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Sir Knight Richarde Nichols 1504 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1504

Birth Location: Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Jun 1585

Death Location: Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Nicholas(Nichols)

Mother: Joanna Spoure

Spouse(s): Alice Atwood

Children(s): Elizabeth Nicholas

Sir Knight Richarde Nichols was born in 1504 in Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Nicholas(Nichols) and Joanna Spoure. Sir Knight Richarde Nichols married Alice De Atwood, and had children including Elizabeth Stanton Nicholas. Sir Knight Richarde Nichols passed away in 1585 in Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Richarde Nichols was born in 1504 in Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Nicholas(Nichols) and Joanna Spoure.
  • Sir Knight Richarde Nichols married Alice De Atwood, and had children including Elizabeth Stanton Nicholas.
  • Sir Knight Richarde Nichols passed away in 1585 in Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Nichols's Ancestors

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Sir Nichols
1504 – 1585
Birth Place: Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Nicholas(Nichols)
1490 – 1572
Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joanna Spoure
1496 – 1572
North Hill, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Nichols's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Richarde) Nichols (Dec 1504 – 11 Jun 1585) m. Alice (De) Atwood (1505 – 13 May 1586)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Stanton) Nicholas (1535 – 3 January 1589)

Sir Nichols's Timeline

3 Records

1504
Dec 1504
Birth of Sir Knight Richarde Nichols in Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1585
11 Jun 1585
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight Richarde Nichols in Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
11 Jun 1585
Age 81
Burial of Sir Knight Richarde Nichols in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1504
    Event Place: Cressing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cressing, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Cressing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1585
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Mic5/A/001/Ms05142

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