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John Nichols 1626 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1626

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: January 1717/8

Death Location: Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley

Father: Abraham Nichols

Mother: Mary Hawmond

Spouse(s): Christian(a) Waddington

Children(s): Abraham Nichols

In 1626, John Nichols entered the world in Otley, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Nichols and Mary Hawmond. John Nichols married Christian(a) Waddington, and had children including Abraham Nichols. John Nichols passed away in 1717 in Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley.

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Biography

  • In 1626, John Nichols entered the world in Otley, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Nichols and Mary Hawmond.
  • John Nichols married Christian(a) Waddington, and had children including Abraham Nichols.
  • John Nichols passed away in 1717 in Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Nichols
1605 – 1660
Birth Location: Norcoft Farm Hawksworth, Otley, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Hawmond
1603 – 1658
Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian(a) Waddington
1626 – 1660
Birth Location: (Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley)
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Children(s)

Abraham Nichols
1647 – 1681
Birth Location: Hawksworth, Otley, Yorkshire
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John Nichols's Ancestors

Self
John Nichols
1626 – 1717
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Abraham Nichols
1605 – 1660
Norcoft Farm Hawksworth, Otley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Hawmond
1603 – 1658
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Abraham Nichols
1584 – 1615
Halifax Yorkshire
Susanna Thorpe
– 1698
Great-Grandparents
Robert Nichols
1559 – 1631
Isabel Heap
– 1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johes Nichols
1535 –
Joanna Harvard

John Nichols's Descendants

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John Nichols (Oct 1626 – January 1717/8) m. Christian(a) Waddington (circa 1626 – before 1660)
  1. 1. Abraham Nichols (2 Feb 1647 – March 1681/2) m. Isabel Rhodes
    1. 1. William (Jonathan) Nichols (1680 – ) m. Sarah Robinson (1680 – )
      1. 1. John Nichols (Jun 1705 – May 1748) m. Elizabeth Reyner (Dec 1704 – May 1770)
        1. 1. Joseph Nichols (1730 – 21 Nov 1794) m. Mary Benson (1730 – 14 February 1800)

John Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1626
Oct 1626
Birth of John Nichols in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Otley, Yorkshire, England
1717
January 1717/8
Age 91
Death of John Nichols in Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley
Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1626
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1717/8
    Event Place: Norcroft [Farm], Hawksworth, Otley
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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