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Richard ? Nicholas 1795–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1795

Birth Location: Cornwall? England

Death Date: Abt. 1850

Death Location: Albany? Cape Colony

Father: John Nicholas

Mother: Alice Terrill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth COCK

Children(s): Elizabeth Nicholas, Richard Nicholas, Frederick Nicholas, Eliza Nicholas, Emma Nicholas, John Nicholas, Mary Nicholas, William Nicholas

The story of Richard ? Nicholas began in 1795 in Cornwall? England. Richard ? Nicholas married Elizabeth Cock, and had children including Eliza Jane Nicholas, Elizabeth Nicholas, Emma Nicholas, Frederick Nicholas, John Nicholas, Mary Ann Nicholas, Richard Nicholas, William Cock Nicholas. Richard ? Nicholas passed away in 1850 in Albany? Cape Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard ? Nicholas began in 1795 in Cornwall? England.
  • Richard ? Nicholas married Elizabeth Cock, and had children including Eliza Jane Nicholas, Elizabeth Nicholas, Emma Nicholas, Frederick Nicholas, John Nicholas, Mary Ann Nicholas, Richard Nicholas, William Cock Nicholas.
  • Richard ? Nicholas passed away in 1850 in Albany? Cape Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nicholas
1760–1794
Birth Location: Deal, Kent, England
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Alice Terrill
1758–
Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth COCK
1798–1868
Birth Location: Cornwall? England
EC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Nicholas
1826–1876
Birth Location: St, Gluvian, Cornwall, England
EN
Richard Nicholas
1838–1898
Birth Location: Graham's Town? Albany, Cape of Good Hope
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Frederick Nicholas
1837–1897
Birth Location: Graham's Town? Albany, Cape of Good Hope Colony
FN
Eliza Nicholas
1832–1892
Birth Location: Penryn? Cornwall, England
EN
Emma Nicholas
1826–1886
Birth Location: Penryn? Cornwall, England
EN
John Nicholas
1823–1883
Birth Location: Penryn? Cornwall, England
JN
Mary Nicholas
1817–1877
Birth Location: Penryn? Cornwall, England
MN
William Nicholas
1828–1878
Birth Location: Penryn? Cornwall, England
WN

Richard Nicholas's Ancestors

Self
Richard Nicholas
1795–1850
Birth Place: Cornwall? England
Parents
John Christopher Nicholas
1760–1794
Deal, Kent, England
Alice Terrill
1758–
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Zachariah Nicholas
1725–1803
Deal, Kent, England
Margaret**
1725–
Samuel TERRILL
1729–1802
Redruth, Cornwall
Constance Martin
1725–1761
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Nickell)
1696–1756
Elizabeth Perry
1705–1741
John Terril
1701–1771
Elizabeth WILLIAMS
1701–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah (
1667–1729
Susan Clifton
1669–1701
Hugh Perry
1680–
Edward Terrell
1668–1732
Jane WILLIAMS
1678–1765

Richard Nicholas's Descendants

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Richard (?) Nicholas (Abt. 1795–Abt. 1850) m. Elizabeth (?) COCK (Abt. 1798–Abt 12 Jun 1868)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Nicholas 1826–1876 m. William (James) Jonson 1818–1885
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry Edward) Johnson 1849–1930 m. Ellen (Maria) Kirkpatrick 1852–1902
      1. 1. William (Howard) Jonson 1890–
      2. 2. Stephen Jonson 1887–
      3. 3. Walter (Herman) Johnson 1892–1961
      4. 4. Reuben (Douglas) Johnson 1889–
      5. 5. Richard Johnson 1889–1960 m. Hester (Jacoba) Snyders 1886–1968
        1. 1. Ruth (Anna) Johnson 1915–1981
        2. 2. Ronald (Noel) Johnson 1922–1994
        3. 3. Norman (Raymond) Johnson 1926–2009
        4. 4. Ivan (Ralph) Johnson 1919–1985 m. Jessie Jensen 1921–1993
        5. 5. Edith (Grace) Johnson 1913–1995
        6. 6. Dorothy (Maud) Johnson 1921–2020 m. Keith (William) Hitchens –1970
      6. 6. Thomas (Henry Edward) Johnson 1874–1933 m. Louisa (Maria) Talbot 1877–1923 m. Louisa 1874–
        1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Edward 1900–1976 m. Elspeth (Adele) Jensen 1902–1960
        2. 2. Alfred (Arthur) William 1906–
        3. 3. Arthur (Arnold Joseph) Johnson 1917–
        4. 4. Richard (Ernest) Johnson 1904–1975 m. Thelma (Amy) Kinchenton 1905–1930 m. Johanna (Susanna Catharina) Riekert 1906–1939 m. Veronica (Jaunitta) Mace 1918–1989
        5. 5. Iris (Bluebell) Johnson 1922–
        6. 6. Rueben (Douglas) Johnson 1902–1917
        7. 7. Walter (Herbert) Jonson 1912–1993
        8. 8. Edward (James Howard) Johnson 1924–
        9. 9. Alison (Dorothy Evelyn) Johnson 1927–2015 m. Harry (Thomas) Bush 1922–1993
        10. 10. Thomas (Henry Edward) Jonson 1900–
        11. 11. Daisy (May) Jonson 1898–1933
        12. 12. Arthur (Arnold Joseph) Johnson 1917–
    2. 2. Frederick Jonson 1847–1885
    3. 3. Emma Jonson 1851–1926
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Martha) Jonson 1843–1913
    5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Jonson 1859–1901
    6. 6. Ernest (Edward Dewey) Jonson 1849–1927
    7. 7. Benjamin Jonson 1851–1913
    8. 8. William (James) Johnson 1845–
  2. 2. Richard (?) Nicholas 1838–1898
  3. 3. Frederick (?) Nicholas 1837–1897
  4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Nicholas 1832–1892
  5. 5. Emma (?) Nicholas 1826–1886
  6. 6. John (?) Nicholas 1823–1883
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Nicholas 1817–1877
  8. 8. William (Cock) Nicholas 1828–1878

Richard Nicholas's Timeline

2 Records

1795
Abt. 1795
Birth of Richard ? Nicholas in Cornwall? England
Cornwall? England
1850
Abt. 1850
Age 55
Death of Richard ? Nicholas in Albany? Cape Colony
Albany? Cape Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1795
    Event Place: Cornwall? England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1850
    Event Place: Albany? Cape Colony
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