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John Nicholls 1492–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FROM 1492 TO 1510

Birth Location: Bronsham, Devon, , England

Death Date: 26 JAN 1572

Death Location: Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Nicholls

Mother: Ann Colby

Spouse(s): Cecily Merell, Joanna Spoure

Children(s): Dorothy Nicholls, William Nichols, Jane Nichols, Susan Nichols

In 1492, John Nicholls entered the world in Bronsham, Devon, , England, born to Robert Nicholls And Ann Colby. John Nicholls married Cecily May Merell, Joanna Spoure, and had children including Dorothy Nicholls, Jane Nichols, Susan Nichols, William Nichols. John Nicholls passed away in 1572 in Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, John Nicholls entered the world in Bronsham, Devon, , England, born to Robert Nicholls And Ann Colby.
  • John Nicholls married Cecily May Merell, Joanna Spoure, and had children including Dorothy Nicholls, Jane Nichols, Susan Nichols, William Nichols.
  • John Nicholls passed away in 1572 in Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Nicholls's Ancestors

Self
John Nicholls
1492–1572
Birth Place: Bronsham, Devon, , England
Parents
Robert Nicholls
1482–1510
London, London, England
Ann Colby
1489–1510
Brundish, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Nicholls
1457–
John Colby
1502–1540
Brundish, Suffolk, England
Isabel Ive
1506–1549
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nicholls's Descendants

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John Nicholls (FROM 1492 TO 1510–26 JAN 1572) m. Cecily (May) Merell (1525–1569) m. Joanna Spoure (1496–7 MAR 1572)
  1. 1. Dorothy Nicholls 1549–1617 m. Thomas (Christopher) Stratton 1546–1596
    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
        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–
  2. 2. William Nichols 1546–
  3. 3. Jane Nichols 1551–
  4. 4. Susan Nichols 1560–

John Nicholls's Timeline

3 Records

1492
FROM 1492 TO 1510
Birth of John Nicholls in Bronsham, Devon, , England
Bronsham, Devon, , England
1572
1572–1580
Age 80
Death of John Nicholls in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1572
26 JAN 1572
Age 80
Burial of John Nicholls in Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FROM 1492 TO 1510
    Event Place: Bronsham, Devon, , England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Nicholls, person ID LVD6-HW7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1572–1580
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Nicholls, person ID LVD6-HW7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1572
    Event Place: Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Nicholls, person ID LVD6-HW7.

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