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Richard Kerswell Nicholls 1803–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUN 1803

Birth Location: Plympton, Devon, England

Death Date: 5 FEB 1885

Death Location: St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England

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Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferris

Children(s): Mary Nicholls

Richard Kerswell Nicholls was born in 1803 in Plympton, Devon, England, the child of John Nicholls And Mary. In 1825, Richard Kerswell Nicholls resided in Modbury, Devon, England. Richard Kerswell Nicholls married Elizabeth Ferris, and had children including Mary Ann Ferris Nicholls. Richard Kerswell Nicholls passed away in 1885 in St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Kerswell Nicholls was born in 1803 in Plympton, Devon, England, the child of John Nicholls And Mary.
  • In 1825, Richard Kerswell Nicholls resided in Modbury, Devon, England.
  • Richard Kerswell Nicholls married Elizabeth Ferris, and had children including Mary Ann Ferris Nicholls.
  • Richard Kerswell Nicholls passed away in 1885 in St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ferris
1803–1882
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Mary Nicholls
1825–1854
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Richard Nicholls's Ancestors

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Richard Nicholls
1803–1885
Birth Place: Plympton, Devon, England
Parents
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Nicholls's Descendants

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Richard (Kerswell) Nicholls (24 JUN 1803–5 FEB 1885) m. Elizabeth Ferris (ABT 1803–19 NOV 1882)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Ferris) Nicholls 1825–1854

Richard Nicholls's Timeline

16 Records

1803
24 JUN 1803
Birth of Richard Kerswell Nicholls in Plympton, Devon, England
Plympton, Devon, England
1804
13 JAN 1804
Age 1
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was baptized in St Mary's Church, Plympton, Devon, England
St Mary's Church, Plympton, Devon, England
1825
10 JAN 1825
Age 22
Richard Kerswell Nicholls resided here in Modbury, Devon, England
Modbury, Devon, England
1825
10 JUN 1825
Age 22
Richard Kerswell Nicholls resided here in Modbury, Devon, England
Modbury, Devon, England
1825
10 JUN 1825
Age 22
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was employed
None
1851
1851
Age 48
Richard Kerswell Nicholls appeared in census in Brownston, Modbury, Devon, England
Brownston, Modbury, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 48
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was employed
None
1861
1861
Age 58
Richard Kerswell Nicholls appeared in census in House ???, Modbury, Devon, England
House ???, Modbury, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 58
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was employed
None
1871
1871
Age 68
Richard Kerswell Nicholls appeared in census in 40, Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
40, Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
1871
1871
Age 68
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was employed
None
1881
1881
Age 78
Richard Kerswell Nicholls appeared in census in Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 78
Richard Kerswell Nicholls was employed
None
1885
FEB 1885
Age 82
Death of Richard Kerswell Nicholls in Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Kingsbridge, Devon, England
1885
5 FEB 1885
Age 82
Richard Kerswell Nicholls resided here in Modbury, Devon, England
Modbury, Devon, England
1885
5 FEB 1885
Age 82
Burial of Richard Kerswell Nicholls in St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England
St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1803
    Event Place: Plympton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO10718763217
    [2] 1861 United Kingdom Census, RG91426965
    [3] 1871 United Kingdom Census, RG1021047610
    [4] 1881 United Kingdom Census, RG112184692
    [5] _Parish Registers - Devon, Burial - Richard Kerswell Nicholls (Modbury)
    [6] _England & Wales Death Index
    [7] _Parish Registers - Devon, Baptism - Richard Kerswill Nicholls (Plympton St Mary)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1885
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] The Inscriptions on the Headstones and Memorials of the Church of St George, Modbury, Devon, Page 93 - BC12, @N0676@
    [2] _Parish Registers - Devon, Burial - Richard Kerswell Nicholls (Modbury)
    [3] _England & Wales Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1804
    Event Place: St Mary's Church, Plympton, Devon, England
    Record Source: _Parish Registers - Devon, Baptism - Richard Kerswill Nicholls (Plympton St Mary)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1825
    Event Place: Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: _Parish Registers - Devon, Marriage - Richard Nicholls Elizabeth Ferris (Modbury)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1825
    Event Place: Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: _Parish Registers - Devon, Baptism - Mary Ann Ferris Nicholls (Modbury)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1825
    Record Source: _Parish Registers - Devon, Baptism - Mary Ann Ferris Nicholls (Modbury)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Brownston, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO10718763217

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, HO10718763217

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: House ???, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 United Kingdom Census, RG91426965

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1861
    Record Source: 1861 United Kingdom Census, RG91426965

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: 40, Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 United Kingdom Census, RG1021047610

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1871
    Record Source: 1871 United Kingdom Census, RG1021047610

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Church Street, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 United Kingdom Census, RG112184692

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source: 1881 United Kingdom Census, RG11218469/2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1885
    Event Place: Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: _Parish Registers - Devon, Burial - Richard Kerswell Nicholls (Modbury)

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1885
    Event Place: St George's Church, Modbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] The Inscriptions on the Headstones and Memorials of the Church of St George, Modbury, Devon, Page 93 - BC12, @N0676@
    [2] _Parish Registers - Devon, Burial - Richard Kerswell Nicholls (Modbury)
    [3] Gravestone photographs, Richard Kerswell Nicholls et al, St George's Modbury, @N0676@
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