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Michael "Neckles" Nicholls 1729–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1729

Birth Location: St Just in Penwith Cornwall England

Death Date: 20 Mar 1788

Death Location: St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

Father: SIR NICHOLAS

Mother: ELIZABETH LADNER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vivian

Children(s): Elizabeth Bennetts

Michael "Neckles" Nicholls was born in 1729 in St Just in Penwith Cornwall England, the child of Sir William Charles Nicholas And Elizabeth Ladner. Michael "Neckles" Nicholls married Elizabeth Hawken Vivian, and had children including Elizabeth Nicholls Bennetts. Michael "Neckles" Nicholls passed away in 1788 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Michael "Neckles" Nicholls was born in 1729 in St Just in Penwith Cornwall England, the child of Sir William Charles Nicholas And Elizabeth Ladner.
  • Michael "Neckles" Nicholls married Elizabeth Hawken Vivian, and had children including Elizabeth Nicholls Bennetts.
  • Michael "Neckles" Nicholls passed away in 1788 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Nicholls's Ancestors

Self
Michael Nicholls
1729–1788
Birth Place: St Just in Penwith Cornwall England
Parents
SIR WILLIAM CHARLES NICHOLAS
1692–1785
St Agnes (Carrick), St Buryan, Cornwall, England
ELIZABETH LADNER
1693–1750
Sancreed, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM (CHARLES NICHOLAS) NICHOLLS
1659–1701
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
Mary Jenkyn
1660–1698
St Just, Roseland, Cornwall, England
John Ladner
1657–1711
Sancreed, Cornwall, England
Cheston ELLIS
1662–1754
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholls
1627–1694
Catherine
1633–1711
John Jenkin
1626–1684
Ann Woolcock
1623–1692
Thomas Sir
1634–1670
Chestian Chirgwin
1633–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (England)
1601–1671
Jane Heayme\Henry
1588–1663
Henry Smith
1610–1662
John Woolcock
1597–1625
Philippa Penhare
1580–1625

Michael Nicholls's Descendants

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Michael ("Neckles") Nicholls (15 Mar 1729–20 Mar 1788) m. Elizabeth (Hawken) Vivian (5 Nov 1730–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Nicholls) Bennetts 1752–1833 m. Richard (Bennetts) Junior 1748–1814
    1. 1. Richard Bennetts 1772–1833 m. Mary James 1768–1852
      1. 1. William Bennetts 1797–1846 m. Margaret Bennetts 1801–1866
        1. 1. William Bennetts 1828–1890 m. Eliza Andrews 1827–1889

Michael Nicholls's Timeline

3 Records

1729
15 Mar 1729
Birth of Michael "Neckles" Nicholls in St Just in Penwith Cornwall England
St Just in Penwith Cornwall England
1750
8 Jan 1750
Age 21
Michael "Neckles" Nicholls was married in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
1788
20 Mar 1788
Age 59
Death of Michael "Neckles" Nicholls in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1729
    Event Place: St Just in Penwith Cornwall England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1750
    Event Place: St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1788
    Event Place: St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

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