A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Nicholson, Richard Adams
NICHOLSON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 18; h-p., 24.)
Richard Adams Nicholson entered the Royal Naval College 14 May, 1805; and embarked, 23 Dec. 1808, on board the Orion 74, Capt. Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson, employed in the Baltic and North Sea. In Dec. 1813 he removed to the Royal Sovereign 100, Capts. Thos. Gordon Caulfeild and Chas. Thurlow Smith, on the Mediterranean station; and in May, 1815, after having there served for 12 months as Master’s Mate in the Alcmène 38, Capt. Jeremiah Coghlan, he took up a commission dated 18 of the preceding Feb. He has been in command, since 27 June, 1839, of a station in the Coast Guard.
He married, 9 April, 1839, Miss Catherine Strong, of Fratton, daughter of the late Mr. Rich. Strong, R.N.