, age 21, iron moulder, employed, born Stockton
Son Joseph Nunns, single, age 19, shipyard labourer, born Stockton
Daughter Mary Nunns, single, age 17, servant domestic, born Stockton
Daughter Annie Nunns, age 15, born Stockton
Daughter Meggie Nunns, age 14, born Stockton
In the July to September 1902 marriage index
Lillias Nunns and
Alexander McK Coulson, Stockton, Durham, volume 10a, page 131
In the 1911 census 1 Oliver Street, Redcar, Yorkshire
Head Anne M. Highmoor, age 62, single, boarding house keeper, born Wark, Westmorland
Nurse
Lily Coulson, age 34, married 7 years, nurse (monthly), born Stockton-on-Tees
Canada Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Sydney Australia on the Niagara, arrived Vancouver British Columbia September 18 1918
Alexander Coulson, age 41, married, in Canada before - yes Alberta, 1915, 3 years, born England, carpenter
Lillias Coulson, age 40, married, in Canada before yes Alberta, 3 years, born England
Alexander Coulson, age 1, in Canada before no
[Although the ship departed Australia, it seems the Coulsons came aboard in Hawaii.]
1921 Canadian Census 646 John Street, Victoria, British Columbia
Head
Alexander Coulson, age 42, immigrated 1912, born England, parents born England, Canadian, carpenter, shipyard
Wife
Lillias Coulson, age 42, immigrated 1912, born England, parents born England
Son Alexander Coulson junior, age 4, immigrated 1919 [atually 1918], born Honolulu, parents born England
Findagrave.comLillias Nunns Coulson
Birth 13 Dec 1876
England
Death 14 May 1948 (aged 71)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Pacific Heritage CemeteryBurnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Show MapPlot 599-03-B, interred 19 May 1948
Memorial ID 179228255
Name: Lillias Coulson
Death: 14 May 1948, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Residence: E. 36th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Survived by:
- husband, Alexander; Vancouver, BC
- son, Alexander; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- sister, Anne; Vancouver, BC
- 2 brothers; England
- 2 sisters; England
Funeral service: 19 May 1948, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, BC
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Reference: "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 18 May 1948; page 17.
Newspapers.com. Web.
BC Death Registration: 1948-09-005233
Name: Lillias Coulson
Age: 71 yrs
Racial origin: English
Birth: 13 Dec 1876, England
Death: 14 May 1948, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Status: Married
Father: William Nunns; England
Mother: Annie Davies; England
Husband: Alexander McKinnon Coulson
Occupation: At Home
Residence: E. 36th Ave., Vancouver, BC
In Vancouver: 25 yrs
In BC: 30 yrs; In Canada: 32 yrs
Informant: Alexander Coulson, son, North Charles, Maryland, USA
Burial: 19 May 1948, Masonic cemetery, Burnaby, BC
In the 1911 census 22 George Street, Redcar, North Yorkshire
Head
Alexander Mckinnon Coulson, age 33, married, married 4 years [which doesn’t match with his wife’s entry] no children born alive, joiner house, worker, born Sadberge, Durham
Findagrave.comAlexander McKinnon Coulson
Birth 2 Jun 1877
Sadberge, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Death 18 Mar 1951 (aged 73)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Pacific Heritage CemeteryBurnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Plot 599-02-B, interred 22 Mar 1951
Memorial ID 179228254
Name: Alexander McKinnon Coulson
Age: 73 yrs
Death: 18 Mar 1951
Residence: E. 36th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Survived by: - son, Alexander; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Funeral service: 22 Mar 1951, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, BC; under auspices of Composite Lodge No. 76, A.F. & A.M.
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Reference: "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 21 Mar 1951; page 35.
Newspapers.com. Web.
BC Death Registration: 1951-09-003182
Name: Alexander McKinnon Coulson
Age: 73 yrs
Racial origin: English
Birth: 2 Jun 1877, England
Death: 18 Mar 1951, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Status: Widowed
Father: Daniel Coulson; England
Mother: