William Nichols

Brief Life History of William

When William Nichols was born in 1845, in Harrold, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Goodwin Nichols, was 23 and his mother, Ann Allen, was 20. He married Annie Wilkins on 29 September 1868, in Hardwick, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wilby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years.

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Family Time Line

William Nichols
1845–
Annie Wilkins
1848–
Marriage: 29 September 1868
James Nichols
1869–
John Nichols
1871–
Emily Jane Nichols
1873–
Henry Nichols
1874–1958
Ethel Nichols
1876–1991
Lizzie Nicholls
1878–
Amy Nichols
1880–1969
Allen Nichols
1883–1977
Leonard Nichols
1884–1958
Joseph Nichols
1886–
Helena Annie Nicholls
1887–

Sources (21)

  • William Nicholls, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • William Nichols, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • William Nichols en tant qu’entrée de John Nichols, "Angleterre, naissances et baptêmes, 1538-1975"

World Events (7)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.

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

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