William NICHOLLS

1870 - 1932  (62 years)

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• Name	William NICHOLLS  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	4 Feb 1870	East Allington, Devon, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	1 Earth Pit Avenue, South Shoebury, Essex, England
  	Age: 1
  Military & Maritime	21 Jan 1884	Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England
  	Joined the Royal Artillery. Height: 4 feet, 10 inches Weight: 80 lbs (36kg) Chest: 26 1/4 inches Sallow complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. Distinguishing marks: Mole below left axilla, two scars on left leg.
  	Age: 14
  Military & Maritime	29 Oct 1885	Dover, Kent, England
  	Appointed Trumpeter
  	Age: 15
  Military & Maritime	28 Nov 1885	Crown Hill, Plymouth, Devon, England
  	Age: 15
  Military & Maritime	13 Oct 1887	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Age: 17
  Military & Maritime	6 Jun 1889	Herbert (Military) Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke, Woolwich, London, England
  	Invalided from Halifax, Nova Scotia, severe unfit for the service.
  	Age: 19
  Military & Maritime	30 Jul 1889	Herbert (Military) Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke, Woolwich, London, England
  	Discharged from service on medical grounds.
  	Age: 19
  Census	5 Apr 1891	8 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Scholar [Boarder]
  	Age: 21
  Residence	3 May 1893	135 Clarendon Street, Dover, Kent, England
  	William was living at this address when he received a telegram notifying him of his brother George's death in India.
  Military & Maritime	28 Jun 1893
  	Official letter from the Secretary's Office or the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in London advising William he is entitled to a permanent pension of sixpence per day.
  	Age: 23
  Occupation	30 Oct 1895	11 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Labourer in Ordnance Stores
  	Age: 25
  Census	31 Mar 1901	26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Harbour Contractors Diver's Attendant
  	Age: 31
  Census	2 Apr 1911	26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Canteen Waiter
  	Age: 41
  Military & Maritime	1915	19 Castlemount Road, Dover, Kent, England
  	Address given on William's Registration Card, issued under the National Registration Act of 1915.
  	Age: 35
  Military & Maritime	14 Nov 1916	Box Cottage, Coxhill, Sibertswold, Dover, Kent
  	Address shown on William's Permit Book, required for him to access the town of Dover during the First World War. Occupation: Canteen Manager
  	Age: 46
  Residence	28 Mar 1917	9 The Terrace, Sheperdswell, Dover, Kent, England
  	The address William was living at when he acted as Informant on his mother Ellen's death certificate.
  Died	9 Oct 1932	31 Monins Road, Dover, Kent, England   [4]
  	Cause of Death: 1a Infective Endocarditis [4]
  Buried	11 Oct 1932	St Mary's Cemetery, Dover, Kent , England
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Elizabeth Ann NICHOLLS,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Blackawton, Devon, England   2. George NICHOLLS,   b. 1872, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1893, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India  (Age 21 years)   3. Charles NICHOLLS,   b. 13 Apr 1874, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India ,   d. 9 Mar 1875, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India  (Age 0 years)   4. Henry James NICHOLLS,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Fort St George, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India ,   d. 19 Dec 1876, Madras, India  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I30	WILLIS01
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	William NICHOLLS,   b. 1846,   d. 27 Jan 1877, Madras, India  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Ellen PYNE,   b. 1845, Blackawton, Devon, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1917, 24 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 72 years)
  Married	01 Oct 1867	St Michael's Church, Blackawton, Devon, England   [5, 6]
  Children	5 children
  1. Elizabeth Ann NICHOLLS,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Blackawton, Devon, England + 2. William NICHOLLS,   b. 4 Feb 1870, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. 9 Oct 1932, 31 Monins Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 62 years)   3. George NICHOLLS,   b. 1872, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1893, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India  (Age 21 years)   4. Charles NICHOLLS,   b. 13 Apr 1874, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India ,   d. 9 Mar 1875, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India  (Age 0 years)   5. Henry James NICHOLLS,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Fort St George, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India ,   d. 19 Dec 1876, Madras, India  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Susannah KINGSNORTH,   b. 30 Oct 1872, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Jun 1938, 17 Chevalier Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 65 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1895	Wesleyan Chapel, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, England   [7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth NICHOLLS,   b. Dec 1897, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 2 Sep 1925, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 27 years)   2. Bertha Helen NICHOLLS,   b. 1 Feb 1900, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 28 Apr 1983, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 83 years) + 3. Dorothy Winifred NICHOLLS,   b. 9 Dec 1901, 26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent ,   d. 29 Mar 1984, Buckland hospital, Dover, Kent  (Age 82 years)   4. Kathleen May NICHOLLS,   b. 20 Jun 1903, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Sep 1980, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 77 years)   5. Alice NICHOLLS,   b. 19 Jan 1905,   d. 21 Feb 1968, Wimbledon, Greater London, England  (Age 63 years)   6. William Alfred Patrick NICHOLLS,   b. 24 Apr 1909,   d. 29 Jul 1982  (Age 73 years)   7. Alfred T NICHOLLS,   b. 1 Jun 1911, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 01 May 1916, Box Cottage, Coxhill, Sibertswold, Dover, Kent  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2011
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Military & Maritime - Appointed Trumpeter - 29 Oct 1885 - Dover, Kent, England Military & Maritime - Age: 17 - 13 Oct 1887 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Military & Maritime - Address given on William's Registration Card, issued under the National Registration Act of 1915. - 1915 - 19 Castlemount Road, Dover, Kent, England Residence - The address William was living at when he acted as Informant on his mother Ellen's death certificate. - 28 Mar 1917 - 9 The Terrace, Sheperdswell, Dover, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Wedding of William Nicholls and Susannah Kingsnorth, Faversham 1895.
  		The Nicholls Family - c1920 L>R: Bertha (20), Elizabeth (22), Willie (11), father William (50), mother Susannah (48), Kathleen (17), Dorothy (16) and Alice (15).
  		William Nicholls, aged about 20 (1890)
  		William Nicholls (centre) with comrades from the Royal Artillery, probably taken around 1885.
  		William Nicholls, aged about 20 (1890)
  		William Nicholls & Susannah Kingsnorth, mid-1890s.
  		William Nicholls and staff at the Shorncliffe Camp Canteen, Folkestone, November 1911 The rear of this postcard, postmarked 'Shorncliffe Camp BO, Folkestone' and dated 9.15pm Nov 11, 1911, reads: My Dear Sue, So glad to hear that you are much better. Hope you will soon be alright. What do you think of this card on the other side. We are very busy digging out. Will come home as soon as I can. From your loving Will. Addressed to…

  
  

  Documents		William NICHOLLS - Probate document, dated 23 Nov 1932 [front] Upon his death in 1932, William's estate amounted to £239, 5 shillings and 9 pence. According to the website www.measuringworth.com, this is the equivalent in wealth to around £14,840.00 in 2014.
  		William NICHOLLS - Probate document, dated 23 Nov 1932 [reverse]

  
  

  Histories		A Biography of my Great Grandfather, William NICHOLLS (1870-1932) Born in South Devon in 1870, by the time my great grandfather William was 10 years old he had already spent most of his life in India, where his father was in the Royal Artillery. His father died when William was just 7 years old, and after his mother remarried they returned to England. This is his story…
  		Ellen Pyne - Matriarch & Military Wife From rural Devon, Ellen Gorman went on to lead a remarkable life, demonstrating an indomitable strength of character and perseverance to push on through life despite the ‘slings and arrows’ that life threw at her.

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		1871 - NICHOLLS, William & Ellen [Pyne] 1871 Census return for William & Ellen Nicholls at Earth Pit Row, South Shoebury, Rochford, Essex, England
  		1891 - NICHOLLS, William
  		1901 - NICHOLLS William & Susannah [KINGSNORTH]
  		1911 - NICHOLLS, William & Susannah [NICHOLS] 1911 Census return for William & Susannah Nicholls at 26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England

  
  

  Military & Maritime » Slide Show		William NICHOLLS - 'Telephony exam certificate' - 25 Feb 1904 'Certificate Royal Garrison Artillery Specialist No 6294 Sergeant Nicholls W (1st C P) passed a very good examination in Telephony on 25th February 1904 and is qualified to act as a Telephonist'
  		William NICHOLLS - WW1 ID card [cover]
  		William NICHOLLS - WW1 ID card [inside]

  
  

  BMD Records » Slide Show		BIRTH - NICHOLLS, William - 1870
  		DEATH - NICHOLLS, William - 1932
  		MARRIAGE - NICHOLLS, William & KINGSNORTH, Elizabeth - 1895

  
  

  Letters

  Telegram addressed to William Nicholls, May 3rd 1893 The telegram was sent from Dartmouth on 3 May 1893 at 9.52am and addressed to William Nicholls at 135 Clarendon Street, Dover. The details of the sender are unknown. The telegram simply reads: 'Had a letter this morning your brother George is dead.' George died on 20 January 1893 from Typhoid whilst stationed with the Royal Artillery in…

  
  

  Newspapers » Slide Show		DOVER VOLUNTEER FORCE BAND These handsome lads are members of the band of the Dover Volunteer Force, pictured about the turn of the century, thinks Miss Kathleen Nicholls, who is the daughter of the accordian player seated on the left of the centre. Miss Nicholls, of Athol Terrace, Dover tells me her father joined the regular army in 1884 as a 14-year-old boy and was…
  		Dover Express, 4 July 1902 1st Cinque Ports Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers), Nos 1, 2 and 3 Companies. - Orders for the week ending July 12th, 1902. Monday, 6pm., Archcliffe Fort, 5in b.l. gun drill; Tuesday, 5.30pm, at Western Heights, carbine practice; Thursday, 6pm, Archcliffe Fort, 3pr quick-firing drill. On duty for the week: Lieut W A H Saul, Sergt W Nicholls,…
  		Dover Express - 8 September 1899 1st Cinque Ports Volunteer Artillery (Eastern Division RA) - 2 and 3 Companies orders for the week ending 16th September, 1899 - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, at 6pm sharp, at Archcliffe Fort, 10-inch R.M.L. drill; Thursday, at 12.43pm at Priory Station, for Interstation Carbine Contest at Sandwich, undress uniform. On duty for the week,…

  
  

  Portraits

  NICHOLLS, William

  
  

  Albums

  NICHOLLS, William - Attestation Papers - 21 Jan 1884 (7)

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1901 Census William (and his step-father, John Gorman) list their occupation as 'Harbour Contractor's Diver's Attendant'. It was the attendant's job to look after the diver he was engaged by, to assist him with the putting on of his elaborate equipment, watch him go down below the surface of the water in the diving bell, and then to stand by in readiness to deal with any signal made to him by the man who had vanished from his sight. Sometimes the diver made his descent from an anchored vessel, generally a ketch known as a 'diver's boat, and sometimes from the edge of a pier, or other structure overlooking the spot where work was being taken in hand.

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] **1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1670; Folio: 67; Page: 24; GSU roll: 829958. Name: William NichollsBirth Date: abt 1870Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1871Residence Place: South Shoebury, Essex, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=13217237&ti=5538&indiv=try [S04] **1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 843; Folio: 23; Page: 37. Name: William NelhollsBirth Date: abt 1870Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1901Residence Place: Dover, Kent, England [S05] **1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 746; Folio 67; Page 16; GSU roll: 6095856. Name: William NichollsBirth Date: abt 1868Birth Place: Blachunton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1891Residence Place: Hougham, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&h=22262506&ti=5538&indiv=try [S73] CERTIFICATE: Death [GRO]. [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983, Kingsbridge v5b p399 (Reliability: 2). [S72] CERTIFICATE: Marriage [GRO] (Reliability: 3). [S72] CERTIFICATE: Marriage [GRO].