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John Nicholls 1510–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1586

Death Location: St Peter South Elmham Church, Bungay, Waveney District, Sufflk, England

Father: Robert Nichols

Mother: Anne Colby

Spouse(s): Cecily Merell

Children(s): Dorothy Nicholls

John Nicholls was born in 1510 in Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert C Nichols And Anne Colby. John Nicholls married Cecily May Merell, and had children including Dorothy Nicholls. John Nicholls passed away in 1586 in St Peter South Elmham Church, Bungay, Waveney District, Sufflk, England.

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Biography

  • John Nicholls was born in 1510 in Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert C Nichols And Anne Colby.
  • John Nicholls married Cecily May Merell, and had children including Dorothy Nicholls.
  • John Nicholls passed away in 1586 in St Peter South Elmham Church, Bungay, Waveney District, Sufflk, England.

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John Nicholls's Ancestors

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John Nicholls
1510–1586
Birth Place: Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert C. Nichols
1485–1555
Suffolk, England
Anne Colby
1489–1510
Brundish, Suffolk, England
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John Nicholls's Descendants

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John Nicholls (1510–10 Dec 1586) m. Cecily (May) Merell (1525–1580)
  1. 1. Dorothy Nicholls 1550–1617 m. Thomas Stratton 1546–1596
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stratton 1596–1632 m. Thomas Lynde 1594–1671
      1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Lynde 1610–1690 m. John (W) Stedman 1600–1693
        1. 1. Elizabeth Upham 1643–1701 m. Henry (W J) Thompson 1630–1730

John Nicholls's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510
Birth of John Nicholls in Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
1586
Dec 1586
Age 76
Death of John Nicholls in Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Waveney District, Suffolk, England
1586
10 Dec 1586
Age 76
Burial of John Nicholls in Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexfeilde, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 70

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1586
    Event Place: Waveney District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1586
    Event Place: Bungay, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 589/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Peter South Elmham Church, Bungay, Waveney District, Sufflk, England

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