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Emma Nicholls 1810–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1810

Birth Location: Salehurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 29 Dec 1891

Death Location: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia

Father: George Nicholls

Mother: Elizabeth Swift

Spouse(s): Thomas Potter, William Southwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Potter, Lydia Potter

The story of Emma Nicholls began in 1810 in Salehurst, Sussex, England. Emma Nicholls married Thomas Potter, William Southwell, and had children including Elizabeth Potter, Lydia Olivia Potter. Emma Nicholls passed away in 1891 in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Nicholls began in 1810 in Salehurst, Sussex, England.
  • Emma Nicholls married Thomas Potter, William Southwell, and had children including Elizabeth Potter, Lydia Olivia Potter.
  • Emma Nicholls passed away in 1891 in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Nicholls
1791–1872
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Swift
1791–1871
Birth Location: White Colne, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
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William Southwell
1811–1862
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Potter
1834–1896
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
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Lydia Potter
1838–1894
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
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Emma Nicholls's Ancestors

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Emma Nicholls
1810–1891
Birth Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
Parents
George Nicholls
1791–1872
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Sarah) Swift
1791–1871
White Colne, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Nicholls's Descendants

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Emma Nicholls (12 Apr 1810–29 Dec 1891) m. Thomas Potter (22 Jul 1813–29 Mar 1840) m. William Southwell (13 Apr 1811–06 Sep 1862)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Potter 1834–1896 m. John Cooke 1830–1905
    1. 1. Charlotte Cooke 1863–1891 m. Peter Allan 1859–1925
      1. 1. Stewart (Henry) Allan 1884–1964 m. Grace Veivers 1881–1950
        1. 1. Leslie (Walter) Allan 1917–1999 m. Clara (Grace) Farrell 1921–2008
        2. 2. Aven (Costello) Allan 1919–1925
      2. 2. William Allan 1883–1927
      3. 3. Charles (Peter) Allan 1887– m. Elsie (Florence) Biar 1892–
      4. 4. James (Phillip) Allan 1890–1916
    2. 2. Alice Cooke 1865–1956 m. George (Hillyard) Miller 1858–1945
    3. 3. John Cooke 1867–1869
    4. 4. Hannah Cooke 1869–1870
    5. 5. Henry Cooke 1855–1855
    6. 6. Thomas Cooke 1856–1860
    7. 7. George Cooke 1857–1938 m. Elizabeth (Eleanor) McLean 1870–1954 m. Emma (Strickland) Ricketts 1862–1886
      1. 1. Emma Cooke 1882–1887
      2. 2. George (Henry Thomas) Cooke 1883–1966 m. Emily (Maud) Hill 1888–1970
        1. 1. Edith (Emily) Cooke 1917–1943 m. Charles (Allan) Grant 1915–1996
        2. 2. Hazel (Adele) Cooke 1920–2007 m. Arthur (Morgan) Bianchi 1915–1969
        3. 3. Neville (Stanley) Cooke 1908–1996 m. Mary (Philomena) Rolston 1911–1964
        4. 4. Maurice (Henry) Cooke 1912–2010 m. Daisy (Muiriel) Brown 1915–2000
        5. 5. Ethel (Maud) Cooke 1910–1960 m. Merenuies (Gordon) Neilson 1903–1963
        6. 6. Hilton (George) Cooke 1915–1993 m. Edna (Gertrude) Wright 1920–1989
      3. 3. Charles (John) Cooke 1885–1934 m. Laura Armstrong 1891–1979
        1. 1. Grace (Eveline) Cooke 1908– m. John (Henry) O'Grady 1896–1971
        2. 2. Herbert (George John) Cooke 1918–1977
        3. 3. Charles (William) Cooke 1916–1993
        4. 4. Francis (Roy) Cooke 1922–1978 m. Elsie (May) Moore 1925–2014
        5. 5. Leslie Cooke 1920–1995 m. Phyllis (Rae) Smith 1930–2003
        6. 6. Margaret (Estelle) Cooke 1925–1995
      4. 4. Albert (Herbert) Cooke 1890–1974
      5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooke 1892–1928
      6. 6. Charlotte (Lydia) Cooke 1894–1919
      7. 7. William (George) Cooke 1896–1952
      8. 8. Ellenor (May) Cooke 1898–1900
      9. 9. Ada Cooke 1901–
      10. 10. Hugh (Fitzroy) Cooke 1904–1990
      11. 11. John (Henry) Cooke 1907–1996
      12. 12. Evelyn (Ellenor) Cooke 1910–
    8. 8. Lydia (May) Cooke 1860–1902 m. Granville Smith 1847–1888 m. Herbert Limpus 1865–1930
      1. 1. Herbert (Charles) Limpus 1889–1962 m. Clara Hayward 1886–1960
        1. 1. Betty (Lydia) Limpus 1923–1998 m. Douglas (Edward) Roy 1921–2003
        2. 2. Herbert (Hayward) Limpus 1923–1923
      2. 2. John (Potter) Limpus 1890–1959 m. Katherine Goodman 1887–1978
        1. 1. William (Goddard) Limpus 1915–1983 m. Florence (Ethel) Hollingsworth 1913–2003
      3. 3. Lydia (Berry) Limpus 1892–1934 m. George (Vasey) Foster 1888–1960
        1. 1. Frank (Oswald) Foster 1920–1998 m. Adeline (Rose) Dillon 1934–2025
        2. 2. Lydia (May) Foster 1922–2011
        3. 3. Beatrice (Lilley) Foster 1928–1997 m. Henry (William) Broomhall 1925–2017
        4. 4. Reginald (Forward) Foster 1931–2005
        5. 5. Doris (Wills) Foster 1924–2016 m. Angus (Arthur) Edwards 1909–1963 m. Henry (William) Broomhall 1925–2017
      4. 4. Estell (Theodore) Limpus 1893–1909
      5. 5. Ruby (May) Limpus 1895–1895
    9. 9. Caroline Cooke 1861–1863
    10. 10. Minnie Cooke 1871–1948 m. Frederick Limpus 1863–1953
    11. 11. John (Charles) Cooke 1873–
    12. 12. Emma Cooke 1877–1878
    13. 13. Henry Cooke 1874–1956 m. Jane (Ann) Rodger 1879–1963
    14. 14. William Cooke 1859–1932 m. Isabella McHattan 1867–1918 m. Gourlay Allan 1863–1952
      1. 1. Emma (Lydia) Cooke 1888–1963 m. Ferdinand (Karl Friederich) Grambauer 1859–1943
        1. 1. Fredrick (Michael) Grambauer 1909–1991 m. Eva (Anne) Cook 1907–
        2. 2. Herbert (Kenneth) Grambauer 1914–1983 m. Iris (Ethel May) Orchard 1920–2004
        3. 3. Lillian (Maisie) Grambauer 1918–2014 m. Ernest (Alfred) Hill 1913–1995 m. Stanley (Thomas) Higson 1909–1991
        4. 4. Marjory (Ellenor) Grambauer 1910–1966 m. Licnel (Moore) Sheldrake 1899–1984
        5. 5. Evelyn (May) Grambauer 1912–1986 m. James (Vincent) Hynes 1906–1963
      2. 2. William (Allan) Cooke 1890–1975 m. Mary (Ann Vinette) Genninges 1887–1977
        1. 1. Allan (Phillip) Cooke 1915–1995 m. Eileen (Hazel) French 1910–1981
        2. 2. William (Edwin) Cooke 1917–1999 m. Pamela (Berenice) Ovens 1931–2013
        3. 3. Kevin (Frederick) Cooke 1920–1984 m. Phyllis (May) Abel 1922–2003
      3. 3. Lily (Lavina Gourlay) Cooke 1884–1963 m. George Kerr 1884–1956
        1. 1. Lilian (Grace) Kerr 1910–1976 m. Milton (Robert Neville) Montgomery 1915–1990
      4. 4. Gwendoline (Alice) Cooke 1904–1986 m. Edwin (Charles) Stone 1900–1972
        1. 1. Joyce (Isabel) Stone 1925–2011 m. Walter (Edward) Wallin 1917–2000
      5. 5. Albert (Roy) Cooke 1905–1993 m. Dorothy (Agnes) Rose 1904–1980
      6. 6. Felicia (Eleanor) Cooke 1907–2001 m. Frederick (Dudley Ward) Ryder 1890–1983 m. Arthur (Oliver) Johnson 1904–1965
        1. 1. Arthur (Emmet) Johnson 1929–1929
      7. 7. Cyrilla (Mary Elizabeth) Cooke 1886–1967 m. Albert (Edward) Chapman 1881–1957
        1. 1. May (Mary Elizabeth) Chapman 1917–2011 m. Mervyn (Ignatius Moore) Battersby 1909–1999
        2. 2. Arthur (William Gourlay) Chapman 1919–1976 m. Mary (Sylvia) McClements 1925–1949
        3. 3. Edward (William George) Chapman 1911–1981
        4. 4. Alice (Maisie) Chapman 1922–1925
        5. 5. George (Arthur) Chapman 1915–1987 m. Ida (Ellen) Schmidt 1917–1970
        6. 6. Albert (Roy) Chapman 1913–1982 m. Winifred (Pender) Ladner 1912–1992
        7. 7. Ethel (Maud) Chapman 1908–1987 m. Robert (Sidney) Fagg 1901–1965
      8. 8. Charlotte (Isabel) Cooke 1902–1971 m. Austin (Francis) Real 1895–1991 m. Thomas (Henry) Johnson 1877–1938
        1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Real 1925–1925
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Gwendoline) Real 1923–2014 m. William (Joseph) Holzworth 1925–2021
        3. 3. Alan (William) Real 1926–2000 m. Alice (Mary) Kelly 1926–1999
        4. 4. Cyril Real 1917–2010 m. Mary (Alice) White 1920–2016 m. Jean Kemp 1921–1943
        5. 5. Irvine (Albert) Real 1920–1942
      9. 9. Edwin (Alfred) Cooke 1893–1982 m. Mabel (Esther) Ward 1907–1997 m. Mary (Ann) Nelson 1886–1957
        1. 1. Winthrop (deLacey) Claxton 1926–2019
        2. 2. Dawn (Ester) Ward 1938–1938
        3. 3. William (Edwin Bengt) Cooke 1916–1974 m. Beatrice Zeimer 1916–2021
        4. 4. Alfred (William) Claxton 1933–2023 m. Patricia (Maureen) MacNamara 1942–2021
  2. 2. Lydia (Olivia) Potter 1838–1894 m. Charles (John) Rhodes 1833–1884
    1. 1. Charles Rhodes 1862–1928 m. Catherine Scott 1870–1954
      1. 1. Emma (Jane) Rhodes 1893–1977 m. William (Augustas) Francis 1884–1982
        1. 1. Cyril (Robert Henry) Francis 1918–1988 m. Esme (Hilda) Morris 1918–2009
        2. 2. May Francis 1917–1917
        3. 3. Charles (William Augustus) Francis 1915–1996 m. Margaret (Ellen) Bennedick 1912–2014
        4. 4. Francis (May) Francis 1922–2010 m. Robert (John) Newton 1921–2014
        5. 5. Isobel (Grace) Francis 1923–2013 m. Reginald (Clifford) Sellick 1922–2000
        6. 6. John Francis 1925–1925
      2. 2. Charlotte (May) Rhodes 1892–1968 m. Frederick (Oswald) Walker 1888–1950
        1. 1. Inez (May) Walker 1916–1996 m. Stanley (Kirke) Gaskell 1911–1995
        2. 2. Freda (Joyce) Walker 1919–2011 m. William (Thomas) Hedley 1920–1988
      3. 3. Charles (Andrew) Rhodes 1896–1960 m. Grace (Lillian) Bianchi 1900–1994
        1. 1. Lionel (Charles) Rhodes 1921–1982 m. Thelma (Rose) Brown 1921–1992
        2. 2. William (George) Rhodes –1974
        3. 3. Norman (Ernest) Rhodes 1924–1966 m. Berenis (Mary Howe) Tokely 1924–2017
        4. 4. Neville (Frederick) Rhodes 1923–1936
      4. 4. Cyril Rhodes 1898–1966 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Porter 1899–1936 m. Alma (Gertrude) Kerswell 1917–1999
        1. 1. Joan (Estelle) Rhodes 1920–1982 m. Frederick (George) Smith 1921–1971
      5. 5. Lydia Rhodes 1913–1989 m. George (Harold) Sorensen 1914–1972
      6. 6. Alice Rhodes 1900–1987 m. Albert (Joseph) Ohl 1901–1942
        1. 1. Albert (William) Ohl 1927–2017 m. Daphne Whitmee 1927–2020
        2. 2. Alice (Beryl) Ohl 1930–2015 m. Alfred (Valentine) O'Shannessey 1928–2008
        3. 3. Mervyn (Colin) Ohl 1926–2012
      7. 7. Thomas Rhodes 1904–1904
      8. 8. Hannah Rhodes 1907–1997 m. William (Francis) Casey 1900–1964
        1. 1. Thomas (William) Casey 1929–2001 m. Helen (Estelle) Haynes 1931–1999
        2. 2. Robert (Charles) Casey 1936–2020 m. Patricia (Mary) Greenalch 1937–2009
        3. 3. Elva (Veronica) Casey 1930–2011 m. Roland (George) Littleboy 1926–1988
      9. 9. William Rhodes 1910–1983 m. Ivy (Adelaide) Thorn 1909–1983
    2. 2. Thomas (William) Rhodes 1869–1904
    3. 3. Hannah Rhodes 1873–1892

Emma Nicholls's Timeline

5 Records

1810
12 Apr 1810
Birth of Emma Nicholls in Salehurst, Sussex, England
Salehurst, Sussex, England
1810
17 Jun 1810
Emma Nicholls was baptized in Salehurst, Sussex, England
Salehurst, Sussex, England
1841
1841
Age 31
Emma Nicholls resided here in Mountfield, Sussex, England
Mountfield, Sussex, England
1891
28 Dec 1891
Age 81
Death of Emma Nicholls in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
1891
29 Dec 1891
Age 81
Burial of Emma Nicholls in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1810
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 4771110

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 4771110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1832
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 23613/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Mountfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Census 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Database online.
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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