Nicholas Nicholls
26 December 1780–27 February 1877
Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Nicholas
When Nicholas Nicholls was born on 26 December 1780, in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henery Nicholls, was 7 and his mother, Amanda, was -96. 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.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Nicholas Nicholls
1780–1877
Elizabeth Hill
1790–1822
Marriage: 22 June 1808
Elizabeth Nicholls
1808–1855
Mary Ann Hill Nicholls
1809–
Nicholas Nicholls
1811–
Henry Nicholls
1817–
Spouse and Children
1780–1877Male
1790–1822Female
MARRIAGE
22 June 1808
Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
22 June 1808
Gerrans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
children
(4)
1808–1855Female
1809–Female
1811–Male
1817–Male
Parents and Siblings
1773–Male
Amanda
1876–Female
siblings
(1)
1780–1877Male
World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 21
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
Age 28
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
Age 35
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: patronymic from the personal name Nichol .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Nicholas Nicholls, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Nicholas Nicholls in entry for Nicholas Nicholls, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
- Nicholas Nicholls in entry for Mary Ann Hill Nicholls, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
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