 Home ! Books ! Paintings ! Poems ! Play ! Archive ! Chronology ! Photo Gallery ! Memorial The Chronology of Mary Nicholson's Life |
| 1908 | Born in Clifton, Bristol. |
| 1915 | Mother and children move to Wales. |
| 1916 | Rejoined father in Putney, London. Taught by mother. |
| 1918/ 26 | Putney High School. |
| 1926/30 | Exhibition at Somerville College, Oxford, reading English.Two terms away with broken head and one term doing philosophy. |
| 1930/31 | Helping with children in Germany. Wrote first book. |
| 1932 | SUBLUNARY published by Constable. |
| 1931/32 | Trained for House Property Management (Octavia Hill). |
| 1932 | Part-time housing work. Married Max Nicholson. |
| 1934 | TURN AGAIN published by Constable. Son (Piers) born. |
| 1936 | Part-time work for Charles Elton (ecologist). |
| 1937/38 | Conducted WEA seminars on philosophy. |
| 1938 | Second son (Tom) born. |
| 1940 | Evacuated with children to friends in Sussex then
Oxford. Piers (and later Tom) went to Hampden School, Wytham. Worked full-time for Charles Elton. Collaborated on papers for the Journal of Animal Ecology |
| 1943/45. | Employed as organiser for Industrial Discussion Clubs. |
| 1945 | Employed by the War Workers Clubs to visit around and write pamphlet CLUBS FOR CITIZENS. |
| 1946 | Appointed by President of the Board of Trade to
the Independent Film Selection Board. Wrote freelance some memos for Flora Solomon of Marks and Spencer. Moved to Training Dept, edited training journal, wrote pamphlets. ESSAY ON MARRIAGE published by Sidgwick and Jackson. |
| 1947 | Appointed one of two independent members on the Light Clothing Working Party. Visited factories & wrote chunks of final report. |
| 1948/49 | Collaborated with head ofM & S training on TRAINING FOR RETAIL SALES STAFF by Herzberg and Nicholson (later published by Pitmans). |
| 1950 | Worked for the Jewellery and Silverware Development Council collecting information and wrote a pamplet for entrants to the industry. |
| 1951 | LAUGH OR CRY by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
| 1952 | ROSES AARE RED by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
| 1953 | ITSELF TO PLEASE by Mary Crawford published by Cape |
| 1958 | NO BEDTIME STORY by Mary Crawford published by Putnam |
| 1959 | lived in France |
| 1960 | lived at Bourne Mill, Colchester and 21 Holland Street W8 |
| 1961 | SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY by HS Turner (though much of it written by Mary) published by Michael Joseph |
| 1963 | moved to top floor flat at 8 Redcliffe Sqaure, SW10 |
| 1970 | DEAR MISS WEAVER (a life of Harriet Shaw Weaver) by Jane Lidderdale and Mary Nicholson published by Faber |
| 1975 | MEMORIS OF AN UNEDUCATED LADY (Lady Allen of Hurtwood) by Marjory Allen and Mary Nicholson, published by Thames and Hudson |
| 1980? | WHO IS THIS? A VERION OF THE gOSPEL STORY FOR OLDER CHILDREN |
| 1987? | moved to 29A Beltran Road, london SW6 |
| 1995 | Died 17 Feb in Westminster Chelsea Hospital |