On Tower Hill Memorial is the name of Steward James William Nicholson, serving with the Pilotage Authority, Pilot Cutter Protector (South Shields) Lighthouse and Pilothouse Authorities who died 31/12/1916.

In Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery is a headstone which reads:

In loving memory
of
our dear mother
Hannah Nicholson,
Died Nov. 27th 1943, aged 89 years.

Also our dear father
James William Nicholson
Lost at sea Dec. 31st 1916 aged 45 years.

He was born in North Shields.  He was the husband of Hannah Nicholson and they lived at 27 Stormont Street, North Shields.

James William Nicholson is remembered at North Shields on N34.77, at South Shields on S86.030, S86.062 and in our List of Ships‘ Crews.