Brief Life History of Nicholas
When Nicholas Nicholls was born on 26 December 1780, in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henery Nickels, was 7 and his mother, Elizabeth Dash, was 40. He married Elizabeth Hill on 22 June 1808, in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was buried in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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- Nicholas Nicholls, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Nicholas Nickels, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Nicholas Nicholls in entry for Peter Nicholls, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English and Dutch: variant of Nichols .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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