Christina Elizabeth Nicholls was born on September 19, 1855 in West Mersea, Essex, England, the daughter of John and Ann Collins Nicholls. She was the 6th of 7 children.

Her father was in the Royal Coast Guard and as a result, she travelled a lot during her childhood. It was in Dover, Kent, England that Christine met her husband Charles James Vincent and where they were married in St Paul's Catholic Church on April 19, 1877. It was also in Dover that the first of her 13 children, Nellie Elizabeth, was born.

She followed her husband to Malta, where Frances Mary and Florence were born. Unfortunately, neither of these children survived childhood.

Two more children, Percy John and Herbert Henry were born during their father's service in Begal, East India.

James Collins, Francis George, Ivy Agnes and Charles Vincent were born durning their father's service in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It was here that Percy passed away.

Kathleen Josephine Vincent was born in Hartly Wintley, Hampshire, England 6 months before her father retired from the Royal Army. Her brother Charles passed away 3 months before she was born.

Christina's last 3 children, Dorothy Catherine, Mary Magdalene and Margaret Ann were born in St Peter Port, Guernesy, Channel Islands.The Vincent family had moved to the island to join Christina's father John after Charles' retirement.

In December 1898, Mary Magdalene died and was buried in Candie Cemetery on the island.

Between 1907 and 1909 Christina and the bulk of the Vincent family emegrated to Lansing, Michigan to join her son and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Florence Vincent. Only Nellie, who was married with a family of her own remained behind in England.

Christina "Liz" Vincent lived at 808 Center Street until her death on March 25, 1950. She is buried in the Vincent family plot in Mt Hope Cemetery, between her husband and Grandson, Charles Vincent Bliven.

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OBITUARY
Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Vincent, 96, of 808 Center St., died Saturday morning at the residence after a short illness. She had been a resident of Lansing for the past 42 years. She was a member of St. Mary Cathedral. Surviving are three sons, James of Lansing, Herbert of Detroit, and Francis of Chattanooga, Tenn.; four daughters, Mrs. Nellie Preston of England, and Mrs. Ivy Devaney, Mrs. Kathleen Wilkinson and Mrs. Dorothy Siefert, all of Lansing; 24 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. The body was removed to the Palmer-Bush funeral home to await funeral arrangements which will be announced later.

published in Lansing Press on 25 Mar 1950