NICHOLSON, Francis, baptized Oct. 27, 1650, son of Thos. Nicholson, of Manchester, in 1666 became servitor at University College, Oxford; M.A., June 4, 1673; rector of parish near Canterbury; converted soon after accession of James II; took the Carthusian habit at Nieuport, but austerities being too severe for his constitution returned to England about 1692; thence proceeded to Lisbon in service of the Dowager Queen Catharine; resided some years at Portuguese Court; sunk a large portion of his means in the purchase of an estate at Pera, where spent several years; about 1720 made over all his property to the College, and came to reside here; died in the College, Aug. 13, 1731, aged 80. For works vide Bibl. Dict. of the Eng. Caths. Vol. V., 178.

NICHOLSON, Francis Bernard, born Oct. 5, 1766, son of Joseph Nicholson, and his wife Margaret Brown, of London; went Sedgley Park School, 1777-9; admitted Aug. 23, 1779, on the Nicholson Fund, left April 4, 1784; died Jan. 12, 1837, aged 70.

NIGHTINGALE, George, admitted; ord. priest Aug. 16, 1897; now at Talacre Hall, Flint.

NORMANVILLE, William de, went Sedgley Park School, 1855-6; admitted Oct. 21, 1856; alumnus, Feb. 18, and left April 21, 1864.

NORRIS, Edward, born April 9, 1781, son of Joseph Norris and his wife H. An. Ravenhill, of London; went Sedgley Park School, 1795-98; admitted on Triple Trust, Oct. 4, 1798; ord. priest, and sent to mission in London; forty years pastor of St. Patrick s, Sutton-street, Soho, where died, Sept. 16, 1852, aged 71.

NORTH, Joseph Edward, born at Bermondsey, 1808, younger brother of Richard, q.v.; studied at Old Hall, Ware, April, 1828-Jan., 1830; admitted 1830, left 1833; at Oscott College, Aug., 1833-35; ord. priest, Sept. 19, 1835; became professor at Old Hall; went to Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, 1838, and when Giffard Hall, within his parish, was opened as a seminary by Bp. Wareing in 1842, Mr. North filled office of vice-president till the establishment was transferred to Northampton in 1845; missioner at Deptford, 1850, till death of his brother at Croom s Hill, in 1860, when he succeeded him; elected canon of Southwark, 1864; died at Greenwich, Feb. 25,