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John Nichols 1559 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: May 1638

Death Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon

Father: Sybil Nicolls

Mother: John Nicolls

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Whyte)

Children(s): Thomas Nicholls

Born in 1559 in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England, John Nichols was the child of Sybil Nicolls and John Nicolls. In time, John Nichols married Elizabeth White (Whyte), and they raised a family that included Thomas Nicholls. John Nichols died in Buckfastleigh, Devon in 1638.

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Parents

Sybil Nicolls
1540 – 1598
Birth Location: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
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John Nicolls
1530 – 1596
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Whyte)
1576 – 1641
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Nicholls
1600 –
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1559
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 1638
    Event Place: Buckfastleigh, Devon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoke, Torridge District, Devon, England
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