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Walter Nichols The Elder 1582–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Coggeshall, Essex, England

Death Date: 18 May 1639

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Nichols

Mother: Millicent Carter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cattlyn

Children(s): Thomas Sr

In 1582, Walter Nichols The Elder entered the world in Coggeshall, Essex, England, born to William Nichols And Millicent Ann Carter. Walter Nichols The Elder married Elizabeth Cattlyn, and had children including Thomas Simon Nichols Sr. Walter Nichols The Elder passed away in 1639 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Walter Nichols The Elder entered the world in Coggeshall, Essex, England, born to William Nichols And Millicent Ann Carter.
  • Walter Nichols The Elder married Elizabeth Cattlyn, and had children including Thomas Simon Nichols Sr.
  • Walter Nichols The Elder passed away in 1639 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nichols
1550–1623
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Millicent Carter
1554–1605
Birth Location: Claydon, Oxford, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cattlyn
1585–1627
Birth Location: High Roothing, Dunmow, Essex, England
EC

Children(s)

Thomas Sr
1615–1696
Birth Location: Coggeshall, Essex, England
TS

Walter Elder's Ancestors

Self
Walter Elder
1582–1639
Birth Place: Coggeshall, Essex, England
Parents
William Nichols
1550–1623
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Millicent (Ann) Carter
1554–1605
Claydon, Oxford, England
Grandparents
William Nichols
1525–1592
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Bray
1530–1550
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Sir (& Lord William de Carter) Sr
1510–1569
Kempston, Bedfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Harry Nicholas
1501–1560
Captain Carter
1495–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Elder's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Nichols The) Elder (1582–18 May 1639) m. Elizabeth Cattlyn (9 May 1585–11 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. Thomas (Simon Nichols) Sr 1615–1696
    1. 1. Ephraim (C) Nichols 1648–1693 m. Abigail Glover 1648–1748
      1. 1. Abigail ((Abigell)) Nicols\Nichols 1686–1766 m. Daniel Lincoln 1685–1768
        1. 1. Daniel (Perez Lincoln) III 1725–1772

Walter Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of Walter Nichols The Elder in Coggeshall, Essex, England
Coggeshall, Essex, England
1639
18 May 1639
Age 57
Death of Walter Nichols The Elder in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Coggeshall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1639
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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