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Dorothy Nicholls 1549–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 4 MAR 1617

Death Location: Shotley, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: John Nicholls

Mother: Cecily Merell

Spouse(s): Thomas Stratton

Children(s): Francis Stratton, Edward Stratton

Dorothy Nicholls was born in 1549 in Essex, England, the child of John Nicholls And Cecily May Merell. Dorothy Nicholls married Thomas Christopher Stratton, and had children including Edward Stratton, Francis Joseph Stratton. Dorothy Nicholls passed away in 1617 in Shotley, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Nicholls was born in 1549 in Essex, England, the child of John Nicholls And Cecily May Merell.
  • Dorothy Nicholls married Thomas Christopher Stratton, and had children including Edward Stratton, Francis Joseph Stratton.
  • Dorothy Nicholls passed away in 1617 in Shotley, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Nicholls's Ancestors

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Dorothy Nicholls
1549–1617
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John Nicholls
1492–1572
Bronsham, Devon, , England
Cecily (May) Merell
1525–1569
Manningtree, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Nicholls
1482–1510
London, London, England
Ann Colby
1489–1510
Brundish, Suffolk, England
Walter Merell
1497–
Shotley, , Suffolk, England
Walter Merell
1506–
Shotley, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Nicholls
1457–
John Colby
1502–1540
Isabel Ive
1506–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Nicholls's Descendants

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Dorothy Nicholls (1549–4 MAR 1617) m. Thomas (Christopher) Stratton (1546–1 JUN 1596)
  1. 1. Francis (Joseph) Stratton 1593– m. Joanne button 1600–1635
    1. 1. Edward Stratton 1630–1688 m. Elizabeth Thurston 1633–1676 m. Martha Brown 1650–1721
      1. 1. Edward Stratton 1655–1698 m. Martha Shippey 1650–1721
        1. 1. Edward Stratton 1679–1731 m. Anne Batte 1686–1749
        2. 2. Mary Stratton 1684–1755 m. William Batte 1675–1755
        3. 3. Prudence Stratton 1680–1729 m. Henry Anderson 1683–1734
        4. 4. Martha Stratton 1675–1729 m. George Cox 1669–1712 m. Isaac Hughes 1692–1758
        5. 5. Elizabeth Brereton 1693–1719 m. Thomas Chamberlaine 1652–1719 m. Gilbert Fyfe 1658–1724
        6. 6. Sarah Stratton 1694–1726 m. Richard Jones 1692–1759
        7. 7. Anna (Jennie) Stratton 1695–1752 m. Joseph Watson 1681–1751
      2. 2. Rebecca (Evans) Stratton 1656–1726 m. Charles Featherstone 1637–1682 m. Samual Newman 1640–1743 m. Robert Newman 1651–
      3. 3. Robert Stratton 1657–
    2. 2. Martha Stratton 1635–1694
    3. 3. Rebecca Stratton 1635–
    4. 4. Mary Stratton 1639– m. Button 1635–
  2. 2. Edward Stratton 1596–

Dorothy Nicholls's Timeline

3 Records

1548
1548
Dorothy Nicholls was christened in Beaconsfield, Buckingham, England
Beaconsfield, Buckingham, England
1549
1549
Birth of Dorothy Nicholls in Essex, England
Essex, England
1617
4 MAR 1617
Age 68
Death of Dorothy Nicholls in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Beaconsfield, Buckingham, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Nicholls, person ID L3S3-RP1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Nicholls, person ID L3S3-RP1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1617
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Nicholls, person ID L3S3-RP1.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shotley, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Dorothy Nicholls, person ID L3S3-RP1.

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