Nicholas Nicholls

Brief Life History of Nicholas

When Nicholas Nicholls was born on 26 December 1780, in Gerrans, Cornwall, England, his father, Henery Nickels, was 43 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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Family Time Line

Nicholas Nicholls
1780–1877
Jane Dillon
1800–1885
Marriage: 14 August 1822
John Henry Nicholls
1823–1902
Joshua Nicholls
1825–1828
Peter Nicholls
1830–
William Nicholls
1831–1897
Nicholas Nicholls
1835–
Edward Nicholls
1838–
Elizabeth Nickells
1840–
Mary Jane Nicholls
1844–

Sources (28)

  • 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"

World Events (6)

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."

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.

Name Meaning

English and Dutch: variant of Nichols .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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